Admission through OMPT test

You can only choose one application method in your application as the basis for admission:

A) SAT test score and proof of English language proficiency

or

B) OMPT test and proof of English language proficiency.


You can select the OMPT and interview as your application method. This selection method, consisting of the OMPT test and interview, is separate for each programme. This means that an applicant applying to two or more of the International Business, Information Technology and Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering programmes must take two or three separate OMPT tests, and also participate in two or three separate interviews.

Note that you may not submit your application without including a copy of your OMPT score. You must therefore have taken the OMPT test, and already received your score before you can apply.
 

OMPT test versions and requirements

The OMPT test is an online admissions test, which has been used for higher education institutions' international admission. The OMPT can be taken from anywhere, at any time. Please read more on the OMPT test here. External link

When registering for the OMPT test, you will be directed to the right version of the test when selecting which of Arcada's bachelor's programme you are applying to. International Business requires the OMPT-A test while Information Technology requires the OMPT-B test, and Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering requires applicants to take the OMPT-G test.

All tests will assess the applicant's skills in mathematics, but the test for Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering also includes questions in physics and chemistry. 

Take the OMPT test before you apply!

An application cannot be submitted without an OMPT score report. Thus all applicants applying through this selection method must first register for and take the OMPT test as well as receive their digital score report before they can submit an application to Arcada. 

Register for the test OMPT test here External link.

Arcada allows for three attempts of the OMPT test in order to achieve our pass requirement of 55 % for one of the tests.

All OMPT results will be verified through the OMPT database. If a result that is equal to or above our requirements is verified in the database, the application moves on to the next step of the selection process, which is the interview. Invitations to the interviews will be sent out via e-mail.

When registering for the test, you should also order your score to be sent directly to Arcada.
Applicants whose OMPT score cannot be verified by 31st March 2025 cannot be considered for admission.

Arcada provides a 230 euro deduction on the first year's tuition fee for students who are admitted based on the OMPT test + interview and accept their study place offer. This is to cover the costs associated with one test attempt. This deduction is applied automatically without any action needed from the student and is only applicable to tuition fee paying students. The amount cannot be increased, regardless of how many attempts or tests the applicant has taken.