University of Ghana Introduces Self-Placement Into 2024-2025 Admission

The University of Ghana has introduced a self-placement module into its 2024-2025 admission. This was revealed by Mrs. Lydia Anowa Nyako-Danquah, the director of the University of Ghana’s Academic Affairs Directorate.

The new addition to the admission processes of the university was made known to Campus Exclusive of Radio Universe in an interview published in a post sighted by Ghana Education News.

This means UG will indirectly have the GES-styled self-placement module for all applicants who met the requirements for admission into the university but were not placed in any of the programs they chose due to either the competitive nature of the admission or the better grades of other applicants, which pushed others out of the competition for admission.

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“Mrs. Nyako-Danquah also addressed applicants who may not initially gain admission despite meeting the requirements. She explained that there will be an option for such candidates to self-place into available programs.”

The introduction of the University of Ghana Self-Placement admission module will ensure that more students gain admission into the premier university and under-subscribed programs that match the qualifications of such students are taken. This will further ensure that the university gives a second window of opportunity to its qualified applicants denied admission as a result of the competitive admission process.

The university is yet to disclose further details on how it intends to implement the newly introduced self-placement module within the admission system. Students must, however, be careful not to choose programs that do not align with their career ambitions all because they want to attend the University of Ghana.

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The Ghana Education News portal hopes students will not make the wrong choices and later regret using the option. Lessons from the GES self-placement for JHS graduates making wrong program choices should guide students who use the University of Ghana Self-Placement module. Recently, the Ghana Education Service (GES) also introduced a similar system for the posting of teachers and it came with several challenges.

While speaking to Campus Exclusive, she furthered that the university would start releasing the first batch of admissions from 10th to 15th January, 2025.