Maturity test

Maturity test for the lower and higher degrees

Students take a maturity test to demonstrate their knowledge of the field of his or her thesis and proficiency in Finnish or Swedish.

In the bachelor's degree, the language of the maturity test is determined by the student's language of compulsory education. The maturity test in Finnish is taken by students who have received their compulsory education Finnish. The maturity test in Swedish is taken by students who have received their compulsory education in Swedish.

In the master's degree, the maturity test is written in the language of the degree program. In English-language programs, it is generally written in English. An exception is made for students who have received their compulsory education in Finnish or Swedish but have not demonstrated their language skills in these languages in a maturity test for a lower higher education degree. In such cases, the maturity test is written in Finnish or Swedish.

The maturity test is written in a thesis seminar or similar. A maturity test is part of the thesis (e.g. an abstract, an introduction, a summary of the thesis) or some other text closely related to the thesis (e.g. an essay, a literature review, a self-evaluation). Alternatively, the maturity test can be written in Exam. Degree programs issue more detailed instructions to students on taking the maturity test.

Instructions for the maturity test if an abstract serves as a maturity test

if an abstract serves as a maturity test. you must write an abstract for your thesis (a single A4 sheet), which is attached to your thesis.

The abstract must be an objective, independent description of the thesis. A reader must be able to understand it without reading the thesis. The abstract must contain information on the goals, methods and results of the work and conclusions. The abstract must be written carefully in a way that demonstrates the student’s proficiency in the language. The following identifying information must be provided at the beginning of the abstract:

name of the text (abstract)
name of the study (thesis title)
keywords/search words
name of the author
student number (Note! left out of the version uploaded on LUTPub)
faculty and study programme
name of the thesis supervisor

Degree programmes may also have their own instructions for the abstract. Note! If you did your thesis together with another person, both of you must write your own abstract, which serves as the maturity test.

Handing in the maturity test and language check

Submit your maturity test to the thesis supervisor either via Moodle or by email as agreed with your supervisor.

Your thesis supervisor checks your knowledge of the field of the thesis and assesses the clarity and readability of the text. The maturity test is not subjected to a language check unless the supervisor requires it for a specific reason.

You demonstrate your mastery of academic writing skills in your maturity test. Where no language check is required by the Decree, clarity and comprehensibility of language are part of the assessment criteria for the maturity test.

If you are not certain whether the abstract of your master’s thesis must be subjected to language evaluation, ask your study counselor.

Maturity test for the bachelor’s degree in Sisu

Maturity test for a master’s degree in Sisu