Cut-Off Points for GIMPA

Cut-Off Points for GIMPA

Minimum Entry Requirements for Admission

To be eligible for admission, regardless ofprogramme, an applicant
must satisfy the requirements under any of the following
categories:

West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations

(WASSCE) Compulsory Subjects – Grade C6 or better in three
(3) core subjects, including English Language andMathematics
(Core) and Elective Subjects – Grade C6 or better in three (3)
elective subjects

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE)

Compulsory Subjects – Grade D or better in three (3) core
subjects, including English Language and Mathematics (Core)
and Elective Subjects – Grade D or better in three (3) elective
subjects

General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level

A Pass in three (3) subjects (at least one of the passes should be a
Grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have credit passes of
(Grade 6 or better) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including
English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for Science students).

Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE)

Passes in three (3) subjects (at least one of the passes should be
Grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have had credit passes
in five (5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics,
Integrated Science or Social Studies in the GeneralBusinessCertificate
Examination (GBCE).

Mature Students’ Entry

Mature students entry avenues to tertiaryeducationprovides opportunities
for people who could not do so earlier in their lives
to further theireducationat the tertiary level after some years in
the workplace (preferably, the formal workplace). The applicant
must:
a) be at least 25 years old;
b) show proof of age with birth certificate or any legitimate
documentary proof of birth date which is at least 5 years
old at the time of application;
c) Pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted
by the institution itself (English Language, Mathematics
and anAptitude Test).

Higher National Diploma (HND) Qualification

An HND from an Accredited Institution with a 2nd Class Lower
Division. Other Diploma qualifications from elsewhere assessed
to be equivalent to HND may be similarly considered.
5.1.8 Professional and Other Entry Qualifications
All foreign and professional certificates and any other qualifications
beyond the ones specified above should be referred to
the NationalAccreditationBoard for the establishment of their
equivalences, to determine their eligibility for admission into the
Institute.
Note that the Diploma inBusinessStudies (DBS) qualification
cannot, in itself, be used for admission intoGIMPA.

Transfer Students from another University

A student who has been formally admitted as a regular student
to a Bachelor’s degree course in an accredited university or
tertiary institution may be considered for admission as a
transfer student. Such students must have completed at least two
(2) Semesters and obtained a CGPA of not less than 2.0 before
the candidate is considered for transfer. The contents of courses
taken must be comparable and satisfy the course requirements of
the School in which s/he seeks to pursue his/her studies. The candidate
shall take any additional courses as may be required by the
School. To earn a GIMPA degree, a transfer student must take a
minimum of sixty (60) credit hours at GIMPA. Each student will
be provided with a specific programme of study.
For admission requirements to specificprogrammes, please refer
to the specific School.
Re-Admission

Returning Former Students

Former students returning to the Institute who have not registered
for three consecutive semesters and have not corresponded
with the School during that period are no longer considered as
continuing students and must first be re-admitted to the School
by going through the admission process. This policy does not apply
to students who have been dismissed for misconduct.

Re-Activating Admission

Applicants admitted to an undergraduateprogramme or admitted
as non-degree seeking in the last year (12 months) and who did
not enroll in undergraduate studies at GIMPA nor gain a deferral
of admission must reapply. If no enrollment deferral was granted,
there is no guarantee of admission.

Above is the Cut-Off Points for GIMPA