Students from Ghana

For our Bachelor's courses, we usually require that you have:

• SSSCE (Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination) with five passes at grade B or above.
• Ghanaian Higher National Diploma for year 1 or 2 or top up.
• Successful completion of one year of university study with average GPA 3.0 or better.

For advanced entry (such as undergraduate top-up degrees), we usually require that you have a Ghana HND (2 years Ordinary National Diploma + 2 years higher diploma). 

For our International Foundation in Creative Practices and our Integrated Foundation courses, we usually require that you have an SSSCE (Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination) with five passes at grade C or above.

Integrated Pre-Masters course

For our Masters courses with Integrated International Pre-Masters, we usually require that you have a Ghana HND (2 years Ordinary National Diploma + 2 years higher diploma). 

Masters course

For our Master’s courses, we usually require that you have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree at a recognised university.

We accept a Senior School Certificate Examination - West African Exams Council (WAEC)  delivered / assessed in English) with English at grade C6 or above.

If you take the IELTS test you will need to achieve the following scores (or an equivalent from other UCA-approved English tests):

• Undergraduate degree (BA/BSc/BMus):
  6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section (except if listed below)
• BA Architecture:
  6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Undergraduate degree with international foundation year:
  5.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• International Foundation in Creative Practices:
  5.0 overall with no less than 4.5 in any section
• Master's Degree (MA/MSc/MFA/MBA/MArch/MMus):
  6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Pre-Master's (15 Weeks):
  6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Pre-Master's (30 Weeks):
  5.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Postgraduate Research (PhD/MPhil):
  7.0 overall, with no less than 7.0 in writing and 5.5 in any other section
• Pre-Doctorate:
  6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section