ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES TO FIRST DEGREE/DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES - 2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
Application forms for admission to diploma and first degree programmes in the University for Development Studies (UDS) are now available online at www.uds.edu.gh for Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSCE) holders, West African Senior Secondary Certificate (WASSCE) holders, HND/Diploma holders, State Registered Nurses (SRN), and Mature applicants.
The following courses are currently offered by the University.
NYANKPALA CAMPUS
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE (FOA)
- 4-Year BSc (Agriculture Technology) (with options in Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Technology, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics and Extension, Animal Science, Horticulture and Biotechnology )
- FACULTY OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (FRNR)
- 4-Year BSc (Renewable Natural Resources) (with options in Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management, Forest and Forest Resources Management, Range and Wildlife Management, and Ecotourism and Environmental Management )
FACULTY OF AGRIBUSINESS (FAB)
- 4-Year BSc (Agricultural and Resource Economics)
- 4-Year BSc (Agribusiness Management and Finance)
- 4-Year BSc (Rural Sociology)
- 4-Year BSc (Agricultural Law and Gender Studies )
NAVRONGO CAMPUS
FACULTY OF COMPUTATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS (FCDM)
- 4-Year BSc (Actuarial Science)
- 4-Year BSc (Computer Science)
- 4-Year BSc (Financial Mathematics)
- 4-Year BSc (Mathematical Science - Mathematics Option)
- 4-Year BSc (Mathematical Science - Statistics Option)
- 4-Year BSc (Mathematics-With-Economics)
- 4-Year BSc (Accounting-With-Computing)
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (FAS)
- 4-Year BSc (Applied Biology)
- 4-Year BSc (Applied Chemistry / Biochemistry)
- 4-Year BSc (Applied Physics)
- 4-Year BSc (Earth Science)
- 4-Year BSc (Environmental Studies)
NB:
Students admitted into the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) may be allowed to join the Faculty of Computational and Developmental Mathematics (FCDM) at level 200 subject to first year performance in the pre-requisite subject areas
WA CAMPUS
FACULTY OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (FIDS)
- 4-Year BA (Integrated Development Studies) (IDS)
- 4-Year BA (Integrated Development Studies)( with options in Environment and Resources Studies, Economics and Entrepreneurship Studies, Development Communication, Social Administration).
- 2-Year Diploma in Integrated Community Development (DICD).
FACULTY OF PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT (FPLM)
- 4-Year BA (Integrated Community Development) (ICD)
- 4-Year BSc (Planning)
- 4-Year BSc (Real Estate)
- 2-Year Diploma in Development Management
FACULTY OF EDUCATION, LAW AND BUSINESS STUDIES (FELBS)
Degree Programmes
Candidates admitted into this Faculty to pursue 4-year degree programmes will start with programmes in IDS and ICD in the first year, and may have the following options from the 2011/2012 Academic Year from Level 200:
- BA (Integrated Management Studies)
- BA (Integrated Business Studies)
- BEd (Agricultural Science, Social Science, Physical Science, Mathematics and Health Science)
- BA (Development Education)
Diploma Programme
- 2-Year Diploma in Integrated Management Studies (This is a straight two-year programme) offered also in FELBS
TAMALE CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
- 7-Year Medicine (MBChB) (This programme is for SSSCE/WASSCE candidates.)
- 4-Year BSc (Community Nutrition)
- 4-Year BSc (Nursing) (for SSSCE / WASSCE holders)
- 3-Year BSc (Nursing) (for SRN / Diploma NP holders)
- 3-Year BSc. (Nurse Practitioner
GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
SSSCE/WASSCE Holders (for Degree Programmes)
SSSCE/WASSCE holders seeking admission into Degree programmes must have passes/credits in:
- (1)Three core subjects (English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science).
- (2)Any three elective subjects in the relevant programmes.
- (3)Aggregate Score of the six subjects (three core and three electives) must not exceed 36 (for WASSCE scale) and 24 (for SSSCE scale). However, admissions will be on competitive basis, and various programmes offered in UDS have their cut-off points much lower than aggregate 36 for WASSCE (and 24 for SSSCE).
- (4)Candidates should note that Social Studies is not an elective subject.
- (5) For candidates who read Arts and Business subjects at SSSCE/WASSCE, a grade in Social Studies may be used in place of the grade in Integrated Science in the calculation of their aggregates if the Social Studies grade is better than the grade in Integrated Science. This is however on condition that the candidate has at least a pass in Integrated Science.
- (6) For Science students, however, Social Studies does not replace Integrated Science in the calculation of candidates’ aggregates
SSSCE/WASSCE Holders (for Diploma Programmes)
- (1)Candidates who do not meet the requirements for Degree programmes in UDS are advised to apply for any one of the Diploma programmes (Diploma in Integrated Community Development or Diploma in Integrated Management Studies, or Diploma in Development Management, all of which are offered at the Wa Campus)
- (2)To be admitted into a Diploma programme, five credits/passes (EnglishLanguage plus any four other subjects) at SSSCE/WASSCE is required. Any candidate without a credit/pass in English Language need not apply.
- (3)Also, candidates, who have met the requirements for Degree programmes (passes/credits in three electives and three core subjects), but have aggregates that are not good enough (aggregates of 36 or slightly better) to ensure them admissions into Degree programmes, are advised to apply for the Diploma programmes. Female candidates in science may seek the option under the bridging programme in section v
HND and other Diploma Holders
- (1)HND and other Diploma applicants seeking admission into Degree programmes should possess at least a Second Class (Upper Division) in the relevant area. The applicants would be admitted to level 200/300 depending on the programme that they apply for.
- (2)Candidates would be required to pass a selection interview to be conducted by the University. The interviews are scheduled for April 30, 2010.
