Metropolia Transition to Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology

[Tyler_]

I've emailed them and they say that yes, it's possible to complete the degree online.

I've asked clarifications about the materials/video lectures but they have been ambiguous, they just said: "It depends" without specifying.
So reading what's your experience so far, it will be for the most part text based (which is not ideal for me given my learning style) and basically kind of self-taught searching for videos on YouTube (which can also happens in traditional uni.. but I was hoping for some more "guidance").

The thing that concern me the most is that if you enrol in this Open UAS Degree Path programme of 180 credits, the exams that you take are not graded: in Finland they grade exams between a range 1 - 5, while if you take this path, the grades are only passed/failed.

So basically, when you will complete your degree with the extra 60 credits and you get the "real" degree, there won't be any final GPA (that's what they told me). It will be "passed".

This thing kind of concern me - if I would like to apply for a master or for an intern/job position, they usually ask to share your bachelor final GPA, or, if you haven't completed it yet, they ask you a transcripts of records of the exams you already held with your GPA.

But even on the transcripts there are no grades, only passed/failed.

Overall, it seems a pretty good way to get a degree almost for free (if you live in EU), but if you graduate without a GPA, I don't know how much useful and recognised this would be when it comes to apply for jobs or intern position (especially if you don't have any previous working experience in IT, which is my case).