A bachelor`s degrees awarded by a university requires three years of full time study to complete and to emphasis in most cases is on academic subject. Bachelor`s programmes offered by a university of applied sciences require four years of full time study, and the emphasis is on the applied arts and sciences. Students who have completed a DIII (Advance Diploma) or with three years previous academic background could apply to a final year programmes. This programme is only offered by some universities of applied sciences.