Sokoine University of Agriculture SUA Undergraduate Admissions 2017 – 2018

A. SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE PROGRAMS

1. BSc. Agriculture General:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 130 Two Principal passes (4 points) in Biology/Botany and Chemistry/Physics/ Mathematics/Science and Practice in Agriculture at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Agriculture or related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Fee: Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

2. BSc. Horticulture:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 100 Two principal passes (4 points) in Biology and Chemistry/Physics/ Mathematics, Geography/ Science and Practice in Agriculture at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Agriculture/Horticulture or related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Fee: Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

3. BSc. (Agronomy):

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 80 Two principal passes (4 points) in Biology/Botany and either of the following: Chemistry, Science and Practice in Agriculture, Physics, Mathematics, or Geography at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than

3.0in Agriculture or related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-levelcertificate. Fee: Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

4. BSc. Agricultural Engineering:

Program Duration: 4 years; Admission Capacity: 80 Two principal passes (4 points) in Mathematics and Physics/Chemistry/ Geography and at least a credit pass at O-level or its equivalent in Physics and Chemistry/ Biology/Science and Practice in Agriculture at A- level certificate OR Full Technician Certificate or equivalent qualifications with an average grade of C and at least C grade in Mathematics OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Agricultural Engineering or related fields with a credit pass in Mathematics at O-level certificate or Equivalent. Fee: Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

5.BSc. Irrigation and Water Resource Engineering: Program Duration: 4 years; Admission Capacity: 80Two principal passes (4 points) in Mathematics and Physics/ Chemistry/ Geography at A- level certificate and at least a credit pass at O-level or its equivalent in

Physics and Chemistry/ Biology/Science and Practice in Agriculture OR NTA 6 Certificate or equivalent qualification with an average grade of C and at least a C grade in Mathematics OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Agricultural Engineering or related fields and a credit pass in Mathematics at O-Level certificate or Equivalent. Fee: Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

6.BSc. Bio-processing and Post-HarvestEngineering:

Program Duration: 4 years; Admission Capacity: 80 Two principal passes (4 points) in Mathematics and Physics/ Chemistry/ Geography A- level certificate and at least a credit pass at O-level or its equivalent in Physics and Chemistry/ Biology/Science and Practice in Agriculture OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in any engineering-related field and a credit pass in Mathematics at O-level certificate or its equivalent. Fee:

Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

7.BSc. Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness: Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 250Two principal passes (4 points) in Economics/Mathematics/ Geography/Commerce/Accounts/Physics/ Chemistry and Science and Practice in Agriculture/ Biology/ Zoology/Botany at A- level certificate. Candidates must have at least a pass in mathematics at O-level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in

Agriculture or related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant subjects at O-level certificate.

Fee: Tshs1, 263,000 per year.

8. BSc. Food Science and Technology:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 90 Two principal passes (4 points) in Chemistry and Biology/ Physics/ Food and Nutrition/Home Economics/Science and Practice in Agriculture/ Mathematics/ Geography at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Food Science/Home Economics or other related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

9.BSc. Human Nutrition:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 90 Two principal passes (4 points) in Chemistry and Biology/Home Economics/ Science and Practice in

Agriculture/Food and Nutrition and Mathematics/Physics/Geography at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Human

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Nutrition or Home Economics or Food Science or Nursing or Community Development or Clinical Medicine and other related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

10. BSc. Family and Consumer Studies:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 90 Two principal level passes (4 points) in Chemistry and Biology/Home Economics/ Science and Practice in

Agriculture/Food and Nutrition and Mathematics/Physics/ Geography at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Human Nutrition or Home Economics or Clinical Medicine or Community Development or Nursing and other related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

11. BSc. Animal Science:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 110

Two principal passes (4 points) in Biology/Zoology and Chemistry/ Science and Practice in Agriculture /Physics/Mathematics at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Animal Husbandry/ Animal Health/ Agriculture or related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

12. BSc. Aquaculture:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 80 Two principal passes (4 points) in Biology/Zoology and Science and Practice in Agriculture/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Geography at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Aquaculture,

Fisheries, Natural Sciences, Animal Husbandry/Production/ Wildlife, Animal Health or Agriculture and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

Physics/Mathematics/Geography at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Range Management, Animal Husbandry/Production, Animal Health, Agriculture, Forestry or Wildlife Management and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Tshs 1, 263,000 per year.

14.BSc. in Applied Agricultural Extension: Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 150 Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 and THREE

credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

15. BSc. Forestry:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 100 Two principal passes (4 points) in Biology/Botany and Chemistry/ Physics/Geography/Science and Practice of

Agriculture at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Forestry, Bee-keeping, Wildlife Management or Agriculture (with forestry component) and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

16. BSc. Wildlife Management:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 100 Two principal passes (4 points) in Biology/ Zoology and Chemistry/Botany/ Physics/ Geography at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Wildlife Management, Forestry, Bee-keeping, Animal Health or Animal Production and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant science subjects at O-level certificate. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

17. Bachelor of Tourism Management:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 120

Nutrition/ Home Economics at A- level certificate. Candidates with principal passes in Economics, Commerce or English/ French/Spanish also qualify as long as they have in addition a pass in Biology at O-level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Tourism, Hotel Management, Catering, Nutrition, Home Economics, Agriculture, Education, Forestry, or Wildlife Management and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant subjects at O-level certificate. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year

18. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine:

