Maturity Test
Apply the knowledge and skills you have learnt during the thesis process to your maturity test, and show your ability to communicate professionally and manage different text types in your profession.
For your degree, you are required to write a maturity test on the subject of your thesis, which will show your familiarity with the subject as well as skills in Finnish or Swedish (Government Decree on Polytechnics 1229/2014, Section 8).
The structure, content and style of the maturity test must be harmonious. Apply the knowledge and skills you have learnt during the thesis process to your maturity test, and show your ability to communicate professionally and manage different text types in your profession.
Forms of the maturity test
The maturity test can be written for example in the form of an essay, article, blog, press release or poster presentation. You will receive an assignment and additional information from your thesis supervisor about the various maturity test options in your own degree program.
Language of the maturity test
If you have received your education in Finnish or Swedish, please write your maturity test in the same language. The language of your degree programme does not influence the language of the maturity test.
If you have received your education abroad or in some other language than Finnish or Swedish, please write your maturity test in English.
For justified reasons, you may apply for an exception in the language of the maturity test in Pulmu. The director of school makes the decision based on a proposal by the head of studies.
Assessment of the maturity test
The maturity test will be assessed on a scale of pass or fail.
The thesis supervisor assesses familiarity with the field. The following is assessed for the familiarity with the field:
- the content’s connection with the thesis
- the content shows expertise in the degree subject
- the content matches the title
When the maturity test has been written in Finnish or Swedish, in addition to familiarity with the field, the language is assessed, as well. The maturity test with approved language fulfils the following criteria:
- The text is a clear and understandable entity that the reader can understand without familiarizing themselves with the thesis of the maturity test.
- The text follows the assignment (e.g., text type, target group) and the objective of the text is met.
- The text proceeds logically and has a clear structure.
- The language is polished and refined for the most part, and the text uses good factual style. Possible linguistic errors do not significantly impede the understanding of the text.
- The terminology of one’s own field has been used appropriately.
- Perspectives or arguments are substantiated, i.e. argued.
When the maturity test for Bachelor degree is written in Finnish or Swedish, the Language Centre evaluates the language of the maturity test on a scale passed/to be supplemented. If the maturity test is assessed to be supplemented, the student will receive feedback on the text from the language assessor in order to prepare to supplement the maturity test. When the maturity test is written in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, the familiarity with the subject is assessed by the thesis supervisor. The language of the maturity test is not assessed.
The language of the maturity test for the Master degree is not evaluated separately, because it will not be entered on the degree certificate.