Criteria for Admission and Selection Procedure

The program is open to Ugandans and Non-Ugandans who fulfil the admission requirements. The requirements described below are only the minimum academic conditions for admission and only make one eligible for consideration. A candidate is eligible for admission if he/she possesses any of the following:

Advanced Level Certificate:

In order to be eligible for admission, a candidate must have sat and passed:

a) Uganda Certificate of Education with credits in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry in same sitting or their equivalent.

b) Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examination or its equivalent and obtained a principal pass in Biology and a principal pass in Chemistry or its equivalent. Otherwise, he/she must have passed Higher Certificate of Education in Biology and Chemistry to make up for U.A.C.E results.

Holders of Other Qualifications

a) Candidates with International school leaving certificate qualifications below A’ level standard may be required to take and pass the International Foundation Year or equivalent programme such as a Higher Education Certificate in Biological Sciences with at least a credit in Biology and chemistry. in order to qualify for entry to the BNS degree programme. This is likely to apply to students who have followed a 12-year school system (See: Appendix C)

b) In order to be eligible for enrolment in the BNS program, students must satisfy both the English Language requirements and the academic requirements.

Holders of School Certificates Graded in Percentages and Average Points

a) In order to be eligible for admission, a candidate whose final high school marks are graded in percentages and average point systems such as in Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi must have their grades first equated by Uganda National Examinations Board, before seeking admission.

b) In order to be eligible for admission, a candidate must have sat and passed the high school leaving examinations and obtained at least 65% or Credit 4 in the following Science subjects or their equivalents: Biology and Chemistry or its equivalent.

Bachelor’s Degrees in Sciences:

In order to be eligible for admission, a candidate must have obtained a first degree at the level of at least second-class lower division or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning. The successful candidate shall undertake the course on full time basis for a period of four years.

Diploma in Nursing and Clinical health related discipline:

a) Be a holder of a diploma or its equivalent from a recognized health and educational Training Institution in Nursing, Midwifery, Clinical Psychiatry, Public health, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, or other Allied Health Professional courses and registered with a recognized relevant professional body.

b) Diploma holders should have had an overall of a credit pass in their diploma. All diploma applications will be scrutinized by the Faculty Health Sciences on an individual basis.

c) Holders of Diplomas in Nursing from accredited institutions in Uganda will be eligible to apply for credit exemptions based upon the nature, level and period of the programme studied.

Subjects for Admission

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• Nurse

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Graduates work as nurses in hospitals