Recognition of Previous Studies
Previous studies that can be used to compensate courses or study units have to correspond in their content and extent to the courses or study units that are included in the degree requirements of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Each application for compensation of studies will be considered individually. NB! Only studies completed during the last ten years can be recognized as part of a new degree at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Master's Degree Students
Students admitted in direct admission enter the Master’s Degree program. In some cases, they are required to do complementary studies to supplement their previous studies. Students are informed of the required complementary studies in the notification of admission.
Only in exceptional cases, students accepted in direct admission can cross-credit elements of their previous studies for the Master’s Degree (this might be possible, for instance, if the students Bachelor’s Degree has taken more than 3 years of study, or if it is more extensive than the degree offered at the University of Helsinki, that is, more than 180 ECTS). For more information, the student should contact the person in charge of credit recognition at his/her department.
Bachelor's Degree Students
Studies completed at another Faculty of the University of Helsinki, at Finnish or foreign university or polytechnic can be recognized as part of the Bachelor’s degree (or Master’s degree) to be completed at the Faculty of Social Sciences. There are two types of recognition: you can either compensate courses or study units by your previous studies or have them included as supplementary elements in your degree.
Compensation of Language Studies
All international students who are accepted in general admission and those students accepted in direct admission who have completed their Bachelor’s Degree in English,
automatically receive credits for written and oral skills in English. The credits are registered during the autumn semester.
Language studies included in the Bachelor’s Degree can be compensated with the following studies:
- If you have completed an IB or an EB degree, you can compensate the required course in foreign language oral and written skills (English language oral and written skills 3 credits). - If you have completed a Reifeprüfung, you
can compensate the corresponding course in the German language.
You can compensate language studies with a foreign language courses taken at another faculty of the University of Helsinki, at another Finnish university or polytechnic.
-Basic studies of any foreign language (at least 25 ECTS) completed at Finnish or foreign university compensate for the course of written skills in that foreign language. Basic and intermediate studies (at least 60 ECTS) compensate for
the course of oral and written skills.
How to Apply for Recognition of Previous Studies?
To apply for recognition of your previous studies, you have to fill in an Application for Academic Recognition. You can download the application form here. The applicant must attach an original transcript or other certified document of the studies the applicant wishes to include in her/his studies or with which s/he wished to compensate studies.
For more information on recognition of previous studies, please contact the International Coordinator of the Faculty Ms Marianne Järveläinen (E-mail: marianne.jarvelainen(at)helsinki.fi, tel. 09-191 24807.)
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