Registration and Fees

Registration periods in Open Studies - Semester 2019-2020

Studies take place in three semesters: autumn, spring and summer. However, the starting time and length of studies may vary. There are two starting times for enrollments in both the autumn and spring semesters, depending on the beginning of the studies.

The registration period ends about 2-3 weeks before the course starts. Remember to check the date in every course you are interested in, the deadlines may vary, though!

Period	Registration period starts
Autumn semester (26.8.-20.12.2019) - week 42, contact free	1.8. at 9.00 a.m. (Social services and health at 10.00 a.m.) OR 16.9. at 9.00 a.m.
Spring semester (2.1.-15.5.2020) - week 9, contact free	18.11. at 9.00 a.m. (Social services and health at 10.00 a.m.) OR 27.1. at 9.00 a.m.
Summer semester (18.5.-31.7.2020)	16.4. at 9.00 a.m.

How to register for Open Studies

Choose the course or course chain, that interests you.

Please, read the course description and information on possible prerequisites. You can find exact schedules behind the link at the bottom of each page.

Click the link to the electronic registration form ("Enroll for the studies"). You will see the link since the registration has started. Remember to refresh your browser.

Fill in the form, choose the products and read the cancellation terms. Mandatory information has been marked with an asterisk (*). Click ‘Continue’. Check the information you entered, and then click ‘Continue’ again. The form is now submitted, meaning that the order of registration is determined at this point.

Check the courses and products you selected and proceed to payment.

Pay the study fee online.

After the registration you will be e-mailed a confirmation message. Note! The registration is not valid, if the fee hasn't been paid.

Before the studies begin, you will also be sent a course letter to the address you indicated.

Please see the registration form (pdf)

Note

The student places will be given based on registration order (if not other information given)
If you got to the online payment and it succeeded, you are getting in to the studies
If you are waitlisted, the payment will not be invoiced until open positions become available.
Those on the waiting list will be contacted by e-mail of telephone if study places become available. If the individual concerned cannot be reached within a reasonable time, the study place will be offered to the next one on the list.
If the online registration is already closed, you can still ask for free student places by e-mail. However, after the registration period you don't have right to cancel the enrolment free of charge.

1 credit

= 10-15 euros

The study fees in Open Studies are:

study paths and course chains 10 € / credit
single courses 15 € / credit

The study fees will be paid online at the same time when you register. In case the part or all of the study fee will be invoiced, the invoicing charge 5 euros will be included.

Please, take a moment to read the JAMK's cancellation terms and online store terms and conditions (below).

Terms and conditions of delivery

Registration and payment takes place online. Please, take a moment to read the JAMK's online store terms and conditions.

Payment

If the study fee is less than €150, it will be paid online in its entirety.
If the study fee is more than €150, you may choose to pay
- the entire sum online (instalment 1 and 2) OR
- pay one instalment (€150) online, in which case the rest will be invoiced (+ invoicing surcharge €5).
If the remaining part is invoiced, it will be divided into several instalments where necessary so that a single instalment will not exceed €150.
The invoicing will take place within about a month after the studies have started.
The 1st due date will be after about two weeks from the date when the invoice is sent, and the second about one month after the due date of the first instalment.

Cancellation terms

Cancelling individual courses

You may cancel your enrolment free of charge no later than 14 days before the beginning of the course. If the enrolment is cancelled after this, the study fee will not be returned. Non-stop courses cannot be cancelled free of charge. In case of an illness, returning the study fee will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Cancelling study paths and study modules

You may cancel your enrolment free of charge no later than 14 days before the beginning of the course. If the enrolment is cancelled after this, the advance payment (€150) will not be returned. If the enrolment is cancelled 14 days after the beginning of the studies, the entire study fee will be charged. In case of an illness, returning the study fee will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The cancellation must be submitted in writing in www.jamk.fi/openstudies/cancellation.

Failing to start the studies will not be seen as a cancellation. Paying the study fee is a requirement for participating in the studies.

NB! The old terms are valid until 31.7.2018.