Changing your master’s programme in the School of Science
If you are a student of School of Science and want to change your master’s programme, first check whether you meet the criteria for starting studies in the programme. The criteria for transferring to the programme must be met in bachelor's degree.
- You may change your master’s programme if your study right for Bachelor’s degree has begun on or after 1.8.2016 and you have study time left at the time of the change (Amendment to the criteria, valid as of 1 August 2024).
- You may change your master’s programme once during your master’s studies. After the change, you cannot return to your original programme.
- You may change your master’s programme within the School of Science.
- You may not change into a master’s programme that requires a separate admission process (e.g. Master’s Programme in ICT Innovation, Master’s Programme in Security and Cloud Computing, the major Game Design and Development of the Master’s Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences).
- You may change your master’s programme only if you were originally granted a study right for both bachelor’s and master’s degree at Aalto.
- If you were granted a study right for a master’s degree only, you cannot change your master’s programme. However, you can apply for the desired programme in the separate Aalto admission round for master’s studies.
- You may not change your master’s programme if, after you have you completed your bachelor’s degree at Aalto, you accept an admission offer for a master’s programme for which you have applied for in a separate admission round.
- If you were granted a scholarship for your master’s studies, the scholarship will continue in your new programme. Changing your master’s programme will not affect the duration of your scholarship.
- Create a new version of your personal study plan (HOPS) in Sisu for your desired master’s programme.
- Schedule your studies. You must be able to complete all studies of the new programme within the study time that you have left.
- Apply for the change by contacting the planning officer of your desired master’s programme. You can find their contact information on the programme’s Contact page.
- The planning officer checks that you meet the criteria and notifies you.
- A decision of the change will be made by the dean of the School of Science.
