Bachelor of Science in Technology Tekniikan kandidaatti Completed in a University
Bachelor's Degree in a field other than Technology Completed in a University
Applicants having completed or completing a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering (kemiantekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting LUT studies are not eligible to apply.
Applying with a Master's degree in Technology or Engineering (another field of study) is accepted only if it was completed before the two-tier degree system (no separate Bachelor's degree awarded).
Bachelor of Engineering Insinööri (AMK) Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's Degree in a field other than Engineering Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree are eligible to apply but only with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree with the prior degree completed on a secondary or higher secondary level are not eligible to apply.
Bachelor of Science in Technology or closely related to Technology Completed in a University, all countries
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree in a university are eligible to apply but only with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applying with a Master's degree is accepted only if it was completed before the two-tier degree system (no separate Bachelor's degree awarded).
Applying with a combination of a 2-year Bachelor's + 2-year Master's Degree completed in certain countries is accepted when the combination of these two degrees is equivalent only to a Finnish Bachelor's Degree.
Bachelor of Engineering Completed in a University of Applied Sciences, EU/EEA countries and Switzerland
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences with the prior degree having been completed on a secondary or higher secondary level are not eligible to apply.
Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
The degree must be equivalent to a corresponding Finnish Bachelor's Degree by the number of academic years and ECTS credits.
The degree must provide eligibility to apply to university level Master's studies in the country where the degree was awarded in.
Requirements for the degree-awarding university
The university must be recognized by the national education system of the country in question.
To be eligible to apply, you must have completed following studies by the application deadline
a minimum of 24 ECTS credits of previous studies related to Chemistry, Development of Chemical Processes or Processing of Biomass.
These studies are typically taken as part of a degree in Chemistry, Technical Chemistry, Wood Processing Technology, Environmental Technology or similar.
If you have not listed the required studies on your application form as requested, your application is incomplete and will not be forwarded for academic evaluation.
These studies must be completed in one or two of the following groups of universities:
a University, all countries
a University of Applied Sciences, EU/EEA countries and Switzerland
The programme admissions committee reserves the right to decide whether the studies completed qualify the applicant to apply to the programme.
The arithmetic GPA will be first checked and verified by LUT University. In case the original grading scale not being on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00, the arithmetic GPA will be converted by LUT University on this scale during the evaluation process. Finally, the arithmetic GPA with two decimals will be evaluated.
The arithmetic GPA evaluated in the LUT selection process is
an arithmetic average of grades for all individual courses and the grade of the Final Thesis included in the degree you have to apply with
that are completed at the time of applying
that have been evaluated on a numerical, verbal or letter-based grading scale
that are listed on the official Transcript of Records
What is excluded from the arithmetic GPA?
Failed grades
Courses evaluated only with "pass" or "fail" grades
Large modules, unless the individual courses in the module are not evaluated separately.
Courses without a related study unit such as ECTS credit, credit, credit hour etc.
Courses completed outside the degree
Courses completed outside the degree that have been credited or compensated, unless the degree-awarding university having graded them on a numerical, verbal or letter-based grading scale.
You must prove your proficiency in English with one of the following:
one of the accepted language tests
a degree in higher education completed in English in an EU/EEA country or in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom or the United States of America
a degree in higher education completed in Finnish or in Swedish in Finland
where all the important information regarding to applying in general is given.
You must list the programme-related studies on your application form in ECTS credits by each course under the related field of study and indicate the total ECTS credits for all the listed courses.
In case of your courses not originally listed in ECTS credits on your Transcript of Records, you are responsible for converting the original study units (credits, credit hours etc.) to ECTS credits according to the following conversion.
How to get the conversion factor?
Divide 180 ECTS credits (= the total credits for a LUT Bachelor’s Degree) by the total number of all the original study units (credits, credit hours etc.) you have completed for the Bachelor’s degree that you are applying with
As a result you will get a factor for the following conversion.
How to convert your study units to ECTS credits?
Multiply the original number of study unit (credits, credit hours etc.) for your courses with the factor explained above
As a result you will have your courses in ECTS credits.
Do not round up the result for the converted ECTS credits. If the result is 3.84 ECTS credits, you must also list the course with exactly 3.84 ECTS credits.
Case example:
The total study units completed for your Bachelor’s Degree are 120 credits and you need to convert a course with 2 credits to ECTS credits. Divide 180 ECTS credits by 120 credits >> the conversion factor is 1.5 Multiply 2 credits with the factor 1.5 >> your course is equal to 3 ECTS credits.
