Transfers

It is not possible to apply for transfer from a university/university of applied sciences outside of Finland (such applicants must apply through the regular application).

Arcada accepts transfer applications only in the spring. The next application is open 30 April–15 May 2025, until 3 p.m.

Information on transfer to the Swedish programmes is available on our Swedish website.

Places offered in 2025

• International Business:, 10 places for applicants with minimum 50 cr;  10 places for applicants with minimum 100 cr
• Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering, 15 places

There will be no transfer application to the Information Technology programme since it is a new programme, and will only offer first year courses in 2025.

Requirements

You may apply for a transfer of your right to study to Arcada if you:

1. Have a valid right to study at a UAS or university in Finland in a degree programme in English, or where the main language of tuition is English
2. Are studying at a bachelor-level degree programme that corresponds to the bachelor-level degree programme at Arcada you want to transfer to. NB! This means that it is not possible to apply for transfer between Arcada's own bachelor-level programmes as they do not correspond to each other.
3. Have been registered as present at your current institution for at least two semesters (one year) by the time the transfer takes place.
4. Have achieved at least 25 credits (relevant to the degree) per academic semester and thereby shown such progress that makes it possible for you to graduate within the prescribed study time. Studies to be completed by 31.7.2025 will be considered.
5. Have a weighted mean grade of minimum 2,5/ 5 at the time of application

NB! If you are participating in a commissioned education (education that is commissioned and paid for by a third party) you may not apply for a transfer.

Application

The application is made through Studyinfo between 30 April-15 May 2025. When the application opens, a link to the application form will be published here. The application is to be submitted by 15 May 2025, and attachments must be submitted by 19 May 2025, closing time for both dates is 3 p.m.

Please note that there is an application fee. See more info below.

You are to submit the following supplements:

1. A study certificate showing that you have a valid right to study, when your studies started and possible periods of absence.
2. An official transcript of records.
3. A list of any courses still missing from the transcript of records (courses you are currently taking but which are not yet registered on your transcript of records). The list does not have to signed by your UAS/university.
4. Course descriptions of the courses included on your transcript of records and list of unfinished courses.
5. Copies of your senior secondary/high school certificates.
6. Passport/ID card, or attachments proving possible exemption from application and/or tuition fee (e.g. residence permit card).

Please name your documents clearly, for example "Surname First name transcript" or "Surname First name high school diploma". 

Admissions criteria

Transfer can be granted only if there are vacant places in the student group (year 2, year 3 etc.) that you would join. Please note that the year at Arcada might differ from the year at your own university because of differences in the curricula.

If there are more eligible applicants than available places in the different student groups of the Degree Programme the applicants will be ranked based on:

1. The weighted mean grade on the transcript of records at the time of application, and
2. The total number of credits on the transcript of record at the time of application.

Applicants may be admitted from the waiting list in ranking order, if places become available. 

Application and Tuition fee

Starting from 1 Jan 2025, applicants who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee of 100 € in order to apply to higher education studies, and this applies also to the application for transfer. See more on the application fee here  External link

The tuition fee for transfer students is determined by the start date of their new study right at Arcada UAS. This means that even if you were exempt from tuition fees at your previous school, you may be required to pay tuition fees at your new school. You can read more here about who needs to pay tuition fees. External link The tuition fee for the first year at Arcada must be paid in full, in one instalment. Scholarships are only available for bachelor's level studies after having studied for a full academic year at Arcada. 

Applicants admitted through transfer are given an early bird offer on the tuition fee. Thus, if transfer study place is accepted within 14 days, applicant can make use of a 2000€ deduction on the tuition fee.

More information regarding the tuition fees for bachelor's level studies can be found here.

NB!

The degree programmes may have compulsory courses in Swedish. If you at your current UAS/university have studied compulsory Finnish, you may still be expected to also study Swedish at Arcada.

If you are admitted, you may not register as absent for the first term at Arcada.

Be prepared that your studies may take longer if you transfer. Because of differences in the curricula all studies might not be accredited towards your degree at Arcada. Also, it may be hard to draw up an individual study plan that contains 30 cr/term (the normal workload). Please note that transferring does not automatically entitle you extended right to study if you fail to graduate within the prescribed time frame.