Copy of the degree certificate in the original language
Copy of the trancript of records in the original language
Official English translations of degree certificate and transcript of records if the language of instruction has been other than English, Swedish or Finnish
SAT test or ACT test
All documents must be uploaded to the application at the time of application is submitted. Applications that are missing any required documents or contain any deficiencies will not be considered and will be rejected.
Further information will be updated later.
Which documents are required for the autumn 2026 Joint Application?
Please note that all attachments are only valid for one application period. If you have applied in previous application rounds, you still must attach all documents on your online application for the ongoing application period.
Verify their educational documents by the deadline to avoid losing study place.
Make sure their language test can be verified by the University of Oulu (if tests are used as a proof of language skills).
If the programme they are applying to uses ACT/SAT or GMAT/GRE, they must order their test results to be sent to the University of Oulu for verification.
Admission Services of the University of Oulu evaluates the eligibility and authenticity of your educational certificates. This means, for example, contacting your previous educational institution or the language test organiser. Any malpractice will be reported to your home institution and the appropriate authorities.
Please note that application documents are not returned to the applicants.
Remember to scan all needed application attachments except for degree certificate on your online application during the application period!
Applicants are required to upload a copy of their latest transcript of records during the application period on their electronic application. If you receive the degree certificate and the final transcript of records during the application period, it is recommended that you submit them as well. You should point out the anticipated graduation date on the application and submit the documents you have at the time of applying. Do not wait to receive your final diploma or degree certificate if it is not available during the application period.
Make sure their language test can be verified by the University of Oulu (if tests are used as a proof of language skills) according to our deadlines.
Send to us according to the verification requirements a verified copy of their final certificate and transcript of records (as well as official translations if the documents are not in Finnish, English or Swedish) by the given deadline
No, you do not need to submit verified copies during the application period. During the application period you must upload copies of your educational documents, proof of language skills, and other attachments on your electronic application. Please note that the University of Oulu does not evaluate application documents before the application period!
After you have been accepted, you must remember to verify your documents. Verification may take time, so please make sure you begin the process well in advance! If you do not verify your documents by the verification deadline, you will lose your study place. Admission Services of the University of Oulu evaluates the eligibility and authenticity of your educational certificates. This means, for example, contacting your previous educational institution or the language test organiser. Any malpractice will be reported to your home institution and the appropriate authorities.
Please note that application documents are not returned to the applicants.
A higher education degree certificate is a document issued by an institution to a student who has successfully completed all studies included in the degree. The student has graduated. The degree certificate should include the name of the institution awarding the degree, the date of issue, and the name of the person to whom the degree certificate has been issued and which title/degree the person has been awarded.
Please note that to be eligible to apply to our master's programmes, your previous higher education degree must give you eligibility for Master's studies in your country of education.
Eligible applicants hold an upper secondary education certificate - the Finnish matriculation examination, the International Baccalaureate, the European Baccalaureate, Reifeprüfung/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung, vocational qualification or any other comparable upper secondary educational qualification which provides eligibility for University-level Bachelor’s studies in the country in question.
A temporary (provisional) degree certificate is accepted if it was awarded no more than five years earlier. The five-year validity period begins from the date on which the degree was conferred and must not expire prior to the application deadline. In other words, a temporary degree certificate is not accepted if it was awarded more than five years ago. In such cases, the applicant must present his or her final degree certificate.
A temporary (provisional) degree certificate is a document issued by an institution to a student who has successfully completed all studies included in the degree. The student has graduated. The temporary degree certificate is issued as a replacement for the actual degree certificate e.g. in case the actual degree certificate cannot be given to the student immediately after the studies have been completed due to technical or administrative reasons. The temporary degree certificate should include the name of the institution awarding the degree, the date of issue, and the name of the person to whom the degree certificate has been issued and which title/degree the person has been awarded.
Please note that you must present your final certificate before you can graduate from the University of Oulu.
The official transcript of records must include the following information:
full titles of the units that the student has completed for the degree
completion times of study units (or at the very least the overall study time at the institution)
grades obtained
credits awarded
information on the grading scale used at the institution
The transcript must cover the full length of studies. If the degree includes course units that the student has completed at another institution and the transferred credits are not indicated in detail on the transcript of records, a separate transcript of records regarding the transferred credits should be submitted.
University of Oulu only accepts official transcripts of records.
If your educational documents are issued in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, official translations of them to one of these languages are required. Officially certified copies of the original documents must also be submitted. An official translation must be one of the following:
issued by the awarding institution
an officially certified copy issued by the awarding institution translated by an official translator
an officially certified copy of a translation made by an official translator
Each page of an official translation must bear the translator’s stamp and/or signature. Official translations must be exact translations of the original documents. Translations done by the applicant themselves are not accepted.
You do not need to send us the official translations by post but you do need to upload them on your application by the same deadlines as your educational documents have (please see our Deadlines pages for more detailed information).
If you have a diploma supplement, you may use it as an official translation. If you do this, you must verify your diploma supplement by the verification deadline of your programme, and use the same instructions as you use to verify your educational documents. Please note that a diploma supplement cannot be used to replace the original educational documents. You still must upload your degree certificate and transcript of records on your online application.
If you send us documents by post, please use the following address:
Registry Office University of Oulu P.O.Box 8000 90014 University of Oulu FINLAND
If the courier service does not accept a P.O.Box address, please use the following:
Registry Office University of Oulu Pentti Kaiteran katu 1 90570 Oulu FINLAND
Contact number for courier services when sending your documents: +358 294 484 108.
Please note that this number is for courier services only and that there is no admissions guidance available in this number.
When you send a consignment of documents to Finland:
Send the consignment of documents as a letter. Do not send it as a parcel.
Do not determine a value for the letter, when sending it. Do not indicate even the amount paid for a passport to the authorities, such as the amount of stamp duty, or the value of the concluded insurance for the consignment.
If the country of dispatch requires the consignor to determine a value for the consignment of documents, the value is zero (euros or other currency).
The goods description for the consignment should be, for example, documents.
For further information regarding the consignment of documents to Finland, please contact Finnish Customs directly.
