Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other name: University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's degree (3-4 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Upper ranges of class II lower or 55%.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 3 year bachelor's degree for those with GCE 'A' levels; 4 year bachelor's degree otherwise.
Documents required: Official record of courses and marks earned; official certification of degree and date awarded.
Description: Instituted in 1952 as a teacher training college and incrementally expanded to include engineering and busiiness schools, pharmacy and agricultural studies. Renamed in 1998. Usual admission requirement is Senior School Certificate Examination (12 years of education).
Grading systems:
| 70-100% | Excellent |
Class I |
| 60- 69% | Very good |
Class II upper |
| 50- 59% | Good |
Class II lower |
| 40- 49% | Satisfactory |
Pass |
| 0- 39% | Fail |
Language of instruction: English.
Advanced degrees:
Master's degrees: 2 years after appropriate first or second class degree.
Doctorate: 3 years after first degree.
Last updated: May 09, 2005