In your application form, you must list the programme-related studies in ECTS credits for each course under the related field of study and indicate the total number of ECTS credits for all the courses listed.
Studies not originally in ECTS credits >> Conversion needed
If the courses are not originally listed in ECTS credits on your Transcript of Records, you are responsible for converting the original study units (credits, credit hours, etc.) into ECTS credits according to the following conversions.
The Transcript of Records to be uploaded to the application form must include the total number of original study units (credits, credit hours, etc.) for the degree in question.
If the total number of original study units is not indicated, the official statement from the university on the original study units must also be uploaded.
What to do if there are no credits available for the completed courses?
How to get the conversion factor?
Studies on Bachelor's level
- Divide 180 ECTS credits (= 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.
Studies on Master's level
- Always use the factor of 1.5 when converting the original study units (credits, credit hours, etc.) for Master's level courses that you list as additional programme-related studies and not included in the degree you are applying with.
How to convert study units into ECTS credits?
- Multiply the original number of study units (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 examples
Bachelor's studies
The total study units completed for your Bachelor’s Degree are 160 credits and you need to convert a course with 2 credits into ECTS credits.
- Divide 180 ECTS credits by 160 credits = the conversion factor is 1.125
- Multiply 2 credits with the factor 1.125 = your course is equal to 2.25 ECTS credits.
Master's studies
Example #1. You have completed 60 credits of Master's level studies and you need to convert a course with 3 credits into ECTS credits.
- Multiply 3 credits with the factor 1.5 = your course is equal to 4.5 ECTS credits
Example #2. You have completed 95 credits of Master's level studies and you need to convert a course with 2 credits into ECTS credits.
- Multiply 2 credits with the factor 1.5 = your course is equal to 3 ECTS credits