2019 / 2020 General Admission Requirements For Nursing Programmes In Nursing Colleges
AUXILIARY PROGRAMMES (Certificate Courses)
1.Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP) formerly Community Health Nursing (CHN)
2.Health Assistant Clinical (NAC)
Table (1): Requirements for Auxiliary Programmes
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
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WASSCE |
SSSCE
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16 – 35 years |
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Overall Aggregate |
A cut off aggregate score of |
A cutoff aggregate score of |
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Forty-Eight (48) or better in |
Thirty (30) or better in six |
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six subjects, comprising 3 |
subjects, comprising 3 core |
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core and 3 elective subjects. |
and 3 elective subjects. |
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Core Subjects and |
AT LEAST credits (A1-E8) in |
AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in |
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Minimum Grades |
three core subjects. e.g. |
three core subjects |
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English, Mathematics and |
i.e. English, Mathematics |
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Integrated Science. |
and Integrated Science. |
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Elective Subjects and |
AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in |
AT LEAST passes (A-E) in |
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Minimum Grades |
three Elective subjects |
three Elective subjects |
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Diploma Programmes
1.Registered General Nursing (RGN)
2.Registered Mental Nursing (RMN)
3.Registered Midwifery (RM) Females only
4.Registered Community Health Nursing (RCN)
Table 2: Requirements for Basic Nursing Programmes
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
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WASSCE |
SSCE |
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Age |
16 – 35 years |
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Overall Aggregate |
An aggregate score of thirty – |
An aggregate score of |
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Six (36) or better |
Twenty-four (24) or better |
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in six subjects, comprising 3 core |
in six subjects, comprising 3 |
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and 3 elective subjects. |
core and 3 elective subjects. |
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Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core |
Credits (A- D) in three Core |
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Subjects i.e. English, |
Subjects i.e. English, |
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Core Subjects and |
Mathematics and Integrated |
Mathematics and Integrated |
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Minimum Grades |
Science. |
Science. |
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Elective Subjects and |
Credits (A1 – C6) in three |
Credits (A – D) in three |
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Minimum Grades |
Elective Subjects. |
Electives Subjects. |
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POST BASIC PROGRAMMES
Requirements for qualification to Post Basic Nursing and Midwifery Programmes vary according to the programme of study. Programme specific requirements are given in Table 3 below.
Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness.
Table 3: Specific Requirements for Post Basic Programmes
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SERVICE REQUIREMENT |
QUALIFICATION |
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Peri-Operative Nursing |
a. Mandatory one year |
RGN |
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Critical Care Nursing |
Rotation/Internship/National |
RMN |
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ENT Nursing |
Service |
RM |
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Ophthalmic (BSc) |
b. Three years’ experience in a |
RCN |
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relevant Basic area OR two (2) |
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years’ work experience upon a |
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request from a facility after |
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internship. |
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Public Health Nursing |
a. Mandatory one (1) year |
RGN |
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(BSc) |
Rotation/Internship/National |
RMN |
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Service |
RM |
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b. Three (3) years’ experience in a |
RCN |
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relevant Basic area OR two (2) |
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years’ work experience upon a |
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request from a facility after |
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internship. |
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Post NAC/NAP |
a. At least three (3) years’ |
Nurse Assistant |
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Midwifery |
experience in a relevant Auxiliary |
Preventive (NAP) |
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area. |
Nurse Assistant Clinical |
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(NAC) |
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(BSc) Anesthesiology |
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At least one (1) year |
General Nurse |
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Rotation/Internship/National |
Mental Health Nurse |
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Service |
Midwife |
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b. |
Two (2) years’ experience in |
Registered Community |
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Health Nurse |
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a relevant Basic area OR one (1) |
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year work experience upon a |
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request from a facility after |
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internship. |
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BSc Environmental |
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Possess Diploma in |
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Health |
a. Products from Accra School of |
Environmental Health from |
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KNUST, Kumasi |
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Hygiene. |
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Possess |
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b. WASSCE students with Pure |
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Science (Physics, Chemistry, |
WAHEB/GHAHEB |
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Biology) |
Pure Science WASSCE |
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