Makerere admits 16,500 on private scheme
State minister for Primary Education Mr Kamanda Bataringaya (Centre) cuts a cake with graduates at a past graduation ceremony. PHOTO BY RACHEL MABALA
What you need to know:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery course was the most competitive at 45.8cutoff points
- It was followed by Bachelor of Civil Engineering (day) at 45.7
- Humanity courses have taken students with as low as 7.7 cutoff points for Bachelor of Commerce at the Nakawa-based affiliate institution
KAMPALA.
At least 16,500 students have been admitted to Makerere University on the private sponsorship scheme, according to a provisional list released yesterday. The list showed science courses as the most competitive.
According to the details and cut-off points released by the Academic Registrar, the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery course was the most competitive followed by Bachelor of Civil Engineering (day) at 45.8 and 45.7cutoffs points respectively. Humanity courses have taken students with as low as 7.7 cutoff points for Bachelor of Commerce at the Nakawa-based affiliate institution.
Mr Charles Ssentongo, the deputy academic registrar, yesterday said the students will pick up their provisional admission letters next week but will only be given full admission letters after paying 60 per cent of the tuition plus all functional fees.
First year students begin their first academic year on August 6. The continuing students will report a week later after paying at least Shs200,000 to the university as commitment fees which is part of their tuition.
This follows a fees policy passed by the University Council, the supreme decision making organ, last week to ensure students pay in time to enable the institution’s managers plan accordingly. The university has in the past been locked in fights with students over delayed payments, crippling business at the 94-year-old institution.
“The new students will be given provisional admission letters next week and can only pick up full admission letters after paying all functional fees and 60 per cent of the tuition,” Mr Ssentongo said.
The Kabarole campus didn’t admit new students as they try to phase out the campus. About 15 courses, majority from the Jinja campus and School of Veterinary Medicine, didn’t attract any private applicants. They include Bachelor of Science in Pig Industry and business, Diploma in Pig Industry, Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Jinja campus, among others.
Speaking at a selection exercise for Senior Five students early this year, Dr Yusuf Nsubuga, Ministry of Education Director Basic Education, asked head teachers to relax entry points to Senior Five, especially for science students, in order to increase the number of students pursuing science courses in higher institutions of learning.
But sources at universities offering sciences, who declined to be quoted, said yesterday it is not possible to take on any grades in science disciplines because training them would require more resources which are not enough.
In addition, the sources said the points for scientists are hiked to limit the number of students because of the few available facilities like laboratories.
“Sciences are practical. It is not like teaching history where you only need a microphone and a book to dictate notes. Here, you require specimens like chemicals which are expensive for any ordinary Ugandan,” the source said.
Former State Minister for Higher Education and Technology Prof Sandy Tickodri last week said Makerere charges below the unit cost for any of its courses which has contributed to some of its financial woes.
He said a medical student should be paying at least Shs10 million annually but currently pays only Shs6 million annually.
Below is the full list of cutoff points
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY | |||
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR'S DEPARTMENT | |||
PRIVATE STUDENTS' ADMISSIONS, 2016/2017 | |||
TABLE OF CONTENT/CUT-OFF POINTS | |||
Programme | Code | Cut Off | |
1 | Bachelor of Science in Bee Indistry and Business | ABK |
- |
2 | Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Evening) | ACC |
35.7 |
3 | Bachelor of Science Diary Industry and Business | ADI |
14.5 |
4 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Evening) Jinja - Mak. | ADJ |
14.0 |
5 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Day) Mak. | ADM |
35.5 |
6 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Evening) Mak. | ADN |
34.8 |
7 | Bachelor of Science in Feed Industry and Business | AFI |
15.8 |
8 | Bachelor of Science in Leather Industry & Business | AFL |
18.0 |
