Software Engineering

The intake 2022 for this Bachelor's degree programme is 60 students.

Selection methods

Applicants are ranked and admitted based on the points of SAT score or International UAS Exam.

Paper-based selection by SAT score

TAMK requires you to take the SAT, which includes a Reading test, a Writing and Language test and a Math test. Essay is not required. Please note that SAT Subject Tests are not accepted. Only new SAT scores taken after 1 March 2016 are accepted.

An applicant applying with SAT scores must have both of the following SAT test sections with the following minimum points completed:

• Evidence-Based Reading and Writing minimum 550 points
  • Reading Test
  • Writing and Language Test
• Mathematics minimum 550 points

The lowest accepted SAT score total is 1100 points. Students are selected in order of points.

Applicants must submnit the SAT score by 4 April 2022. Therefore the SAT should be taken no later than on the March 2022 test date. Registration deadlines can be found from SAT website. The registration closes approximately one month before the test dates: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines

The SAT score must arrive to TAMK Admissions Office directly from the College Board. Fill in the institution code 6960 when registering for SAT test. It is possible to order score reports at any time after the test through online account. More information can be found on https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/sending-scores

International UAS Exam

The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study in universities of applied sciences. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks.

Please look for more information about the entrance exam under the section Entrance examinations.

Selection between applicants with equal points

If two or more applicants earn the same admission points, the application system will automatically draw the order.

An online entrance examination, the International UAS Exam consists of two phases:

• First phase - written exam on 9 February 2022
• Second phase - group interview on 2 - 16 March 2022. The group interview includes a group discussion and a section of producing English language in writing.

The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study in universities of applied sciences. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks.

Detailed information on the International UAS Exam can be found at https://www.uasinfo.fi/international-uas-exam/.

First phase – written exam

All applicants are invited to the first phase. The contents and duration of the first phase are determined by the study programmes the applicant has applied for. The applicant performs all sections of the entrance examination of the selected study programmes during a single session. The written exam of the first phase contains common tasks for all applicants and specific tasks of individual study programmes.

Common tasks for all study fields:

• Reasoning skills
• Language of tuition (English)

In addition to common sections of all study fields, the entrance examination contains the following study field specific sections: 

• Mathematical skills (all fields except Arts and Humanities, Education)
• Advanced mathematical skills (all technical fields)
• Ethical skills (in Social Services, Health Care, Sports, Beauty Care and Arts and Humanities, Education
• Finnish language skills (in some Social Services and Health Care programmes, level B1)

In the Advanced mathematical skills section, the applicant may use the function calculator of the entrance examination system. 

Each section has a minimum accepted score that the applicant has to achieve in order to have the written exam approved. 

Signing in to the entrance exam is only possible via personal link.

Approximately one week before the entrance exam, you receive a personal link in the email address you have given in your Studyinfo application. The link is also available at My Studyinfo in your own application. The personal link will be sent to all applicants that have applied for a study programme using the International UAS Exam.

Second phase – group interview (oral exam)

All eligible applicants who have passed the written exam will be invited to the second phase. The second phase is common to all study fields and the applicant participates in only one group interview. The applicants are invited to the interview groups by study fields. The applicant will be invited to the interview group of the study programme which is highest on his or her list of preferences where the written exam is passed. 

The group interview includes a group discussion and a section of producing English language in writing.

The final student selection is based on the total number of points of the written exam (60%) and the group interview (40%).

Entrance exam cooperation

TAMK participates in national entrance examination cooperation.

Universities of applied sciences in Finland organise International UAS exam in cooperation. Degree programmes belonging to the same entrance exam group accept entrance exams completed in other participating UAS.

Individual arrangements for entrance examinations are practical arrangements made by TAMK to facilitate application in case of special needs. You can apply for the right to individual arrangements for entrance examinations / online interviews in using an online application (below). The deadline for applying for individual arrangements is 26 January 2022.

You need to describe your special needs and the grounds for individual arrangements in the application. You should enclose copies of the certificates to which they appeal. The certificates may not date back for more than 5 years. More detailed instructions on the attachments are provided on the online application. All documents supporting the applications are confidential and approved methods of administration are applied when processing these documents.

