Admissions
Undergraduate admissions
Degree, diploma, teaching certificate, nursing and vocational entry, by award level.
Before you start
Payment comes first
You pay the processing fee at a bank branch and receive a twenty digit PIN. The PIN is what opens an application form. This is the opposite order to most systems, and it is the single thing applicants get wrong most often.
Results are fetched rather than typed: you supply a WAEC index number and the examination year, and the system retrieves the result.
Entry requirements
By award level
Meeting any one of the routes listed under a level is enough. Faculty and departmental requirements sit on top of these and vary by programme.
Award level
Degree
WASSCE credits
- 5 credits, including English Language
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
HND or HTC holder
- 4 credits, including English Language or Mathematics
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
- Or: HND or HTC
- As specified by the department or programme.
Award level
Higher Diploma
WASSCE or NVQ credits
- 4 credits, including English Language or Mathematics
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
- Four NVQ at unit 5 or better is accepted in place of WASSCE credits.
Diploma in the related field
- 3 credits
- Or: Diploma in a related field
Award level
Ordinary Diploma
WASSCE or NVQ credits
- 3 credits, including English Language
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
- Three NVQ at unit 5 or better is accepted in place of WASSCE credits.
Technical Certificate in the related field
- Or: Technical Certificate
Award level
Higher Teachers Certificate (Secondary)
WASSCE or NVQ credits
- 4 credits, including English Language or Mathematics
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
Higher Teachers Certificate (Primary)
- 3 credits, including English Language or Mathematics
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
- Or: HTC (Primary)
Award level
Higher Teachers Certificate (Primary)
WASSCE or NVQ credits
- 3 credits, including English Language or Mathematics
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
Teachers Certificate with teaching experience
- Or: Teachers Certificate
- From an approved school, with the School Identification Number.
Award level
Higher Diploma in Nursing / State Registered Nurse
WASSCE credits including the sciences
- 5 credits, including English Language and Mathematics and Biology and Chemistry, including Physics or Science
- Obtained in no more than 2 sittings
Award level
Technical Certificate
WASSCE or NVQ credits
- 2 credits
- The university's own entrance examination is also accepted
NVC in the relevant field
- Or: NVC
Award level
Teachers Certificate
WASSCE or NVQ credits
- 2 credits
- The university's own entrance examination is also accepted
- The entrance examination covers English Language, Mathematics and General Paper.
Award level
Vocational Certificate
WASSCE or NVQ passes at unit 7 or better
- 4 credits
BECE credits with work experience
- 6 credits
- Candidate must be over 17 years of age with at least two years of relevant work experience.
University entrance examination
- The university's own entrance examination is also accepted
- In English Language, Mathematics and General Paper.
Results guidance
What counts as a credit
The scales differ between boards, which is the detail most people get wrong. WASSCE credits are A1, B2, B3, C4, C5, C6. The older WAEC GCE O Level counts grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The London GCE accepts A, B, C.
How you will study
- Mode
- Regular
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where
- Kenema City and Bandama in Kenema District, Bunumbu in Kailahun District and Woama in Kono District. Ordinary and Higher Diploma programmes are also taught at the Nixon Methodist Memorial School of Nursing in Segbwema, Kailahun District, which has student hostel facilities.
Choose a programme
Every programme, filtered by faculty and level
Search the full list before you pay, so the PIN opens the form you actually want.