9 | Bachelor of Science in Meat Industy | AFM |
- |
10 | Bachelor of Science in Laboratory Science Education and Industry | AFS |
13.4 |
11 | Bachelor of Science in Poultry & Business | AFT |
17.2 |
12 | Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Animal Industry and Business | AFW | 15.1 |
13 | Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering | AGE |
38.4 |
14 | Bachelor of Agribusiness Management | AGM |
26.6 |
15 | Bachelor of Science in Agriculture | AGR |
34.8 |
16 | Bachelor of Architecture (Afternoon) | ARA |
42.6 |
17 | Bachelor of Architecture (Day) | ARC |
44.3 |
18 | Bachelor of Arts (Arts) (Evening) | ARE |
14.2 |
19 | Diploma in Archives and Records Management (Day) | ARM |
15.7 |
20 | Bachelor of Arts (Arts) - Day | ARS |
15.2 |
21 | Bachelor Arts (Social Sciences) (Evening) | ASE |
27.0 |
22 | Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) (Day) | ASS |
27.6 |
23 | Bachelor of Adult and Community Education (Day) | BAC |
17.5 |
24 | Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Land Use & Management | BAM |
17.0 |
25 | Bachelor of Animal Production Technology & Management | BAP |
23.1 |
26 | Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovation (Day) | BAR |
22.8 |
27 | Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovation (External) | BAX |
14.4 |
28 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Evening) MUBS | BBA |
25.1 |
29 | Bachelor of Business Computing (Day) | BBC |
20.2 |
30 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Day) MUBS | BBD |
25.8 |
31 | Bachelor of Business Computing (Evening) MUBS | BBE |
26.6 |
32 | Bachelor of Science in Finance (Day) MUBS | BSF |
18.5 |
33 | Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering | BBI |
39.2 |
34 | Bachelor of Business Computing (Jinja) Day | BBJ | 15.8 |
35 | Bachelor of Business Statistics (Day) Makerere | BBS |
28.4 |
36 | Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology | BBT |
31.1 |
37 | Bachelor of Science in Conservation Biology | BCB |
18.9 |
38 | Bachelor of Adult and Community Education (Evening) | BCE |
15.8 |
39 | Bachelor of Community Psychology (Day) | BCO |
21.8 |
40 | Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Film (Day) | BDF |
21.6 |
41 | Bachelor of Dental Surgery | BDS |
44.4 |
42 | Bacholor of Arts in Economics (Day) MUBS | BEC |
18.8 |
43 | Bachelor of Environmental Health Science | BEH |
31.6 |
44 | Bachelor of Entreprenuership and Small Business Management (Jinja ) Day | BEJ | 19.9 |
45 | Bachelor of Community Psychology (Evening) | BEP |
23.8 |
46 | Bachelor of Enterprenuership & Small Business Management (Day) MUBS | BES |
25.6 |
47 | Bachelor of Information Technology (Evening) Mak. | BET |
26.5 |
48 | Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture | BFS |
20.8 |
49 | Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Evening) MUBS | BHE |
28.5 |
50 | Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Day) MUBS | BHM |
14.9 |
51 | Bachelor of International Business (Day) MUBS | BIB |
18.0 |
52 | Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemisty | BIC |
37.4 |
53 | Bachelor of Information Technology (Day) Jinja - Mak. | BIJ |
- |
54 | Bachelor of Office and Information Management (Day) | BIM | 18.3 |
55 | Bachelor of Industrial & Organisation Psychology (Day) | BIP |
17.1 |
56 | Bachelor of information Systems (Evening) | BIS |
20.0 |
57 | Bachelor of Information Technology (Day) Mak. | BIT |
25.8 |
58 | Bachelor of Business Computing (Jinja) Evening | BJB | 18.1 |
59 | Bachelor of Journalism & Communication (Day) | BJC |
43.5 |
60 | Bachelor of Journalism & Communication (Evening) | BJE |
42.8 |
61 | Bachelor of Commerce (Jinja - MUBS) Evening | BJJ |
8.8 |
62 | Bachelor of Commerce (Jinja - MUBS) Day | BJO | 8.5 |
63 | Bachelor of Library and Information Science (Evening) | BLE |
19.2 |
64 | Bachelor Leadership and Governance (Day) | BLG |
16.9 |
65 | Bachelor of Leasure and Hospitality Management (Day) | BLH |
19.4 |
66 | Bachelor of Biomedical Laboratory Technology (Evening) | BLT |
32.1 |
67 | Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Mbarara) Day | BMA | 16.3 |
68 | Bachelor of Science in Marketing (Evening) | BME |
19.6 |
69 | Bachelor of Business Adminstration (Day) Mbarara | BMM |
17.2 |
70 | Bachelor of Science in Medical Radiography | BMR |
38.2 |
71 | Bachelor of Science in Meteorology | BMT |
29.7 |
72 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Evening) Mbarara - MUBS | BNM |
14.2 |
73 | Bachelor of Industrial & organisational Psychology (Evening) | BOP |
27.2 |
74 | Bachelor of Science of Population Studies (Evening) | BPE |
16.9 |
75 | Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geoscience and Production | BPG |
34.9 |
76 | Bachelor of Population Studies (Day) | BPS |
22.2 |
77 | Bachelor of Optometry | BPT |
39.3 |
78 | Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economic (Day) | BQE |
30.1 |
79 | Bachelor of Records & Archives Management (Day) | BRA |
16.8 |
80 | Bachelor of Catering and Hotel Management (Day) Jinja - MUBS | BRC |
21.8 |
81 | Bachelor of Records & Archives Management (Evening) | BRE |
24.4 |
82 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Day) Jinja | BRJ |
17.0 |
83 | Bachelor of Real Estate Business Management (Day) | BRM |
19.7 |
84 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Eve- Jinja) | BRO |
15.6 |
85 | Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Day) MUBS | BSA |
20.8 |
86 | Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences | BSB |
38.9 |
87 | Bachelor of Science of Speech & Language Therapy | BSL |
31.2 |
88 | Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics (Evening) | BSQ |
32.1 |
89 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Evening) Arua - MUBS | BSU |
17.4 |
90 | Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (Day) | BSW |
36.0 |
91 | Bachelor of International Business (Evening) | BTB |
20.1 |
92 | Bachelor of Tourism (Evening) | BTE |
22.2 |
93 | Bachelor of Tourism (Jinja) Mak. | BTJ |
- |
94 | Bachelor of Tourism (Day) Mak. | BTM |
15.1 |
95 | Bachelor of Travel & Tourism Management (Day) | BTT |
17.5 |
96 | Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning (Evening) | BUE |
36.9 |
97 | Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning (Day) | BUP |
30.4 |
98 | Bachelor of Business Statistics (Day) MUBS | BUS |
19.2 |
99 | Bachelor of Environmental Science | BVS |
16.6 |
100 | Bachelor of Cytotechnology | BYT |
38.0 |
101 | Bachelor of Commerce (Evening) | CEO |
31.9 |
102 | Bachelor of Conservation Forestry & Technology | CFP |
20.2 |
103 | Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Afternoon) | CIA |
44.4 |
104 | Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Day) | CIV |
45.7 |
105 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Evening) | CME |
39.4 |
106 | Bachelor of Commerce (Day) Mbarara - MUBS | CMM |
9.9 |
107 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Day) | CMP |
37.4 |
108 | Bachelor of Commerce (Evening) MUBS | COB |
28.0 |
109 | Bachelor of Commerce (Day) Makerere | COE |
29.7 |
110 | Bachelor of Commerce (Day) Jinja - Mak. | COJ |
8.6 |
111 | Bachelor of Commerce (Day) MUBS | COM |
25.3 |
112 | Bachelor of Commerce (External) | COX |
7.7 |
113 | Bachelor of Procurement & Supply Chain Management (Day) Jinja - MUBS | CRJ |
17.6 |
114 | Bachelor of Procurement & Supply Chain Management (Eve) Jinja - MUBS | CRO |
17.4 |
115 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Day) Makerere | CSC |
27.6 |
116 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Evening) Makerere | CSE |
29.2 |
117 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Jinja) Mak. | CSJ |
- |
118 | Diploma in Diary Industry & Business | DDI |
7.7 |
119 | Bachelor of Arts of Development Economics (Day) | DEC |
18.7 |
120 | Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics (Evening) | DEE |
24.5 |
121 | Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics (Day) Jinja - Mak. | DEJ |
- |
122 | Diploma in Fish Industry and Business | DFF | 12.5 |
123 | Diploma in Feed Industry & Business | DFI |
9.9 |
124 | Diploma in Leather Industry & Business | DFL |
8.4 |
125 | Diploma in Laboratory Science Education & Industry | DFS |
12.5 |
126 | Diploma in Poultry Industry & Business | DFT |
8.3 |
127 | Diploma in Performing Arts | DPA |
20.4 |
128 | Diploma in Pig Industry & Business | DPI |
- |
129 | Diploma in Project Planning & Management (Makerere) | DPM |
17.2 |
130 | Bachelor of Development Studies (Evening) Mak | DVE |
21.1 |
131 | Bachelor of Development Studies (Day) Jinja - Mak. | DVJ |
14.3 |
132 | Bachelor of Development Studies (Day) Mak. | DVS |
19.5 |
133 | Bachelor of Science in Business Statistics (Evening) Mak | EBS |
28.0 |
134 | Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Eve) Mak | ECE |
26.1 |
135 | Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Jinja - Mak) Day | ECJ |
10.5 |
136 | Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Day) Mak | ECO |
23.1 |
137 | Bachelor of Arts with Education | EDA |
16.0 |
138 | Bachelor of Science with Education (Biological) | EDB |
15.8 |
139 | Bachelor of Arts with Education (Evening) | EDE |
14.5 |
140 | Bachelor of Science with Education (Physical) | EDP |
22.2 |
141 | Bachelor of Science with Education (Economics) | EEC |
18.7 |
142 | Bachelor of Arts in Ethics and Human Rights (Evening) | EHE |
19.7 |
143 | Bachelor of Arts in Ethics and Human Rights (Day) | EHR |
