Admission criteria in business bachelor's program in rolling admission

You need to meet with the special eligibility requirements when applying to Bachelor's programmes through Rolling admission.

You are eligible to apply through Rolling admission if

• you have completed an upper secondary degree outside of Finland
• you will complete an upper secondary degree outside of Finland by 31 August 2025

that gives you the eligibility for corresponding university studies in your home country.

You are not eligible to apply through Rolling admission if:

• you have completed or will complete an upper secondary degree in Finland

Required grades

The evaluation and the admission process is based on the educational documents for your upper secondary degree while university-level documents are not considered in the academic evaluation.
The required grades are as follows on a scale from 0% to 100%:

• Arithmetic grade average: 80%
• Mathematics: 70%

There are no exact grades, scores, or a percentile to be met with as every application is evaluated individually.

In general, we wish to see good English language skills, and grades above average in mathematics.

When filling in your online application form you must upload the required documents to your application.

If failing to upload the required documents by the time of submitting your application, you will have a strict two-week deadline to supplement your application - the rule also applies to language test results.

If the required documents are not supplemented by the deadline assigned to you, your application will be discarded.

Required documents

• Upper secondary degree certificate
• Upper secondary transcript of records
• English language test certificate (if applicable)
• Copy of your passport (ID page)
• Copy of your Finnish residence permit card (if applicable)

If the degree certificate or the transcript of records are not in English, an official translation is required.

If not using your higher education certificates as a proof for your English language skills, you should not upload any higher education documents to your application.

Please see the further information under When a language test in English is not required.

Required grades

• Grade average: C
• Mathematics: C

The admission is based on the admission score which is calculated based on the grades achieved in the European Baccalaureate.

To be considered for direct admission, you must meet the following minimum entry requirements:

• received a pass for the matriculation examination in advanced- or basic-level mathematics
• Score a minimum of 77 points from subjects

You can score points for up to five subjects, which are:

• mother tongue
• mathematics (advanced or basic level)
• the language for which the applicant receives the highest points
• the two subjects for which the applicant receives the highest points

Points table: two subjects for which the applicant scores the highest points

Requirements for Proficiency in English

English as L1 language with an accepted grade OR

English as L2 or L3 language with a minimum grade of 7

OR by doing one of the language tests mentioned in "When a language test in English is required"

The admission is based on the admission score which is calculated based on the grades achieved in the International Baccalaureate

To be considered for direct admission, you must meet the following minimum entry requirements:

• received a pass for the matriculation examination in advanced- or basic-level mathematics
• Score a minimum of 77 points from subjects

You can score points for up to five subjects, which are:

• mother tongue
• mathematics (advanced or basic level)
• the language for which the applicant receives the highest points
• the two subjects for which the applicant receives the highest points

Points table: two subjects for which the applicant scores the highest points

Requirements for Proficiency in English

•  International Baccalaureate completed in English
•  International Baccalaureate when the examination has not been completed in English

English as A1 language with an approved grade (minimum grade 2) OR
English as A2 language with a minimum grade 5 OR
English as A language (literature/language and literature/language and performance) with an accepted grade (minimum grade 2) OR
English as B language with a minimum grade 5

OR by doing one of the language tests mentioned in "When a language test in English is required"

The applicant must have studied mathematics on their upper secondary education, and it must be visible in the transcript of records.

Applicants with a relevant degree on the upper secondary level of education are all able to apply to Bachelor's Programmes in English with a SAT test (Suite of Assesments Test).

When applying with a SAT test, there is no additional requirement for proving your proficiency in English in any other way.

LUT University's institutional code for SAT-Test is 7603
Requirements for the Completed Degree

• A qualification on the upper secondary level of education providing you with eligibility to equivalent University-level Bachelor's studies in the country where the degree was completed in

Minimum requirements for the SAT test results

• Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, 600
• Math, 700
• Only the tests taken after 1 January 2023 are accepted.

Verifying your SAT results

LUT University only accepts your SAT test scores if an official score report is received directly from the test organizer College Board. When proving your English-language skills via SAT scores, you will need to submit the results via College Board.

To get your test results submitted to LUT University, please choose LUT University as a score recipient when registering for the SAT tests – the institutional code required is 7603.

If not having chosen LUT University as a score recipient while registering for the test or, applying with earlier test results and wish to make them available to LUT University, you need to order additional SAT Score Reports.

About the SAT Test

 The SAT Tests are assessing the students' readiness and ability to successfully enter and complete college studies.

• General information on the SAT Tests by CollegeBoard

There are test centers all around the world - you can find the closest one for you at

• Find a test center

There are only a very limited number of tests available, please see the dates

• SAT Test dates and registering for the tests

Applicants applying with an unfinished degree must provide individual certificates for each school year or semester of the degree up until the application date. The applicant will be assessed based on the grades in these certificates.

A possible admission of an applicant with an unfinished degree is a conditional one.

An admitted student must

• graduate by 31 August 2025
• Provide us with the following documents by email by 31 August 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
  • Scan for your original Degree Certificate
  • Scan for your original Transcript of Records
• Provide us with the following documents by email by 6 September 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
  • Official translations required, if the original documents are not issued in English, Finnish or Swedish.

Applicants who fail to graduate and submit the required documents as requested will automatically lose their places without any exceptions.

A language test result in English is not required in the following situations.

A degree in higher education completed in English in specific countries

You have completed a higher education degree in English at a higher education institution located in the following countries: EU or EEA country, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or the United States.

You must have studied in the country in question for the complete duration of the studies.

Upper secondary degree completed in English in specific countries

You have completed an upper secondary degree in English at an institution located in the following countries: EU or EEA country, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or the United States. You must have studied in the country in question for the complete duration of the studies.

You have taken SAT by Collegeboard

The minimum required score for Evidence-based reading and writing is 600.

You have completed Cambridge International IGCSE qualification 

First language English, Syllabus 0500 and 0990

One of the following language test results in English with at least the minimum score mentioned is required from you for proving your proficiency in English.

If the results need to be verified via the test organiser's webpage, remember to verify your results before applying. If we cannot verify your language test results, the results cannot be used as proof for your English language skills.

It is advisable to submit your application after you have already taken a language test and received the results: in Bachelor's Rolling Admission, applicants are given a strict two-week deadline to supplement any missing documents to the application.

When having submitted your application, you must provide the language test certificate within a two-week time period at the latest. If any required documents are missing after the deadline, the application will be discarded.

A language certificate issued by your home university or any other institution or organization is not accepted.

All language test results accepted by LUT University are valid for two years from the date of taking the test.

Language test results accepted by LUT University

Cambridge B2 First
Minimum score: 180

TOEFL iBT & TOEFL iBT Home Edition
Minimum overall score: 90 iBT with a minimum score of 22 in writing and in speaking

IELTS Academic or IELTS Online
Minimum overall score: 6.5 with a minimum score of 6.0 in writing and in speaking

PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online

Minimum overall score: 62 with a minimum score of 52 in writing and in speaking

Cambridge English C1 Advanced 
Pass on levels A, B or C

Cambridge English C2 Proficiency 
Pass on levels A, B or C or Level C1 Certificate

YKI Test in English
Level 5