Accreditation of studies – replacement

Note: First, read the eRPL accreditation and How to fill in an eRPL application instruction pages and then continue filling in the application according to the instructions below.

Replacement of an individual course

How to fill In the application

When you have previously completed higher education studies elsewhere, you apply for accreditation by selecting ‘Add previously completed studies’ (figure 1).

• Select ‘replacement’ as the type of accreditation when you apply for accreditation for compulsory studies of your degree. You can apply for replacement with individual studies when you have completed less than 15 ECTS credits of them.
• Select the person responsible for the course as the handler of the application (figure 2). You can find these persons in your curriculum.

Adding previously completed studies to the application

To add a previously completed course or study module to the application, select ‘Add course.’ Do not use the Add study module button in any case!

• Add the code (ID) of the completed course. Check the code from the higher education institution’s curriculum.
• Enter the name of the course as it appears on your transcript of records in Finnish and English.
• Add the credits.
• Select ‘credit’ as the type of scale.
• As the language, select the language in which you completed the course.
• In the Grade field, enter the grade you received for the course either in numerals 1–5 or, if the grade is pass, enter ‘H.’
  • NOTE. The system only accepts a plain number or the letter H. Other entries lead to an error in the application submission phase.
• From the menu in the Places of performance section, select the place of performance that you added to the application in the previous step.
  • You can also add places of performance directly in this view by selecting ‘Add’.
• As the Assessment date, enter the date on which you have received an assessment of the course from the transcript of records or certificate.
• If you wish, justify why you are applying for accreditation. In the Justifications field, you can also enter additional information about the completed studies.
• Click Add (figure 3).

• If you are applying for accreditation with a study module (less than 15 credits) or replacement of one course with several courses, press ‘Add course’ again to add the next course. In this way, add each course to the same part of the application (figure 4).

Then drag, using your mouse, the studies from your PLP that you want to replace into the ‘Studies selected to application‘ window on the right (figure 5).

Submitting the application

Once all the necessary information has been filled in, check the information you have provided in the application and submit the application by clicking Submit application at the top right of the front page of the application (figure 6). After this, you will no longer be able to edit your application.

You will receive email about the different stages of processing your application. You can also follow the progress of the application in Peppi. You can see your application in the eRPL Accreditation view. You can also view your application by clicking the Actions button on the application line and selecting Show.