The One Study Right Rule means that in the future, a student’s study rights at the same or lower level will be terminated if they accept a new study right leading to a degree. If a student has a study right for a two-cycle degree (e.g., Bachelor’s + Master’s) and the lower-level degree is still in progress, the right to complete both the lower-level and the higher-level degrees will expire at the same time.
The One Study Right Rule will be applied for the first time in application rounds starting after 1 August 2026, in which students are selected for studies beginning on or after 1 January 2027.
Student’s previous study rights are terminated only when they accept a new study place; otherwise, existing study rights do not need to be relinquished.
The provisions apply to universities’ lower and higher university degrees, universities of applied sciences’ bachelor’s degrees, and master’s degrees from universities of applied sciences. Doctoral degrees, commissioned education degrees, international joint and double degrees, and degrees from the National Defence University and the Police University College are excluded from the regulation.
In the future, when a student accepts a study place, they will lose their existing study rights and study rights that can be activated.
- At the moment of acceptance, the applicant will be shown which study rights will be terminated as a result.
- The decision to accept a study place—and thereby terminate previous study rights—is binding and cannot be changed afterwards.
- If an applicant already holds a study right for a two-cycle degree (Bachelor’s + Master’s) and the lower-level degree is still in progress, the right to complete both the lower-level and the higher-level degrees will expire at the same time.
| New study right | Study right to be terminated | Study right not to be terminated |
|---|---|---|
| Universities of applied sciences’ bachelor’s degrees (AMK-tutkinto) | – Universities of applied sciences’ bachelor’s degrees (AMK-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower degrees study right (YO alempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower + higher university degrees study right (YO alempi + ylempi kk-tutkinto) | – Universities of applied sciences’ master’s degrees (YAMK-tutkinto) – Universities’ higher university degrees (YO ylempi kk-tutkinto) |
| Universities of applied sciences’ master’s degrees (YAMK-tutkinto) | – Universities of applied sciences’ bachelor’s degrees (AMK-tutkinto) – Universities of applied sciences’ master’s degrees (YAMK-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower degrees study right (YO alempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower + higher university degrees study right (YO alempi + ylempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ higher university degrees (YO ylempi kk-tutkinto) | |
| Universities’ lower university degrees (YO alempi kk-tutkinto ) | – Universities of applied sciences’ bachelor’s degrees (AMK-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower degrees study right (YO alempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower + higher university degrees study right (YO alempi + ylempi kk-tutkinto) | – Universities of applied sciences’ master’s degrees (YAMK-tutkinto) – Universities’ higher university degrees (YO ylempi kk-tutkinto) |
| Universities’ lower + higher university degrees study right (YO alempi + ylempi kk-tutkinto) | – Universities of applied sciences’ bachelor’s degrees (AMK-tutkinto) – Universities of applied sciences’ master’s degrees (YAMK-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower degrees study right (YO alempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower + higher university degrees study right (YO alempi + ylempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ higher university degrees (YO ylempi kk-tutkinto) | |
| Universities’ higher university degrees (YO ylempi kk-tutkinto) | – Universities of applied sciences’ bachelor’s degrees (AMK-tutkinto) – Universities of applied sciences’ master’s degrees (YAMK-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower degrees study right (YO alempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ lower + higher university degrees study right (YO alempi + ylempi kk-tutkinto) – Universities’ higher university degrees (YO ylempi kk-tutkinto) |