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Faculty of Social Sciences
About the Faculty:
Contact information:
Faculty office: Unioninkatu 37 (P.O. Box 54) 00014 University of Helsinki phone +358-(0)9-191 24 808 fax +358-(0)9-191 24 835 soc-sci@helsinki.fi |
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The instructions on how to apply at the faculty of social sciences as a visiting student
The Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences has established the terms for the acceptance of visiting students on the 18th of December 1991. According to the decision taken, the procedure mentioned below will be used in the admission of visiting students at the Faculty of Social Sciences and its departments. As for other Faculties, please see the International Applicant´s Guide. It also contains the same information given below in a more detailed form. An international applicant can be granted a visiting student status,
if he/she satisfies at least one of the requirements below:
Visiting student status is usually granted for the maximum of one year at a time. During the period of visiting student studies the student cannot graduate from the Faculty. The application must include certificates/transcripts of previous studies, a language certificate and a verified document giving evidence on one of the following points: scholarship, exchange programme or credit transfer (see below). The decisions on admission are made by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on the basis of an evaluation statement from the appropriate department. The visiting student´s status is not meant for students studying for a degree in a Finnish university or polytechnic. Students studying for a degree in a Finnish university or polytechnic ought to apply using the JOO-agreement instead. The deadline for submitting applications are the 15th of May and 15th of November . By this date all the applications with the required appendixes have to be delivered to the Faculty of Social Sciences: Faculty of Social Sciences, P.O. Box 54, Unioninkatu 37, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. The deadline of May is primarily meant for those
students who want to study: The one in November for those students who want to study the spring-term (1.1.- 31.7.). It is also possible to apply in beforehand, say, in May 2003 for the academic year 2004-2005, but study-rights can not be granted for a period that exceeds the end of academic year (i.e. 1.1.-31.12. is thus impossible). N.B.These closing dates do not concern students applying through official exchange programmes: their applications will be processed continuously. There are no fees for individual courses, but the accepted have to become members of the Student Union of the University, and the membership is compulsory. The fee in the academic year 2003-2004 was € 61,62. Applications that are not complete, there are documents missing or the copies are not certified by the correct authorities will not be processed. Also the requested documents must be in either in Finnish, Swedish, English, German, or French. All translations must confirmed by a sworn/official translator. All photocopies must be officially certified, i.e. they must bear the stamp and signature of an official entitled to attest documents: an authorised university official, a notary public, a commissioner of oaths etc. The University of Helsinki will not attest any documents or photocopies. Language test scores are accepted only if they are received directly from the organisation that administers the test. The faculties of the University of Helsinki will check the validity of their applicants' documents (diplomas, transcripts, language certificates etc.). The use of forged or invalid documents causes a cancellation of the student's admission. The application must include enclosed the following documents:
Important remarks regarding applying as a visiting student One should have
completed at least two years of study at one´s home university
before applying, since the departments expect that the applicant has
the skills that enable him/her to study directly the field s/he has
applied. If one is accepted to
study as a visiting student, it should be noted that it is not a
preparatory year and will not have any effect in the admission at the
university as such, although the credits obtained will be taken into
consideration should one decide to apply with the Direct
Admission Economics is not
business, finances, trade or marketing. Economics taught at this
university are theoretical economics, and if you have studied business,
finances, trade or marketing and want to be admitted to study economics
at this faculty your chances are extremely small. It might be a better
idea to take a look at the web- pages of the Helsinki School of Economics and
Business Administration, Swedish School of
Economics and Business Administration or other Finnish
Universities or Center
for International Mobility. The Statement required
should also contain a study-plan, that should contain with as much as
possible the courses and examinations one intends to take while
studying at this university. The guides containing
information about the examinations and the instruction
in English ought to be consulted before applying. The visiting
student´s right to study is a temporary one, and will not be
extended without very exceptional reasons. Those applicants who want to
study in Helsinki longer than a year ought to apply as degree students. The visiting student´s
status is not meant for students studying for a degree in a Finnish university
or polytechnic. Students studying for a degree in a Finnish
university or polytechnic ought to apply using the JOO-agreement instead.
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