Admission Requirements For BTech Accounting with Computing at Kumasi Technical University

BTech Accounting with Computing Programme has been designed generally to fulfil the objectives of the government converting the Polytechnics to Technical University which is to give students hands-on skills to enable them to solve day-to-day accounting and finance problems in the industry.

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Students will be equipped with various competencies in the areas of Database Management Systems, Network Technology, Business Information Systems Audit, SpreadSheet, Accounting Information Systems, Logic and Critical Thinking, Spreadsheet Design, Enterprise Resource Planning, etc. and this is expected to enable them to develop basic business solutions for application in industry.

Also, critically, as part of the collaboration with industry, students will also have the opportunity to be exposed to the world of work by having an industrial attachment in the relevant industry.

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TARGET MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS

This programme has been designed to cater to the needs of students graduating from Senior Secondary School into the university to offer a degree in Accounting. This is to take advantage of the growing number of people who will be graduating from the Free Senior High School Education. It is also targeted at post-diploma students who would be joining the programme at various levels.

It is additionally, targeted at candidates who will be enrolling through the matured entry-level. Students who also hold Intermediate qualifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) can have access to the programme.

The sectors of the economy our graduates could be employed in are varied and wide-ranging from the public to private, including Accounting and Audit, Banking and Financial Services, Construction, Pharmaceutical firms, Insurance, Merchandising, Mining, Oil and Gas, Timber, Manufacturing, Health, Agriculture, Education, Hospitality and Leisure, Engineering, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), etc. and this is so because essentially every business activity undertaken involves financial implications.

To be admitted into the Bachelor of Technology programme, an applicant must have:

A. SSSCE/ GBCE APPLICANTS

CREDIT PASSES (A-D) IN SIX (6) SUBJECTS COMPRISING THREE CORE SUBJECTS, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS, PLUS THREE (3) RELEVANT SUBJECTS.

B. WASSCE APPLICANTS

CREDIT PASSES (A1- C6) IN SIX SUBJECTS COMPRISING THREE CORE SUBJECTS, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS, PLUS THREE (3) RELEVANT ELECTIVE SUBJECTS.

C. GENERAL CERTICIATE OF EDUCATION (GCE) A-LEVEL APPLICANTS

Passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics, and Science student (for non-science students).

D. ABCE APPLICANTS

Full Diploma Certificate in ABCE. Also, the applicant must have had credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate (GBCE) or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). ABCE candidates may be considered for admission at level 200 of a degree programme.

E. MATURE CANDIDATES

Must be 25 years old with legitimate documentary proof which is at least five (25) years old at the time of application.
Must pass Mature Students Entrance Examinations conducted by the Institution (English Language, Mathematics, and an Aptitude Test).

F. HND/DIPLOMA AND PROFESSIONAL APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO LEVEL 200

Holders of SSSCE/ WASSCE with at least four credits including English, Core Mathematics, and Integrated Science or Social Studies plus a DCA certificate will be admitted to level 200.
Holders of Full HND Certificate in other business-related disciplines will be admitted to level 200.
Holders of ICA or ACCA level 1 or equivalents will be admitted to level 200.
Holders of CAT or GAT certificates or equivalents will be admitted to level 200.

H. HND/DIPLOMA AND PROFESSIONAL APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO LEVEL 300

Holders of HND Accountancy certificate will be admitted to level 300.
Holders of SSSCE/ WASSCE with at least four credits including English, Core Mathematics, and Integrated Science or Social Studies plus a PDCA certificate will be admitted to level 300.
An applicant with passes in 9 or more subjects in ICAG, ACCA, or equivalents will be admitted to level 300.

I. FOREIGN APPLICANTS

All foreign applicants from accredited institutions will be considered for admission in consultation with National Accreditation Board for equivalent qualifications.