In your application form, you must indicate the original study units in total for your Bachelor's degree.
If you have completed a combination of degrees that together correspond to a Bachelor's Degree you must indicate the total number of original study units for all those degrees.
If applying with an unfinished degree, you must indicate the total scope of studies that is expected to be completed for being able to graduate.
Language Test result when required Upload a scan for the test result or a screenshot from your test account. The result is always electronically verified from the test database.
Additional educational documents when required + official translations when required Upload a scan for the original(s). When proving your proficiency in English with another degree apart from the one you are applying with. When having completed programme-specifically required university-level studies not included in the degree you are applying with.
Certificate(s) of Employment Upload scans for the original Certificate(s) of Employment for work experience related to the programme and completed by the end of the application period. Work experience only mentioned on a CV will not be evaluated.
Passport or ID card with nationality Upload a scan for the document or card.
Finnish Residence Permit Card Upload a scan for the card, if having one, both front and back.
What is an unfinished Bachelor's Degree?
You have not yet graduated = you have not been awarded your Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate
Having completed all your studies does not mean that you have graduated unless having been awarded the Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate.
If not being able to upload your Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate by the supplementary deadline, you must identify your status on the application form as "not yet graduated".
When applying
Indicate the estimated date of graduation on your application form
No official statement for the date required from the home university
Upload your latest Transcript of Records to your application form
plus the official translation (when required)
The Transcript of Records must include the name of the degree to be awarded.
If not included, an additional statement issued by the awarding university about the name of the degree must be uploaded to your Online Application Form.
If admitted
If admitted, you must be able to
Graduate by 31 August 2025
Provide us with the following documents 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 5 September 2024 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
Scans for the official translations in English for both the documents (when applicable)
Official translations required, if the original documents are not issued in English, Finnish or Swedish.
The documents must be provided according to the given instructions despite of the country the degree was awarded in.
If not being able to meet with both the requirements by the given deadlines, your right to study in the programme will automatically be cancelled and you will lose your place without a possibility to claim it back.
Evaluation
The programme admissions committee reserves the right to decide whether the degree and studies completed qualify the applicant to apply to the programme. The applicants who meet the requirements will proceed to the academic evaluation.
There is no interview included in the evaluation process as the final selection among the applicants is based on:
Educational background and work experience
The applicant's educational background and work experience will be evaluated according to the elements included in the evaluation and based on the application documents.
Only a limited number of applicants will be admitted.
Academic Success, max. 5 points
Arithmetic GPA for the degree you must apply with is scored as follows:
2.50 - 2.99 = 1 point
3.00 - 3.99 = 3 points
4.00 - 5.00 = 5 points
For further information, please see Arithmetic GPA evaluated in the process under Admission Criteria.
Studies supportive to Biorefineries, max. 8 points
Previous relevant studies related to Chemistry, Development of Chemical Processes or Processing of Biomass will be evaluated.
These studies are usually completed as part of degrees related to Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Wood Processing Technology, Environmental Technology or closely related.
24 - 39 ECTS credits = 2 points
40 - 54 ECTS credits = 4 points
55 - 69 ECTS credits = 6 points
70 ECTS credits or more = 8 points
Studies in Mathematics and Physics, max. 4 points
20 - 39 ECTS credits = 2 points
40 ECTS credits or more = 4 points
Work experience is scored as follows:
1 - 3 years = 1 point
3 - 5 years = 2 points
5 years or more = 3 points
Requirements for the work experience
Work experience relevant to the programme and the field will be taken into account in the selection process. Employment valid until further notice will be considered until the application deadline.
When calculating work experience, part-time work is taken into account by a coefficient corresponding to the part-time nature of the work (e.g. 80% part-time work = 0.8 x duration of employment).
For each of the work experiences listed, the applicant must indicate separately whether the job is full-time or part-time and also indicate the percentage of time worked part-time compared to full-time (100%).
Certificate of employment
Applicants must include their certificates of employment to the work experience they have listed. The certificates must indicate whether the job was full-time or part-time and the percentage of part-time compared to full-time (100%).
Certificate of employment is a written certificate from your employer specifying
starting date of your employment,
ending date of your employment, or an indication if employment is still continuing,
nature of your duties and
it is signed or electronically verified by the employer.