If you do not deliver the application in time, TAMK has no obligation to make any individual arrangements. If the need for individual arrangements arises or is discovered between the end of the application period and the online interview/entrance exam, you must submit the individual arrangement application without a delay to TAMK Admissions Office.

You will receive a notification (not a decision) concerning the individual arrangements before the entrance examination/online interview.

The individual arrangement decision only applies to one application round.

See more information about individual arrangements and submit the application.

Application step-by-step

• Check your eligibility for the degree programme of your choice.
• Apply via Studyinfo.fi portal during 5 - 19 January 2022.
• Upload the requested attachments to your application form.
• Take part in the entrance exam.
• Accept the offered study place.
• Join the TAMK community!

Online application

The electronic application form is available during the application period 5 - 19 January 2022 (3 pm Finnish time) in the Finnish national application portal Studyinfo.fi. You can find the direct link to apply this programme at the bottom of this page.

Note that your e-mail address is only valid for filling out one application. You cannot fill out additional applications with the same e-mail address.

Scholarships

Non-EU/EEA citizens: If you wish to qualify for the Early Bird -scholarship at TAMK, you must accept the offered study place within 7 days from the time that student selection result is published. Please see more about tuition fees and scholarships.

Eligibility documents

A degree completed outside of Finland
You have to upload the required certificate copies on your application form by 26 January 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time) at the latest. If your original degree certificate is in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, you also have to upload a copy of its authorised translation. The authorised translation has to be in Finnish, Swedish or English and it has to include the translator’s signature and stamp.

International matriculation examination (IB, EB, RP/DIA)
You have to upload the diploma and the official translation (RP/DIA) copies on your application form by 26 January 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time) at the latest.

Finnish matriculation examination prior to 1990
You have to upload the matriculation examination certificate on your application form by 26 January 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time) at the latest.

Graduates of spring 2022
You have to upload a stamped and signed document from your school stating that you are graduating by the end of the academic year on your application form by 26 January 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time) at the latest. If you are applying with IB/EB/DIA diploma and graduating during the academic year 2021-2022, submit a Predicted Grades or equivalent by 6 April 2022 at 3 pm Finnish time at the latest to the highest study option's UAS' Admissions Office. If your original document is in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, you also have to send a copy of its certified translation. The translation has to be in Finnish, Swedish or English and it has to include the translator’s signature and stamp.

If you are applying with other than above-mentioned degree, you don’t have to send certificate copies during the application period.
The certificate copies are checked from those who are accepted as students and the final certificate copies (Transcript of Grades for those completing IB diploma) have to be sent by 15 July 2022.

Document proving identity and exemption of tuition fee

All applicants must upload a copy of an ID-document on their application form. The document is used to prove applicants identity during different stages of the admissions process (i.e. the online interview), and to establish their citizenship and/or residence status.

Students who are not citizens of countries of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, or are not holders of certain residence status in Finland are subjec to tuition fees.

All submitted documents must include a photograph and the applicant must be identifiable from the photograph. The copy must be fully legible.

Submit one of the following documents:

• Passport ID page or ID card of EU/EEA/Switzerland which states citizenship
• Passport ID page (all other citizenships)
• Finnish driving license (only Finnish citizens)
• EU Blue Card
• EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
• Type A permit (continuous residence permit in Finland)
• Type P permit (permanent residence permit in Finland)
• Type P-EU permit (EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence in Finland)

You must upload the copy/copies on your application form by 26 January 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time).

SAT score report

If you are applying with the SAT score, your SAT score must be submitted to TAMK Admissions Office by 4 April 2022. Therefore the SAT should be taken no later than on the March 2022 test date.

The SAT score must be sent to TAMK UAS Admissions Office directly from the College Board. Please fill in the institution code 6960 when you register for the SAT.

You can also order score reports at any time after your test through your online account. More information can be found on https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/sending-scores

Admitted applicant: A copy of the final secondary school certificate or equivalent

All admitted applicants (with Finnish or non-Finnish degree) have to upload their final certificate copies on the application form by 15 July 2022 at 3 pm Finnish time.

