Nursing Training College Admission Requirements 2024/2025
Nursing Training College Admission Requirements for the 2024/2025 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.
All interested applicants are to read through carefully making sure that they fulfil the requirements before putting in an application online.
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMMES
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 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:
- Registered General Nursing
- Registered Mental Nursing
- Registered Midwifery (Females only)
- 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
 Certificate Programmes
- 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
- Environmental Health (Diploma)
- Technical Officer (Dental Technology)
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Community Nutrition
- Health Informatics
- Prosthesis and Orthotic Technology
- 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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grades in my Wassce
Social studies E8
Core Maths C4
English language C5
Integrated Science C5
Biology C4
Chemistry D7
Physics C5
Elective MathsC6.
Please can i offer midwifery as my program
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Please I had B3 in English, B3 in maths, B3 in science and B2 in social core aspect, then electives A1 in geography, B3 in Economics, C4 in gornverment and C4 in elective maths, please will I be permit to offer general nursing in your noble institution please.
What subjects do they do at the community health nursing
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Pls l had English c6 math E8 science c6 social B2 crs c6 government c6 French c6 economics c8
Pls these are my result can I offer nursing
English E8
Maths C6
Science B3
BiologyD7
Food and nutrition B3
Management B3
Socal B3
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Pls these are my result can I offer nursing
English E8
Maths C6
Science B3
BiologyD7
Food and nutrition B3
Management B3
Socal B3
Pls i offer Home Economics
Can I apply into nursing with my diploma
In community based rehabilitation and disability studies
Not bad though…. I would rather encourage you to rewrite the ones you failed. I’ve been there before I also failed in Maths(F9) but I
sat for NOVDEC ( maths & English ) I passed
Pls I offered General Science in SHS and here are my thoughts
Core Maths A1. Physics C4
Elective Maths C4
English C4 Biology B3
Social B2 Chemistry B3
Integrated Science C6
Pls can I offer BSc. Nursing and Midwifery
Please I had maths-D7, science -D7 ,english- C6 ,social -C6, Twi- C4, Government E-8, C.R.S F-9 , Lit F-9
Please can I apply for nursing training
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I had d7 in chemistry and emaths can y do nursing
Please I had. English D7 Science b3 maths D7 chemistry c6 Agriculture 4 crop husbandry c6. Please can I offer Nursin
Please I did business buh I have the passion to be a nurse and my grades were
C-maths=B2
Int.Science=B3
English=B3
Business management=B2
Cost Accounting=B3
Financial Accounting=B3
RCNs qualifies to persue ENT program, but they are rejected by the school principals.
Please can a business student apply for NAC
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Please can I study nursing with the following results in my WASSCE
Physics B3
Chemistry B3
Biology C4
Elective maths C4
Integrated science B3
English C4
Core mathematics D7
Social studies B3
pls I get Mathematics B3,English c6,integrated science c6,biology c6,e~maths c4,chemistry c6,and physics f9 can I apply nursing training forms
Please I didn’t offer science at shs but I had C6 in science can I apply for nursing training or midwifery in nursing
Please I didn’t offer science at shs but I had C6 in science can I apply for nursing training
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Please these are my results can i be enrol in General nursing or midwifery
Integrated science A1
Mathematics C4
Social studies B3
English language C4
My Electives
Chemistry B3
Physics B3
Elective maths A1
Biology E8
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Please l had
Maths. C6
English. C6
Science. C6
Social studies.c6
CRS. C6
Twi. D7
Lit .F9
Can I apply for the nursing training