17.2 |
144 | Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Afternoon) | ELA |
42.6 |
145 | Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Day) | ELE |
41.2 |
146 | Bachelor of Science in Ethinobotany | ETB |
20.3 |
147 | Bachelor of Industrial & Fine Art | FIN |
23.3 |
148 | Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology | FST |
36.2 |
149 | Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Mbarara - MUBS) Day | HNM |
17.4 |
150 | Bachelor of Science in Horticulture | HOT |
21.5 |
151 | Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Day) Jinja - MUBS | HSJ |
16.3 |
152 | Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Jinja) Evening | HSO | 16.1 |
153 | Bachelor in Science in Human Nutrition | HUN |
33.7 |
154 | Bachelor of Information Systems (Day) | ISD |
26.7 |
155 | Bachelor of Business Administration (Evening) Jinja - Mak. | JAD |
13.0 |
156 | Bachelor of Entreprenuership and Small Business Management (Jinja) Eve | JBB | 15.8 |
157 | Bachelor of Information Technology (Evening) Jinja - Mak. | JBI |
26.3 |
158 | Bachelor of Commerce (Evening) Jinja - Mak | JCO |
19.9 |
159 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Evening) Jinja - Mak | JCS |
22.2 |
160 | Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics (Jinja - Mak) Evening | JDE | - |
161 | Bachelor of Development Studies (Evening) Jinja - Mak. | JDV |
16.5 |
162 | Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Jinja - Mak) Evening | JEC | - |
163 | Diploma in Library & Information Studies (Evening) | LIB |
22.4 |
164 | Bachelor of Library and Information Science (Day) | LIS |
20.4 |
165 | Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying & Geomatics (Afternoon) | LSE |
39.3 |
166 | Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying & Geomatics (Day) | LSG |
39.2 |
167 | Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery | MAM |
45.8 |
168 | Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Afternoon) | MEA |
40.2 |
169 | Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Day) | MEC |
39.2 |
170 | Bachelor of Biomedical Laboratory Technology (Day) | MLT |
35.8 |
171 | Bachelor of Travel & Tourism Management (Mbarara) Day | MTM | 19.4 |
172 | Bachelor of Arts in Music | MUS |
17.2 |
173 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | NUR |
41.9 |
174 | Bachelor of Pharmancy | PHA |
44.7 |
175 | Bachelor of Procurement & Supply Chain Management (Day) Mbarara | PMM |
17.8 |
176 | Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Management (Evening) MUBS | PSC |
31.9 |
177 | Bachelor of Procuremennt and Supply Chain Management (Day) MUBS | PSM |
27.3 |
178 | Bachelor of Procurement & Supply Chain Management (Eve) Arua - MUBS | PSU |
17.3 |
179 | Diploma in Archives and Records Management (Evening) | RAM |
17.3 |
180 | Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science (Day) | SAS |
30.7 |
181 | Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (Afternoon) | SCA |
39.2 |
182 | Bachelor of Science (Biological) | SCB |
24.0 |
183 | Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (Day) | SCM |
39.6 |
184 | Bachelor of Science (Physical) | SCP |
15.5 |
185 | Bachelor of Science (External) | SCX |
21.0 |
186 | Bachelor of Science (Economics) | SEC |
15.7 |
187 | Bachelor of Social & Enterpreneural Forestry | SEF |
15.4 |
188 | Bachelor of Science in Land Economics (Afternoon) | SLA |
38.2 |
189 | Bachelor of Science in Land Economics (Day) | SLE |
38.9 |
190 | Bachelor of Social Work & Social Administration | SOC |
39.9 |
191 | Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying (Afternoon) | SQA |
40.9 |
192 | Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying (Day) | SQS |
41.7 |
193 | Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering | SSE |
35.1 |
194 | Bachelor of Statistics | STA |
31.8 |
195 | Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Engineering (Day) | STE |
39.8 |
196 | Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Engineering (Afternoon) | STM |
41.2 |
197 | Bachelor of Transport & Logistic Management (Evening) MUBS | TLM |
18.9 |
198 | Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine | VET |
29.5 |
199 | Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Health Management | WHM |
20.1 |
200 | Diploma in Youth in Developments work (External) | CYP | - |
201 | Diploma in Wild life Industry & Business | DFN | - |
202 | Diploma in Livestock Health Sciences | DLH | - |
203 | Diploma in Project Planning & Management (Jinja) | DPJ | - |
204 | Bachelor of Tourism (Evening) Jinja - Mak | JBT | - |
205 | Bachelor of Science in Pig Industry and Business | API | - |
206 | Diploma in Meat Industry and Business | DRI | - |
