TCU Bachelors Degree Admission Guidebook 2025/2026
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is a government agency which was established on the 1st July 2005, under the Universities Act, Cap. 346 of the Laws of Tanzania with a legal mandate to recognise, register and accredit universities in Tanzania.
It also regulates local or foreign university-level programmes, coordinates the proper functioning of universities and ensures a harmonised higher education system in the country.
FUNCTIONS OF TCU Tanzania
The TCU implements the National Education Policy through its functions which can be clustered into three major areas:
1. Regulatory Function: Ensures quality assurance by evaluating universities, programmes, and systems. Validates programmes, accredits institutions, and evaluates university awards for use in Tanzania.
2. Advisory Function: Advises the government and public on university education, policy formulation, and international higher education issues.
3. Supportive Function: Coordinates university operations, students’ admissions, and provides training in areas like quality assurance, leadership, entrepreneurship, and resource mobilization.
TCU Bachelors Degree Admission Guidebook 2025/2026
Based on the set entry requirements for different entry pathways, the Tanzania Commission for Universities prepares an undergraduate admission guidebook with a list of all bachelor degree programmes offered by all higher education institutions in Tanzania.
Below are the guidebooks with entry requirements for the two entry pathways:
2025/2026 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2025/2026 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
Previous Years Undergraduate Admission Guidebooks
2024/2025 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2024/2025 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
2023/2024 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2023/2024 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
2022/2023 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2022/2023 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma / Equivalent Applicants
2021/2022 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2021/2022 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
2020/2021 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2020/2021 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
2019/2020 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2019/2020 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
2018/2019 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2018/2019 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
2017/2018 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2017/2018 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
2016/2017 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants
2016/2017 Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants
