The instructions below concern spring application period 7 - 20 January 2021 (Bachelor's Degree Programmes in Tourism Management, Purchasing and Logistics Engineering, Nursing, International Business, Business Information Technology & Information and Communication Technology).

Student Selection
& Content of Entrance Examinations

How are students selected to the degree programmes? What is the content of the entrance examinations?

 

Purchasing and Logistics Engineering

Study places: 25

Selection methods:

  • Entrance examination outside Finland, FINNIPS: 50%
  • Entrance Examination in Finland: 40%
  • SAT-test: 10%

Content of entrance examination

The entrance examination in Finland will be held 8 April 2021 and it consists mathematics/science, SWOT and English language test. Applicant must score min 20/70 points. 

The online entrance examination (FINNIPS) in February-March 2021 consists:

  • Part 1: mathematics, logical deduction, physics/chemistry and learning prerequisites (min. 10/40 points.)
  • Part 2: spoken part: group discussion (min. 5/10 points.)

Only application who have reached the minimum points in part 1, will be invitated to the group discussion part of the exam (part 2).

The applicants must pass all parts of the examination in order to be selected for admission. 

The final content of entrance examination will be informed in the invitation letter.

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SAT-test

You can be selected to Purchasing and Logistics Engineering with the SAT test without participating in an entrance exam. Applicants are accepted in order of best SAT-points. The official SAT result report must be ordered directly from the test organiser. The code for JAMK University of Applied Sciences is 6956. Reports printed or sent by the applicant him/herself are not acceptable.

Only new SAT scores taken after 1 March 2016 are accepted. Please note that SAT Subject Tests are not accepted. The SAT test selection only takes into account the sections performed during a single session. JAMK UAS must receive your SAT score by 10 February 2021. The registration closes approximately one month before the test dates. Check registration deadlines on the SAT website.

JAMK UAS requires a minimum score of

  • 400 from Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and
  • 400 from Math.
 

Nursing

Study places: 40

Selection methods:

  • Entrance examination outside Finland, FINNIPS: 50%
  • Entrance Examination in Finland: 50%

Content of entrance examination

The entrance examination in Finland will be held 6 April 2021 and it consists of the following sections: mathematics, a written part and a spoken part.

The online entrance examination (FINNIPS) in February-March 2021 consists:

  • Part A: Written part: two essays (min 20/40 points) The first essay is testing motivation. In the second essay there is written material (text) included. 
  • Part B: Group discussion (min 10/30 points). This is held to evaluate the applicant’s group discussion and spoken English skills.

Only application who have reached the minimum points in part A, will be invitated to the group discussion part of the exam (part B).

The applicants must pass all parts of the examination in order to be selected for admission. 

The final content of entrance examination will be informed in the invitation letter.

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Tourism Management

Study places: 40

Selection methods:

  • Entrance examination outside Finland, FINNIPS: 40%
  • Entrance Examination in Finland: 60%

Content of entrance examination

The entrance examination in Finland will be held 7 April 2021 and it consists a group discussion (min 22/60 points), mathematical/logical thinking (min 14/40 points) and a essay based on the pre-reading material (min 14/40 points).

The online entrance examination (FINNIPS) in February-March 2021 consists of the following sections:

  • Written part 1: Essay (min 7/20 points)
  • Written part 2: mathematical/logical thinking (min 7/20 points)
  • Oral part: group discussion (min 11/30 points)

Only applicants that have reached the minimum points in sections written part 1 and written part 2 will be invited to the group discussion part of the exam.

The applicants must pass all parts of the examination in order to be selected for admission.

Pre-reading material will be informed at this page before the entrance examinations.

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International Business

Study places: 50

Selection methods:

  • Entrance examination outside Finland, FINNIPS: 50%
  • Entrance Examination in Finland: 50%

Content of entrance examinations

The entrance examination in Finland will be held 9 April 2021 and it consists:

  • Spoken part (min 10/30 p)
  • Essay based on the reading material shared during the exam (min 10/30 p)
  • Multiple choise questions based on reading material shared during the exam (min 4/10 p) 
  • Mathematical/logical thinking (min 8/30 p)

The applicant's language skills are evaluated based on the both the written and the verbal part of the exam. The minimum points of the entire exam are 32/100 points.

