The language test result must be valid for a minimum of one day during the application period. The applicant should make sure that the test results are not too old. If the applicant is unsure and the test results are more than 2 years old, it is advised to retake the test. The authenticity of the test results will be checked with the test organiser.

IELTS Academic or IELTS Online

• Minimum requirement: Overall score 6.0. Each section (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking) must be completed
• Only scanned final test results accepted (no temporary results or screenshots from online pages)

TOEFL Academic iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Edition

• Minimum requirement: Overall score 60. Each section (Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing) must be compeleted
• Only scanned final test results accepted (no temporary results or screenshots from online pages)

PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online

• Minimum requirement: Overall score 55. Each section (Speaking and Writing, Reading and Listening) must be completed
• Only scanned final test results accepted (no temporary results or screenshots from online pages)

Cambridge English Scale Score

• Minimum requirement: Overall score 169. Each section (Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking) must be completed
• Only scanned final test results accepted (no temporary results or screenshots from online pages)

• Minimum requirement: Grade 4 or higher on all the subtests (speaking, listening comprehension, writing, and reading comprehension)
• The test result has no expiration time
• This test is only available in Finland
• Only scanned final test results accepted (no temporary results or screenshots from online pages).

• Degree must be completed in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States

• Finnish Matriculation Examination: English advanced syllabus with a minimum grade M
• The whole International Baccalaureate degree completed in English
• International Baccalaureate final examination: higher level English with a minimum grade 4
• European Baccalaureate: at least grade 6.00 in L2-level English
• Reifeprüfung/DIA completed diploma: at least grade 7 in advanced English

If your language of instruction* isn´t Finnish your language skills will be assessed on the basis of a separate language proficiency test held after the application period. Invitations to language test will be sent by email to applicants. If you have already passed the separate language proficiency test at Oamk before or during your Open UAS Studies or if you have a certification of Finnish language skills minimum of A2 level (YKI), you don´t need to attend the language test at Oamk. The YKI-certificate must be attached to the Studyinfo application form upon request.

* Language of instruction is the language in which the applicant has been taught in comprehensive school (peruskoulu) or upper secondary school (lukio) and from which the applicant has a grade of native language in their graduation certificate.

Following are also considered as language of instruction:

• a language in which the applicant has a passed grade in native language in the matriculation examination.
• a language in which the applicant has at least a grade of magna cum laude approbatur in Finnish as a second language in the matriculation examination

If you need to take the language proficiency test at Oamk, you will receive an invitation by email after the application period.