Mature Applicants (This is applicable to only BSc Mathematical Science option Courses under FCDM, and also, FIDS and FPLM programmes
Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
- (1)Be 25 years or above by August 31, 2010
- (2)Have passes in five G.C.E ‘O’ Level subjects including English Language, Mathematic/Statistics and Science;
- (3)SSSCE/WASSCE holders must have passes in English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science and three elective subjects. (For candidates wishing to pursue mathematical science courses, the elective subjects should include Elective Mathematics).
- (4)Candidates would be expected to write and pass a selection examination to be conducted by the University scheduled for April 15, 2010
- (5)Candidates who obtain satisfactory marks would be invited to attend an interview to be conducted by the University on April 30, 2010.
Bridging Programme in Science for Female Candidates
- (1)Female candidates can apply for a six-week bridging programme that can prepare them for admission into the University’s Mathematics and Science-based programmes at the Navrongo Campus.
- (2)Only those candidates who have aggregate 36 but weak performance in Mathematics and / the Sciences, will be considered.
- (3)Preference will be given to females from disadvantaged schools.
- It is a residential fee-paying programme at the Navrongo Campus of UDS
State Registered Nurses
Applicants to the 3-Year Nurse Practitioner programme or 3-Year Nursing programme must have a State Registered Nurses certificate with at least three years experience.
- Calculation of Aggregate
For the avoidance of doubt, the University for Development Studies has adopted the WASSCE system for computation of final aggregates. Equivalences are as follows:
| SSSCE | WASSCE |
Points |
A |
A1 |
1 |
B |
B2 |
2 |
C |
B3 |
3 |
D |
C4 |
4 |
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C5 |
5 |
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C6 |
6 |
E |
D7 |
7 |
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E8 |
8 |
MODE OF APPLICATION
All applicants for the 2010 / 2011 Academic Year admissions are required to complete the UDS online application form. The procedure for the online application process is as follows:
- (1)Make a payment of GH¢ 60.00 (Sixty Ghana Cedis) for the UDS online admission form and other charges, at any Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) branch throughout the country.
- (2)A receipt generated by the Bank (GCB) will contain all the details required for our online system.
- (3)Access the online form by visiting our online admissions portal at www.uds.edu.gh/online.php on or after the due date (24 hours after payment) indicated on the bank receipt
- (4)In completing the online form, students will be required to upload their passport size photographs, results slips, certificates, scanned signature or any other relevant documents.
- (5)A completed form is not considered until it is SUBMITted
- (6)Applicants are advised to check thoroughly all details entered before finally submitting their online applications. A form, once submitted, can be viewed, but cannot be edited.
- (7)Then print out form summary, and forward with certified copies of attached documents and two passport sized photographs to reach:
The Deputy Registrar (Academic)
University for Development Studies
P.O Box TL 1350
Tamale Campus
Tamale
On or before March 31, 2010.
If there is any difficulty or need additional information call (during office hours):
Tel: 071-93382 (+233-71-93382)
Or E-mail: academicaffairs@uds.edu.gh
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND CODES
| FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE (FOA) | ||
| BSc. Agriculture Technology | FOA001 | |
| BSc. Agribusiness | FOA002 | |
| FACULTY OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (FRNR) | ||
| BSc. Renewable Natural Resources | FRNR001 | |
| FACULTY OF COMPUTATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS (FCDM) | ||
| BSc. Accounting - with - Computing | FCDM001 | |
| BSc. Actuarial Science | FCDM001 | |
| BSc. Computer Science | FCDM001 | |
| BSc. Financial Mathematics | FCDM001 | |
| BSc. Mathematical Science (Mathematics) | FCDM001 | |
| BSc. Mathematical Science (Statistics) | FCDM001 | |
| BSc. Mathematics - with - Economics | FCDM001 | |
| BSc. OPTION TO BE DETERMINED AFTER FIRST YEAR | FCDM001 | |
| FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (FAS) | ||
| BSc. Applied Biology | FAS001 | |
| BSc. Applied Chemistry / Biochemistry | FAS001 | |
| BSc. Earth Science | FAS001 | |
| BSc. Environmental Science | FAS001 | |
| BSc. Applied Physics | FAS001 | |
| BSc. OPTION TO BE DETERMINED AFTER FIRST YEAR | FAS001 | |
| FACULTY OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (FIDS) | ||
| BA. Integrated Development Studies | FIDS001 | |
| Options: | ||
| Environment and Resources Studies | FIDS001 | |
| Development Communication | FIDS001 | |
| Economics and Entrepreneur Studies | FIDS001 | |
| Integrated Development Studies | FIDS001 | |
| Social Administration | FIDS001 | |
| Diploma in Integrated Community Development | FIDS101 | |
| FACULTY OF PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT (FPLM) | ||
| BA. Integrated Community Development | FPLM001 | |
| BSc. Planning | FPLM002 | |
| BSc. Real Estate | FPLM003 | |
| Diploma in Development Management | FPLM101 | |
| FACULTY OF EDUCATION, LAW AND BUSINESS STUDIES (FELBS) | ||
| BA. Development Education | FELBS001 | |
| BA. Integrated Management Studies | FELBS002 | |
| BA. Integrated Business Studies | FELBS003 | |
| BEd (Foundations) | FELBS004 | |
| BEd (Agricultural, Social, Physical, and Health Sciences) | FELBS005 | |
| Diploma in Integrated Management Studies | FELBS101 | |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES (SMHS) | ||
| 7-Year Medicine (MBChB) - WASSCE entrants | SMHS001 | |
| BSc Community Nutrition | SMHS003 | |
| BSc Nurse Practitioner | SMHS004 | |
| BSc. Nursing | SMHS005 | |
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