Applicant's checklist and timetable to Bachelor's Degrees 2012
1. Apply online www.admissions.fi 9 January – 14 February 2012 by 4.15 p.m. Finnish time.
2. Applicants applying with non-Finnish qualifications need to send the required enclosures to the first choice admissions office by 24th February 2012 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time at the latest.
Required enclosures:
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copies of the original degree certificate
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authorised translation of the certificate if needed (in English, Finnish or Swedish, the translation must have the translators’ signature and stamp)
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English language proficiency certificate (it depends on your citizenship)
3. All eligible applicants will be invited to entrance examinations. Invitations to entrance examination or decisions on eligibility are posted by mail end of March. Invitations are posted also by email.
4. Entrance examinations are arranged between 2 April and 4 May 2012. The invitation letter will include all the details about time, location, and special arrangements.
5. If you are applying with an upper secondary education completed in Finland, please inform of the changes in your grade point average by 18 May 2012.
6. Results are announced on 29 May 2012, at the earliest.
7. If you are admitted, start visa/residence permit application procedure (if needed) immediately (at the beginning of June).
8. If you are admitted, you must confirm your study place by 31 July 2012 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time, at the latest. If you do not return the form on time, you will lose your study place.
9. If you have applied with an upper secondary education completed in Finland (suomalaisella ylioppilas tai ammatillisella tutkinnolla), please attach a copy of your educational certificate(s) to the confirmation form and return them by 31 July 2012 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time at the latest.
10. Please remember that your admission is conditional until your orginal relevant certificates are checked. The polytechnic/UAS may withdraw the admission, if the applicant has given false information or has forged document(s).
11. Studies will begin middle of August 2012. By that time you need to be in Jyväskylä, Finland.
12. Concerning the Degree Programme in Nursing JAMK may also require a criminal record from the students whose practical training includes working with minors (under 18 year olds). In addition, please check the health requirements in the DP in Nursing.