Apply for more time for your studies

Are your studies taking longer than planned for one reason or another? Did you know that you can apply for extra time to complete your degree? To qualify for extra time in which to complete your degree you are required to present a demonstrably feasible graduation plan.

You may apply for 1 to 4 additional terms with a single application. If you still need more time to complete your degree, you will need to submit a new application. Check back in Peppi system to keep up to date with your degree completion deadline.

The fee for processing an application for an extension of the right to study is 50 euro (Government decree on fees to be collected)

The account for paying the re-enrolment fee is:
Recipient: University of Lapland
IBAN: FI90 5640 0220 2453 23
SWIFT: OKOYFIHH
Reference: 632876

If you pay the re-enrolment fee from other than Finnish bank account, please use the following details:
IBAN: FI90 5640 0220 2453 23
SWIFT: OKOYFIHH
Reference: 632876
Bank: Pohjolan Osuuspankki Koskikadun konttori
Address: Koskikatu 12, PL 8206, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland

If you are required to pay a tuition fee and have received a scholarship for your studies, please note that scholarships are available for a period of two years only.

If you need an extension to your study period, extensions may be granted upon application, but please note that you will be financially responsible for the full tuition fees of the extension period you choose to apply for as well as all other expenses associated with your study. Please check with your bank about possible transfer payments that might be deducted from the amount.

Extension to maximum period of study

An extension to maximum period of study may be granted upon application, provided that your plan for completing your degree – which you are required to present along with your application – is demonstrably feasible. Your application for an extension will be considered in light of the number of credits completed so far, the number of credits remaining to complete your current degree, as well as any previous applications for an extension you may have made. The duration of the extension beyond the maximum period of study that may be granted also depends on individual circumstances such as:

illness or some other difficult personal situation
societal engagement in a role that requires a considerable contribution of the student’s time and effort outside study hours
participation in an international student or trainee exchange programme
being a student with the status of an active elite athlete.

Take these steps to apply for an extension

1. Fill out the application form for extension of time to complete a degree and submit the following documents along with your application:
   progress with your studies. Include any relevant documents (e.g. a medical certificate)

   * a detailed list of the remaining credits toward the degree you are pursuing
   * a schedule for completing the above mentioned credits and the entire degree
   * a statement indicating the reasons why you have not been able to make normal

2. Return the form and the attachments to the Head of Study Affairs of your faculty by 30 April if your right to complete the degree expires on 31 July, or by 30 October if your right to complete the degree expires on 31 December.

You will receive the decision by email within about a month of submitting your application.

Extension granted
If you are granted an extension, you are required to complete your registration for the academic year by the registration deadline.

You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with and make use of our guidance services. We will support you to successfully complete your degree.

Register for the academic year

Extension denied
If you have completed only a few credits and have presented no sufficient proof to indicate why you have been unable to make normal progress with your studies, your application for an extension will not necessarily be accepted. If you already have applied for and been granted an extension once or more often, additional extensions will not be granted if your progress has been clearly slower than what has been set out in your previous plan(s) for completing the degree, and you have not presented an acceptable reason for the lack of progress.

Appealing against a decision
If your application has been denied, you may initiate an appeal by filing a request for rectification addressed to the relevant faculty. The request for rectification is to be submitted within 14 days of receiving the decision, the date of receipt excluded.

The faculty’s decision rejecting an appeal may be appealed against by submitting a written appeal to the Administrative Court of Northern Finland within 30 days of notification of the faculty’s decision.

If you have lost your right to study due to having missed the deadline for applying for an extension to complete your degree, you may apply for reactivation.

The fee for processing an application for a reactivation of the right to study is 50 euro. (Government decree on fees to be collected)

The account for paying the re-enrolment fee is:
Recipient: University of Lapland
IBAN: FI90 5640 0220 2453 23
SWIFT: OKOYFIHH
Reference: 632876

If you pay the re-enrolment fee from other than Finnish bank account, please use the following details:
IBAN: FI90 5640 0220 2453 23
SWIFT: OKOYFIHH
Reference: 632876
Bank: Pohjolan Osuuspankki Koskikadun konttori
Address: Koskikatu 12, PL 8206, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland

Please check with your bank about possible transfer payments that might be deducted from the amount.

How to apply for reactivation

• Fill out the application form for reactivating the study right, and include a list of the remaining credits toward your degree along with your planned degree completion schedule.
• Submit the completed form.

You will receive the decision by email within about a month of submitting the application.

Decisions

Once your right to study has been reactivated, you are required to pay the following fees: the re-enrolment fee (50 EUR), the Student Union membership fee, and the full tuition fee. Also, please make sure that you complete your registration for the academic year by the registration deadline.

If the faculty finds that your plan for completing the degree is not feasible, your right to study will not necessarily be re-activated.

Appealing against a decision

If your application has been denied, you may initiate an appeal by filing a request for rectification addressed to the relevant faculty. The request for rectification is to be submitted within 14 days of receiving the decision, the date of receipt excluded.

The faculty’s decision rejecting an appeal may be appealed against by submitting a written appeal to the Administrative Court of Northern Finland within 30 days of notification of the faculty’s decision.

If you decide to withdraw from university before having completed your degree, you are required to notify the university of this by completing and submitting the Notice of forfeiting the study right form to the Student Services.

After having received the completed form, we will enter the information into your academic records and notify your faculty accordingly. Your right to study will cease on the date of notification.

