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GEM admissions
Academic Year: 
2020 to 2021

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

DIRECTORATE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

ADMISSION INTO THE GRADUATE ENTRY BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY (MB ChB) PROGRAMME FOR THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

Applications are invited from suitably qualifiedÌýFirst-DegreeÌýHolders for admission into the Graduate EntryÌýBachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB)Ìýprogramme of the ºÚÁÏÉç for the 2020/2021 academic year. The programme is a full-time programme and will begin in January, 2021.Ìý

Ìý1.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSALES CENTRES

Ghanaian applicants are to buy online application e-vouchers at a cost ofÌýTwo Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GH ¢250.00)Ìýat the following sales points:

A.ÌýÌýÌýÌý All Branches of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), GCB Bank, Prudential Bank and Zenith Bank (Mode of Payment –ÌýCASH)

B.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cashier’s Office, ºÚÁÏÉçÌý(Mode of payment –ÌýCASH)

C.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ghana Post Offices at the Regional Capitals – (Mode of payment –ÌýPOSTAL ORDER)

D.ÌýÌýÌýÌý ºÚÁÏÉç – Accra Office, Tesano – Accra (Mode of payment –ÌýCASH)

E.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Kumasi Workers’ College, Kumasi (Mode of payment -ÌýCASH)

F.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I-J Consult, Apostle Dr.Baidoo Avenue (Off Pentecost Convention Centre Road), Millennium City,ÌýKasoaÌý(Mode of payment –ÌýCASH)

G.ÌýÌýÌýÌý All ºÚÁÏÉçCollege of Distance Education (CoDE) StudyÌýCentresÌý(Mode of payment (GCB Bankers Draft in the name ofÌýThe Registrar, ºÚÁÏÉç)

International applicants and Ghanaian applicants abroad can make payment with VISA Card and have their PIN and Serial Numbers for the online application sent to their e-mail addresses.

The application fee for international applicants isÌýOne Hundred and Fifty US Dollars ($150. 00).

The deadline for the sale of application e-vouchers isÌýFriday, 28thAugust, 2020.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýONLINE APPLICATIONS

Applicants should visitÌýÌýthen go to Admissions and click onÌýÌýand then Click to Apply for Regular Programme. Please note that the Application Level to be selected is Undergraduate (Bachelor) and the Application TypeÌýshould be Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM).

All applicants are required to provide the following information at the back of the large EMS envelope: (a) application reference number (b) full name (c) postal address.

3.Ìý Ìý ÌýBASIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Degree in a science-related programme with a minimum of a Second ClassÌýHonoursÌý(Lower Division) obtained from aÌýrecognisedÌýtertiary institution.

B.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Good WASSCE passes in core and relevant Scienceelective subjects.

C.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pass an entrance examination to be held onÌýTuesday,Ìý13th October, 2020 and a selection interview to be heldÌýon Thursday and Friday, 15th and 16th October, 2020. The cost of the entrance examination is Two Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHS 200.00).

D.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Interested applicants may participate in On-Line Preparatory Classes to beÌýorganisedÌýfromÌýMonday, 28th September, 2020 to Friday, 9th October,Ìýat a cost of Four Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHS 450.00) to enhance their chances of passing the entrance examination. Such applicantsÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýwould be required to pay an amount of Six Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHS 650.00) to cover the classesand the entrance examination.

E.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Modality for payment of the entrance examination and the preparatory classes will be communicated to qualified applicants after submission of the relevant application document.

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌýFEE-PAYING APPLICANTS

Applicants should note that the programme isÌýstrictly fee-paying.

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSUBMISSION OF COPIES OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS

A.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Two copies of completed online application forms accompanied by two copies of results slips should be sent by POST and NOT delivered by hand. TheÌýcopies should reach the Director, Directorate of Academic Affairs (DAA), ºÚÁÏÉç not later thanÌýFriday,Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý11thSeptember, 2020.

B.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Applicants are to ensure that application forms are posted early enough to be received before the deadline for submission as forms received after the deadline will not be processed.

C.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No additional documents will be accepted after submission of completed application forms. Applicants are to note that onlyÌýphotocopies of certificates or result slipsÌýshould accompany completed application forms. Original certificates/result slips of applicants offered admission will beÌýinspected before registration. The documents accompanying the application forms are not returnable.

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