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

--------

C5

5

--------

C6

6

E

D7

7

--------

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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