Assessment/Examination

To apply for a programme leading to the lower university degree, the students are required to have completed the Finnish upper secondary school or other education of equivalent level. To apply for a 2.5-year programme leading to the higher university degree, the student must have a lower university degree or other qualification of equivalent level, unless the Academy decides otherwise.

The students are eligible for education leading only to a lower university degree or to both a lower and a higher university degree if they have passed the Finnish matriculation examination referred to in the National matriculation examination decree (1000/1994), have a Bachelor’s degree, a higher vocational qualification, a vocational upper secondary qualification, a vocational qualification awarded on the completion of education of at least three years in duration, a foreign degree or qualification that gives eligibility for higher education in the awarding country or if the Academy otherwise deems the candidate to have sufficient knowledge and skills for the studies. However, if the student is applying for the degree Programme in Music Education, he/she is required to have passed the Finnish matriculation examination or an equivalent foreign examination.

The entrance examination is in two parts:

1     Evaluating general facilities in music

2     a) Main and second instruments

       b) Demonstration (teaching skills)

       c) Interview

       d) General music theory, solfège and aural perception assignment

The grading scale for the advanced courses conforms to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) rating scale with the letters A (best) to E for pass and F for fail. For the basic courses just pass or fail is used as marks.