UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

SECOND BATCH MATURE STUDENT ADMISSIONS INTO

DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME

2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

Registration for the second batch of the University of Ghana mature access course for the 2024/2025 academic year starts from Monday, May 13 to Monday, July 8, 2024. Successful applicants will be admitted into the Level 100 (Bachelor of Arts) or Diploma Distance Education Programmes based on their performance in the entrance examinations:

 Entry requirements:                                                                               

• Applicants must be at least 25 years old at the time of application and show proof of age with the ECOWAS/National ID Card or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is at least 5 years old.
• Applicants must register for, attend and complete the University of Ghana Access Course and pass the Mature Students’ Entrance Examination conducted by the University.
• Applicants who pass the Entrance Examination must purchase an e-voucher from designated banks to access the UG online application form.

The Second Batch of the Mature Access Course will be run solely online.

Applicants should take note of the following:

• The registration fee for the Access Course and Entrance Examination is GH¢700.00 for Ghanaian applicants and USD$100 (or its equivalent in Cedis) for international applicants.

Please note that the fee is non-refundable.    

• Payment should be made into UG Learning Centre Account number 1441002010444 at any branch of ECOBANK Ghana Limited. 
• International Applicants are to make payment into the College of Education Account number 2441002010443, Swift Code ECOCGHAC, ECOBANK Ghana Limited.
• Applicants should register online after payment at the University of Ghana Website or through https://apply.ug.edu.gh/admissions/mature.
• Only applicants who pass the entrance examination will be eligible to purchase the

e-voucher to access the University’s on-line application form.

The Access Course begins on May 25 and ends on July 21, 2024.

• The dates for the Access Course are:
  Saturday, May 25             –   Sunday, May 26, 2024
  Saturday, June 1              –   Sunday, June 2, 2024
  Saturday, June 8              –   Sunday, June 9, 2024   
  Saturday, June 15            –   Sunday, June 16, 2024   
  Saturday, June 22             –   Sunday, June 23, 2024  
  Saturday, June 29             –   Sunday, June 30, 2024    
  Saturday, July 6              –   Sunday, July 7, 2024

Saturday, July 13            –   Sunday, July 14, 2024

Saturday, July 20            –   Sunday, July 21, 2024

For further information, visit the University’s website: www.ug.edu.gh or contact us on any of the following numbers or email addresses:

College Academic Office: 0503899803, 0200088432, 0533186154, 0264410136

Email: coeacademic@ug.edu.gh

Department of Distance Education: 0303938855, 0302956122, Email: dde@ug.edu.gh

Please note that this is the official University of Ghana Mature Access Course. All other advertised courses have not been sanctioned by the University. Only candidates who participate in the official University of Ghana Mature Access Course will be eligible to take the entrance examination.

All applications must be submitted by the deadline of Monday, July 8, 2024.