Public Universities In Uganda Admission Requirements For Undergraduate Programmes
THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & SPORTS INFORMATION ON PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES JOINT ADMISSIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
(a) A candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission to a first degree programme at the University if the candidate has obtained:
(i) The Ugandan Certificate of Education with a minimum of 5 Passes or an equivalent qualification, and
(ii) At least two Advanced Level Principal Passes in approved subjects at the same sitting of the Uganda Advance Level Certificate of Education Examination (A’Level) or an equivalent qualification.
For purposes of this regulation, except where otherwise provided for, all subjects
offered by the Uganda National Examinations Board at O’Level and A’Level are regarded as approved subjects.
(b) College/School requirements.
Within the framework of the General Direct Entry Requirements, there may be special College/School requirements which candidates must fulfil to gain admission to a programme in a specific academic unit.
5.1 THE WEIGHTING SYSTEM
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: That the existing Weighting System shown below applies to all the five Public Universities. Candidates are therefore advised to study and understand the weighting
system before completing PUJAB forms and ensure that they get access to an updated weighting system for 2014/2015 Admissions.
5.2 WEIGHTING CRITERIA
All subjects taken at the Advanced Level of Education are grouped into three categories and weighted as follows for purposes of admission to any programme of Undergraduate study in the University.
Subject Category | Weight
(i) Essential 3
(ii) Relevant 2
(iii) Desirable 1
The Essential A’ Level subjects for University Programmes must be passed with a Principal Pass.
5.3 For a given candidate, not more than three subjects taken at the principal level shall carry
a weight of 3, 2, or 1.
5.4 Not more than two subjects shall be designated as “Essential”.
5.5 A pass with a Distinction or Credit in a subject taken at subsidiary level such as General
Paper, Sub-Maths or Computer Studies shall carry one point. A subsidiary pass ranges from grades 1 to 6.
5.6 In case of programmes where “Essential” subjects may be three or more, an “Essential set” of subjects is defined.
The best-performed two subjects of the essential set shall be designated as “Essential Subjects” and weighted three. The 3rd best done subject from the Essential Set shall be designated as the “Relevant Subject” and weighted two.
5.7 When computing points special programme requirements are also taken into consideration.
5.8 For ‘O’ level grades, Distinctions 1 & 2 carry 0.3 points, Credits 3 to 6 carry 0.2 ,Passes 7
& 8 carry 0.1 and Fail (9) carry 0.0 weights respectively.
5.9 For A’ Level grades, the conversion scale is A=6, B=5, C=4, D=3, E=2, O=1, F=0 points.