The certificate-based selection is limited to those who completed their high school studies in one of the following countries or areas: the EU/EEA-area, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Moldova, Kazakstan and Uzbekistan.
If you have not completed your high school education is one of the above mentioned countries, you are not eligible to apply through this selection route, kindly look into the SAT selection or prepare for the joint application round 2027.
The additional application period using certificate-based selection will be arranged between 14 August – 15 September 2026. In this additional application period you can apply to selected degree programmes. Submit your application through StudyInfo:
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management, blended learning
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management (ERP), daytime studies
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business, blended learning
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology, daytime studies
- Our certificate-based selection is a flexible application process that allows you to apply directly to a degree programme using your high school diploma and transcript with the required grades.
- This application round works on a basis of a rolling admission; eligible students will be accepted already during the application round, on the first-come first-serve basis until all available places are filled.
- Eligible applicants who pass the interview will get notification of student selection soon after the online interview.
- The applicants who satisfy all the admission criteria will be accepted in the order that they have submitted their complete application. The number of study places is limited.
AMOUNT OF OFFERED STUDY PLACES
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management 20
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management (ERP) 20
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business 20
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology, daytime studies 20
Application process
- Carefully review the eligibility criteria and required documents.
- Make sure your previous education and grades meet the requirements.
Accepted qualifications.
- Upper/higher secondary school diplomas or A-levels from:
- EU/EEA countries
- Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Moldova, Kazakstan and Uzbekistan
- Not accepted: Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees, vocational qualifications
Minimum grade requirements:
- All applicants:
- A clearly stated grade in English, comparable to a US grade B.
- An overall GPA also comparable to a US grade B.
- You can use Scholaro to compare your grades.
- Engineering applicants:
- A grade in Mathematics. At intermediate level a grade comparable to US grade B is required. In advanced mathematics a passing grade is accepted.
- You can use Scholaro to compare your grades.
- Below you can find country-specific grade requirements for Finland, Nepal and international matriculation examinations.
If your country is not listed here, you can find the grade requirements above (Check eligibility).
Finland
Finnish applicants are required to have grades for Finnish matriculation examination.
English (advanced syllabus) with a minimum grade C
Mathematics: a minimum grade of C in basic syllabus or a minimum grade of A in advanced syllabus
An overall GPA with a minumum grade of C
Nepal
Higher Secondary Education Board Examination / School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI & XII)
Submit your academic transcript, provisional certificate and migration certificate.
If you do not have your Migration Certificate anymore, then upload a letter from the Board that you have been given it. No Objection Letters are not accepted.
English with a minimum grade of 2.6
Mathematics with a minimum grade of 2.6
An overall GPA with a minimum grade of 2.6
International Baccalaureate (IB):
English
A HL/SL or English B HL/SL with a minimum grade of 4
Mathematics
A minimum grade of 3 in one of the following subjects
Mathematics: Analysis and approaches HL,
Mathematics: Applications and interpretation HL,
Mathematics: Analysis and approaches SL,
Further Mathematics,
Mathematics HL,
Mathematics SL,
Mathematical methods
or a minimum grade of 4 in one of the following subjects
Mathematics: Applications and interpretation SL,
Mathematical Studies
Also required is an an overall GPA also comparable to a US grade B.
European Baccalaureate (EB)
English
L2, Other national language with a minimum grade of 6
Mathematics
A minimum grade 5 of in advanced mathematics or a minimum grade of 6 in mathematics
Also required is an an overall GPA also comparable to a US grade B.
You will need:
- High school diploma and transcript. In the certificate-based selection we accept high school diplomas and transcripts with the required grades from the EU/EEA-area, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.
- Those graduating in the summer 2026 are also conditionally eligible and are required to submit the latest certificate of graduation and latest transcript with grades during the application period. The certificate should state that the student will graduate during the summer semester and include the graduation date. The applicant should deliver the final certificate by 22nd of September 15:00 Finnish time (if the certificate is given in another language than in English, you should also have it translated).
- Authorized translation of the educational documents if the originals are not issued in Finnish, Swedish or English. The translation must have the translator’s signature and stamp.
- Acceptable proof of English language skills. You can find the list of accepted documents here.
- Valid ID (passport or accepted ID card). All applicants must upload a copy of passport/official identification card to their application form to confirm the identity in the online interview. Only the following documents are accepted as proof of identity: passport, Finnish identity card with a photo, issued by police, Finnish driver’s licence or another EU/EEA country identity card with a photo. Also, an expired passport or identity card is accepted if its validity is expired on 1.12.2024 the latest.
- Copy of residence permit. Starting from 1 Jan 2025, applicants from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee in order to apply to higher education studies. If you are from outside the aforementioned area and you are applying to studies in Finland, you will need to pay the application fee. Here you can find out if you are required to pay the application fee.
- Check the available Bachelor’s degree programmes here. When applying in the certificate-based selection one applicant can apply and be admitted to ONE programme. Study places are filled in order so it is important to pay the application fee as soon as possible. Once all study places in the programme have been filled, applying to the programme is no longer possible.
- The application process takes place at Studyinfo.fi when the application period is ongoing.
- When filling the application form, applicants are advised to double-check if the given postal address is up to date and the given email address is functional. A functional email address is particularly important in order to be able to be contacted later on with decisions and further guidelines. The email address provided in the application form will be taken as the official channel of communication and will not be changed later in the process.
- Pay the application fee if required. Only applications with the required attachments and paid application fees (if required) will be checked and can be considered. Kindly note that applications are reviewed continuously.
- Eligible applicants will be invited to take part in an online interview via Teams. Eligible applicants will be invited to the interview as soon as their application has been processed. The interview will test the applicant’s motivation, aptitude for higher education studies and English language skills. The interview will be evaluated on a scale of pass or fail.
- There will be three interview windows available each week, to allow for applicants to select the most suitable time for them. The interviews will be organized until Friday 25 September 2026.
- If you do not arrive or fail the interview, you cannot apply to another programme and get accepted. The interview time given cannot be changed or rescheduled.
- Centria will send invitations and instructions to the interview via email as soon as the application has been processed. Please remember to check your junk mail in case the invite has gone there.
- Applicants who satisfy all the admission criteria will be accepted in the order that they have submitted their complete application and passed the interview. If the applicant passes the interview, they will be offered a study place within a few days of the interview.
- Admitted students will be offered a 10 % discount on their tuition fee when they accept the offered study place and pay the tuition fee within two weeks of student selection notification.
- After being admitted, in order to be able to start their studies, applicants have to accept the study place by logging into Studyinfo.fi and accepting the offered study place. The deadline for accepting the offered study place and paying the tuition fee is 28 September 2026, 3 pm Finnish time.
- For applicants who are accepted in this application round, the studies are set to begin on 1 October 2026.
If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact admissions@centria.fi.
Orientation
Information will be updated here.
Deadline to arrive on campus
New students who will be admitted to the studies beginning on 1 October 2026 must arrive and register on campus by 7 January 2027. More information about the registration process can be found in the conditional offer letter and here.
If students do not arrive by the given deadline and cannot present their original documents, their student selection will be cancelled.
Tuition fees and scholarships
Information can be found here.
Application fees
Starting from 1 Jan 2025, applicants from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee in order to apply to higher education studies.
If you are from outside the aforementioned area and you are applying to studies in Finland, you will need to pay the application fee.
The application fee is 100 euros. You are going to receive a payment link to your email address after submitting your application at Studyinfo.fi. You can pay the application fee with the following global payment methods:
- VISA
- Mastercard
- Apple Pay
In addition to these, you can pay the application fee with Finnish bank payment methods (given that you have access to these methods).
The application fee does not guarantee that you will be offered admission to studies.
More information and details concerning the application fee will can be found here – Studyinfo.fi – Application fee
In case an applicant believes a mistake has been made in student selection, they may file a claim for adjustment after the publication of the student selection results.
Claims for adjustment have to be filed within 14 days after the publication of results. Appeal based on personal circumstances will not be considered as valid reason for appeal. Student admission decision can be changed only in those cases where it is clearly shown that the UAS has not followed the student admission criteria. Therefore, the claim of adjustment must be well-grounded and it should contain accurate information on where the UAS has not followed the criteria.
Claim for adjustment can be delivered via email to admissions@centria.fi or by post
Admissions Office
Centria University of Applied Sciences
Talonpojankatu 2
67100 Kokkola
FINLAND
Tuition fee payment
Please notice that some applicants are obligated to pay tuition fees. If you are not an EU/EEA- citizen or if you do not have a document that exempts you from paying the tuition fees, you are obliged to pay them.
Please note that Centria UAS uses Flywire to accept payments from international students worldwide. This is the only accepted way to pay the tuition fee. Centria does not approach students with any other payment methods. Please only use the payment link provided in the conditional offer letter.
More information about the tuition fees and scholarships can be found here.
Admissions Services
If you have further questions do not hesitate to contact Centria’s Admissions Services. If you are contacting the Admissions Services and you already have an application number, please state it in your email to ease the recognition process.