Open University Route, Autumn application

Have you completed courses at Jamk Open UAS? Read more about applying as a degree student for Jamk's degree programmes conducted in English.

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1.-15.11.2026

Open University Route
Autumn 2026

Applying

You can access the application form during the application period from the link below or from the degree programme description on Studyinfo.fi. 

You can choose one application option and you can submit only one application form. If you submit several, only the latest will be taken into consideration and all others will be deleted. 

No registration is needed for filling in the application form. You do not have to log in, just open the form and start. Carefully read the instructions at the beginning of the application form.

After submitting the application, you will receive a confirmation email to the address you have given on the application form. In case you need to edit your application, you will find the link to access to your application from the confirmation email. Please make sure that you can access to the same email address you use for submitting the application during the whole student selection process!

Please use your own email address. If you use other person’s email address and they have applied before, the personal information of the other person will transfer to the new application. Please check your email and also your spam email folder regularly.

Application fee

The application fee of 100 euros is collected for applicants from countries outside EU/EEA seeking education leading to a degree in higher education. There is no application fee for Finnish or EU citizens. The Finnish National Agency of Education will collect the application fee in connection with filling in the Studyinfo application form.

Please notice that paying the application fee does not guarantee that you will be offered admission to studies.

Apply 1 - 15 November 2026 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time

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Master's degrees
See the admission criteria and apply!

Requirements for eligibility

Requirements for Jamk Open University Route for Master's degrees:

  • Anyone who fulfills the degree and work requirements AND
  • who has completed / will complete at least 20 ECTS (in Master of Engineering) / 30 ECTS (other than Master of Engineering) credits worth of Open UAS Studies that can be recognised as part of the degree programme, may apply to become a degree student via Open University Route.
  • At least 10 ECTS credits of Open UAS Studies must be completed and registered by 9 December 2026.

The credits can be completed in any Finnish Open UAS/University in a corresponding programme (Open UAS Studies). 

Accredited studies are not accepted as part of the open university studies required for eligibility, but accredited studies are considered only as part of the degree as a degree student.

Student Selection

The selection is based on the Open UAS Studies, so one does not have to take part in the normal student selection process (joint application system) or participate to an entrance examination. 

All applicants who have completed at least 10 ECTS credits out of 20 ECTS / 30 ECTS credits worth of Open UAS Studies that can be recognised as part of the degree programme by 9 December 2026 are selected as degree students. The admission is conditional until the final transcript (20 ECTS / 30 ECTS credits and other requirements) and degree and work certificates have been checked on 20 December 2026.

If the applicant has not completed the required Open UAS Studies nor does not have the required bachelor's degree and at least 24 months of relevant work experience after the bachelor's degree, the study place will be cancelled.

Degree and work experience requirements

The Open University Route for master’s degree does not exempt applicants from the degree and work experience requirements. Consequently, all applicants applying via Open University Route still need to have a required bachelor's level degree (stated in the entrance requirements for each degree programme), and at least two years (24 months) of relevant work experience gained after the bachelor's degree.  An applicant can count in work experience until 31 December 2026.

In case you do not have a higher education qualification from the relevant field, you can also gain eligibility with some other suitable higher education qualification, Finnish vocational college diploma or a Finnish higher vocational diploma. Applicants who apply with any other degree than with the relevant higher education degree specified above, are considered case-by-case based by their educational background and work experience.

See the specific entry requirements for different master's degrees

Master's degree programmes in Open University Route Application

Business Administration

  • Master of Business Administration, International Business Management

Social Services and Health Care

  • Master of Health Care, Advanced Practice Nursing

Technology

  • Master of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
  • Master of Engineering, Full Stack Software Development
  • Master of Engineering, Professional Project Management

Application attachments

All applicants need to attach the following documents to the application:

  • a copy of the bachelor’s degree certificate
  • copies of work certificates after the bachelor’s degree
  • a copy of transcript of records of the bachelor's degree
  • authorised translations of the certificates, if needed*

*If the certificates are written in any other language than Finnish, Swedish or English, you have to enclose authorised translations of the certificates in one of these languages. The translator must sign and stamp the translations. 

Applicants who apply with any other degree than with the relevant higher education degree are considered case-by-case based by their educational background and work experience. 

If you are applying for a master's degree, at least 10 ECTS credits of Open UAS Studies must be completed and registered by 9 December 2026, if you complete all of the studies at Jamk's Open UAS.

