GIJ Undergraduate Admission Requirements For 2017/2018 Admission

GIJ Undergraduate Admission Requirements For 2017/2018 Admission

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
► B. A. IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
SSSCE HOLDERS
Applicants must possess passes (A – D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects,
including English,Mathematicsand three (3) elective subjects with an overall aggregate of 24 or
better.
WASSCE HOLDERS
Applicants must possess passes(A1-C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects,
including English,Mathematicsand three(3) elective subjects with an overall aggregate of 36 or
better
► DIPLOMA IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
SSSCE HOLDERS
Applicants must possess passes (A-D) in five(5) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects,
including English, Mathematics and two (2) elective subjects with an overall aggregate of 20 or
better.
WASSCE HOLDERS
Applicants must possess passes(A1-C6) in five (5) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects,
including English, Mathematics and two(2) elective subjects with an overall aggregate of 30 or
better.
MATURE STUDENTS (Who can apply?)
Persons wishing to enter theGhanaInstitute of Journalism as Mature Students must not be
less than 25 years of age by September 2016.
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum requirements:
i. Credit Passes (A1 – C6 in WASSCE and A – D in SSSCE) in five (5) subjects comprising
three core subjects, including English Language and Core Mathematics plus two (2)
elective subjects
ii. Applicants whose qualifications do not meet the requirements for admission as in (i)
above may be considered for admission on passing a special entrance examination
conducted by the University and an interview. Applicants should note that those who
meet the requirements for admission as in (i) above will not be required to take any
entrance examination.
NOTE:
Applicants will be selected based on a competitive cut-off point for the year.
Candidates awaiting results are eligible to apply.
►LEVEL 300 TOP-UP (WEEKEND SESSION)
MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
i. GIJ Diploma holders with a minimum Final Grade Point Average of
2.50 or Grade B or an equivalent Diploma from an Accredited
Communication Training Institution with an average of Grade B are
eligible to apply.
ii. Diploma holders with Final Grade Point Average of 3.25 from
the following disciplines: Archival Studies, Public Administration,
Social Administration,Educationand Management Studies are
eligible to apply.
iii. Higher National Diploma (HND) holders with a minimum of 2nd Class
(Lower Division) in the following:Marketing, InformationTechnology,
Secretaryship and Management Studies as well as Social Science
and Humanities relatedprogrammesnot mentioned here are also
eligible to apply.
iv. Degree holders with a minimum of 2nd Class (Lower Division) in the
following: Information Studies, InformationTechnology, Sociology,
Psychology, Political Science, Social Studies, Theatre Studies,
Marketing, Secretaryship, English, and French are eligible to apply.
v. Final Year Diploma students are eligible to apply as awaiting
results applicants.
► INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
International students who hold equivalent qualifications are eligible to apply for any of the
programmes.