Admission Cut off Points for Nursing Trainings in Ghana for 2022/2023 Academic Year

With Nursing Training College Admission Portal opening soon for interested students desiring to enroll at the various nursing Training Colleges, we compile previous cut off points to assist prospective applicants.

To have a fair appreciation of of your chances at being admitted for a particular course, one must have a fair idea of previous Cut off Points to serve as a guide in the selection of courses for the 2022/2023 academic year.

We have compiled a guide of previous Cut-Off Points to help prospective applicants for the 2022/2023 academic year.

Note: These are Tentative Cut-Off Points and may vary depending on the level of competition for admission each year. When competition for admission is keener, the Cut-Off Points may vary depending on the number of students intake for a particular course.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMMES

Auxiliary Programmes
1. . Nurse Assistant Clinical (NAC )
2. Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP)

WASSCE Applicants

A cut off aggregate score of Forty Eight (48) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
AT LEAST credits (A1-E8) in three core subjects. .e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three Elective subjects

SSSCE Applicants

A cutoff aggregate score of Thirty (30) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three core subjects i.e English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three Elective subjects

Basic Nursing Programmes

WASSCE Applicants

An aggregate score of thirty (30) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
Credits (A1 – C6) in three Elective Subjects.

SSSCE Applicants

An aggregate score of Twenty Four (24) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
Credits (A- D) in three Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
Credits (A – D) in three Electives Subjects.

ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMMES

Certificate Programmes

WASSCE Applicants

A cut off aggregate score of Forty Eight (48) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
AT LEAST credits (A1-E8) in three core subjects. .e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three Elective subjects

SSSCE Applicants

A cutoff aggregate score of Thirty (30) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three core subjects i.e English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three Elective subjects

Diploma Programmes

WASSCE Applicants

An aggregate score of thirty Six (36) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising thee (3) core and three (3) elective subjects.
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) Elective Subjects

SSSCE Applicants

An aggregate score of Twenty Four (24) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core and three (3) elective subjects
Credits (A- D) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
Credits (A – D) in three (3) Electives Subjects

COLLEGE OF HEALTH, KINTAMPO (CoHK)
The College of Health and Wellbeing, Kintampo, formerly known as the Rural Health Training School runs about fourteen (14) different programmes. These programmes range from Certificate (Auxiliary) through to the Bachelors level and cover both preventive and curative health care. Some of the programmes are direct entry programmes (for SSSCE graduates) whilst others are Post basic Entry Programmes (for serving officers).

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Certificate (Auxiliary) Programmes
1. Field Technician (Community Health)
2. Health Records Management

WASSCE Applicants

A cut off aggregate score of Forty Eight (48) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
AT LEAST credits (A1-E8) in three core subjects. .e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three Elective subjects

SSSCE Applicants

A cutoff aggregate score of Thirty (30) or better in six subjects, comprising 3 core and 3 elective subjects.
AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three core subjects i.e English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three Elective subjects

Diploma Programmes

Requirements for entry into these programmes vary according to the programme offered.
• Direct Entry (using SSSCE or WASSCE) Programmes requiring General Science as an elective
• Direct Entry (using SSSCE or WASSCE) Programmes which do not require General Science as an elective
• Post Basic Entry (for serving officers)
1. Direct Entry Diploma Programmes
a. Programmes Requiring General Science as an Elective
1. Technical Officer (Medical Laboratory Technology)

Requirements for Programmes which require General Science as an Elective

WASSCE

An aggregate score of thirty (30) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core and three (3) elective subjects.
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) Science Elective Subjects. i.e. Biology, Physics, Chemistry.

SSSCE

An aggregate score of Twenty Four (24) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core and three (3) elective subjects.
Credits (A- D) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
Credits (A- D) in three (3) Science Elective Subjects. i.e. Biology, Physics, Chemistry

Programmes which do NOT Require General Science as an Elective

Technical Officer (Health Information Option)
Technical Officer (Community Health – Disease Control& Surveillance Option)
Technical Officer (Community Health- Nutrition Option)
Technical Officer (Health Promotion and Social Marketing Option) – Direct Entry
Technical Officer (Registered Dental Surgery Assistant)

Diploma Community Mental Health – Two (2) Years

PROGRAMME SERVICE REQUIREMENT QUALIFICATION REQUIRED

Community Mental Health A practicing officer and must Certificate as a
have served two (2) years 1. Field Technician
minimum in deprived areas or Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP)
three years minimum in nondeprived areas. 3. Nurse Assistant Clinical
(NAC)
4. Health Records Assistant

5. Environmental Health

BSc. Physician Assistant (Medical) – (Four) 4 years

WASSCE

An aggregate score of Thirty Six (36) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core and three (3) elective subjects
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) Elective Subjects, Physics, Chemistry and Biology only

SSSCE

An aggregate score of Twenty Four (24) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core and three (3)
elective subjects
Credits (A- D) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
Credits (A – D) in three (3) Electives Subjects. Physics, Chemistry and Biology only

BSc. Community Mental Health – Four (4) Years

BSc. Community Health (Nutrition option) – Four (4) Years
BSc. Health Information Management – Four (4) Years

WASSCE

An aggregate score of Thirty Six (36) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core and three (3)
elective subjects.
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
Credits (A1 – C6) in three (3) elective subjects the following: General Arts, General Science, Home Economics (Food and Nutrition Option) and Agricultural Science (excluding crop and animal husbandry).

SSSCE

An aggregate score of Twenty Four (24) or better in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core and three (3) elective subjects
Credits (A- D) in three (3) Core Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics and Integrated Science
Credits (A – D) in three elective subjects the following: General Arts, General Science, Home Economics (Food and Nutrition Option) and Agricultural Science (excluding crop and animal husbandry).