Completing a degree in Open University of Applied Sciences
For whom?
If your degree studies at TAMK are not finished, you can complete your missing studies in Open UAS, regardless of the number of credits you are missing. There is a fee for studying in Open UAS.
There are also other ways to complete your degree. For more information, see Other options for completing a degree.
Are you more than 60 credits short of a Bachelor's degree or more than 30 credits short of a Master's degree? If that is the case, studies in Open UAS are your only option for completing your degree, unless you want to go through entrance exams again.
Non-EU/EEA or Swiss nationals
If you are a non-EU/EEA or Swiss national, you can only complete your degree in open UAS if you meet all the following conditions:
- Your previous degree at TAMK was not completed
- You are not subject to tuition fees. TAMK will check Migri databases for your residence permit history, if the situation is not clear.
- You have a residence permit in Finland. We will ask you for a copy of your residence permit.
How much do the studies cost?
When you complete the studies missing from your degree in Open UAS, you pay 15 euros per credit unit. However, over the course of a year (12 months), the maximum cost is 200 euros.
To complete your studies at Open University of Applied Sciences
How to register and complete your missing studies at Open University of Applied Sciences.
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Draw up a study plan
Draw up a plan for completing the missing studies together with your study counsellor. Find out with your study counsellor which studies are missing from your degree. Make a list of the missing courses with their implementation codes. You can find out which studies you have completed in the past, for example by using MyStudyinfo or by requesting a transcript of records from servicepoint.tamk [at] tuni.fi (servicepoint[dot]tamk[at]tuni[dot]fi)
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Fill in the registration form
Register as an Open UAS student using the online form.
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Start your studies as instructed
Once you have been granted the right to study in Open University of Applied Sciences, you will receive an email with instructions on how to start your studies. You will receive information on how to activate your TUNI user account and how to start your studies.
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Pay your Open UAS fees
You will receive an invoice by email after starting your studies.
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Once you have completed the required number of credits, choose a route towards your degree
When you have fewer than 60 ECTS credits remaining to complete your Bachelor's degree or fewer than 30 ECTS credits remaining to complete your Master's degree, you can apply for the right to complete your remaining studies as a degree student. As a degree student, your studies are free of charge.
Alternatively, you may complete all of your remaining degree studies at Open UAS as a fee-paying student. Once you have completed all the required studies, you must apply for degree student status in order to receive your degree certificate.
In both cases, you must apply for degree student status either by applying for the regaining of your study right or through the Complete Your Degree separate application. Please see the admission criteria on the respective application pages.
Other options to complete your degree
Complete Your Degree application
Regaining your study right
Contact us
Do you still have questions? Contact us: avoinamk [at] tuni.fi (avoinamk[at]tuni[dot]fi)