Mature Student Admissions Into Distance Education Programme 2023/2024 Academic Year

 

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

 

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

 

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

 

Registration for the University of Ghana mature access course for the 2023/2024 academic year takes place from Monday, February 6 to Friday, March 24, 2023. Successful applicants will be admitted into the Level 100 (Bachelor of Arts) or Diploma Distance Education Programmes based on their performance in the entrance examinations.

 

Programmes available:

Bachelor of Arts subject combinations

 

· Political Science, Sociology and Information Studies

 

· Psychology, Sociology and Information Studies

 

· Adult Education and Human Resource Studies, Psychology, Information Studies

 

· Accounting, Psychology, Adult Education and Human Resource Studies (for applicants who do very well in Mathematics in the entrance examination)

 

· Public Administration, Sociology, Information Studies

 

· Human Resource Management, Psychology, Information Studies

 

 

 

Bachelor of Education with the following Specialism:

· Bachelor of Education – Junior High School Specialism

 

· Bachelor of Education – Upper Grade Specialism

 

· Bachelor of Education – Early Grade Specialism

 

Entry requirements:

– Applicants must be at least 25 years old at the time of application and show proof of age with the ECOWAS/National ID Card or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is at least 5 years old.

 

– Applicants must register for, attend and complete the University of Ghana Access Course and pass the Mature Students’ Entrance Examination conducted by the University.

 

– Applicants who pass the Entrance Examination must purchase an e-voucher from designated banks to access the UG online application form.

 

 

The Access Course will be run by the School of Continuing and Distance Education of the College of Education, University of Ghana; at all its Learning Centres across the country.

 

Please note that the Accra Learning Centre will run a weekday evening mature Access Course for candidates who are interested. The weekday evening mature Access Course will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Accra Learning Centre. The weekday evening programme will start on Tuesday February 21, 2023 and will run concurrently with the weekend one.

 

Applicants should take note of the following:

– The registration fee for the Access Course and Entrance Examination is GH¢500.00.

 

Please note that the fee is non-refundable. 

 

– Payment should be made into UG Learning Centre Account number 1441002010444 at any branch of ECOBANK Ghana Limited.

 

– Applicants should register online after payment at the University of Ghana Website or through https://apply.ug.edu.gh/admissions/mature.

 

– Only applicants who pass the entrance examination will be eligible to purchase the e-voucher to access the University’s on-line application form.

 

The Access Course begins on February 18 and ends on April 23, 2023.

 

The dates for the weekend Access Course are:

 

Saturday, February 18 – Sunday, February 19, 2023

 

Saturday, February 25 – Sunday, February 26, 2023

 

Saturday, March 4 – Sunday, March 5, 2023

 

Saturday, March 11 – Sunday, March 12, 2023

 

Saturday, March 18 – Sunday, March 19, 2023

 

Saturday, March 25 – Sunday, March 26, 2023

 

Saturday, April 1 – Sunday, April 2, 2023

 

Saturday, April 15 – Sunday, April 16, 2023

 

Saturday, April 22 – Sunday, April 23, 2023

 

 

 

For further information, visit the University’s website:

www.ug.edu.gh or contact us on any of the following numbers or email addresses:

 

 

 

Contact us:

College Academic Office: 0503899803, 0552996775, 0264410136

 

Email: coeacademic@ug.edu.gh

 

Department of Distance Education: 0303938855, 0302956122, Email: dde@ug.edu.gh

 

 

 

Accra

0303944582

 

0303970282

 

Tsito/Ho

0201885987

 

0249528434

 

Tema

0244818069

 

Koforidua

0342290824

 

0243654839

 

0244771933

 

Takoradi

0203333233

 

Tamale

0244045270

 

Kumasi

0244743510

 

Bolgatanga

0205191313

 

Sunyani

0352027153

 

0352026734

 

0244453440

 

Cape Coast

0332132100

 

Wa

0206982380

 

Please note that this is the official University of Ghana Mature Access Course. All other advertised courses have not been sanctioned by the University. Only candidates who participate in the official University of Ghana Mature Access Course will be eligible to take the entrance examination.

 

NOTE:

All applications must be submitted by the deadline of Friday, March 24, 2023.