koforidua Technical University (KTU) Cut Off Point for 2023/2024

a. Graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting and students transferring from similar programmes run at other accredited/recognized institutions with a minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at least one (1) year working experience. OR

b. Applicants with Level II qualification of ICA-Gh and ACCA Foundation (F1 to F9) or CIMA Level II examinations. OR

c. HND Graduates with passes lower than the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division requirement indicated above but have worked in relevant fields for at least one (1) year may apply. Such applicants will be admitted based on interview performance. OR

d. HND graduates from other fields or disciplines with a qualification lower than the minimum  Second (2nd) Class Lower Division requirement with at least one (1) year of working experience in accounting-related fields.

 

II)  B.TECH. IN PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT – (2 YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)

a.       HND graduates in Purchasing and Supply, HND Building Technology and students transferring from similar programmes run at other accredited institutions with a minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at least one (1) year of working experience. Or

b.      Applicants with Level 4 Foundation Diploma of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS-UK) qualifications or the equivalent of Chartered Institute of Builders, UK may apply. Or

c.       HND graduates with passes lower than the minimum 2nd Class Lower Division requirement indicated above but have worked in relevant fields for at least one (1) year may apply. Such applicants will be admitted based on interview performance. Or

d.      HND graduates from other fields or disciplines with a qualification not lower than the minimum 2nd Class Lower Division requirement with at least one (1) year of working experience in procurement-related fields.

III)     BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B.TECH) IN SECRETARYSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES – (2 YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)

a.       Graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretaryship and Management Studies and students transferring from similar programmes run at other accredited/recognized institutions with a minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at least one (1) year relevant post qualification experience in the relevant field. Or

b.      Applicants with Private Secretaryship Certificates who have one (1) year of working experience in the secretarial field shall be admitted after passing a qualifying examination. Or

c.       Applicants with level one (1) qualification of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) qualifying examinations. Such applicants (ICSA applicants) shall be admitted based on an entrance examination and interview performance. Or

d.      HND Secretaryship and Management Studies graduates with passes lower than the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division requirement indicated above but have worked in relevant fields for at least two (2) years may apply. Such applicants will be admitted based on interview performance. Or

e.       Other HND graduates from other related fields of disciplines with a qualification lower than the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division with at least five (5) years working experience in Secretaryship-related fields. Such applicants shall be admitted based on interview performance.

IV)     BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B.TECH) IN MARKETING – (18 MONTHS TOP-UP   PROGRAMME)

a.       HND graduates in Marketing, and students transferring from similar/related programmes run at other accredited institutions with a minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at least one (1) year of working experience. Or

b.      Applicants with a professional Diploma from CIM (UK/Ghana) Or

c.       HND graduates with passes lower than the minimum 2nd Class Lower Division requirement indicated above but have worked in relevant fields for at least one (1) year may apply. Such applicants will be admitted based on interview performance. Or

d.      HND graduates from other fields or disciplines with a qualification not lower than the minimum 2nd Class Lower Division requirement with at least one (1) year of working experience in Marketing related fields.

 

B)    GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

i.     SSSCE/WASSCE APPLICANTS

·      SSSCE Applicants: Passes (A-D) in three (3) core subjects namely English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science/Social Studies; and must possess a minimum of D in any three (3) of the passes relevant to the area of specialization.

·      WASSCE Applicants: Passes (A-D7) in three (3) core subjects namely English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science/Social Studies; and must possess a minimum of C6 in any three (3) of the passes relevant to the area of specialization.

The aggregate of the six (6) subjects must not exceed 24 for SSSCE and 39 for WASSCE

ii.         GBCE/ ‘O’/A’LEVEL/ABCE Applicants

Five (5) GBCE /GCE‘O’-Level credit passes (including English Language and Mathematics) plus at least two (2) GCE ‘A’ level/ABCE passes excluding General Paper.

iii.        APPLICANTS FROM TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (CERTIFICATE II APPLICANTS)

Applicants must have passes in three (3) subjects including English Language and Mathematics and Integrated Science plus three (3) relevant elective subjects/trade courses.

iv.        DBS APPLICANTS

Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes including English and Mathematics plus at least three (3) passes in relevant DBS subjects.

v.         TEACHER’S CERTIFICATE

Applicant must have Three- a Year Post-Secondary Certificate or Four Year Certificate ‘A’ with a minimum of two (2) years of teaching experience, plus three (3) GCE O-Level or SSSCE/WASSCE passes in relevant elective subjects.

vi.       MATURE APPLICANTS

·         Applicants must be twenty-five (25) years old and must show proof of age with a birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is five (5) years old at the time of application.

