UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
TCU Student Admission Requirements 2020/2021
Every University shall develop and maintain clear, efficient and transparent mechanisms for admission of students into programmes, which shall be documented and effectively disseminated.
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TCU ADMISSION GUIDELINES
- Every University shall establish requirements for admission of students into academic programmes in line with the Commission’s minimum entry and specific admission requirements set for each programme, while taking into consideration national human resource requirements in the various professions as well as the possibility for self-employment.
- In processing the admission of students by a University in a bachelor degree programme, the Commission shall take into consideration national aspirations for human resource development with respect to university education.
- The minimum entry requirements for admission into a bachelor degree programme in a University shall be in any of the following categories:
(a) Two principal level passes in relevant subjects at Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (A-Level) or its equivalent in the discipline applied; or
(b) An Ordinary Diploma or equivalent with GPA of 3.0 or B grade AND three (3) credits at O- level or equivalent; or
(c) A pass at B grade for the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) entry scheme.
A holder of a bachelor degree award shall be eligible for admission into another degree programme provided the admitting University has such provision in the student admission guidelines.
- As part of outreach programmes, every University shall be allowed to offer certificate and diploma programmes in its relevant academic disciplines for the purposes of contributing to professional development and life-long learning initiatives of the citizens.
- The minimum entry requirements for admission into ordinary diploma programmes/certificate (UQF Level 6) in any University shall be:
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(a) Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (A-Level) with at least one principal pass in relevant discipline.
(b) NTA Level 5 or Professional Technician Certificate Level II.
- In admitting an applicant with foreign certificates every University shall vet the equivalence of the foreign qualifications used for the admission with the national equivalences before processing the application.
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