Have you previously studied at Arcada and want to resume your studies? Here you can find information on the available options.
There are three options depending on when your study right started and why it ended.
If you want to resume your studies, start by contacting Arcada’s study coordinators by e-mailing studentaffairs
1. Re-enrollment
If you have not registered for the academic year by the set date, you will lose your study right. If you want to resume your studies, you must apply for re-enrollment.
The deadline for applying for re-enrollment is 31 July, the last day of the academic year you did not register for. When applying for re-enrollment you shall inform us about whether you wish to be present or absent during academic year in question.
Example: you fail to register for the academic year 2025-2026. 31 July 2026 is the absolute deadline for applying for re-enrollment. You must register as either present or absent for the academic year 2025-2026, even if you apply for re-enrollment after tuition has ended for the year.
There is a 50 € fee for applying for re-enrollment.
2. Renewed study right
Renewed study right means that your previous study right is reactivated. You may apply for renewed study right if you meet the following two criteria:
- Your original right to study started on 1 August 2015 or later.
- Your right to study was terminated because
- you did not register for the academic year,
- your regular study time ended or
- the extra study time you were granted ended.
You shall, as a general rule, take all the remaining courses through Open Studies. After completion, you can apply for a renewed study right complete the practical training, the methodology course and thesis.
Renewed study right may be granted if you present a realistic plan for the completion of the remaining studies; length of the granted renewed study right is dependent on the study plan and amount of studies that are left. The studies should be completed in no longer than 1.5 years. The study plan must be approved by the programme director.
Regarding the individual study plan, please consider the following:
- Studies with a completion date that is older than 7 years shall be separately approved by programme director. If the content of these studies is out-of-date and/or the competencies you have gained do not correspond to the competencies that a degree conferred by Arcada shall currently give, you may have to either retake or supplement studies or in some other way prove that you have the required competencies.
- The individual study plan is valid for a limited time, which means that Arcada guarantees that you can graduate using your previous studies and the studies in your individual study plan only if you finish your studies according to the plan. For example, further studies may become out-of-date if your studies are prolonged (see above).
- Students at the Degree Programme in Nursing:
If it has been over two years since one or more of the required prerequisite courses have been completed, the student should demonstrate sufficient knowledge before participating in the practical training. The student should achieve approved results in the course or its practical exercises. Students may also be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient language skills (Finnish or Swedish).
Renewed study right may be granted only once; exceptions can be made only for exceptional situations in life that can be proven by medical certificates. Students who have been granted renewed study right may not apply for extended right to study, nor register as absent.
There is a 50 € fee for applying for renewed study right.
3. New study right through our regular application
Anyone may apply for a new study right through our regular application. If you are admitted, your study right will be just as long as everyone else’s that started the programme.