This does not apply for academic year 2021-2022 graduates, whose final diploma cannot be submitted by the deadline. These applicants may request another deadline. However, academic year 2021-2022 graduates have to submit a document from their educational institution/instant stating that the applicant has graduated/passed the final exams by 15 July 2022 at 3 pm Finnish time. Student selection is conditional until TAMK has checked the admitted students’ original final school certificates. TAMK may withdraw the admission if you do not deliver the certificates by the deadline or if you have given false information.

If your original degree certificate is in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, you have to submit a copy of its certified translation. The translation has to be in Finnish, Swedish or English and it has to include the translator’s signature and stamp.

Applicants with a refugee status

If you are a refugee, have a status comparable to a refugee or are an asylum seeker, and cannot thus verify your previous degree with relevant documentation, please be in contact to TAMK's admissions office before applying (admissions.tamk[at]tuni.fi). 

You must have a decision by the authorities concerning your status (decision on asylum or residence permit on the basis of protection). A copy of the relevant decision must be submitted to TAMK's Admissions Office by 26 March 2022 by mail. If you have not yet been granted a decision, you may verify your status by presenting an identity card with their photograph granted by Migri and a fee-based (approximately €20) pending application by Migri that states that you are permitted to legally reside in Finland during the time when your case is being processed, i.e. until a lawful decision has been made on the case.

Results

Results for the August 2022 intake will be published in March 2022 at the earliest and on June 2022 at the latest.

All applicants:

• See their results by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal
• Receive an e-mail/a letter stating their result and points
• Admitted applicants receive also a notice of admittance by e-mail

Confirm the offered study place in time

Admitted applicants must confirm their study place by 15 July 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time) by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal. If the confirmation has not been done by the deadline, the applicant will lose the offered study place.

Non-EU/EEA students: To qualify for the Early Bird -scholarship you must accept the offered study place within 7 days!

Confirmation of the study place is binding and cannot be altered or cancelled.

If you are admitted later from the waiting list, you have 7 days to confirm your study place. Please read your e-mail regularly in order to receive the possible admittance e-mail in time. The final day of admittance of new students is 2 August 2022.

Original certificates

The original certificates will be checked at the beginning of the studies. Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the admitted students' original school certificates at the beginning of the studies.

TAMK may withdraw the admission if you do not deliver the original certificates by the set date or if you have given false information.

One study place

You can only accept one study place among Bachelor's/Master's degrees in Finland starting during the same academic semester (1 Aug-31 Dec/1 Jan-31 Jul). Even if you register as absent or quit your studies, you cannot accept another study place during the same academic semester.

Enroll for studies

When accepting the study place, you also have to register as present or absent for your studies at TAMK on the Studyinfo.fi portal.

According to Finnish legislation, first-year student may register as absent for the first academic year for the following reasons only:

• Finnish military service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women's Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);
• maternity, paternity or parental leave;
• the student cannot begin studies due to being incapacitated by personal illness or injury.

If you register as absent, you must prove the legal grounds for your absence. TAMK requires you to present these documents by 15 July 2022 at 3 pm Finnish time. Documents must be delivered to TAMK Admissions Office.

If you register as absent in your first academic year, but fail to deliver sufficient clarification regarding the grounds for your absence within the deadline, you will lose your right to study.

Appeals

If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection or the set admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you can submit a written request for rectification of the student selection decision addressed to TAMK Board of Examiners within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.

Always check the admission criteria of the programme first and contact TAMK Admissions Office before writing the request. If the issue cannot be solved by the admissions officials, you are advised to submit a written request for rectification.

Form and content of request for an administrative review:

The document requesting an administrative review shall indicate the particular decision for which the review is requested, the amendment that is being sought in the review requested and the grounds for requesting the review. (Administrative Procedure Act, Section 49d)

In TAMK's transfer application a student can apply to transfer to another degree programme within TAMK or apply to transfer to TAMK from another Finnish higher education institution.

You can use transfer application if

• you want to change a degree programme to the same or similar study field in a different higher education institution and/or
• you want to change a degree programme to the same or similar study field within your higher education institution.

If you have a valid study right in a Finnish higher education institution and have completed enough studies in relation to the used study time, you can apply transfer to TAMK. After the first academic year, you must have completed a minimum of 45 credits of field-specific studies. You must have sufficient oral and written English language skills.

The intake is 0-6. The number of selected students depends on how many seats are available in a relevant study group.

