PHASE I: Evaluation based on application documents
1) Academic background (as documented by transcript of records)
- 60 ECTS of business related studies. The applicant must have completed at least 60 ECTS of business related studies (corresponding to one year of full-time studies at university level).
- Academic performance
- Admission group 1: Applicants must demonstrate good academic performance. Applicants with a weighted GPA of previous degree lower than 3.50 (Finnish ECTS evaluation) are not eligible for admission.
- Admission group 2: Applicants must demonstrate good academic performance (evaluation is based on the GPA of the previous degree).
2) Language requirements: English (Language 1)
Proficiency in English is an eligibility requirement for the programme. Proof of proficiency is required from both Admission group 1 and group 2 applicants. Acceptable proof of proficiency:
- Bachelor's or Master's level university degree completed entirely in English
- at an institution physically located in: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand, while residing in that country; or
- in a CEMS / Equis / AACSB accredited institution in an EU/EEA country, Switzerland, or South Africa, while residing in that country (e.g. Aalto University School of Business);
The official language of such degree must have been English, and this must be clearly stated on the degree certificate.
or
- One of the following language tests (minimum score):
- IELTS (Academic)/IELTS Indicator (7.0), (*writing 5.5)
- TOEFL (iBT100), (*writing 22)
- CAE (B),
- CPE (C),
- PTE Academic (68), (*writing 54)
Note: TOEFL iBT Home Edition test is accepted; a minimum score of 100 is required, with a score of at least 20 in each section.
* Additional writing section minimum required by Aalto University. Please check the general Aalto eligibility rules to see if this additional requirement applies to you: https://www.aalto.fi/en/study-at-aalto/applying-to-masters-programmes.
3) Language requirements: Language 2
Good proficiency (CEFR level B1 or above) in a language other than English is required from all applicants. Acceptable proof of proficiency must be included with the application and may consist of e.g.:
- School certificate of primary/secondary education completed entirely in the specified language.
- Bachelor’s degree from a programme in which the official language of instruction was other than English. The official language must be clearly stated on the degree certificate.
- Certificate from a language test or course(s) in which the level of proficiency is clearly indicated.
- If no such clear proof of proficiency level is available, certificate of mother tongue issued by official authorities can be used (e.g. Digital and Population Data Services Agency in Finland).
4) CV in English
The comprehensive CV evaluation takes into account relevant education, work experience, and extracurricular activities, as well as international orientation as demonstrated by e.g. work, studies, or extracurricular activities abroad, participation in various international or inter-cultural activities in home country, and knowledge of and interest in learning foreign languages.
Work experience in the CV should be documented by enclosing corresponding work/internship certificates. English translations of these are not required.
5) GMAT score (or comparable GRE score)
GMAT or GRE is obligatory in admission group 2 (minimum score 600 in GMAT, 555 in GMAT Focus edition or GRE score of 157 verbal reasoning - 158 quantitative reasoning).
