Study paths

1. A good command of English is needed to study at HAMK’s open studies. Upon request, the registrant must be able to demonstrate their language skills. HAMK’s recommendation for English language skills is level B2 in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
2. Studying requires long-term commitment and self-management. The necessary study skills include the ability to acquire information, present orally and in writing, and structure things in the language of instruction. For example, adequate mathematics skills, physics, language studies or communication skills may be required for each education.
3. Eligible applicants will be contacted in person from the degree programme of the study path.
4. Study path students may not receive student financial aid or student discounts unless they are entitled to benefits on the basis of other studies. The student can get a separate study path student card from the student organization HAMKO, with which he can get student benefits, but not VR or Matkahuolto student discounts. Pivo’s student card and AMK student card are not available to study path students.
5. Find out from the TE-palvelut whether you have the opportunity to study voluntarily with unemployment benefits.
6. You will receive lunch at an unsupported student price when you show the study path student’s meal card at the checkout of HAMK’s student restaurant. The price of lunch is cheaper than the price of a visitor, but a little more than the price of degree students receiving Kela meal support.
7. HAMK students starting their studies must acquire their own laptop, if they do not already have one. See the Bring your own device – BYOD page for more information. Learning at HAMK can be independent of time and classroom.
8. This concerns only Finnish-speking students: a study path student may not be credited for completing the official Swedish language. The official Swedish assessment can only be given to a degree student.
9. The RPL process takes into account each student’s prior learning corresponding to the learning objectives of degree programmes and their parts, as described in curricula. The RPL process consists of recognition and accreditation of learning and subsequent credit transfer, validation of learning through skills demonstrations and exemption from compulsory language studies. How and where learning was acquired is irrelevant in terms of launching the RPL process. Contact your student counsellor in the beginning of your studies. Not more than 20cr of 60cr study path can be taken into account in RPL process. Please notice that studies that have been acquired via RPL in HAMK open UAS do not necessary provide for eligibility in applying process for degree programme in other Universities of Applied Sciences.
10. HAMK’s study path students are able to complete some studies also at HAMK’s partner universities of applied sciences, eg summer courses. The CampusOnline.fi portal courses are free of charge for the study path students of the partner universities. Implementation plans and registration are at the CampusOnline website. Evaluations of CampusOnline or similar courses (that are availble for study path students) completed at another UAS can be submitted electronically to the HAMK once the course has been completed during the study path. However, the study path student must primarily complete the studies of the first year of degree programme in order to obtain the study credits required for the degree programme applied for in a separate application for a degree student.
11. Study path students are entitled to the same guidance (by the guidance counsellor of the degree student group) and support as degree students. The study path student is covered by the same insurance as HAMK’s degree students.
12. Please note that when applying for a degree student, the courses and study modules at the Open UAS must be completed mainly with good knowledge. In International Business, the average of completed open UAS studies must be at least 3,0. Completion of the first year of studies is considered an advantage upon admission as a student.

After the study path you can apply as a degree student in a separate application based on your studies at the Open University of Applied Sciences. Other studies completed at the Open University of Applied Sciences provide eligibility for a separate application as well. The requirement for the Bachelor’s degree is 60 credits of suitable studies completed at an open university of applied sciences. The eligibility requirements for the Master’s degree include first-semester studies (10 cr / 15 cr) and a suitable prior Bachelor’s degree as well as the required work experience. If you are selected, approved studies will be included in the degree. For more details, check out the separate application process and degree selection criteria on the Applying as a degree student web page.