·         Must pass a written test in English Language, Mathematics and General Knowledge to be conducted by Koforidua Technical University.

 

B.     ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR HND SECRETARYSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES

i)        SSSCE/WASSCE APPLICANTS

·      SSSCE Applicants: Passes (A-D) in three (3) core subjects namely English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science/Social Studies; and must possess a minimum of D in any three (3) of the passes relevant to the area of specialization.

·      WASSCE Applicants: Passes (A-D7) in three (3) core subjects namely English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science/Social Studies; and must possess a minimum of C6 in any three (3) of the passes relevant to the area of specialization.

The aggregate of the six (6) subjects must not exceed 24 for SSSCE and 39 for WASSCE

ii)   GBCE/ ‘O’/A’LEVEL/ABCE Applicants

Five (5) GBCE /GCE‘O’-Level credit passes (including English Language and Mathematics) plus at least two (2) GCE ‘A’ level/ABCE passes excluding General Paper.

iii) DBS APPLICANTS

Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes including English and Mathematics plus at least three (3) passes in relevant DBS subjects.

iv) DIPLOMA IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT (DOM)

Diploma in Office Management (DOM) organized by WAEC, plus four (4) GCE O’ level SSSCE/WASSCE passes including English Language and Mathematics

v)  STENOGRAPHER CERTIFICATE

Holders of Stenographer certificates are eligible to apply

vi) DIPLOMA FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS

Holders of diplomas from recognized higher institutions are eligible to apply.

vii.     MATURE APPLICANTS

·         Applicants must be twenty-five (25) years old and must show proof of age with a birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is twenty-five (25) years old at the time of application.

·         Must pass a written test in English Language, Mathematics and General Knowledge to be conducted by Koforidua Technical University.

 

C.  ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-HND PROGRAMMES

a.         DBS–(Accounting/ Management/Marketing/Purchasing & Supply/ Entrepreneurship/ Secretarial Options)

·         Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes (including English and Mathematics) Or

·         Four (4) GCE O-Level passes (including English Language and Mathematics) Or

·         Four (4) GBCE (RSA II) passes (including English Language & Business Mathematics) Or

·         NACVET/NVTI Typist/ 2 or 3 passes in  Stenographer Certificate (for Secretarial option)

b.      DBS–(Statistics and Information Technology Options)

·         Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes (including English, Mathematics plus elective Mathematics or Physics) Or

·         Four (4) GCE O-Level passes (including English Language and Mathematics, Additional  Mathematics or Physics)

NB:     ADMISSION OF DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (DBS) GRADUATES TO LEVEL                          
200 OF THE HND PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

Applicants who hold Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) certificates with Distinction or Credit passes from any of the Ghana Education Service (GES) accredited institutions are eligible for admission to Level 200 to pursue any of the relevant Business/Science related programmes of study at the HND level. Similarly, applicants who hold DBS certificates with a minimum of pass (es) from any of the GES-accredited institutions are eligible for admission to Level 100 to pursue any of the relevant business/science-related programmes of study at the HND level.

The above requirements should be backed with at least four (4) WASSCE/SSSCE credit passes including English Language and Mathematics.

D.   PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES

The University has re-introduced the following professional programmes to be run on WEEKENDS on the main campus of the University.

AVAILABLE COURSES

ICA (Ghana) : -Levels I – III
ACCA (UK)  : -F I – P5
CIB (Ghana) : -Levels I – IV
CIPS (UK)     :- Levels I – VI
To qualify to write any of the professional examinations above, the candidate SHOULD first register as a student of an appropriate professional body.