SAT score-based selection

For this specific direct application round, the following education give applicants eligibility to apply for Bachelor´s programmes in the SAT application:

• the studies required for graduating from the Finnish upper secondary school or a Matriculation Examination
• International Baccalaureate (IB) degree;
• Reifeprüfung or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree completed outside Finland
• European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification covering 120 credits or 180 competence points or a corresponding earlier Finnish vocational degree covering at least 80 credits;
• a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification or a further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or a comparable previous qualification;
• a foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the country in question
• Bachelor´s degree and Master´s degree

Centria University of Applied Sciences uses discretionary admission, which means that the applicant could be considered eligible even if he/she did not meet the general admission criteria. Discretion may come into question in the following situation:

If the applicant is a refugee or in a refugee-like situation and formerly obtained qualifications cannot be proven through documentary evidence, Centria can excuse the applicant and he or she can proceed in the application process. In this case, an applicant must prove the refugee status by a decision made by a competent authority and send a copy of the decision (a decision on asylum or a residence permit granted by a need for protection) to the Admissions office by a set date.

Those graduating in the summer 2027 are also conditionally eligible and are required to submit the latest certificate of graduation and latest transcript 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 9th of July 2027 15:00 Finnish time (if the certificate is given in another language than in English, you should also have it translated).

Required documents of eligibility

On this page you can find answers to applicants’ most frequently asked questions related to eligibility requirements for the Bachelor Degree Programmes and required study certificates and documents by country.

Applicants can apply for all Bachelor programmes except the Nursing programme with the SAT results. Only results from the new SAT test (taken after March 2016) are acceptable.

Centria’s designated SAT code is 7819.

Centria UAS requires applicants to score a minimum of 500 points from evidence-based reading and writing and a minimum of 500 points from Mathematics. Essay results are not required.

Score reports should be ordered electronically by applicants directly from the test center and need to be delivered to Centria UAS. Reports printed or sent by the applicant him/herself are not acceptable.

You must submit your application in Studyinfo by 31 May 2027. SAT-scores must be delivered between 30 October 2026 – 31 May 2027. Only applications and SAT scores which have been delivered within these deadlines are valid.

Please note that 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.

Applicants start the application process by filling an online application form during the application period at Studyinfo.fi. The application is publicly accessible to everyone via the internet, and the admission process follows predefined admissions criteria. Therefore, no stakeholders outside the institution can have influence over the selection process itself.  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. Once the application has successfully been registered, including a copy of the education certificate, applicants receive an application number. If an application number is received, applicants do not have to contact Centria´s Admissions office to confirm that the application has arrived.

The deadline for filling in the application and submitting it is 31 May 2027, 3 pm Finnish time. After submitting the application, applicants can still make changes to the application until the end of the application period. After that, it is still possible to attach documents to the application, but no other changes are possible.

• 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. Applicants can be admitted if they submit a valid application, attach required documents, meet eligibility requirements, pay the application fee (if required) and submit the required SAT scores. An application is considered complete when Centria UAS has received the application via Studyinfo as well as all required documents.

• If you are required to pay the application fee, your application is considered valid only after the fee has been paid.

• The admission process is based on rolling admission and the number of study places is limited. Once the study places have been filled, new applicants cannot be accepted to study. Applications will be rejected if any of the required attachments are missing at the time of processing. No prior warning will be given to the applicant on when their application is processed.

• Admitted applicants must accept their study place and pay the tuition fee within 28 days of receiving the conditional offer letter.

• An early bird scholarship is offered when accepting the study place and paying the tuition fee within 14 days of receiving the conditional offer letter. The 25% amount is automatically reduced from the tuition fee. More information concerning the tuition fees & scholarships can be found here.

If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact admissions@centria.fi.

Orientation

Accepted students will receive information regarding the start of studies as soon as they have enrolled as a present student. If you are required to pay the tuition fee, you enroll as present by paying the tuition fee. If you are not required to pay a tuition fee, you must manually complete your enrollment for the academic year in Studyinfo after accepting the study place.

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.

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