Study right

Transfer student’s study right is determined based on the new degree. The time you have used for the prior degree is deducted from the normal duration of the new degree.

Your study right ends in the current higher education institution and you receive a new study right in the new higher education institution. The prior study right ends and the new one begins at the beginning of the next semester. Regardless of what your study right is in the current higher education you will get the study right for Bachelor’s degree in TAMK. When accepting a study place you lose your potential first-time applicant status.

Student admission

 The student admission is based on the following criteria:

• The availability of seats in a study group
• Completed studies’ applicability into TAMK’s curriculum
• Academic success in the current higher education institution
• A student has completed enough studies in relation to the used study time
  • a minimum of 45 credits of field-specific studies after the first academic year
• A possible interview

You must have sufficient oral and written English language skills. The reasons for applying the transfer given by the applicant may also be considered in the admission.

Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the admitted student’s transcript of records.

The university of applied sciences may withdraw student admission on the following grounds:

• The applicant does not submit the study certificate and transcript of records by the given deadline.
• The applicant has given false information on his/her previous studies.

Grounds for rejecting the application:

1. There are no seats available in the study group.
2. The completed studies do not comply with the degree programme objectives.
3. The applicant has not progressed well enough in his/her studies.
4. Demonstration of substance competence is rejected.
5. The applicant has not submitted the attachments by the deadline.

Tuition fees

If the applicant is a subject to a tuition fee, and is accepted as a student to such a degree programme which is required by law to charge tuition fees, the tuition fees will be charged.

If necessary, eligible applicants are invited to an interview. Possible interviews are held in week 23.

TAMK UAS will invite eligible applicants to the interview by email or by phone. The interview can be held by a virtual connection or by phone.

Application step-by-step

1. Read the detailed information and admission criteria of the degree programme of your choice thoroughly
2. Apply via Studyinfo.fi portal during the application period
3. Upload the requested attachments to your online application
4. Make sure you get a confirmation email from Studyinfo.fi after sending your application
5. Follow your email regularly. All information concerning your admission will be send by email, e.g. document requests and notice of admittance
6. Confirm the offered study place in time
7. Pay the tuition fee if needed
8. Register as present

When you are applying via the Transfer Application, you must submit the following enclosures to your application by 16 May 2022 at 3 p.m. (Finnish time):

• Certificate of Study
  • The certificate has to include details of your history of presence
• Transcript of Records
• Declaration of ongoing but not assessed courses
  • A document that states your upcoming credits. Note that the credits must be registered by the end of the spring semester.

Certificate of study and transcript off records should be signed and stamped by your current university of applied sciences or university (teacher tutor, study councellor, the head of the degree programme or an electronic signature). The declaration of ongoing but not assessed courses does not need to be confirmed by your current institution.

If you are admitted to transfer, you must submit your up-to-date transcript of records to your application by 31 July 2022 at 3 p.m.

Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the relevant transcript of records. TAMK may withdraw student admission if you don't submit the certificates by the given deadline or you have given false information on your previous studies.

Student admission results are published on 28 June at the latest.
Applicants will be informed of the decision by email or they can check the result on My Studyinfo Service.

Confirm the offered study place in time

Admitted applicants must confirm their study place by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal by 31 July 2022 at 3 p.m. at the latest. If the confirmation has not been done by the set date and time, the applicant will lose the offered study place.

The confirmation of study place is binding and it cannot be changed afterwards.

Enroll for studies

When accepting the study place, you also have to register as present to your studies at TAMK on the Studyinfo.fi portal.

You may register as absent for the academic year for the following reasons only:

• Finnish military service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women's Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);
• maternity, paternity or parental leave;
• the student cannot begin studies due to being incapacitated by personal illness or injury.

If you register as absent, you must prove the legal grounds for your absence. TAMK requires you to present these documents by 31 July at 3 p.m. at the latest. Documents must be delivered to TAMK Admissions Office.

Appeals

If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection or the set admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you can submit a written request for rectification of the student selection decision addressed to TAMK Board of Examiners within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.

Always check the admission criteria of the programme first and contact to TAMK Admissions Office before writing the request. If the issue cannot be solved by the admissions officials, you are advised to submit a written request for rectification.

