Choose Your Programme
Find out more about our Executive Education, Full Doctorate and Training programmes. We recommend that you look closely at the programme key facts to make sure it is the programme that matches your career goals.
Reminders
Entry requirements vary depending on if you are a home or overseas student. Please read about the entry requirements of the programme before submitting your application. Before you can enrol for any of our programmes, you have to be 18 years or older. Places our Programmes are often limited, so we recommend that you apply as early as possible. Check the programme key facts for intake dates or funding deadlines where appropriate.
Complete The Application Form
Your personal student advisor from the Recruitment Team can assist you in completing the corresponding Application Form sent to you if need be. After which you will need to collate all relevant documents and send them, along with your completed Application Form, to your advisor.
Reminders
Make sure you have all your supporting documents scanned. Admission documents required vary from course to course, so we strongly recommend that you check the programme entry requirements in advance. You can find a list of relevant admission documents on the Course details on the website.
Receive Your Results
Upon receipt of the Application Form, all your documents will be submitted for consideration by the Academic Board. The Academic Board consists of senior academics at PSA and meets weekly to assess applicants’ eligibility for their chosen programme using the highest academic standards.
After careful consideration you will receive one of the following offers:
- An unconditional offer. This usually comes as a Letter of Acceptance and means that you have successfully met all the requirements and have been accepted into your chosen programme.
- A conditional offer. This means that you have been accepted into the programme, on the condition that you fulfil whatever requirement may be left before you can proceed with your course.
- No offer means you did not receive an offer. This can be due to various reasons, such as the academic board does not consider you to be ready to pursue this particular course. If you do not receive an offer, for this reason, you may still be able to study at PSA by increasing your qualifications through our Certificate Courses.
Reasons, why you have not received an offer, will be made known to you. This will help you when re-applying. In each case, one of our Course Co-coordinators will contact you to explain this in further detail.
Admission Requirements
- Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE), and West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) candidates:
- SSSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects.
- WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects.
- General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level candidates:
- Passes in three (3) GCE Advanced Level subjects (at least one of the passes should be Grade D or better).
- Also, the applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English, Mathematics, a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Art’s subject (for science students).
- Admission of Higher National Diploma (HND) candidates to PSA programmes:
- Applicant must have graduated with a good HND certificate (at least second class lower division). In addition, the applicant must have acquired a minimum of two (2) years post-HND qualification working experience. Other diploma qualifications from elsewhere assessed to be equivalent to HND by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) may be similarly considered.
- Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) candidates:
- Passes in three (3) subjects (at least one of the passes should be Grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have credit passes in five (5) subjects including English, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE)
- An applicant must pass the mature students’ entrance examinations conducted by PSA in English, Mathematics and an Aptitude test.
- Foreign Qualifications:
- All foreign qualifications would be referred to the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for determination of equivalences and eligibility for admission to tertiary institutions in Ghana in accordance with the National Accreditation Board Act, 2007 [Act 744 (2(2b)].
- Professional and other entry qualifications:
- All professional certificates and any other qualification beyond the ones specified above would be referred to the National Accreditation Board for the establishment of their equivalences, to determine their eligibility for admission to university.
- WASSCE Awaiting Results:
Candidates who write the May/June WASSCE examinations are given the opportunity to apply for provisional admission into the daytime 8 Months Postgraduate Diploma programmes. - Mature Applicants:
Applicants can also apply through PSA Mature Programme. Mature applicants must:
• Be at least 25 years of age at the time of application;
• Have completed SSS/SHS or taken an equivalent programme;
• Possess a proof of age (passport, baptismal card, birth certificate etc.) issued not less than 5 years from application date;
• Complete the application form;
• Have taken and passed the PSA Mature Programme Upon passing the Mature programme, applicants are directly enrolled on the chosen programme. - Transfer from Other Universities:
Students from other universities who wish to transfer to PSA have the opportunity to do so. They must be in good standing from their former university. The application should include applicant’s SSSCE, WASSCE or GCE Ordinary and Advanced levels results, and a transcript from the transferring university.
For more information on admissions, contact us at: info@psagh.com