How to enroll for further studies
Aug 31, 2010
<b>THE direct entry scheme </b><br>After Senior Six: This is the commonest entry into university. A candidate is considered eligible for admission to a first degree programme after he or she has obtained a Uganda Certificate of Education or an equivalent. The candidate should also have two principl
By Anthony Olwoch
THE direct entry scheme
After Senior Six: This is the commonest entry into university. A candidate is considered eligible for admission to a first degree programme after he or she has obtained a Uganda Certificate of Education or an equivalent. The candidate should also have two principle passes.
However, this scheme is very competitive and several students cannot afford private sponsorship.
The diploma holder’s entry scheme
Candidates must be holders of at least a second class or credit diploma or the equivalent relevant to their desired field of study.
The mature age entry scheme provides an opportunity for school dropouts to acquire a university degree.
Some of the universities that have the mature entry scheme include Makerere, Nkumba, Uganda Christian University, Gulu, Kyambogo, Bishop Stuart and Mbarara University. To qualify for the mature entry scheme, one should at least be 25 years of age. The candidate should also pass the national aptitude examination.
Dr. Olupot Emuron, the in charge of the mature entry scheme at the national council for higher education, says the national examinations normally take place towards the end of the year.
Herbert Bataamye-Kyobe, the senior assistant registrar and head of the mature entry scheme at Makerere, says the national aptitude examination is prepared by the National Council for Higher Education and the vice chancellors’ forum.
The exam tests English comprehension, mathematics and general knowledge. It does not matter when the person dropped out of school as long as he has some formal education, he adds.
Bataamye says once the candidate passes the aptitude test, he is subjected to sitting a programme specific examination.
However, programme specific examinations do not apply to all universities.
At Makerere, the scheme includes courses like medicine, engineering, nursing, pharmacy, dental surgery, telecommunication engineering and architecture.
The academic registrar of Nkumba University, Wilson Muyinda Mande, says under the scheme, the candidate must have passed the national aptitude examinations with a pass mark of 60% and above. The scheme is open to both Ugandans and foreigners.
Preparation for examinations
Bataamye says there is no syllabus for mature entry examinations.
“What Makerere does is to avail past papers to candidates to help them gauge the kind of examinations they are supposed to sit,†he notes.
In case one fails the examinations, the candidate is allowed to re-sit them.
Sponsorship
In government universities, students are admitted under the mature age scheme both on government and private sponsorship. In the private universities, students have got to pay their tuition fees.
“Government sponsorship at Makerere is awarded to candidates who perform exceptionally well in the examinations.
THE direct entry scheme
After Senior Six: This is the commonest entry into university. A candidate is considered eligible for admission to a first degree programme after he or she has obtained a Uganda Certificate of Education or an equivalent. The candidate should also have two principle passes.
However, this scheme is very competitive and several students cannot afford private sponsorship.
The diploma holder’s entry scheme
Candidates must be holders of at least a second class or credit diploma or the equivalent relevant to their desired field of study.
The mature age entry scheme provides an opportunity for school dropouts to acquire a university degree.
Some of the universities that have the mature entry scheme include Makerere, Nkumba, Uganda Christian University, Gulu, Kyambogo, Bishop Stuart and Mbarara University. To qualify for the mature entry scheme, one should at least be 25 years of age. The candidate should also pass the national aptitude examination.
Dr. Olupot Emuron, the in charge of the mature entry scheme at the national council for higher education, says the national examinations normally take place towards the end of the year.
Herbert Bataamye-Kyobe, the senior assistant registrar and head of the mature entry scheme at Makerere, says the national aptitude examination is prepared by the National Council for Higher Education and the vice chancellors’ forum.
The exam tests English comprehension, mathematics and general knowledge. It does not matter when the person dropped out of school as long as he has some formal education, he adds.
Bataamye says once the candidate passes the aptitude test, he is subjected to sitting a programme specific examination.
However, programme specific examinations do not apply to all universities.
At Makerere, the scheme includes courses like medicine, engineering, nursing, pharmacy, dental surgery, telecommunication engineering and architecture.
The academic registrar of Nkumba University, Wilson Muyinda Mande, says under the scheme, the candidate must have passed the national aptitude examinations with a pass mark of 60% and above. The scheme is open to both Ugandans and foreigners.
Preparation for examinations
Bataamye says there is no syllabus for mature entry examinations.
“What Makerere does is to avail past papers to candidates to help them gauge the kind of examinations they are supposed to sit,†he notes.
In case one fails the examinations, the candidate is allowed to re-sit them.
Sponsorship
In government universities, students are admitted under the mature age scheme both on government and private sponsorship. In the private universities, students have got to pay their tuition fees.
“Government sponsorship at Makerere is awarded to candidates who perform exceptionally well in the examinations.