Admission
The King’s International University of Science and Technology has three trimesters per year. Each trimester is 13 weeks duration. Students must enrol at least two weeks prior to the beginning of each of the following trimesters.
Trimester 1: Mid January – Mid April
Trimester 2: Mid May – Mid August
Trimester 3: Mid September – Mid December
However, Doctorate Degree students can apply to commence their studies anytime.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
An undergraduate study program is available to:
- Anyone who has successfully completed high school or equivalent or
- Any mature age applicant with a reasonable work experience.
NOTE: To qualify for admission into the Associate degree in Health Care Management and Hospital administration program, students must currently be working in the Health Care industry.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS
To be admitted into either a Graduate Diploma program or a Master Degree program, students must hold an appropriate KIUST Bachelor degree or hold an appropriate recognized Bachelor degree from another college/university. Applicants without a Bachelor Degree but with a Diploma or an Advanced Diploma qualification who feel they can benefit from the course can also apply. Students enrolling for a Master degree in the areas of Engineering, Health Sciences, Theology and Religion must have a Bachelor degree in the area. However, applicants without a Bachelor Degree in the area but with a Diploma or an Advanced Diploma qualification in the area who feel they can benefit from the course can apply to be considered for admission.
To be admitted into a Doctorate degree program, students must hold an appropriate KIUST Bachelor degree (with Honors) or hold an appropriate KIUST Master degree or hold an appropriate recognized Bachelor degree (with Honors) from another college/university or hold an appropriate recognized Master degree from another college/university. Students enrolling for a Doctorate degree in the areas of Engineering, Health Sciences, Theology and Religion must have at least either a Bachelor degree (with Honors) or a Master degree in the area. However, applicants without a Bachelor degree (with Honors) or a Master degree in the area but with an appropriate qualification and experience in the area who feel they can benefit from the course can apply to be considered for admission as a “Preliminary Doctorate Student”. The performance of a “Preliminary Doctorate Student” will be assessed at the end of 12 months to see if the status can be changed from “Preliminary Doctorate student” to “Doctorate Student”.
EXEMPTIONS FOR RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
KIUST will not grant any Certificate, Diploma, Degree and/or exemptions based on life experience. To complete a KIUST Certificate, Diploma and/or Degree, students must successfully pass all assignments, projects and examinations. KIUST will however, recognize and accept the academic credentials issued by another registered university/college of higher education. Students who wish to obtain exemptions for previous similar learning must submit a copy of the syllabus and the academic transcripts of the similar courses they have done to KIUST’s Registrar for assessment. KIUST’s Registrar and the professor of the course that the student wants exemption from will conduct the assessment and make the final decision. The final decision will be communicated to the applicant prior to enrolment. However, irrespective of the number of exemptions/credit transfer you may receive from us, you will still be required to study and pass a substantial number of KIUST courses/units before you can graduate.