GPA or GMAT/GRE

Admission Group 1: Master's degree obtained in Finland, the EU/EEA, Switzerland or at a Hanken Partner University

If your qualifying degree is obtained in Finland, the EU/EEA, Switzerland or at a Hanken Partner University for Exchange, you must fulfill the following requirements:  

• A GPA with at least a B on a US grading scale (3.0 on a 5.0 Finnish scale) in the qualifying degree.
  • Check if your GPA meets the requirements with the WES World Education Systems online grading scale conversion tool. If there is not a conversion table for your country, Hanken will convert your GPA on a case-to-case basis.
  • Regulations for Hanken Partner Universities for Exchange:
    • For a Hanken Partner University for Exchange to be accepted, the partner agreement must be in force at the end of the application period in the Main Admission round.  
    • If one of the listed Hanken Partner Universities for Exchange is divided into several campuses/faculties/business schools, a degree from any of the subordinated schools/campuses is accepted as exempting from the GMAT/GRE requirement.

If the GPA in your qualifying degree does not meet the set requirements, you must take a GMAT/GRE test and obtain the minimum test score requirements as listed below under Group 2.

The United Kingdom belongs to group 2, regardless of when you have completed your degree in the country in question.

All applicants in Admission Group 1 must

• submit an official certificate where the GPA in question is clearly stated if such a certificate can be issued by the degree awarding institution. The certificate can be either the degree certificate, transcript of records or a separate official certificate issued by the degree awarding institution.
• state the official GPA in the application form. If the official GPA is not already stated on the educational documents, the applicant must calculate their GPA (on the grading scales used in their degree) for the degree based on which they are applying.
• Hanken always refer to the GPA stated on the educational documents to check the GPA requirement. If you do not submit an official certificate where the GPA is clearly stated in your application, we will verify that the GPA calculated by you is correct.
• Hanken reserves the right to decide whether you fulfill the GPA requirement or not.

Applicants who have not yet graduated must

• must fulfil the GPA requirement both when applying and when they have graduated.
• calculate the GPA for the degree based on which they are applying for the courses which are included in the transcript of records submitted with the application.
• If you are unsure if your final GPA after graduation will meet the GPA requirement, it is advisable to complete the GMAT or GRE aptitude test as well to ensure that you meet the requirements.

Admissions Group 2: Master's degree obtained outside of the EU/EEA 

If you do not hold a degree obtained within the EU/EEA or at a Hanken Partner University, or if your GPA is too low, you can apply based on a GMAT/GRE test score if you fulfil the following criteria:

• GMAT™ Exam (10th Edition) with a minimum overall test score of 600,
• GMAT™ Exam (Focus Edition) with a minimum overall score of 555, or
• GRE™ Exam with a minimum score of 158 in the Quantitative reasoning section. 

Hanken also accepts GMAT™ Online exam and GRE® General Test at home. The GRE Subject Test is not accepted.

The listed test result requirements are indicative and not a definite score result limit. An applicant who shows considerable evidence of their propensity to conduct doctoral studies and research, may be considered for admission also holding a test result below the set total score. The tests consist of different sections, and only some of them are included in the total score. Please note that Hanken still assess the total score and take all parts of the test into consideration, also the parts which are not included in the total score. The writing sections are scored separately and both the scores and the essay answers are visible on the official test result. 

 Hanken must be able to verify the test results with the test provider for the test result to be accepted.

Read more below on what the tests are and how to take the tests.