Graduation

When graduation approaches, book an appointment with your tutor teacher or the head of student affairs for a graduation discussion in which the following will be checked:

• whether personal information has been registered correctly
• whether all study elements required for the degree have been completed
• whether all credits are correctly recorded (e.g. recognized credits, exemptions, international exchanges, projects)
• whether any additional qualification markings are recorded correctly (remember to mention this also in the graduation form).

Your user account remains active for 30 days after you have submitted the notice of graduation. Therefore:

• Save your important files and email messages from Laurea’s network before your account stops working.
• You can remain a customer of the Laurea library. Update your contact details in Laurea Finna or at the library’s customer service if needed. Return loans you no longer need. If you have used the Tuudo library card, you can replace it by getting a regular library card from the library.
• Save course descriptions for possible further studies from the curriculum.
• If your Laurea email address is listed as a contact on online platforms or sites you used during your studies (e.g. Bulb, see instructions), change your account’s contact information to a personal email address.

You can submit the notice of graduation when all studies required for the degree have been graded in the student register and you have uploaded your thesis to Theseus.

The date of graduation recorded on the degree certificate is the date you submitted the notice of graduation. If you have assessments recorded on the same day, the graduation date will be the next day. The graduation date cannot be 1.1. or 1.8.

If you are eligible for student financial aid and want to receive aid for the month in which you want to graduate, submit the notice of graduation on or after the 18th of the month. If you graduate earlier than the 18th, remember to cancel the student financial aid for that month.

Answer the feedback survey first. After answering the feedback survey, the system will automatically direct you to the notice of graduation. The page may load slowly, so please wait without closing the browser.​​

Log in to the feedback survey with your Laurea credentials (Haka login). You can log in to the feedback survey just once. Feedback is handled anonymously and confidentially.

Check the background information in the survey. For master’s level UAS degrees (YAMK), the study mode is always listed as daytime teaching in the system regardless of the actual study mode. If you have multiple study rights, select the one from which you are graduating.

If you experience problems with the feedback system, contact avop@laurea.fi.

Once you have submitted your graduation application, you are essentially considered graduated. After that, Study Services will verify your information for the degree certificate, record your graduation in the student register, and forward the certificate to the Rector for electronic signature. Your graduation status will therefore appear in Pakki before your degree certificate is ready. Please note that once your graduation date has been recorded, your access to Pakki will be limited, and you will only be able to open the Orders section.

Laurea’s official electronic degree certificate will be delivered to you no later than three weeks after the graduation date. Summer and Christmas holiday periods extend delivery times. See the exceptional schedule below. You will receive an email from Study Services when your certificate is ready.

After the graduation date, you’ll have 30 days to download the electronic degree certificate from Pakki, i.e. as long as your user account remains active. If Pakki reports a system error to you, you can still download your degree certificate via the leaf icon (orters) in Pakki. If your account credentials have been closed, Study Services will send the degree certificate to your personal email address as an encrypted email.

If you graduate as a nurse, public health nurse, physiotherapist or social services professional (sosionomi), apply after graduation for the right to practise through the Finnish Supervisory Agency’s electronic services. No attachments are required for the application. The processing of the application is subject to a fee.

Finnish Supervisory Agency receives the notification of graduation about three days after the student has been marked as graduated in the register. The application cannot be submitted in advance before graduation.

If you graduate as both a public health nurse and a registered nurse on the same graduation date, submit a separate licensing application for each degree.

Further information on the right to practise profession (Finnish Supervisory Agency)

Once the right to practise profession has been granted, you can apply for a professional ID card for the social and healthcare sector. The professional ID card is used to identify users reliably in healthcare information systems and use electronic signatures in patient documents and prescriptions, so it is essential.

Further information on the ID cards for regulated social welfare and healthcare professionals (DVV)

The Graduation Ceremony is held twice a year, in June and December. Study Services sends you an invitation to the Graduation Ceremony to your personal email address. Participants in the Graduation Ceremony receive a graduation cap.

It is possible to register for the graduation ceremony even if you have not yet submitted your notice of graduation or it has not yet been processed by the time of the ceremony. You may therefore attend the ceremony if your graduation falls within the semester of that ceremony.

If you graduate on time, you can study for free for the next four full semesters at Laurea Open UAS. ​​​​​​​Read more: Studying at Laurea Open UAS after graduation.

As a Laurea graduate, you’ll be part of a network of over 40,000 alumni. You remain an important member of the Laurea community and a valued partner in working life.

As an alumnus or alumna, you’ll receive invitations to events, opportunities to network, and chances to share your expertise with current students. You’ll also stay up to date with the latest alumni news and information on continuing and further education through the Alumni newsletter. Please remember to keep your contact details up to date in the alumni register.

Read more about Alumni Services

The graduate follow-up survey examines the work and career situation of graduates from universities of applied sciences and how well the skills gained from education correspond to the skills needed in working life. The survey will be sent to you five years after graduation. Please respond to the follow-up survey, as your feedback is valuable for improving our education. Read more about the survey: Graduate follow-up survey for universities of applied sciences