UCC Admission Requirements for the 2023/2024 Academic Year

Are you applying for admission at the University of Cape Coast? Find here the UCC Admission Requirements for the 2023/2024 Academic Year.

If you want to be admitted to the university, you must meet the entry requirements of the university base on your qualification (i.e WASSCE/SSCE, GCE, etc).

UCC Admission Requirements for the 2023/2024 Academic Year

The requirements for admission into programmes of study for both local and international students include the following:

  1. WASSCE/SSSCE:  Applicants should have credit passes in six (6) subjects with an overall aggregate of 36/24 at the WASSCE/SSSCE respectively.

Three of the six subjects should be core subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies, and three must be in relevant electives.

For purposes of admission, credit passes in:

  • WASSCE means A1 – C6
  • SSSCE means A – D

General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level

Applicants should, in addition to credit passes in five (5) GCE ‘O’ Level subjects (including English and Mathematics), have three (3) passes in the relevant subjects at the Advanced Level.

General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE)

Applicants should have credit passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects (including English Language and Mathematics) and three (3) relevant elective subjects.

International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)

Applicants should have credit passes in five (5) GCE ‘O’ Level subjects (including English and Mathematics) and three (3) passes in the relevant subjects at the Advanced Level.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Applicants should have a minimum of grade 4 at the Higher Level in three (3) subjects relevant to the programme of choice (minimum of grade 5 for Health and Allied Sciences). Applicants should, in addition, have a minimum of grade 4 in English/Literature and Mathematics (SL).

  • American High School Grade 12 Examinations. Applicants should have a Final Grade point of 3.0. 
  • FEE-PAYING APPLICANTS

Fee-paying facilities are available for candidates/applicants who are unable to meet the competitive cut-off points determined by the Joint Admissions Committee.

Applicants who wish to be considered may complete and attach the fee-paying forms (available at the sales centers or downloaded from the university’s admissions portal) to their printed online application forms.

Such candidates shall be required to meet the minimum admission requirements.  Copies of last year’s cut-off points for the various programmes are available at the sales centers and on the University’s website for applicants’ guidance.

PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR B.ED (PHYSICAL EDUCATION) CANDIDATES

SSSCE/WASSCE candidates applying for B.Ed. (Physical Education) should note that the date for the practical examinations will be communicated later.

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