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 Environmental Technology (ympäristötekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply.
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree in a University in a field other than Environmental Technology are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applying with a Master's Degree in a field other than Environmental Technology completed in a University is accepted only if the Master's Degree having been completed before the two-tier degree system when there were no separate Bachelor's Degrees 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 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 higher secondary or secondary level are not eligible to apply.
Bachelor of Science in Technology Completed in a University - All countries
Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences Completed in a University - All countries
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Completed in a University - All countries
Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences Completed in a University - All countries
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree in a University are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applying with a Master's Degree completed in a University is accepted only if the Master's Degree having been completed before the two-tier degree system when there were no separate Bachelor's Degrees 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 higher secondary or secondary level are not eligible to apply.
Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
An equivalent degree to a corresponding Finnish Bachelor's Degree by the number of academic years and ECTS credits.
Degree providing you with 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 having awarded you the degree you are applying with must be
An official and recognized part of the national education system
There is no minimum number of ECTS credits for programme-related courses required.
In the academic evaluation, higher points will however, be given to a certain listed degrees with a major related to sustainability or environmental issues.
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
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. **If having completed a Master's Degree in Technology, Natural Sciences, Business Administration or Social Sciences related to sustainability or environmental issues, remember to upload the Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records to your application in addition to the Bachelor's documents.**
Passport or ID card with nationality Upload a scan for the document or card.
Finnish Residence Permit Card Upload a scan for both sides of the card if having one.
You must indicate the original study units for your Bachelor's Degree in total on your application form.
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.
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 the individual courses and for the grade for the Final Thesis included in the degree you have to apply with
that have been completed at the time of applying
that have been evaluated on a numerical, verbal or on a letter-based grading scale
that are listed on an official Transcript of Records
What is excluded from the arithmetic GPA?
Courses evaluated with 'pass' or 'fail'
Courses evaluated with a grade corresponding to a failed grade
Courses without a related study unit such as ECTS credit, credit, credit hour etc.
Combined modules including only a single grade for all the courses included in the module unless the individual courses having been evaluated separately
Courses not included in the degree you have to apply with
Courses not included in the degree you have to apply with that have been credited or compensated unless the degree-awarding university having evaluated them on a numerical, verbal or on a letter-based grading scale
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 Online 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 2025 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 Admissions Committee for the programme always reserves a right to decide whether the degree and the completed studies provide the applicant with eligibility to apply to the programme.
The Admissions Committee checks the programme-specific requirements and the applicants meeting with the requirements will move forward to academic evaluation, which is done in two different stages.
Stage 1: Educational background
The applicant's educational background will be evaluated according to the elements included in the evaluation and based on the application documents.
Stage 2: Interview
A limited number of applicants are invited to an interview and the final selection will be completed among the interviewed applicants based on
Total points for stages 1 and 2
Only a limited number of applicants will be admitted.
Previous studies, max. 10 points
10 points for the following degrees with a major related to sustainability or environmental issues
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Technology, Natural Sciences, Business Administration or Social Sciences Degree completed in a university - All countries.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in the field of Engineering Degree completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries and Switzerland.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration or Social Sciences Degrees completed in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences. Holders of a Finnish degree diplomi-insinööri, ympäristötekniikka are not eligible to apply.
6 points for the following degrees
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Technology, Natural Sciences, Business Administration or Social Sciences Degree completed in a university - All countries.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in the field of Engineering Degree completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries and Switzerland.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration or Social Sciences Degrees completed in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences. Holders of a Finnish degree diplomi-insinööri, ympäristötekniikka are not eligible to apply.
Even if having completed a Master's Degree, you must apply with your Bachelor's Degree.
You must upload the educational documents for a possible Master's Degree to prove of having completed the required studies.
Arithmetic GPA for the degree you must apply with:
2.50 - 3.49 = 1 point
3.50 - 4.49 = 3 points
4.50 - 5.00 = 5 points
Please see further information on the arithmetic GPA under the section 'Arithmetic GPA evaluated in the process'.
On the second stage of the admissions process, a limited number of applicants are invited to an interview in the order of the highest total points on stage 1.
The following elements will be evaluated:
Motivation
Suitability for the programme
Possibilities for successfully completing your studies in two years
Language skills in English regarding fluent communication and professional terminology
To possibly get admitted, you must get a minimum of 7/10 points for the interview.