University of Ghana, Legon Courses and Cut off Points

There are several courses offered at the University of Ghana Legon. These courses have been grouped into colleges each with several schools and departments, and their cut off points.

The university adopted the collegiate system, which started in the 2014/2015 academic year and thus categorized all schools and departments under four colleges.

Here, we’ll look at the various courses or programs offered at the University of Ghana, Legon and their cut off points 2018/2019.

First, let’s take a brief look at the various UG courses and their cut off points or requirements in the table below.

Courses	Cut-off Points
College of Basic & Applied Sciences
B.Sc. Agriculture	24
B.Sc. Family & Consumer Sciences	24
B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering	18
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering	11
B.Sc. Computer Engineering	10
B.Sc. Food Process Engineering	16
B.Sc. Material Science & Engineering	20
B.Sc. Actuarial Science	12
B.Sc. Information Technology	16
B.Sc. Animal Biology	24
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology	12
B.Sc. Botany	24
B.Sc. Chemistry	20
B.Sc. Computer Science	15
B.Sc. Earth Science	18
B.Sc. Marine & Fisheries Science	24
B.Sc. Mathematics	24
B.Sc. Nutrition & Food Science	20
B.Sc. Physics	24
B.Sc. Psychology	18
B.Sc. Statistics	20
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine	15
College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery	6
Bachelor of Dental Surgery	7
Bachelor of Pharmacy	8
Bachelor of Nursing	8
B.Sc. Dental Laboratory Sciences	10
B.Sc. Dietetics	10
B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Sciences	10
B.Sc. Occupational Therapy	10
B.Sc. Physiotherapy	10
B.Sc. Radiography	10
College of Humanities
Bachelor of Laws	7
B.Sc. Administration Regular	8
B.Sc. Administration Fee-paying	10
B.Sc. Administration City Campus	24
Bachelor of Arts - General Arts Background	16
Bachelor of Arts - Fee-paying	22
Bachelor of Arts - Business/Science/Vocational Background	12
Bachelor of Arts - City Campus	24
Bachelor of Fine Arts	24
College of Education
Bachelor of Arts in Education	24
Bachelor of Science in Education	24
Bachelor of Arts - Distance Education	30
Bachelor of Science in Administration - Distance Education	26
B.Sc. Information Technology - Distance Education	30

Now let’s look at the various colleges with their definitions and the courses or programs they run.

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1. College of health sciences

If you are considering a career in the health sciences, there are plenty of choices. The health science encompasses a broad range of occupations and specializations.

Health science refers to a large group of disciplines related to the delivery of health care to humans and animals through the application of science, engineering, mathematics, and technology.

In other words, it is the field in which knowledge is taken from pure science and other related sources and applied to practical and clinical practices to maintain and improve the health of living beings.

Let’s look at some of the courses you can take at the college of health sciences at the University of Ghana.

School of Medicine and Dentistry

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery

School of Pharmacy

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences

• Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
• Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory
• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
• Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
• Bachelor of Science in Radiography

School of Nursing & Midwifery

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

2. College of basic and applied sciences

Basic science is the study that relates to the basic discovery, inventions in the field of science. It is the knowledge of knowing about facts. All disciplines of science (includes physical and chemical science) have both basic and applied sciences.

Applied science is an application of acquired knowledge. It takes up the knowledge that has been acquired or learned from basic science and also solves or finds a solution for the existing problems.

In short, it is the utilization of basic science.

The college of basic and applied sciences at the University of Ghana has 10 groupings. Each group has got various courses offered at the Legon campus.

Group 1: Physical Sciences

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Geophysics

Group 2: Mathematical Sciences

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Actuarial Science
• Computer Science
• Biomathematics
• Physics

Group 3: Earth Sciences

• Geology
• Applied Geology
• Applied Geophysics

Group 4: Information Technology

Group 5: Biological Sciences

• Animal Biology and Conservation Science
• Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology
• Nutrition
• Food Science
• Plant and Environmental Biology
• Marine Science
• Fisheries Science
• Psychology
• Microbiology.

Group 6: Agriculture

• Animal Science
• Crop Science
• Soil Science
• Agriculture Economics
• Agribusiness
• Agriculture Extension
• Post-Harvest Technology.

Group 7: Family and Consumer Science (Food and Clothing Option)

Group 8: Family and Consumer Science (Family and Child Studies Option)

Group 9: Engineering Sciences

• Material Science and Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Food Process Engineering
• Agriculture Engineering

Group 10: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

3. College of Humanities

The humanities can be described as the study of how people process and document the human experience.

Since humans have been able, we have used philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language to understand and record our world.

There are so many and courses career opportunities in this field. Let’s look at some courses under humanities you can study in UG.

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University of Ghana Business School (UGBS)

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

University of Ghana School of Law

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

School of Arts

Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:

• Department of Religions
• Department of Philosophy and Classics
• Department of History
• Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies

School of languages

Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:

• Department of English
• Department of French
• Department of Modern Languages
• Department of Linguistics

School of social sciences

Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:

• Department of Economics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Geography and Resource Development
• Department of Social Work
• Department of Psychology

School of performing arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:

• Department of Dance Studies
• Department of Theatre Arts
• Department of Music

4. College of education

School of Information and Communication Studies

• Bachelor of Arts in Information Studies

School of Education and Leadership

• Bachelor of Arts in Education
• Bachelor of Science in Education
• School of Continuing and Distance Education
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
• Bachelor of Arts – Available in the following Departments:
  Department of Economics
  Department of Political Science
  Department of Sociology
  Department of Psychology
  Department of Information Studies
  Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies.
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (For professional nurses who already have a Diploma in Nursing from a recognized Nursing Training College).

Diploma Programmes

The following diploma programmes are now run at the Accra, Kumasi and Tamale Learning Centres. Applicants should note that all distance education programs are non-residential.

• Diploma in Accounting
• Diploma in Public Administration
• Diploma in Statistics
• Diploma in Librarianship
• Diploma in Archives Administration
• Diploma in Adult Education
• Diploma in Youth Development Work (CYP)