Program Duration: 5 years; Admission Capacity: 75 Two Principal passes (4 points) in Biology/Zoology and Chemistry and a pass in Physics/ Mathematics/ Science and Practice of Agriculture at A- level certificate. A candidate who does not have a pass in Physics at A-levelmust have at least a credit pass in Physics at O-levelcertificate. Such candidates must also have passes in Mathematics and English at O-level certificate or equivalent OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Animal Health/Animal Health and Production, A holder of such a diploma should have at least FOUR passes or THREE credits in Biology/Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Science and Practice of Agriculture and at least a pass in Mathematics and English at O-level certificate OR Holder of First Degree in Life Sciences. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

19.BSc. Biotechnology & Laboratory Sciences: Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 75Two principal passes (4 points) in Chemistry and Biology/Zoology/Botany and a pass in Physics/ Mathematics/ Geography/ Science and Practice in Agriculture at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Medical Laboratory Technology, Veterinary Laboratory Technology, Applied Biology, Applied Chemistry, Animal Health, Animal Production, Wildlife, Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry or Bee-keepingand THREE credits or FOUR passes in Biology/Zoology and Chemistry/Physics/ Mathematics/

Science and Practice of Agriculture/ Geography at O- level certificate. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

20.BSc. Environmental Science and Management: Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 100 Two principal passes (4 points) in Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics Geography/ Physics/ Science and Practice in Agriculture A- level certificate. Candidates without a pass in Biology and Mathematics at A- level certificate must a credit in Mathematics at O-levelcertificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in the fields of Physical, Chemical or Biological Sciences. Passes in Chemistry and Mathematics at O-level certificate and Diploma level are mandatory. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

21.BSc. Informatics:

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 70 Two principal passes (4 points) in Mathematics and any other Science subject at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in ICT and related fields. Pass in Mathematics at O-level certificate or Diploma is mandatory. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year

22.BSc. with Education (Agricultural Science & Biology):

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 100 Two principal passes (4 points) in Biology and any other science subject at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in or its equivalent from recognized colleges passed at credit or above and four passes at O-level certificate in science subjects of which Biology must have been passed at credit level. Fee

Tshs1, 263,000 per year

Geography/Economics/ Mathematics/Physics/ Chemistry/Biology/Zoology/Botany/Commerce/ Accounts/Food and Nutrition/Science and Practice in Agriculture at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Rural Development or Agriculture or Agricultural Education or related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant subjects at O-level certificate. Fee Tshs 1, 000,000 per year.

25.Bachelor of Information and Records Management

Program Duration: 3 years; Admission Capacity: 100 Two principal passes (4 points) in any subjects at A-levelcertificate OR relevant Diploma with a GPA of not less

than 3.0 and THREE credits or FOUR passes in any subjects at O-level certificate. Fee Tshs 1,263,000 per year.

B. SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR ‘RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING’ (RPL) CANDIDATES

Candidates wishing to apply for admission into a degree PROGRAM for which Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applies shall be required to have valid RPL certificate obtained after passing RPL examination relevant to the degree PROGRAM being applied for as approved by Senate.

C. SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

26. Certificate in Information Technology: Program Duration: 1 year;

Mode: Full-time & Part-time, Fee Tshs 800,000 per year

O-level certificate with passes in at least four subjects.

27. Diploma in Information Technology:

Program Duration:2 years; Mode: Full-time & Part- time, Fee Tshs 900,000 per year

One principal pass or two passes at A- level certificate in one of the following subjects, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Science and Practice of Agriculture, Geography, Economics and Commerce OR Certificate in information technology, engineering or other relevant disciplines. Pass in mathematics shall be required in either at O-level certificate or in Certificate courses.

28.Diploma in Information & Library Science: Program Duration: 2 years;

Mode: Full-time, Fee Tshs 900,000 per year

One Principal Pass in one of the following subjects, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Science and Practice of Agriculture, Geography, Economics, Commerce, History, English, French and Kiswahili A- level certificate OR Certificate in Librarianship/or other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 2nd Class and four passes at O-level certificate.

29.Diploma in Records, Archives & Information Management:

Program Duration: 2 years;

Mode: Full-time, Fee Tshs 900,000 per year

One Principal Pass in one of the following subjects A- level certificate, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Science and Practice of Agriculture, Geography, Economics and Commerce, History, English, French and Kiswahili OR Certificate in Records Management/or other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 2nd Class and four passes at O-level certificate.

30.Diploma in Tropical Animal Health & Production:

Program Duration: 2 years;

Mode: Full-time, Fee Tshs 900,000 per year Advanced Level passes in Chemistry, Biology/Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Geography or Science and Practice

of Agriculture. The candidate must pass Biology/Zoology at Principal Level. Such candidates must also have O- level passes in English and Mathematics OR Certificate in Animal Health (Agrovet), Certificate in Animal Health and Production (AHPC), Certificate in Agriculture and Livestock Production (CALP). A holder of such a certificate should have a minimum of four passes at O- level certificate in Biology/Zoology/ Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics at O-level certificate.

31. Diploma in Laboratory Technology: Program Duration: 2 years;

Mode: Full-time, Fee Tshs 900,000 per year

A-level passes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. One of these subjects must be passed at Principal level with a total of TWO points (E grade). Candidate with Advanced Level passes in combinations without Biology must have passed Biology at credit level in O-level certificate OR Basic Technician Certificate from recognized institution OR Certificate of Secondary Education with passes in Biology and Chemistry and Trade test Certificate of at least grade II.