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Entry Requirements 


A. SSSCE Applicants 
Grade D or better in three (3) core subjects (English Language, Mathematics (Core), Integrated Science or Social Studies) and any three (3) elective subjects. 


B. WASSCE Applicants 
Grade C6 or better in three (3) core subjects (English Language, Mathematics (Core), Integrated Science or Social Studies) and any three (3) elective subjects 

C. General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced level 
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, and Mathematics. 

D. General Business Certificate Examination 
GBCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects including English Language, Business Mathematics and Social Studies or Science and three (3) elective subjects.

E. Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) 
Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) Candidates with Full Diploma Certificate in ABCE. Also, the applicant must have credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language, Business Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (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 100 of a degree program

F. Advanced Level and Professional Applicants 
a.    Candidates with part of Professional Certificates with a minimum of Part1 or Foundation 
Stage of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Chartered Institute of Management 
Accountants, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators, Institute of Commercial Management etc. may be considered for admission. 
b.    Candidates with Teachers’ Certificate ‘A’ and a pass in English, Mathematics and two business related subjects at the GCE ‘O’ level or Senior High School or GBC or RSA II etc. may be considered for admission. 

G. Post-Diploma and Professional Applicants for admission to level 300 
a. Any HND related programs from a recognised institution  
b. Professional related Diploma from a recognised institution  
c. Any Three-Year tertiary related Diploma from a recognised institution. 
d. Any certificate that the GTEC certifies to be equivalent to a tertiary Diploma.

H. Post-Diploma and Professional Applicants for admission to level 200 
a. Any HND unrelated programs from a recognised institution  
b. Professional unrelated Diploma from a recognised institution  
c. Any two-year Diploma from a recognised institution.

I. Mature Applicants 
Mature students’ entry avenues to tertiary education provide opportunities for people who could not do so earlier in their lives to further their education at the tertiary level after some years in the workplace (preferably, the formal workplace).
The applicant must: 
a. Be at least 25 years at the time of commencement of the academic year of Admission; 
b. Show proof of age with birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of birth date, which is at least 5 years old at the time of application or by the Ghana Card;
c. Have at least 2 years relevant work experience.  
d. Pass entrance examinations and / or interview 

I. Foreign Applicants 
Foreign applicants from accredited/recognized institutions will be considered for admission in consultation with Ghana Tertiary Education for equivalent qualifications. 
 

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About KsTU

Kumasi Technical University was established in 1954 as Kumasi Technical Institute (K. T. I. ) to offer craft courses. In 1963, the Institute was converted to a non-tertiary Polytechnic status under the Ghana Education Service to start offering, in addition, technician diploma and sub- professional courses.

Contact info

Location: Kumasi - Ashanti Region, Ghana, W/A

Postal Address: P. O. Box 854, Kumasi 

Email: info@kstu.edu.gh 

Tel: Admissions: +233(0)322 496 534, +233(0)322 496 380