KUCCPS opens application portal for placement to Open University of Kenya; REQUIREMENTS
KUCCPS has opened applications for admission to the Open University of Kenya accredited on August 3
KUCCPS has opened applications for admission to the Open University of Kenya accredited on August 3.
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Chief Executive Officer Agnes Mercy Wahome said the applications will be free of charge and without any deadline.
“This is due to the uniqueness of the Open University’s mode of learning and flexible modular programme design that will allow students to study at their own pace and convenience,” said Wahome.
According to admission guidelines provided by the university, for the first time in Kenyan history, work experience, short courses, or acknowledgement of past learning would be taken into account when admitting students to pursue degree programs.
The institution aims to remove traditional obstacles and give more Kenyans the chance to enroll in university programs in a flexible and convenient way.
President William Ruto launched the Open University of Kenya (OUK) on August 3, 2023 to help Kenyans who missed early opportunities or encountered obstacles like official grades, age, financial capability, gender, or geographic location to obtain higher education.
Prof. Elijah Omwenga, vice chancellor of the institution, has asked the placement body to publish two postgraduate diploma courses and five degree programs on the student placement application portal.
A portfolio for the acknowledgment of prior learning and proof of a KCSE certificate or similar are the minimum admission criteria for undergraduate studies.
The university will provide undergraduate degrees in fields including data science, cyber security, and digital forensics, as well as technology education, business, and entrepreneurship. It will also offer degrees in economics and statistics.
The postgraduate programmes will include flagship Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership and Accountability and Postgraduate Diploma in Learning Design and Technology.
The degree and postgraduate diploma programmes have between 12 and 14 course units per academic year.
Learning will take one year for postgraduate programmes while the bachelor’s degree programmes will take four years to complete.
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However, for open and self-paced learning, a student may decide to take a course unit at a time on the alternative flexible mode and may plan to take longer periods.
For all the programmes or course units, students outside East Africa will pay 10 per cent more.
Requirement for admission Open University of Kenya
The minimum entry requirements for Bachelor’s degree programmes are as follows:
1. A mean grade of C+ and above at KCSE where applicable or its equivalent using criteria that the university senate may determine OR
2. Diplomas or professional qualifications from recognized institutions
3. KCSE certificate or equivalent and a certificate of foundation or bridging courses from recognized institutions.
4. Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education with a minimum of 1 principal and subsidiary passes.
5. A bachelor’s degree from an institution recognized by Senate,
6. Evidence of KCSE certificate or equivalent and a portfolio for the purpose of recognition of prior learning determination with respect to:
a) Workplace training of 2 years OR
b) Work experience in a relevant field of 2 years OR
c) Two short courses lasting at least 3 months each in relevant fields
7. Any other qualifications that may be determined by senate recognizing prior learning leading to equivalents of the identified criteria, experience and skills of learners.
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