Overview
Admission Requirements
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
GRADUATE ADMISSIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PROGRAMMES
It is announced for the information of prospective applicants and the general public that the School of Graduate Studies is offering a number of Master’s and PhD programmes for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. For the accredited programmes of the respective colleges please visit the websites of the respective schools in the relevant College as follows: College of Humanities (https://coh.ug.edu.gh); College of Education (https://coe.ug.edu.gh); College of Health Sciences (https://chs.ug.edu.gh); and College of Basic and Applied Sciences (https://cbas.ug.edu.gh).
PhD Programmes
Applicants may apply for a PhD programme with a Masters’ degree or a very good first degree.
Applicants applying with Masters’ Degree
• Applicants with relevant Masters’ degree from the University of Ghana or any recognized/accredited University may apply for a PhD programme.
· Applicants applying with first degree
Applicants with very good first degree from the University of Ghana or any recognized/accredited University may apply for a PhD programme. Such applicants, when admitted, shall be required to take first year courses of the Masters’ (Level 600) programme of their departments. They shall be required to pass all examinations in the courses. On successful completion of the Level 600 courses and depending on their performance, they would then progress into the four-year Ph.D. programme which beings with Level 700 courses in first year of the PHD.
All PhD programmes in the University are now fee-paying and the durations are as follows:
- • Full-Time - Four (4) years
- • Part-Time - Six (6) years
HOW TO APPLY
University of Ghana application e-vouchers can be obtained by Ghanaian applicants for GH¢220.00 at the following banks: Zenith Bank, Universal Merchant Bank, Access Bank, Ecobank, Republic Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Consolidated Bank Ghana,, GCB Bank, First Atlantic Bank and Fidelity Bank. Applicants should follow carefully the instructions on the voucher when completing the online application form.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS AND GHANAIANS APPLYING FROM ABROAD
This category of applicants should use the following links to access the online application form for completion and submission:
All applicants are expected to pay to the University, a non-refundable application processing fee of US$110.00.
All foreign students should make their payments as follows:
· Account Name: University of Ghana Fees Collection (FOREX) – For payments in Ghana
· Account Name: University of Ghana Fees Collection (FOREIGN) – For payments outside Ghana
Account No.: 0161094409780403; Swift Code: ECOCGHAC
The third payment option is-
· The Secure online payment platform using Visa Card and MasterCard. The link is https://www.ug.edu.gh/ugpay
The pay-in-slips together with applicants’ certificates and transcripts should be scanned and attached to the application form before submission. The transcript should be scanned into one PDF or WORD document and attached to the application.
Note that no application will be processed without proof- of - payment of the fee.
APPLICATION FEES
Cost of E-voucher
Ghanaians GH¢220.00
International Applicants and Ghanaians applying from abroad US$ 110.00
Applicants who did not graduate from the University of Ghana must submit the
following documents online (Scan and Attach):
Bachelors’ and Masters’ Degree Certificates and Official Transcripts (for those applying for PhD programmes)
• Three referees’ reports are required for all applicants (provide the details of the referees online)
• All PhD applicants should attach their Research Proposals to the application (Not more than Four pages)
· The transcript should be scanned into one PDF or WORD document and attached to the application.
· All applicants who graduated from the University of Ghana from 1996 to date should indicate their ‘STUDENT IDENTITY NUMBERS’ on their forms before submission.
· NOTE: Scan and upload a Gazette where name has changed or is different from that on certificates/transcripts
NOTE THAT NO APPLICATION WILL BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATE/OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OR GAZETTE WHERE NAME HAS CHANGED. The originals will be required during interviews.
APPLICANTS MUST ENSURE THAT THEIR ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ARE CORRECTLY FILLED AND RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED ON SUBMISSION. ENSURE THAT CORRECT ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED.YOU MUST ALSO PRINT AND KEEP A COPY OF THE APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED ONLINE. APPLICANTS WOULD NEED IT DURING REGISTRATION IF ADMITTED.
KINDLY NOTE THE FOLLOWING DEADLINE AND ADHERE TO IT STRICTLY
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ON-LINE APPLICATIONS FOR ALL PROGRAMMES UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 , 2024.
This advertisement can be found under ‘Admission’ at the University of Ghana website: www.ug.edu.gh
All further enquiries should be sent to the addresses below:
The School Administrator,
School of Graduate Studies,
University of Ghana,
Legon.
E-Mail: sgs@ug.edu.gh or sgsadmissions@ug.edu.gh
Also, for specific enquiries on the University of Ghana Business School programmmes, kindly call any of the following telephone numbers:
+233-0303966098, 0545462159, 0570231039, 0201492545.
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Available Programmes