For the Bachelor's degree, the student writes an essay or an internal release as a maturity test. The student should agree on the text type of the maturity test when registering for the maturity test. If the student writes an essay as a maturity test, the thesis supervisor gives the student a few (2–4) topics related to the thesis. The student selects one topic. The text should have a title, and the content should correspond to the title. The title may be, for example, a perspective on the topic to be studied or a closer examination of one aspect of the thesis.
An essay is a factual and independent text. The writer should not assume that the essay reader has familiarised themselves with the thesis. The style of an essay is critical, analytical and reflective. It begins with an introduction to the topic, i.e. an introductory paragraph, and ends with a conclusion, i.e. an ending paragraph. In a smoothly flowing essay, the content is structured and the text progresses logically. Subheadings are not used in an essay. The paragraph division is marked by leaving an empty line between the paragraphs.
The recommended length depends on the text type; an essay should be at least 400 words long. The essay is written on a computer or by hand.