  • If you have completed your Open UAS Studies at Jamk Open UAS, we will check the studies from Peppi after application period.
  • If you have completed some/all studies at another UAS/University, the studies have to be registered by 22 November 2026 and  the transcript of records and course descriptions must be attached to the application by 22 November 2026 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time at the latest.

Timetable
  • The application period is 1 - 15 November 2026. Application as a degree student via Open University Route is done on studyinfo.fi with a separate application form.
  • If the applicant has completed some/all studies at another UAS/University, all of the studies have to be registered by 22 November 2026 and the applicant has to attach the transcript to the application by 22 November 2026 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time at the latest
  • At least 10 ECTS credits out of the required 20 ECTS/30 ECTS credits must be completed by 9 December 2026 at the latest.
  • The results of the student selection are announced by 13 December 2026.
  • If you are admitted, you must confirm your study place, enrol for attendance or non-attendance (and pay the tuition fee, if applicable) by 20 December 2026 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time, at the latest.
  • The final transcript of records and the meeting of the requirements of Open University Route application are checked after 20 December 2026. In case the requirements are not met, the study place will be cancelled.
  • The studies will begin in January 2027.

Accept the offer of an admission

If you have been admitted to a study programme, you will receive a notification of this to your email.

  • You must accept the offer of admission by 20 December 2026 3.00 p.m. Finnish time, or you will lose your offer.
  • You can accept only one offer of admission per academic term, even if you have other admission offers from other universities.
  • Accepting an offer of admission is a binding choice, and you cannot cancel or change your choice later.
  • When you accept an offer of admission, all your other admission offers will be cancelled automatically.

One study place per academic term and the one study right rule

You can accept only one study place per academic term. Accepting a study place is a binding choice that cannot be cancelled or changed later. You cannot be accepted to other programmes starting in the same academic term after you have accepted a study place. 

Academic term means time between 1.8.-31.12. OR 1.1.-31.7.

The One Study Right Rule refers to legislative amendments entering into force on 1 August 2026. Under these amendments, a student’s study rights at the same or lower level will be terminated if they accept a new study right leading to a degree.

Enroll for attendance / non-attendance

In addition of accepting the offer of admission, enrol for attendance by 20 December 2026 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time, according to the e-mail instructions. Non-enrolment (both for attendance and non-attendance) leads to loss of study entitlement.

Students may enrol as non-attending students in the first year only if they are

  • completing their military or civil service in accordance with the Conscription Act, Non-Military Service Act or Act on Women's Voluntary Military Service
  • on maternity, paternity or parental leave
  • incapable of commencing the studies due to personal illness or disability.

The absence must be verified with official documents during the enrolment period in Student Services. If the documents are insufficient or are not delivered during the enrolment period, the student in question will be registered as attending.

Further information about enrollment

Tuition fees and scholarships

The tuition fee must be paid by 27 November 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. ​​​Applicants who are required to pay the tuition fee will receive the admission letter and instructions how to pay the tuition fee for the first year. 

If you are exempted from paying the tuition fee, please attach a copy of your valid passport or national ID card where your citizenship is indicated, and/or a copy of the exempting document to the online application form.

Who is required to pay the tuition fee and exemptions

Jamk's Study Guide for new student

Get familiar with Jamk’s Study Guide for new students, that includes all the necessary information for you to begin your studies at Jamk. 

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Instructions for new student

Appeal

If you are not satisfied with the student admission decision, please contact Jamk Admission Services by e-mail. If the student admission decision is still not reasonable, you may submit a written appeal within 14 days of receiving the notification of the decision.

Appeal based on personal circumstances (e.g. difficult life situation, misunderstanding, health reasons) will not be considered as valid reasons for appeal.

The written appeal must be well-grounded, and it must contain accurate information on where Jamk UAS has not followed the admission criteria.

The following information must be included:

  • contact details
  • the applied degree programme in question
  • which section of the admission criteria was not followed by Jamk
  • which section of the decision should be rectified
  • the grounds for the appeal
  • possible documents that are used as a basis of the appeal

Submit the appeal by post or by e-mail:

Jamk Study Affairs Board 

Rajakatu 35
40200 Jyväskylä, Finland

or

admissions@jamk.fi

Please note that the appeal must be submitted for Jamk Study Affairs Board by the set deadline, regardless of the submitting mean.

The appeal will be reviewed by Jamk Study Affairs Board. The decision made by Jamk Study Affairs Board is announced to the applicant in written. The appeal process might take a few weeks.

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