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When applying to our international Master's Programmes, you must prove your proficiency in English language with one of the three following methods. 

Any other certificates or statements are not accepted.

 

Proving your proficiency in English language
 

1. AN ACCEPTED LANGUAGE TEST RESULT

You can prove your proficiency in English language with one of the following language test results with at least the minimum score mentioned:

  • IELTS Academic - 6.5

    • IELTS Online and IELTS Indicator also accepted.

    • IELTS One Skill Retake accepted.

  • TOEFL iBT - 90

    • TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition and TOEFL iBT Enhancements also accepted.

    • MyBest Scores accepted.

  • PTE Academic - 62

    • PTE Academic Online also accepted.

  • 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

    • Any other Cambridge tests besides C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency are not accepted.

 

Note: When applying to programmes in Business Administration through Early Admission without GMAT Exam, GMAT Focus Edition or GRE General Test, higher minimum scores are required in certain cases.
Further information: Admission criteria for Early Admission.

 

2. DEGREE COMPLETED IN ENGLISH IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES

You can prove your proficiency in English language with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree completed in English in

  • an EU/EEA country
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Degrees completed in English on offshore campuses are accepted if the main university located in one of the countries listed.

The fact that the language of instruction was English must be clearly indicated on the educational documents.

If applying with an unfinished Bachelor's Degree, you can prove your proficiency in English with that same unfinished degree

In case of proving your proficiency in English language with another degree apart from the one you are applying with, you must have completed that degree and graduated by the application deadline (Regular Admission) or at the time of applying (Early Admission).

 

3. DEGREE COMPLETED IN FINNISH OR SWEDISH IN FINLAND

You can prove your proficiency in English language with a degree of higher education i.e. at least a Bachelor's degree completed

  • in Finnish or Swedish in a Finnish University or a University of Applied Sciences

If applying with an unfinished Bachelor's Degree, you are able to prove your proficiency in English language with that same unfinished degree.

In case of proving your proficiency in English language with another degree apart from the one your are applying with, you must have completed that degree and graduated by the application deadline.

 

Deadline for language test results

The final date to upload your official test result on your application form and for us to be able to electronically verify it from the test database is

  • Regular Admission: 31 January 2024 at 15:00 (UTC+2)
  • Early Admission: 14 days from the supplementary request

Any late results or results that cannot be verified by the given deadline will not be accepted.

 

Validity for language test results

The language test results are valid for two years from the date of taking the test and your test result must be a valid one on the first day of the related application period.

  • Regular Admission: Test dates before 1 December 2021 will not be accepted.
  • Early Admission: Test dates before 15 October 2021 will not be accepted.

 

Sending the language test results

Your test result will always be electronically verified from the test organisation's database.

We will be able to verify your IELTS and TOEFL results without any further actions from you as long as you have uploaded your test result to your application form.

For the PTE Academic and the Cambrigde tests results further actions from you are required for us to be able to verify your result.
 

IELTS Academic

IELTS Online  and IELTS Indicator also accepted.

  • Upload a PDF copy for your IELTS Test Report Form or IELTS Indicator Score ID to your application form.
    • When having access to your Test Report Form (TRF) Number or IELTS Indicator Score ID, we will be able to verify your electronic test result.
  • Further information at Getting your IELTS results.

IELTS One Skill Retake accepted.

 

TOEFL iBT

TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL iBT Paper Edition also accepted.
 

Upload a PDF copy of your Score Report to your application form.

  • We are able to see your electronic TOEFL Score Report even if you have not requested  ETS Test Centre to add LUT University as a receiver of your test result.
    • If you wish to add LUT University as a recipient for your electronic TOEFL Score Report at the time of booking or taking the test, you can request the ETS Test Centre to add LUT University as a recipient by indicating our official name Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT and our Institution Code 0496.
  • Further information at Sending your TOEFL iBT Test Scores.

MyBest Scores* accepted.

*MyBest Scores = an overall score for the test taker's highest section of individual scores from all valid test dates in the last 2 years. Available for score reports starting from 1 August 2019. All the individual results must be valid ones.

 

PTE Academic

PTE Academic Online also accepted.

  • Send your electronic Score Report to LUT University from your PTE Online Account
    • Indicate our official name Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT. 
  • Upload the PDF copy of your Score Report to your application form
    • The minimum that we need for the verification is your Score Report Code or, your Registration ID
  • Further information at  Sending your PTE scores.
     

C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency by Cambridge English

  • Register at the CAE Candidate Website
  • Share your test score directly from the Candidate Results website to LUT University
    • Indicate our official name Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT.
  • Upload a PDF copy for your official Statement of Results including the verification/reference number to your application form