Nursing Training College Admission Requirements 2021/2022

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Nursing Training College Admission Requirements for 2021/2022 academic year. Below are the admission requirements for all nursing training colleges across Ghana. These requirements for the various programmes are to serve as a guide in the application process.

admission cut off points

All interested applicants are to read through carefully making sure that they fulfil the requirements before putting in an application online.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMMES

Auxiliary Programmes

  1. Community Health Nursing (CHN)
  2. Health Assistant Clinical (HAC)

Requirements for Auxiliary Programmes

 

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

 

Diploma Programmes

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

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

 

Requirements for Basic Nursing Programmes

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

 

PROGRAMME SERVICE REQUIREMENT QUALIFICATION REQ
Peri-Operative Nursing a. Mandatory one year RGN
Critical Care Nursing rotation/internship/national service RMN
ENT Nursing b.   Three years’ experience in a relevant RM
Ophthalmic Basic area OR two years’ work RCN
experience upon a request from a
(BSc) facility after internship.
Public Health Nursing a. Mandatory one year RGN
rotation/internship/national service RMN
b.   Three years’ experience in a relevant RM
(BSc) Basic area OR twoyears’ work RCN
experience upon a request from a
facility after internship.
Post Basic Midwifery a.   At least three (3) years’ experience in a Community Health Nurse
relevant Auxiliary area. Health Assistant Clinical
Anesthesiology (BSc) a.   At least one year General Nurse
rotation/internship/national service Mental Nurse
b.   Two years’ experience in a relevant Midwife
Basic area OR one year work Registered Community Health Nurse
experience upon a request from a
facility after internship.
BSc Environmental Health a.   Products from Accra School of d. Possess Diploma in
Hygiene. Environmental Health from
b.   Foreigners with HND Diploma KNUST, Kumasi
c.   WASSCE students with Pure e. Possess WAHEB/GHAHEB
Science (Physics, Chemistry, Pure Science WASSCE
Biology)

 

ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMMES

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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 Certificate Programmes

  1. Environmental Health (HO AND TAMALE SCHOOL OF HYGIENE)

 

 Requirements for Certificate Programmes

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
WASSCE SSSCE
Age 18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate A cut off aggregate score of Forty Eight A cutoff aggregate score of Thirty Six
(48) or better in six subjects, comprising (36) or better in six subjects,
3 core and 3 elective comprising  3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum AT LEAST credits(A1-E8) in three core AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three core
Grades subjects subjects
i.e. English, Mathematics and i.e English, Mathematics and
Integrated Science. Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three
Grades Elective subjects Elective subjects

 

Diploma Programmes

  1. Environmental Health (Diploma)
  2. Technical Officer (Dental Technology)
  1. Occupational Therapy
  2. Physiotherapy
  3. Community Nutrition
  4. Health Informatics
  5. Prosthesis and Orthotic Technology
  1. Optical Technology

 

Requirements for Diploma Programmes

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
WASSCE SSCE
Age 18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate An aggregate score of thirty Six (36) An aggregate score of Twenty Four
or better in six subjects, comprising 3 (24) or better in six subjects,
core and 3 elective comprising  3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum Grades Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects
Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics i.e. English, Mathematics and

 

and Integrated Science. Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum Grades Credits (A1 – C6) in three Elective Credits (A – D) in three Electives
Subjects. Subjects.

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77 COMMENTS

    • Please I have D7 in physics and chemistry I’m I qualified for Diploma in General Nursing?
      Please apart from these two I performed very well in the rest.

  7. Please I had
    Maths B3
    Science B2
    Social C4
    English D7
    Economics B2
    History A1
    Twi B2
    Please can I offer general nursing

  8. Pls I had English C6
    Science C6
    Social C6
    Maths E8 n wrote Novdec n had F9
    Econs C6
    Government D7
    Geography C6
    Pls can I apply for nursing course

  12. Please I had
    English_C6
    Social_C6
    Maths_C6
    Science_D7
    Animal Husbandry_C6
    General Agriculture_C5
    Chemistry_C6
    Physics_D7
    Please can I apply for nursing?

  15. Sir/Madam, please is there a way one could check her status as to whether the institution has admitted her or not after the interview for 2021 General Nursing.
    thanks

  22. Please I got
    English _c6
    Math_ c4
    Social_c4
    Science_D7
    Government_c6
    Twi_B3
    Literature_c5
    History_c5
    Can I offer General nursing or midwifery at any nursing training college

  28. Pls I am a home economics student and I passed my science and food and nutrition
    GKA
    And had D7 in core math can I apply to Nusing

  29. Please I had
    Core maths E8
    English D7
    Science C6
    Elective maths C6
    EconsC6
    Geography C6
    Can I apply for general nursing

  30. Layout results
    Social studies B2
    English language D 7
    C maths B3
    Int science B2
    Economics B2
    Geography B2
    Government B2
    Elective Maty A1
    Am i qualified to offer general nursing?
    Please where and when would I have access to the admission form

  31. Please if I may ask, I got 6B’s,1A (e maths) and D7 English language. Can I apply for nursing? And if yes where could I have access to the admission form

    • And is the nursing forms still on sale? If yes then please try and see
      But I doubt , because it’s three(3) core; English, Maths and Science

  34. Pls I offered home economics(clothing and textiles)can I apply for auxilliary.G.K.A Mangement and living Economics and Clothing and textiles were my electives

  35. Please I got,
    Social studies:B3
    English E8
    Science C6
    Maths F9
    Government D7
    CRS D7
    Akuapem Twi C5
    Please can I get certificate nursing admission .

  37. Please can I offer NAC with the ff.
    English C
    Science D
    Maths E
    Social studies C
    Fante B
    Literature-In-English C
    Economics D

  38. Could I get the chance to pursue nursing courses because I am general arts student without elective mathematics.

  45. I passed in all the core subjects .I had B3 in e-maths and D7 in physics ,Biology and E8 in Chemistry. Please can I get admission?

  46. Pls I passed my core subjects, but B3 in e-maths ,( chemistry, biology and physics I got D7) . Can I get admission in nursing?!

  64. Please I passed all my subjects in exception of core mathematics which I got D7 which course can I pursue at the nurses training.

    • With D7 in any of the core i.e EMS you can’t offer diploma but can go in to offer certificate which is a two years program.
      But you can choose to better your results and do the diploma or whilst offering the certificate you can write a Nov/Dec and when you pass, can switch to diploma

  67. [25/04 18:31] TRAILER: please i hav pass wit all my core subject….but i did offered visual arts wit a result of ,…….GKA.c6 …..sculpture b3…..and graphic design c6…
    [25/04 18:31] TRAILER: please which field of nursing can I choose

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