Undergraduate Programmes
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMMES
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES (COAHS)
| B.N.Sc. Nursing Science | Five SSCE credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry | 1.) Two ‘A’ level passes (graded A-E) at the Advanced Level in Biology and Chemistry. 2.) OND/HND in Medical/Biological Sciences may also be admitted by direct entry into 200 level, provided they satisfy other University admission requirements. 3.)Registered Nurse or Midwifery Certificate and five credits at ordinary level GCE or SSCE which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry at not more than two sittings can be considered for admission. |
| B.MLS Medical Laboratory Science | Five credit level passes in subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the SSCE, NECO, GCE or their equivalent at not more than two sittings. | English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry | i.) Possess GCEA/IJMB with a minimum of two science subjects relevant to the intended programme ii.) OND with minimum of lower credit in relevant field. This is in addition to fulfilling the requirement of a minimum of credit level passes in five relevant subjects at O’level as indicated above. |
| B.Sc. Public Health | Possess five (5) O’level credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Economics | Two ‘A’ level passes in relevant subjects which may include Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Registered Nurses, Community Health Officers, Environmental Health Officers or candidates with NCE (Physical/Health Education, Home Economics, Science Education, Nutrition) having at least merit pass level or OND in Biological Sciences |
| B.Sc. Health Information Management (HIM) | Possess five (5) O’level credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. . | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Economics | Two ‘A’ level passes in relevant subjects which may include Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Registered Nurses, Community Health Officers, Environmental Health Officers or candidates with NCE (Physical/Health Education, Home Economics, Science Education, Nutrition) having at least merit pass level or OND in Biological Sciences |
TRANSFER TO NURSING (Additional Information)
Transfer from other faculties of this or other Universities recognized by McPherson University. After successfully completing a B.Sc. degree course in Biological Sciences/ basic or pure sciences in part or whole in this or any other Universities/recognized by McPherson University, a candidate may be considered for admission into 200 level of the B.N.Sc. degree of this University provided such a candidate satisfies the admission requirements as prescribed in above.
A candidate from B.N.Sc. degree programme of a recognised university may be allowed to transfer into the programme after the faculty has been satisfied that the candidate has genuine reason for applying for transfer and has met all the criteria for transfer into the programme. However, such transfer student shall be admitted at a level to be determined by the faculty but not higher than 300 level.