Right to study and target times for completion

For students admitted after 1 August 2005 to study for lower or higher degrees the target times for completion of that degree are:

• lower university degree (Bachelor): 3 academic years
• higher university degree (Master): 2 more years, except for the master's degree in psychology, 2½ more years
• the degree of licentiate in medicine: 6 years

Target times do not concern postgraduate (Doctoral) students.

A student admitted to take both a lower (Bachelor) and a higher (Master) degree is entitled to complete those degrees in not more than 2 years longer than the total target time for their completion. (5+2 years)

A student admitted to study solely for a lower degree (Bachelor) is entitled to complete that degree in not more than one year longer than the target time. (3+1 years)

A student admitted to study solely for a higher degree (Master) is entitled to complete that degree in not more than 2 years longer than the target time for completion. (2+2 years)

A student admitted to study for the degree of Licentiate in Medicine is entitled to complete that degree in not more than 2 years longer than the target time for completion (6+2 years)

Amendment to the Universities Act (556/2005)