Jos haluat keskeyttää opintosi työvoimapoliittisia etuuksia varten, tulee sinun päättää opintosi kokonaan. Ota yhteyttä työvoimaviranomaiseen, joka kertoo tarkemmat menettelytavat ja seuraamukset työttömyysetuuden hakemisessa. Lue lisää työttömyysturvalaista.

Kun luovut opiskeluoikeudestasi, päättyy myös mahdollinen ylemmän tutkintosi optio-oikeus ilmoituspäivästä lähtien. Luopumisen jälkeen et voi enää jatkaa tutkinnon suorittamista etkä hakea opiskeluoikeuden palauttamista. Jos haluat palata myöhemmin opintojesi pariin, on sinun haettava opiskelupaikkaa normaalin opiskelijavalinnan kautta.

We can withdraw your right to study if the conditions laid down by law are met. The law on the withdrawal and reinstatement of study rights entered into force on 1 January 2012 as the SORA legislation. We apply the University Law on the Withdrawal of Study Entitlement to Social Work, Teacher Training and Art Education courses.

The SORA laws allow higher education institutions and training providers to intervene in situations relating to unsuitability and safety issues concerning students. In particular, this is intended to improve the safety of minors, the safety of the learning and working community and the legal protection of individual students.

We can withdraw your right to study if

• you have repeatedly or seriously endangered the health or safety of another person in the course of your studies and have proved to be manifestly unfit to perform practical tasks or practical training related to your studies or
• it is obvious that you do not meet the conditions for admission as a student due to your state of health or functional capacity or
• you have already concealed information at the application stage which could have prevented your selection as a student.

The SORA provisions are a body of legislation comprising the Vocational Education and Training Act (630/1998), the Vocational Adult Education and Training Act (631/1998), the Universities of Applied Sciences Act (351/2003) and the Universities Act (558/2009), which cover issues such as obstacles to admission, withdrawal and reinstatement of study rights and drug testing. They are legislation of the Ministry of Education and Culture which entered into force on 1 January 2012.

Are your studies taking longer than planned for one reason or another? Did you know that you can apply for extra time to complete your degree? To qualify for extra time in which to complete your degree you are required to present a demonstrably feasible graduation plan.

You may apply for 1 to 4 additional terms with a single application. If you still need more time to complete your degree, you will need to submit a new application. Check back in Peppi system to keep up to date with your degree completion deadline.

The fee for processing an application for an extension of the right to study is 50 euro (Government decree on fees to be collected)

The account for paying the re-enrolment fee is:
Recipient: University of Lapland
IBAN: FI90 5640 0220 2453 23
SWIFT: OKOYFIHH
Reference: 632876

If you pay the re-enrolment fee from other than Finnish bank account, please use the following details:
IBAN: FI90 5640 0220 2453 23
SWIFT: OKOYFIHH
Reference: 632876
Bank: Pohjolan Osuuspankki Koskikadun konttori
Address: Koskikatu 12, PL 8206, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland

If you are required to pay a tuition fee and have received a scholarship for your studies, please note that scholarships are available for a period of two years only. If you need an extension to your study period, extensions may be granted upon application, but please note that you will be financially responsible for the full tuition fees of the extension period you choose to apply for as well as all other expenses associated with your study. Please check with your bank about possible transfer payments that might be deducted from the amount.

An extension to maximum period of study may be granted upon application, provided that your plan for completing your degree – which you are required to present along with your application – is demonstrably feasible. Your application for an extension will be considered in light of the number of credits completed so far, the number of credits remaining to complete your current degree, as well as any previous applications for an extension you may have made. The duration of the extension beyond the maximum period of study that may be granted also depends on individual circumstances such as:

• illness or some other difficult personal situation
• societal engagement in a role that requires a considerable contribution of the student’s time and effort outside study hours
• participation in an international student or trainee exchange programme
• being a student with the status of an active elite athlete.

1. Fill out the application form for extension of time to complete a degree and submit the following documents along with your application:* a detailed list of the remaining credits toward the degree you are pursuing
   * a schedule for completing the abovementioned credits and the entire degree
   * a statement indicating the reasons why you have not been able to make normal progress with your studies. Include any relevant documents (e.g. a medical certificate)
2. Return the form and the attachments to the Head of Study Affairs of your faculty by 30 April if your right to complete the degree expires on 31 July, or by 30 October if your right to complete the degree expires on 31 December.You will receive the decision by email within about a month of submitting your application.

Extension granted

Please note that you must be registered as an attending student to be eligible for student financial aid and to have your study attainments included in your transcript of records.

If you are granted an extension, you are required to complete your registration for the academic year by the registration deadline.

You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with and make use of our guidance services. We will support you to successfully complete your degree.

Register for the academic year

Extension denied
If you have completed only a few credits and have presented no sufficient proof to indicate why you have been unable to make normal progress with your studies, your application for an extension will not necessarily be accepted. If you already have applied for and been granted an extension once or more often, additional extensions will not be granted if your progress has been clearly slower than what has been set out in your previous plan(s) for completing the degree, and you have not presented an acceptable reason for the lack of progress.

Appealing against a decision

If your application has been denied, you may initiate an appeal by filing a request for rectification addressed to the relevant faculty. The request for rectification is to be submitted within 14 days of receiving the decision, the date of receipt excluded.

The faculty’s decision rejecting an appeal may be appealed against by submitting a written appeal to the Administrative Court of Northern Finland within 30 days of notification of the faculty’s decision.