APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR KENYAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES July 2019

Entry to local universities pegged on performance in KCSE.

KCSE Subjects Minimum:7 subjects Maximum: subjects

Group 1 compulsory Subjects English (101) Kiswahili (102) Math (121)

Group 2 (at least 2) Biology (231) Physics (232) Chemistry (233)

Group 3 (at least 1) History (311) Geography (312)

Group 4&5 (Technical Subjects) Computers (451) French (501)

CALCULATING KCSE AVERAGE English Kiswahili Math Geography or history Any 3 from the remaining 4

If a candidate takes 7 subjects, ALL the 7 subjects will be considered in determining the average grade.

KCSE GRADING SYSTEM ABOVE 75% A 70 – 74 A- 65 – 69 B+ 60 – 64 B 55 – 59 B- 50 – 54 C+ 45 – 49 C 40 – 44 C- 35 – 39 D+

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ 75% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 -74 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65-69 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60-64 0 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 55-59 0 1 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 50-54 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 45-49 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 40-44 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35-39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 30-34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 4 30 28 13 6 1 0 1 1

GRADE POINTS A 12 A- 11 B+ 10 B 9 B- 8 C+ 7 C- 5 D+ 4 D 3 D- 2 E 1

MEAN GRADE = AGGREGATE /7 KCSE GRADING SYSTEM MEAN GRADE = AGGREGATE /7 ENG SWA MAT BIO PHY CHE GEO OPT AGGR AGG/7 GR A B- A A A A A A 80 11.43 A- A- B+ A B+ A A A A 81 11.58 A A B- A- B- B B- A- B+ 69 9.9 B+ B B- B C C+ B- B A 62 8.9 B A- D+ B- D+ C C B 48 6.9 C+

84-81 A 80-74 A- 73-67 B+ 66-60 B 59-53 B- 52-46 C+

THE PERFORMANCE INDEX Based on the candidate’s performance relative to the rest of the candidates. Candidate with the highest score in a subject has the highest performance index. Could be as high as 14 points. Another candidate with Grade A might have a performance index of 12. .

KCSE TOP CANDIDATES 2017 2018 87.011 87.644 86.83 87.394 86.561 87.363 85.956 87.289

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) Degree courses Diploma Courses Certificate Courses Artisan Courses

PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI KENYATTA UNIVERSITY MOI UNIVERSITY EGERTON UNIVERSITY J. KENYATTA UNI. OF AGR. & TECH MASENO UNIVERSITY MASINDE MULIRO UNI. OF SCI.&TECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA PWANI UNIVERSITY

DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA CHUKA UNIVERSITY KISII UNIVERSITY MASAI MARA UNIVERSITY MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY KARATINA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET COOPERATIVE UNIVERSITY MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECH UNIVERSITY OF EMBU KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY TAITA TAVETA UNIVERSITY KIBABII UNIVERSITY MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY RONGO UNIVERSITY

GARISSA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ALUPE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE KAIMOSI FRIENDS UNI COLLEGE MAMA NGINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TOM MBOYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TURKANA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES ADMITTING THROUGH KUCCPS

AFRICA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY GREAT LAKES UNIVERSITY OF KISUMU GRETSA UNIVERSITY INOORERO UNIVERSITY KABARAK UNIVERSITY KCA UNIVERSITY KENYA ASSEMBLIES OF GOD EAST UNIVERSITY KENYA HIGHLANDS EVANGELICAL UNIVERSITY

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY KIRIRI WOMENS UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LUKENYA UNIVERSITY MARIST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY PAN AFRICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY PIONEER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY RIARA UNIVERSITY SCOTT CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ST. PAULS UNIVERSITY

TANGAZA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA THE EAST AFRICAN UNIVERSITY THE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA THE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA UMMA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA, BARATON UZIMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ZETECH UNIVERSITY

Cut off to University C+

84-81 A 75% 80-74 A- 70 – 74% 73-67 B+ 65 – 69% 66-60 B 60 – 64 % 59-53 B- 55 – 59% 52-46 C+ 50 - 54% 45 – 49%

C+ 4 cluster subjects See DEGREE PROGRAMMES CLUSTERS

Example 1: Bachelor of Laws: Subject 1: English/Kiswahili (minimum B) Subject 2: math or a science Subject 3: history or geography Subject 4: any other additional subject except English or Kiswahili.

Example 2: engineering and Technology courses cluster 7 (page 2&3) Main subjects Subject 1: math Subject 2: physics Subject 3: chemistry Subject 4: bio/geo/his/fre/comp.

Example 2: engineering courses cluster 7 (page 2) Subject 1: math Subject 2: physics Subject 3: chemistry Subject 4: bio/geo/his/fre/comp.

Sub-cluster 7A cluster 7 (page 2) Subject 1: math (minimum C+) Subject 2: physics (minimum C+) Subject 3: chemistry (minimum C+) Subject 4: bio/geo/his/fre/comp. Additional requirement: C+ in English or Kiswahili.

Sub-cluster 7B (APPLIED CHEM) cluster 7 (page 3) Subject 1: math (minimum C) Subject 2: physics (minimum C) Subject 3: chemistry (minimum C+) Subject 4: bio/geo/his/fre/comp.

Sub-cluster 7C (Technology) cluster 7 (page 3) Subject 1: math (minimum C) Subject 2: phy (minimum C) Subject 3: chemistry (minimum C) Subject 4: bio/geo/his/fre/comp.

Sub-cluster 7D (Agricultural Engineering) cluster 7 (page 3) Subject 1: math (minimum C+) Subject 2: physics (minimum C+) Subject 3: chemistry (minimum C+) Subject 4: Bio (C+) Additional requirements: E/Kis C+

Course cut off points Vary from year to year depending on: General performance in KCSE Demand of the course Number of places available.

UNIVERSITY APPLICATION

Towards the end of F4, KUCCPS will open their online portal for applications. https://kuccps.net Candidates will be expected to choose a maximum of six courses:

(a) ________________ (b) ________________ (c) ________________ __________________

Choice 1a, b & c must be the same course offered in different universities The course will have different COPs in different universities depending on demand.

(a) Civil Eng. UON (b) Civil Eng. MOI (c) Civil Eng. KU __________________

UON JKUAT MU Are more competitive and hence higher cut off points

The school will provide candidates with a booklet containing: All the courses offered Programme clusters Latest cut off Application template

Candidates will come home with the booklet for consultation Fill the template and return to school Keep a copy for future reference.

To Boost their chances: Boost the basic aggregate points: All subjects are important Attend to the subject cluster Make a realistic choice. Revisit and revise

Other options Parallel degree programmes Slightly lower cut offs Starts earlier More regular class attendance Smaller classes More expensive

Strathmore University: Business Information Technology (BBIT) Commerce Leadership and Management Hospitality Management Tourism Management

Informatics Telecommunication Actuarial Science The Bachelor of Business Science in Finance The Bachelor of Business Science in Financial Economics Bachelor of Laws

After KCSE Keep them busy: A course e.g. accounts, computers, animation A job 8:00am – 5:00pm Volunteer work Learning a craft: mechanics, carpentry, computer hardware Apply for a job in the school University applications (SAT, TOEFL etc.) IB