Only RP and DIA diplomas taken in Finland are considered in certificate-based admission.
Correspondence of grades
The scores for tests included in the RP and DIA diplomas correspond to Finnish matriculation examination grades as set out in the following table.
Test score in RP and DIA diplomas | Corresponding Finnish matriculation examination grade |
13–15 | laudatur (L) |
10–12 | eximia cum laude approbatur (E) |
8–9 | magna cum laude approbatur (M) |
7 | cum laude approbatur (C) |
5–6 | lubenter approbatur (B) |
4 | approbatur (A) |
Correspondence of subjects
Points for natural sciences and humanities subjects in RP and DIA diplomas are scored as shown in the scoring tables of each degree programme.
Points for subjects in RP and DIA diplomas that do not have equivalents in the Finnish matriculation examination are scored as “Other natural science and humanities subjects in EB, IB, RP and DIA diplomas” in the scoring tables.
Other subjects in RP and DIA diploma tests correspond to Finnish matriculation examination subjects as follows.
RP and DIA diploma subject | Corresponding Finnish matriculation examination subject |
mother tongue: Finnish or German | mother tongue |
Finnish or German (not the same as mother tongue), English | advanced syllabus in a language |
B1 syllabus in a language | intermediate syllabus in a language |
B2 or B3 syllabus in a language | basic syllabus in a language |
mathematics | advanced syllabus in mathematics |
mathematics in a certificate of correspondence | basic syllabus in mathematics |
If the subjects for which points are scored are not included in the subjects the applicant has taken for the diplomas, the points will be based on a certificate of correspondence issued by Deutche Schule Helsinki.
Threshold criteria
The threshold criteria of the degree programmes are given as Finnish matriculation examination grades. As a rule, points achieved in RP and DIA diplomas are also converted into corresponding Finnish matriculation examination grades when examining the fulfilment of threshold criteria. Some of the degree programmes in languages are an exception to this rule, and in these cases, the threshold criteria are given separately as RP and DIA diploma points.