OUT Entry Requirements Into Degree Programmes

OUT Entry Requirements Into Degree Programmes – Open University Of Tanzania

OUT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INTO DEGREE PROGRAMMES, Minimum admission entry requirements into Degree Programmes for form six and Foundation certificate holders.

The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a fully fledged, autonomous and accredited public University, established by an Act of Parliament Number 17 of 1992.

The Act became operational on 1st March 1993 by the publication of Government Notice No. 55 in the Official Gazette.

The first Chancellor was officially installed in a full ceremony on 19th January 1994 and the first batch of students was admitted in January 1994.

In January 2007, following enactment of the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005, OUT started using the OUT Charter and Rules (2007) for its operations.

The Open University of Tanzania offers its certificates, ordinary diplomas, degrees, postgraduate diplomas and PhDs through its five Faculties and two Institutes.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Business Management
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Science, Technology and Environmental Studies
Institute of Educational and Management Technologies
Institute of Continuing Education

OUT Entry Requirements Into Degree Programmes – Open University Of Tanzania

1. Completed A Level studies before 2014

Two principal passes with a total of 4.0 points in Two Subjects defining the admission into the respective programme (where A = 5; B = 4; C= 3; D = 2; E = 1; S = 0.5)

2. Completed A Level studies in 2014 and 2015

Two principal passes (‘C’ and above) with a total of 4.0 points from Two Subjects defining the admission into the respective programme (where A = 5; B+ = 4; B = 3; C= 2; D = 1; E = 0.5)

3. Completed A Level studies from 2016 onwards

Two principal passes with a total of 4.0 points in Two Subjects defining the admission into the respective programme (where A = 5; B = 4; C= 3; D = 2; E = 1; S = 0.5)

4. Foundation Programme of the OUT

A GPA of 3.0 accumulated from six core subjects and at least a C grade from three subjects in a respective cluster (Arts, Science and Business Studies)

PLUS

An Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination with at least 1.5 from two subjects OR An Ordinary Diploma from the recognized institution with a GPA of at least 2.0 OR NTA level 5 /Professional Technician Level II Certificate.

5. Bachelor degree award

Bachelor degree certificate, transcript, form six certificate or Diploma

PLUS

At least four O-Level passes (“D”s and above) or NVA Level III with less than four O-Level Passes or equivalent foreign qualifications as translated by either NECTA or VETA.