Bachelor Of Technology Admission Requirements At Koforidua Polytechnic
1. B.Tech. inAccounting
2. B.Tech. in Automotive Engineering
3. B.Tech. in BuildingTechnology
4. B.Tech. in Civil Engineering
5. B.Tech. in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
6. B.Tech. in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering
a. Options:
b. Wind Energy Technology
c. Mini-Hydro Energy Technology
d. Solar Energy Technology
e. Bioenergy Technology
7. B.Tech. in Telecommunication Engineering
8. B. Tech. in Secretaryship and Management Studies
9. B. Tech. inMarketing
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
1. B.TECH IN ACCOUNTING– (2YEARS TOP-UPPROGRAMME)
i.Graduatesof Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting and students transferring
from similarprogrammesran at other accredited/recognized institutions with a
minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at least one (1) year working
experience. OR
ii. Applicants with Part Three (III) qualification of ICA-Gh and ACCA or CIMA
examinations. OR
iii. HND Graduates with passes lower than the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division
requirement indicated above but have worked in relevant fields for at least one (1) year
may apply. Such applicants will be admitted based on interview performance.
OR
iv. HND graduates from other fields or disciplines with a qualification lower than the
minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division requirement with at least one year (1) year
working experience in accounting related fields. Successful applicants will be required
to take part in a 3-month bridging programme prior to the commencement of the
programme of study.
2. B.TECH IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING –(2 YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)
i. HND Graduates with passes lower than the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division
ii. HND Automotive Engineering,HND Mechanical Engineering(Plant and Production
Options) with at least Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus a minimum of one (1)
year post-HND relevant industrial experience in an automobile or related field. Or
iii. City and Guilds of London Institute (Part III) with Licentiateship Or
iv.KNUSTDiploma plus a minimum of one (1) year post-Diploma relevant industrial
experience in an automobile or related field.
v. Motor Vehicle Technician Part III (MVT III)
3. B.TECH IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY – (2 YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)
i. HND graduates with a minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division in Building
Technology or Civil Engineering. Or
ii. HND Graduates with passes lower than the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division
requirement indicated above must pass a selection interview to be conducted by the
Polytechnic. Or
iii. Holders of Construction Technician Part III. Or
iv. Holders of Construction Technician Part II (old scheme) with four (4) or three (3) credit
passes including Land Surveying.
4. B.TECH IN CIVIL ENGINEERING –(2 YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)
i. HND graduates with a minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division in Civil
Engineering or Building Technology. Or
ii. HND Graduates with passes lower than the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division
requirement indicated above must pass a selection interview to be conducted by the
Polytechnic. Or
iii. Holders of Construction Technician Part III. Or
iv. Holders of Construction Technician Part II (old scheme) with four (4) or three (3) credit
passes including Land Surveying.
5. B.TECH IN PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT – (2 YEARS TOP-UP
PROGRAMME)
i. HND graduates in Purchasing and Supply,HND Building Technologyand students
transferring from similar programmes ran at other accredited institutions with a
minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at least one (1) year working
experience. Or
ii. Applicants with Level 4 Foundation Diploma of Chartered Institute of Purchasing &
Supply (CIPS-UK) qualifications or equivalent of Chartered Institute of Builders, UK
may apply. Or
iii. HND graduates with passes lower than the minimum 2nd Class Lower Division
requirement indicated above but have worked in relevant fields for at least one (1) year
may apply. Such applicants will be admitted based on interview performance.
Or
iv. HND graduates from other fields or disciplines with a qualification not lower than the
minimum 2nd Class Lower Division requirement with at least one (1) year working
experience in procurement related fields. Successful applicants will be required to take
part in a 3-month bridging programme prior to the commencement of the programme of
study.
6. B.TECH IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING – (2 YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)
i. Entry is limited to holders of at least Second (2nd) Class Lower Certificate in Higher
National Diploma (HND) in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering or HND
Mechanical Engineering (Production and Plant options) Or
ii. HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Chemical Engineering. Equivalent entry
requirements are the KNUST Diploma in Mechanical Engineering/Physics. In addition,
applicants must have at least one (1) year relevant industrial experience in an energy
related field.
7. B.TECH IN TELECOM ENGINEERING –(2 YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)
i. Graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or
Computer Science and students transferring from similar programmes ran at other
accredited/recognized institutions with a minimum of Class Lower Division plus at least
one (1) year working/industrial experience. HND Computer Science certificate holders
without appropriate course content in Electrical/Electronic technology in their
programme will be required to do the requisite bridging courses. Or
ii. Applicants with Diploma in Electrical and Electronic related courses from recognized
institutions with a minimum of one (1) year industrial working experience. Or
iii. Foreign students with qualifications equivalent toGhanaHND Electrical/Electronic
Engineering certificate. Or
iv. Holders of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician Part III
8. B.TECH IN SECRETARYSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES –(2YEARS TOP-UP
PROGRAMME)
i. Graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretaryship and Management Studies
and students transferring from similar programmes run at other accredited/recognized
institutions with minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at least two (2) years
relevant post qualification experience in the relevant field. Or
ii. Applicants with Private Secretaryship Certificate who have ten (10) years working experience
in secretarial field shall be admitted after passing a qualifying examination. Or
iii. Applicants with level one (1) qualification of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and
Administrators (ICSA) qualifying examinations. Such applicants (ICSA applicants) shall be
admitted based on an entrance examination and interview performance. Or
iv.HND Secretaryship and Management Studiesgraduates with passes lower than the
minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division requirement indicated above but have worked
in relevant fields for at least five (5) years may apply. Such applicants will be admitted based
on interview performance. Or
v. Other HND graduates from other related fields of disciplines with a qualification lower than
the minimum Second (2nd) Class Lower Division with at least five (5) years working
experience in Secretaryship related fields. Such applicants shall be admitted based on
interview performance.
9. B.TECH IN MARKETING– (2YEARS TOP-UP PROGRAMME)
i. HND graduates in Marketing, and students transferring from similar/related programmes run
at other accredited institutions with a minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower Division plus at
least one (1) year working experience. Or
ii. Applicants with professional Diploma from CIM (UK/Ghana)
iii. HND graduates with passes lower than the minimum 2nd Class Lower Division requirement
indicated above but have worked in relevant fields for at least one (1) year may apply. Such
applicants will be admitted based on interview performance. Or
iv. HND graduates from other fields or disciplines with a qualification not lower than the
minimum 2nd Class Lower Division requirement with at least one (1) year working
experience in marketing related fields. Successful applicants will be required to take part in a
3-month bridging programme prior to the commencement of the programme of study.
