The Mature age entry admission is another alternative route of gaining your intended qualifications. For one to qualify for consideration through this route, they should have these attributes:
(a) They should be 22 years or older on the first day of the University academic year in which admission is sought;
(b) The person should have completed the Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (SGCSE/IGCSE) or any other equivalent qualification with at least four (4) passes;
(c) A person who has previously been admitted to study at the University for a certain programme and did not pass it, may not be admitted through this route for that programme which they did not pass;
(d) A person who satisfies conditions (a) to (c) above will be required to sit a Special Entrance examination which will consist of a general paper and a special paper in the wished-for field of study;
(i) For a person applying for Commerce related programmes, the special paper will be a combination of Business Mathematics, Accounting and Business Studies.
(ii) For a person applying for Science related programmes, the special paper will be a combination of Science and Mathematics.
(iii) For a person applying for all other programmes that are not commerce or science related, the special paper will be the Aptitude Test.
(iv) Each special paper will cost E150.00.
(e) A person who passes all the examinations and meets other requirements will be recommended to the Admissions Committee intended programme(s).
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EXAMINATION SET UP
The University will consider candidate on the recommendation of the Mature Age Entry Committee.
Contact Us
More information about the Mature Age Entry can be obtained from the Admissions Office.
The Admissions Office
University of Swaziland
Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni
M201