The following minimum admission requirements are compulsory for Candidates wishing to apply for professional and short courses at PentVars.
Certificate in Business Administration (CBA)
Category A: Applicants below 27 years
Passes in SSCE or GCE ‘O’ level English and Mathematics or its equivalent.
Category B: Applicants at 27 years or above
Applicants must have two (2) years relevant work experience and must pass an interview conducted by the college.
Association of Business Executives, UK (ABE)
Diploma 4 (Certificate) Level
Applicant should have passed SSSCE/WASSSCE.
Applicants with minimal qualification and working experience can also apply.
Higher Diploma 5A (Diploma I)
Applicants must have passed the ABE Certificate Level.
Alternatively, applicants must have passed at GBCE/RSA III/LCC III/DBS/ Technician Part III or any certificate equivalent to three “A” level passes.
Higher Diploma 5B (Diploma II)
All entrants must have passed Diploma I of any ABE programme.
Graduate Diploma 6 (Advanced Diploma)
The advanced Diploma is equivalent to a University degree. The requirement to this stage is mainly based on the following:
BTEC, HND, or ABE Diploma II, ICA/ACCA II, CIM Diploma, CIPS Diploma or equivalent.
Applicants who have GCE ‘A’ Level passes and working experience at the managerial level will be admitted.
Postgraduate Diploma 7
Holders of the ABE Advanced Diploma in Business management
Holders of ABE advanced Diploma in another programme
Degree holders in related subject areas.
Holders of other internationally recognized relevant qualification at NQF level 6
Applicants with five years relevant senior management work experience
Degree Programmes
Applicants for any of the degree programmes of study at PUC are required to have one of the following minimum entry requirements.
SSSCE Holders
Six (6) passes including:
Core English,
Core Mathematics
and either Integrated Science
or Social Studies
and three (3) Electives in relevant subjects
Applicants should have an aggregate score of 6 – 24 in the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations.
WASSSCE Holders
Six (6) Credits including:
Core English,
Core Mathematics
and either Integrated Science or Social Studies
and three (3) Electives in relevant subjects
Applicants should have an aggregate score of 6 – 36 in the WASSCE as interpreted below:
Both SSSCE and WASSSCE Holders
Candidates with a combination of the two grading systems shall be treated on case-by-case basis.
‘A’ Level Holders
Five (5) Credit passes in GCE ‘O’ Level Examination, including:
English Language
and Mathematics
and Three (3) ‘A’ Level passes in relevant subjects.
A pass in the General paper is required.
Mature Applicants
Must be at least 27 years old and above at the time of submitting the application, must have at least five years relevant work experience and must pass a written examination and an interview conducted by the College for mature students.
Other Certificate Holders
Holders of:
City and Guilds
Senior Stenography certificate
Private Secretary
and any other Certificates in related subject deemed equivalent to the above mentioned certificates can also apply to be considered on merit
Diploma and Professional Certificate Holders
Holders of:
HND in related subjects
ABE Certificate or higher qualification with CREDIT scores in English and Mathematics
ICA part 1 or higher qualification
CIM Certificate or higher qualification
CA part 1 or higher qualification
ICSA part 1 or higher qualification
RSA part III
LCCI part III
CII
City and Guilds part III.
WAEC Commercial Diploma and any other Diploma
or C
The above are the minimum Admission requirements for Pentecost University College
SSSCE Holders
Six (6) passes including:
- Core English,
- Core Mathematics
- and either Integrated Science
- or Social Studies
- and three (3) Electives in relevant subjects
Applicants should have an aggregate score of 6 – 24 in the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations.
WASSSCE Holders
Six (6) Credits including:
- Core English,
- Core Mathematics
- and either Integrated Science or Social Studies
- and three (3) Electives in relevant subjects
Applicants should have an aggregate score of 6 – 36 in the WASSCE as interpreted below:
| WASSCE | SSSCE | GRADE | INTERPRETATION |
| A1 | A | 1 | Excellent |
| B2 | B | 2 | Very Good |
| C3 | C | 3 | Good |
| C4 | D | 4 | Credit |
| C5 | 5 | Credit | |
| C6 | 6 | Credit |
Both SSSCE and WASSSCE Holders
Candidates with a combination of the two grading systems shall be treated on a case-by-case basis.
‘A’ Level Holders
Five (5) Credit passes in GCE ‘O’ Level Examination, including:
- English Language
- and Mathematics
- and Three (3) ‘A’ Level passes in relevant subjects.
- A pass in the General paper is required.
Mature Applicants
- Must be at least 25 years old and above at the time of submitting the application
- Must have at least two years of relevant work experience
- must pass a written examination and an interview conducted by the College for Mature Applicants.
Other Certificate Holders
Holders of:
- City and Guilds
- Senior Stenography certificate
- Private Secretary
- and any other Certificates in related subject deemed equivalent to the above-mentioned certificates can also apply to be considered on merit
Diploma and Professional Certificate Holders
Holders of:
- HND in related subjects
- ABE Certificate or higher qualification with CREDIT scores in English and Mathematics
- ICA part 1 or higher qualification
- CIM Certificate or higher qualification
- CA part 1 or higher qualification
- ICSA part 1 or higher qualification
- RSA part III
- LCCI part III
- CII
- City and Guilds part III.
- WAEC Commercial Diploma and any other Diploma
- or Certificate in the related subject area, which the University deems equivalent to the above-mentioned certificates, can also apply.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES
Association of Business Executives (ABE)
There is no particular grade required of applicants who wish to pursue this professional programme. Regardless of the grade attained at WASSCE, interested applicants can use that to apply for ABE. A candidate who, however, wish to apply for a Degree programme after successfully passing ABE are expected to have 5 Credits at WASSCE; at least C6 in 3 Core subjects and C6 in 2 electives.
- Candidates will purchase a form for GH¢ 50.00
- Attach a result slip and
- Two (2) passport pictures
National Computing Centre (NCC) Education
The main requirement for applicants for NCC Education is to have a pass in Maths and English in the WASSCE exams.
- Candidates will purchase a form for GH¢50.00
- Attach a result slip and
- Two (2) passport pictures
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM UK)
There is no particular grade required of applicants who wish to pursue this professional programme. Regardless of the grade attained at WASSCE interested applicants can use that to apply for the CIM UK programme. However, candidates who have a Diploma in Marketing (eg HND) or a 1st Degree in Marketing are given exemption to join the programme at a higher level.
- Candidates will purchase a form for GH¢50.00
- Attach a result slip and
- Two (2) passport pictures
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
There is no particular grade required of applicants who wish to pursue this professional programme. Regardless of the grade attained at WASSCE interested applicants can use that to apply for the CILT programme.
- Candidates will purchase a form for GH¢50.00
- Attach a result slip and
- Two (2) passport pictures
Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG)
The main requirement for applicants for ICAG is to have a pass in Maths and English in the WASSCE exams.
- Candidates will purchase a form for GH¢50.00
- Attach a result slip and