UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT, MAGBURAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CAMPUS, KONO HIGHWAY, MAGBURAKA, SIERRA LEONE

UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT, MAGBURAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CAMPUS,

KONO HIGHWAY, MAGBURAKA, SIERRA LEONE

                                                                                                                                  16^th NOVEMBER, 2020.

ADVERT FOR ADMISSION INTO VARIOUS PROGRAMMES OF STUDY:

 APPLICATIONS ARE HEREBY INVITED FOR ADMISSION INTO CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES, AND PROFESSIONAL SHORTTERM COURSES TENABLE AT THE ERNEST BAI KOROMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: AT ITS CONSTITUTENT COLLEGES – THE MAKENI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, MAGBURAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND THE PORT LOKO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE – FOR THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

THE UNIVERSITY’S BASIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE PROGRAMMES ARE FIVE (5) CREDITS AT THE WEST AFRICA SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (WASSCE) RANGING FROM A1 – C6, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, OBTAINED IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS.  HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO FACULTY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO THE VARIOUS FACULTIES AS WELL AS DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFERING CERTAIN COURSES.

CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

ENTRY REQUIREMENT – CERTIFICATE THREE CREDITS (3) WASSCE AND DIPLOMA FOUR (4) CREDITS INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

1. BACHELOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE (B.ED.)

CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS FIVE (5) WASSCE CREDITS OR HIGHER TEACHERS CERTIFICATE PLUS THREE (3) YEARS OF POST- QUALIFICATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE. CANDIDATES ARE TO SELECT THEIR MAJOR AND MINOR COURSES

2. HTC SECONDAR, HTC PRIMARY, AND TC PROGRAMMES.

CANDIDATES MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR HTC PRIMARY IS FOUR (4) CREDITS AND TC THREE (3) CREDITS PROGRAMS THE MENIMUM REQUIREMENT IS THREE CREDITS (3) INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS, HOLDERS OF OTHER RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INTERVIEW.

3. CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND HIGHER DIPLOMA

CANDIDATES APPLYING TO GAIN ADMISSION INTO THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND HIGHER DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES MUST POSSESS TWO (2) CREDITS AND THREE (3) RESPECTIVELY INCLUDING ENGLISH OR OTHER CERTIFICATE QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION DEPENDING ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AT INTERVIEW.

FACULTY OF BASIC HEALTH SCIENCES

1. SC. PUBLIC HEALTH

CANDIDATES INTENDING TO ENTER THE B.SC. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMME AT PRELIMINARY LEVEL (1^ST YEAR) MUST SATISFY THE UNIVERSITY’S ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND HOLD AN ORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATION OR WASSCE RESULTS CONDUCTED BY WAEC OR OTHER NATIONAL RECOGNIZED EXAMINING BODY FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WITH AT LEAST CREDITS OR BETTER IN FIVE SUBJECTS IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY/HEALTH SCIENCE AND ANY OF PHYSICS, CORE SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, ETC.  

HOWEVER, HOLDERS OF HIGHER DIPLOMA (HD) OR ITS EQUIVALENT SHALL BE ADMITTED INTO LEVEL TWO (2) OF THE PROGRAMME PROVIDED THE CANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:

A MINIMUM UNIVERSITY EQUIVALENT SUCH AS SESSIONAL GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.6 OR ABOVE AND/OR        LICENSED BY RELEVANT REGULATORY BODIES WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) YEAR FIRST QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE.

2. HD PUBLIC HEALTH

1. DIRECT ENTRY :- CANDIDATES MUST HAVE 4 (FOUR) CREDIT PASSES AT WASSCE INCLUDING ENGLISH AND ANY SCIENCE EXCLUDING SUBJECT EXCLUDING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS.

1. INDIRECT ENTRY:-CANDIDATES MUST BE A REGISTERED NURSE, A PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER OR AN ORDINARY DIPLOMA HOLDER WITH AT LEAST TWO (2)YEARS OF WORKING EXPERIENCE.

