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REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY. SESSION 1: ACTIVITY 3: PART 3 – REQUIREMENTS FOR HE STUDY. Introduction. Purpose provides statutory minimum admission requirements for HE study replace range of current policies with one single policy framework

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REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY

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  1. REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY SESSION 1: ACTIVITY 3: PART 3 – REQUIREMENTS FOR HE STUDY

  2. Introduction • Purpose • provides statutory minimum admission requirements for HE study • replace range of current policies with one single policy framework • Applicable to all HEIs – private and public • Applies to Higher Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor Degree Programmes • Effective from 1 January 2009

  3. Policy Considerations • HESA= body to set minimum admission requirements for Higher Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor Degree Programmes requiring NSC • HEIs = set specific admission requirements for particular programmes • Applies specifically to learners using NSC as route to HE study

  4. Recognised NCS Subjects • Subjects bearing 20 credits, excluding LO (10 credits) • NSC = common basis for admission • Qualifications not alike • make different intellectual demands, • different requirements for admission to programmes • list applicable for 3 years, then review • Responsibility of HEIs to decide on subject combinations for particular programmes and publicise widely so that learners can be properly advised on subject choices

  5. Minimum requirements for admission • OPEN-BOOK ACTIVITY: • Study the minimum admission requirements for Higher Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree programmes • Identify the admission requirements for each type of programme and explain how they differ

  6. ALL require a NSC, but differ in achievement ratings required • BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Rating of 4+ (50%+) in four NCS subjects appearing on the designated subject list • appropriate combinations of NCS subjects at specified levels of achievement • example: • Bachelor’s Degree in Science – offer Maths and Science and achieve at specified level in both subjects • DIPLOMA • rating of 3+ (40%+) in any four NCS subjects • appropriate combinations of NCS subjects at specified levels of achievement • example: • Diploma in Datametrics - achieve at a prescribed level in Mathematics or IT HIGHER CERTIFICATE • appropriate combinations NCS subjects at specified levels of achievement • example: Higher Certificate in Architectural Design – achieve at specified level in Design and an associated NCS subject

  7. Designated subject list for degree programmes

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