Admission criteria
- Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Completed in a University
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- Having completed a Master of Science Degree in Economics and/or Business Administration or equivalent at the time of applying or, completing it before starting the LUT Master's studies makes you ineligible to apply.
- Having completed a Master of Science Degree in Economics and/or Business Administration or equivalent at the time of applying or, completing it before starting the LUT Master's studies makes you ineligible to apply.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
Tradenomi (AMK)
Master of Business Administration
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
Tradenomi (YAMK)Previous degree completed: Tradenomi (AMK)
>> You must apply with the degree Tradenomi (AMK)Previous degree completed: Bachelor's Degree (AMK) in a field other than Business Administration
>> You must apply with the previous Bachelor's Degree (AMK)
>> Copy for the Degree Certificate for Tradenomi (YAMK) to be included in the application documents for getting exempted from taking a GMAT Exam or GRE General Test.
- Bachelor's Degree in a field other than Business Administration
Completed in a University
- A minimum of 24 ECTS credits of studies completed in Business Administration required.
- Having completed a Master's Degree in a field other than Economics and Business Administration still makes you eligible to apply, but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
- Bachelor's Degree in a field other than Business Administration
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
- A minimum of 24 ECTS credits of studies completed in Business Administration required.
- GMAT Exam or GRE General Test with minimum required score/s required.
- Having completed a Master's Degree in a field other than Business Administration still makes you eligible to apply, but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
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.
Bachelor of Science in Economics and/or Business Administration
Completed in a university - all countriesIncluding equivalent degrees with different titles but meeting with the following requirements included.
A minimum of 80 ECTS credits of studies in Business Administration must be included.
An equivalent degree to a corresponding Finnish Bachelor of Science Degree by 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.
Having completed a Master's Degree in Economics and/or Business Administration or equivalent at the time of applying or, completing it before starting the LUT studies makes you ineligible to apply.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries or SwitzerlandA minimum of 80 ECTS credits of studies in Business Administration must be included.
An equivalent degree to a corresponding Finnish Bachelor of Science Degree by 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.
Having completed a Master's Degree in Business Administration still makes you eligible to apply, but only when applying with a Bachelor's Degree.
- Bachelor's Degree in a field other than Business Administration
Completed in a University - All countries
- A minimum of 24 ECTS credits of studies completed in Business Administration required.
- GMAT Exam or GRE General Test with minimum score/s required.
- Having completed a Master's Degree still makes you eligible to apply, but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
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
- Listed on the World Higher Education Database WHED by International Association of Universities
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.
To be eligible to apply to the programme, you must have completed
by the application deadline.
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
You must list your courses in English on your application form - also when they have been completed in Finnish - plus, upload an official Transcript of Records in English for your studies.
The names of the courses you list in English on the application form must be identical with the names of the courses on the Transcript of Records in English.
You are responsible for converting, calculating and presenting the required and completed studies in ECTS credits on your application form listed by disciplines and courses according to the following:
- 1 ECTS credit = a workload of 27 hours (lectures, assignments etc.)
Minimum requirements for the completed studies
What to do if there are no credits available for the completed courses?
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
More information: How to prove your proficiency in English
In Regular Admission, one of these tests is required for programmes in Business Administration when applying with the following degrees:
Degrees completed in Finland
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a field other than Business Administration
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
Degrees completed outside of Finland - all countries
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a field other than Business Administration
Completed in a University
MINIMUM REQUIRED SCORES
Total score 550
GRE General Test & GRE General Test at Home
Verbal Reasoning 152 + Quantitative Reasoning 152 + Analytical Writing 3.0
HOW TO SEND YOUR SCORE REPORTS?
GMAT Exam and GMAT Online Exam
LUT only accepts electronic GMAT Score Reports made available in their Score Report Database to
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
Before taking your GMAT test, you may select up to 5 GMAT-accepting programmes/institutes to receive your Official Score Report
You may also send extra score reports for extra cost
Further information: GMAT Tests: Sending Your Scores.
GRE General Test and GRE General Test at Home
LUT University only accepts electronic GRE Test Score Reports that are made available in their Score Report Database to
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT - institutional code 2382
Before taking your GRE test, you may select up to 4 GRE-accepting insititutes to receive your scores.
You may also send extra score reports for extra cost.
Further information: GRE Tests: Sending Your Scores.
VALIDITY FOR THE TESTS
The result for the GMAT Exam and the GRE General Test must be valid on the date of submitting the application.
The result for the GMAT Exam and the GRE General Test is valid for 5 years from the date of taking the test.
Application process
Before starting your application process, have a look at the basics on applying at
- Applying to Master's Programmes through Regular Admission
>> Application process
where all the important information regarding to applying in general is given.
Degree Certificate for the Bachelor's Degree
+ an official translation when required
Upload a scan for the original/s.Transcript of Records for the Bachelor's Degree
+ an official translation when required
Upload a scan for the original/s.
What to do if there are no credits available for the completed courses?- 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.GMAT Exam & GMAT Online Exam when required
GRE General Test & GRE General Test at Home when required
When applying to this programme with a degree in a field other than Business Administration:
Completed in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences
Completed in a University outside of Finland
Upload a scan for the test result or a screenshot from your test account.
The result is always electronically verified from the test database.
Minimum required scores:
GMAT Exam & GMAT Online Exam: 550
GRE General Test & GRE General Test at Home: Verbal Reasoning 152 + Quantitative Reasoning 152 + Analytical Writing 3.0Passport 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.
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 2023
- Provide us with the following documents by 31 August 2023 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 6 September 2023 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
Before the academic evaluation begins, the admission committee checks the programme-specific requirements and the applicants meeting the requirements will move forward to academic evaluation, which is done in two subsequent stages.
Stage 1: Educational background
The applicant's educational background will be evaluated based on the required information given on the application form and the required application documents.
Stage 2: Interview
A limited number of applicants are invited to an interview in the order of the highest points for stage 1.
Final selection
The final selection will be completed among the interviewed applicants based on
- Points for the interview only (stage 2)
Academic Success, max. 5 points
Arithmetic GPA for the degree you must apply with:
- 1.00 - 2.99 = 0 points
- 3.00 - 3.99 = 1 point
- 4.0 - 4.49 = 3 points
- 4.50 - 5.00 = 5 points
The GPA evaluated in the LUT selection process is an arithmetic average of all individual study records included in the degree and graded with numbers, including the Final Thesis and excluding the grades for all the fails. The considered GPA includes two decimals.
Your GPA will be converted on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00 during the evaluation process when the original scale having been a different one.
Previous Relevant Studies, max. 10 points
Studies in Mathematics, Information Technology, Information Processing, Statistics, Operations Research and Management Science relevant to the programme:
- 0-24 ECTS credits = 0 points
- 25-34 ECTS credits = 3 points
- 35-50 ECTS credits = 5 points
- 51-70 ECTS credits = 7 points
- 71- ECTS credits = 10 points
You are responsible for converting, calculating and presenting the required and completed studies in ECTS credits on your application form listed by disciplines and courses according to the following:
- 1 ECTS credit = a workload of 27 hours (lectures, assignments etc.)
NOTE: You must list your courses in English on your application form - also whenever they have been completed in Finnish - plus, upload an official Transcript of Records in English for your studies.
The names of the courses you list in English on the application form must be identical with the names of the courses on the Transcript of Records in English.
Minimum requirements for the completed studies
What to do if there are no credits available for the completed courses?
A limited number of applicants are invited to an interview in the order of the highest total points for stage 1.
The following elements will be evaluated:
- Motivation
- Applicability for the programme
- Communication skills
- Competencies related to the programme gained in practice