ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMMES

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11 April 2017

AUXILIARY PROGRAMMES

Community Health Nursing (CHN)
Health Assistant Clinical (HAC)

Requirements for Auxiliary Programmes

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	WASSCE	SSSCE
AGE	18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	A cut off aggregate score of Forty-Eight (48) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective	A cut-off aggregate score of Thirty (30) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum Grades	AT LEAST credits(A1-E8) in three core subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.	AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three core subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum Grades	AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three Elective subjects	AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three Elective subjects

DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

Diploma Nursing programmes offered in Health Training Institutions are as follows:

Registered General Nursing
Registered Mental Nursing
Registered Midwifery (Females only)
Registered Community Health Nursing

Requirements for Basic Nursing Programmes

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	WASSCE	SSSCE
AGE	18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	An aggregate score of thirty (30) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective	An aggregate score of Twenty Four (24) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum Grades	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science	Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum Grades	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Elective Subjects.	Credits (A – D) in three Electives Subjects.

Post Basic Programmes (BSc)

Requirements for qualification to post basic nursing and midwifery programmes vary according to the programme of study. Programme specific requirements are given in Table 7 below.
Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness

PROGRAMME	SERVICE REQUIREMENT	QUALIFICATION REQ
Peri-Operative Nursing Critical Care Nursing ENT Nursing Ophthalmic (BSc)	a. Mandatory one year rotation/internship/national service b. Three years’ experience in a relevant Basic area OR two years’ work experience upon a request from a facility after internship	RGN RMN RM RCN
Public Health Nursing (BSc)	a. Mandatory one year rotation/internship/national service b. Three years’ experience in a relevant Basic area OR twoyears’ work experience upon a request from a facility after internship.	RGN RMN RM RCN
Post Basic Midwifery	a. At least three (3) years’ experience in a relevant Auxiliary area.	Community Health Nurse Health Assistant Clinical
Anesthesiology (BSc)	a. At least one year rotation/internship/national service b. Two years’ experience in a relevant Basic area OR one year work experience upon a request from a facility after internship.	General Nurse Mental Nurse Midwife Registered Community Health Nurse