3. ORDINARY DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH

                ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO THE ORDINARY DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN PUBLIC HEALTH INCLUDE:

1. DIRECT ENTRY:- CANDIDATES WITH THREE (3) CREDITS PASSES IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS AT WASSCE OR FOUR (4) CREDITS IN   NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (NVQ) WITH GRADES NOT MORE THAN 5 IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS.

1. INDIRECT ENTRY:- STATE ENROLLED COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSES, PUBLIC HEALTH AIDS, SOCIAL WORKERS OR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCSE WITH A CERTIFICATE OR A NUTRITIONISTS WITH AT LEAST 3 (THREE) YEARS OF WORKING EXPERICNCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLIED.

• DIPLOMA IN NURSING (SRN):- CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS FIVE (5) WASSCE CREDITS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY OR HEALTH SCIENCE, PHYSICS OR MATHEMATICS.

 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

1. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS (B.SC. ECONOMICS

 CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS FIVE (5) WASSCE CREDITS INCLUDING DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENT IN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND MATHEMATICS.

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (B.SC. ACC. & FIN.)

CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS FIVE (5) WASSCE CREDITS INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS.

2. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL) (BBA GEN.)

CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS FIVE (5) WASSCE CREDITS INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, PRINCIPLES OF COST ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, COMMERCE, ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN TON MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS.

1. HOLDERS OF THE NCTVA HIGHER DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING, BANKING, MARKETING, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLUS FOUR (4) WASSCE CREDITS IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS.

1. UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA HOLDERS IN ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS STUDIES, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, MARKETING PLUS FOUR CREDITS IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS

• HOLDERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT (ICM) DIPLOMA, IN ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS STUDIES, MARKETING PLUS FOUR CREDITS (4) IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS.

3. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MARKETING) (BBA MARKETING)

SAME ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AS FOR THE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL).

 FACULTY OF RELOGIOUS AND INTERFAITH STUDIES

 THE SAME ENTRY REQUIREMENT APPLIES FOR ALL PROGRAMMES.

 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ISLAMIC STUDIES

1. BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
2. BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PILISOPHY
3. CERTIFICATE / DIPLOMA PROGRAMS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS AND ISLAMIC STUDIES

 FACULTY OF MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES

1. BSC IN MASS COMMUNICATION

2. DIPLOMA IN MASS COMMUNICATION

3. CERTIFICATE / DIPLOMA CREATIVE PRACTICAL ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS

ALL CANDIDATES APPLYING MUST TAKE AN ENTRANCE EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH

 FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

1. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RAGELAND ECOLOGY AND WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT
2. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
3. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

INSTITUTE FOR TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING (ITVET), MAGBURAKA CAMPUS.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES, ORDINARY DIPLOMA, AND HIGHER DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES:

CANDIDATES APPLYING TO GAIN ADMISSION INTO THE CERTIFICATES PROGRAMMES ORDINARY DIPLOMA MUST POSSESS TWO (2) CREDITS, CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR THE HIGHER  DIPLOMA MUST POSSESS THREE (3) CREDITS,AND FOUR (4) CREDITSFOR THE HIGHER DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES, IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS.

PROFESSIONAL COURSES

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENT:

1. CERTIFICATE: 3 WASSCE OR OFFICE EXPERIENCE
2. DIPLOMA: WASSCE / CERTIFICATE AND OFFICE EXPERIENCE

APPLICATION FEE: A NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE OF LE 350, 000 (THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY

THOUSAND LEONES IS CHARGED FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAMES SHOULD BE PAID TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 003006001300112196 AT ANY SIERRA LEONE COMMERCIAL BANKS AND THE FORM ACCESSED ON THE UNIVERSITY’S WEBSITE ON www.ebkustsl.edu.sl.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ONOUR PROGRAMMES VISIT THE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE ON www.ebkust.edusl.sl.

 OSCAR O. HUGHES

REGISTRAR.