When you have completed a minimum of 50 credits at an Open University of Applied Sciences and/or an Open University in Finland, you can apply to TAMK’s Degree Programme in Software Engineering during a separate application period. The Open UAS or Open University studies must form a part of the degree programme you are applying to. Studies completed at any Open UAS or Open University in Finland are accepted.

• If you study at TAMK’s Open UAS, the 50 credits must be completed by the end of the term (31 July/31 December).
• Open studies taken at other Universities of Applied Sciences or Universities must be completed by the end of the application period.

The general expiry time for studies is ten years.

Sufficient English language skills are required for degree programmes conducted in English.

The intake for Degree Programme in Software Engineering via Open UAS Path is 0-3. The number of selected students depends on how many seats are available in the relevant study group.

Student admission is based on the completed Open UAS and/or Open Universtity studies and a potential interview. Students must have sufficient oral and written English language skills. Student admission is only possible if there are seats available in the study group.

If necessary, applicants will be ranked based on the following criteria:

1. The completed studies are compatible with TAMK’s curriculum.
2. Study success at open university or open university of applied sciences
3. Potential interview

The study right will be granted from the beginning of the next term.

Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the required transcript of records. The university of applied sciences may withdraw student admission on the following grounds:

• The applicant does not complete the required credits on time.
• The applicant does not submit the certificates by the given deadline.
• The applicant has provided false information about his/her open studies.

Tuition fees

If the applicant is a subject to a tuition fee, and is accepted as a student to such a degree programme which is required by law to charge tuition fees, the student will be charged a tuition fee.

If necessary, eligible applicants are invited to an interview. Possible interviews are held in week 23. TAMK UAS will invite eligible applicants to the interview by email or by phone. The interview can be held by a virtual connection or by phone.

Application step-by-step

1. Read the detailed information and admission criteria of the degree programme of your choice thoroughly
2. Apply via Studyinfo.fi portal during the application period
3. Upload the requested attachments to your online application
4. Make sure you get a confirmation email from Studyinfo.fi after sending your application
5. Follow your email regularly. All information concerning your admission will be send by email, e.g. document requests and notice of admittance
6. Confirm the offered study place in time
7. Pay the tuition fee if needed
8. Register as present

When you are applying with Open UAS and/or Open University credits, you must upload the transcript of records of open studies to your application form by 16 May at 3 p.m. at the latest.

If you are admitted to a degree programme via the Open Path application, you must upload your up-to-date transcript of records of open studies to your application form or to TAMK Admissions Office by email admissions.tamk [at] tuni.fi by 31 July at 3 p.m. at the latest.

Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the relevant transcript of records of open studies. TAMK may withdraw student admission if you don't submit the certificates by the given deadline or you have given false information on your open studies.

Student admission results are published on 28 June at the latest.
Applicants will be informed of the decision by email or they can check the result on My Studyinfo Service.

Confirm the offered study place in time

Admitted applicants must confirm their study place by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal by 31 July 2022 at 3 p.m. at the latest. If the confirmation has not been done by the set date and time, the applicant will lose the offered study place.

The confirmation of study place is binding and it cannot be changed afterwards.

One study place

Please notice, you can only accept one study place among Bachelor's/Master's degrees in Finland starting during the same academic semester (1 Aug-31 Dec/1 Jan-31 Jul). Even if you register as absent or quit your studies, you cannot accept another study place during the same academic semester. More information available here: One study place per term provision.

Enroll for studies

When accepting the study place, you also have to register as present to your studies at TAMK on the Studyinfo.fi portal.

You may register as absent for the academic year for the following reasons only:

1. Finnish military service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women's Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);
2. maternity, paternity or parental leave;
3. the student cannot begin studies due to being incapacitated by personal illness or injury.

If you register as absent, you must prove the legal grounds for your absence. TAMK requires you to present these documents by 31 July at 3 p.m. at the latest. Documents must be delivered to TAMK Admissions Office.

Appeals

If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection or the set admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you can submit a written request for rectification of the student selection decision addressed to TAMK Board of Examiners within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.

Always check the admission criteria of the programme first and contact to TAMK Admissions Office before writing the request. If the issue cannot be solved by the admissions officials, you are advised to submit a written request for rectification.