Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or Economics
Completed in a University Kauppatieteiden kandidaatti
Bachelor of Engineering
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences Insinööri (AMK)
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences Tradenomi
Bachelor's Degree in another field of study
Completed in a University or in a University of Applied Sciences
Regarding the degrees mentioned above:
Having completed a Master's Degree still makes you eligible to apply, but only when applying with your Bachelor's Degree. For example: diplomi-insinööri, maisteri, ylempi AMK-tutkinto
Exception 1: You are not eligible to apply, if having completed a degree diplomi-insinööri in a degree programme on the same field of study compared to the programme you are applying to.
Exception 2: Degree diplomi-insinööri is accepted for applying, if completed before 2008 when there was no separate Bachelor's Degree awarded.
Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences with no prior Bachelor's Degree while the prior degree having been completed on a higher secondary or secondary level are not eligible to apply.
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 Technology OR closely related to Technology
Completed in a University - All Countries
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or Economics
Completed in a University - EU/EEA countries or Switzerland
Bachelor of Engineering
Completed in a University - EU/EEA countries or Switzerland
Bachelor of Business Administration
Completed in a University - EU/EEA countries or Switzerland
Having completed a Master's Degree still makes you eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Exception to the rule: A combination of Bachelor's + Master's Degree with no separate Bachelor's Degree accepted for applying.
Applicants having completed a Master's Degree are eligible to apply but only with the Bachelor's Degree. If you have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management in a university in Finland (tuotantotalouden diplomi-insinööri) before starting LUT studies, you are not eligible to apply.
You can only apply with a Master's degree if you have a higher university degree that does not include a lower university degree (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.
Overall 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
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
a sufficient amount of studies in Industrial Engineering and Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics or Physics considered to be enough for the programme by the Admissions Committee
by the application deadline.
The programme Admissions Committee reserves the right to decide whether the studies completed qualify the applicant to apply to the programme.
The studies will be checked from the Transcript of Records uploaded to your application form.
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 grading scale must include at least two different grades for passing that together form a clear range of passing grades so that an arithmetic GPA can be calculated.
If the completed courses having been evaluated by using verbal or letter-based grades, these grades will be converted on a numerical scale of 1.00-5.00 by using linear conversion.
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 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
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
It is not possible to get another right to study in a Master's programme that is included in the same study programme, i.e. in the same main field of study for which the student already has a right to study at LUT University.
Should this be the case, the study right obtained later will be revoked.
The restriction also means that it is not possible to change the Master's programme to another one in the same field of study by applying again.
Example
Student already has a study right in the Master's programme in Innovation and Logistics in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management at LUT University so s/he is not able to get another study right in another Master's programme in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management.
Application process
Before starting your application process, have a look at the basics on applying at
where all the important information regarding to applying in general is given.
Filling in your application form
In your application form, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units completed for your Bachelor's Degree.
If applying with an unfinished Bachelor's Degree, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units expected to be completed for being able to graduate.
If having completed a combination of degrees that together correspond to a Bachelor's Degree, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units for all the related degrees.
Requirements for the Transcript of Records
The Transcript of Records for your Bachelor's Degree must include the cumulative number of original study units (credits, credit hours etc.).
If the cumulative original study units are not included on the Transcript of Records, an official statement on them issued in English by the related university must be uploaded.
You may also upload an official brochure for the programme issued by the university instead of the official statement if the cumulative original study units indicated in the brochure.
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. If your Bachelor's Degree is a combination of two or more different degrees, upload one combined scan/document in which you have included all the original Transcripts of Records. The following elements must be included in the Transcript/s of Records: * Original study units for each course * Original cumulative study units for the degree * Grades for each course If one or many of these required elements are missing, you must upload an additional, official statement provided by the university in English, indicating the missing elements. The original study units for each course as well as the cumulative ones for the degree can also be provided by uploading an official brochure for the programme if these elements are indicated in the brochure. The additional document/s must be combined together and uploaded to the same section with the Transcript of Records.
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.
Letter of Motivation max.one page Upload your Letter of Motivation explaining why you wish to study in the programme. Explain why you wish to apply to this programme. Indicate through examples on how your strengths seen from the academic or other aspect are related to this programme and how graduating from this programme would support your career plans in the future. Feel free to list also other issues for your motivation towards studying in this programme.
Letter of Recommendation Upload a scan for a Letter of Recommendation; no special format required. Only letters uploaded to application form will 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.
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 not 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 2026
Provide us with the following documents by 31 August 2026 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 7 September 2026 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 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 will be invited to an interview while the maximum number for the ones invited is three times the number of places available in the programme.
Final selection
The final selection will be completed among the interviewed applicants based on
Total points for stages 1 and 2
In case of there are applicants with same number of points qualifying for selection, all applicants with same points will be admitted.
Previous Studies, max. 13 points
Relevancy for the degree providing you with the eligibility to apply, max. 4 points
Arithmetic GPA for the degree providing you with the eligibility to apply, max 5 points
For further information on the arithmetic GPA, please see Arithmetic GPA evaluated in the process under Admission Criteria.
Letter of Motivation + Letter of Recommendation + Overall Impression for the Application, max. 7 points
Your motivation will be assessed through a Letter of Motivation.
Explain why you wish to apply to this programme. Let the Admission Committee know through examples on how your strengths seen from the academic or other aspect are related to this programme and how graduating from this programme would support your career plans in the future. Feel free to list also other issues for your motivation towards studying in this programme.
In addition to your Letter of Motivation, remember to upload a Letter of Recommendation to your application form as well.
The applicant must follow the practices of scientific writing: documents related to the application process such as Letter of Motivation must be written by the applicant. It must not present other people's ideas, information, words or other material without a sufficient reference. Artificial intelligence is not a source of scientific text. The applicant must ensure that the source entries are correct.
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 one.
The following elements will be evaluated:
Communication skills
Motivation
Background knowledge in the field of study for the programme