The online entrance examination (FINNIPS) in February-March 2021 consists:

  • Written part 1: Essay (min 3/10 p)
  • Written part 2: Multiple choice questions (min 2/6 p)
  • Written part 3: Mathematical and logical thinking (min 2/8 p)
  • Spoken part: Group discussion (min 3/16 p)

Only applicants that have reached the minimum points in sections written part 1, 2 and 3 will be invited to the group discussion part of the exam.

The applicants must pass all parts of the examination in order to be selected for admission.

Pre-reading material will be informed at this page before the entrance examinations.

Apply for International Business

 

Business Information Technology

Study places: 30

Selection methods:

  • Entrance examination outside Finland, FINNIPS: 60%
  • Entrance Examination in Finland: 40%

Content of entrance examinations

The entrance examination in Finland will be held 13 April 2021 consists:

  • Group interview (min 16/30 points)
  • Multiple choice questions based on the pre-reading material (min 4/10 points)
  • Logical thinking multiple choice questions (min 16/40 points)

The applicant's language skills are evaluated based on both the written and the verbal part of the exam. The minimum points in the whole exam are 36/80 points.

The online entrance examination (FINNIPS) in February-March 2021 consists:

  • Written part 1: Multiple choice questions based on the pre-reading material (min 2/5 points)
  • Written part 2: Logical thinking multiple choice questions (min 8/20 points)
  • Spoken part: Group interview (min 8/15 points)

Only applicants that have reached the minimum points in sections written parts 1 and 2 will be invited to the group discussion part of the exam.

The applicant's language skills are evaluated based on both the written and the verbal part of the exam. The minimum points in the exam are 18/40 points.

Pre-reading material will be informed at this page before entrance examinations.

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Information and Communication Technology

Study places: 25

Selection methods:

  • Entrance Examination in Finland: 100%

Content of entrance examination

Students will be selected on the basis of the points awarded for an online course and interview. 

Applicant participates and completes an online course in English at JAMK's Open UAS, which is scored. The online course is part of degree programme's curriculum. 

The final deadline for enrolling for the online course at JAMK's Open UAS is  27 January 2021. The online course begins on 3 February 2021 and ends on 31 March 2021. After the online course maximum of 100 applicants will be invitated to the online interview based by score order. The interview will be implemented individually. The interview will be held on the week 16 (19 - 23 April 2021).

Total scoring:

  1. Online course maximum of 60 points (the course must be completed acceptably).
  2. Interview maximum of 40 points (min 20 points).

Alltogether maximum of 100 points.

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Further information
about entrance examinations

Which degree programmes are cooperating with each other? How to participate to FINNIPS's online entrance examination?

Cooperating degree programmes

If you apply for two or more degree programmes which cooperate with each other you only need to take one entrance examination. If you apply for such a programme which is part of a national cooperating entrance examination group, your first preference (of the cooperating group) will invite you for the entrance examination.

Business Information Technology will have its own entrance examination and does not co-operate in organising the entrance examinations with other UAS/degree programmes. Nevertheless Business Information Technology is part of Finnips network and exam can be done also outside Finland.

View the cooperating degree programmes

Entrance Examinations Outside Finland during spring 2021

In spring 2021, an applicant can participate to the entrance examination in Finland or from distance by taking an online examination organised by FINNIPS network.

If you are invited to an examination, you will receive an invitation letter by email. The exams dates for 2021 will be announced during 2020. More detailed information on place and date will be sent to the applicants in the invitation letter (email). Applicants will be invited to participate in an exam based on their choice they made in the application.

Update: In 2021, FINNIPS will organise the entrance examinations outside Finland online. Detailed instructions on how to participate to the online examination will be informed in the invitation letter by e-mail.

More information and timetable, FINNIPS.fi

Selection Between Applicants with Equal Admission Scores

In cases of equal admission scores, JAMK's applicants will be ranked on the following grounds in the final selection:

  1. points awarded for the entrance examination

If the above mentioned criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, they will be automatically ranked by a computerised lottery.

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