This Page is updating the current Mzumbe University Admission Entry requirements 2020/2021 academic session. See the MZUMBE Entry requirements for all Courses and Programmes
Mzumbe University Entry requirements are used to determine who gets admitted into the Mzumbe University and which course the person is offered.
The following is the Mzumbe University Entry requirements, every prospective student at the Mzumbe University is recommended to read the Entry requirements before applying for Admission to any academic programme available at MZUMBE for the 2020/2021 Academic Year.
GENERAL MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
(a) Direct Entry Qualifications
(i) Must hold at least One Principal pass and one subsidiary pass at A-Level; and
(ii) The applicant must have at least three credit passes at O-Level.
(b) Equivalent Entry Qualifications
(i) Appropriate Certificate from an accredited institution of at least Lower Second Class Division or 2.7 GPA. In
addition, the candidate must have at least four passes at Certificate of Secondary Education Examination
(O-Level).
(ii) Specific entry requirements are presented in each programme in section D below.
computation of cut-off points.
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
| Programme Name/Title | Admission Requirement |
| Diploma in Applied Statistics (DAS) | A certificate in Applied Statistics of at least a second class level or “B” average from an accredited institution. In addition, applicant must have at least four passes in any subjects obtained from Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE). OR
At least one principal level pass and a subsidiary in ACSEE. The principal pass must be in any of the following subject: Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Advanced Mathematics. Where the principal pass does not include any of the mentioned subjects in the ACSEE, an applicant must have passed with at least a D in the following subjects: Basic Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry or Biology at the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE). |
| Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) | A certificate in Information Technology or Computer Studies of at least a second class level or B average from an accredited institution. In addition, applicant must have at least four passes in any subjects from Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE).
OR
At least one principal level pass and a subsidiary in ACSEE. The principal pass must be in any of the following subject: |
| Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Advanced Mathematics. Where the principal pass does not include any of the mentioned subjects in the ACSEE, an applicant must have passed with at least a D in the following subjects: Basic Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry or Biology or Computer Science at the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE). | |
| Diploma in Law (DL) | A Certificate in Law of at least a second class level or “B” average. In addition, applicant must have at least four passes in any subjects from Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE).
OR
At least one principal level pass in English and a subsidiary in the ACSEE. Where the principal pass does not include English in the ACSEE, applicant must have passed with a credit in English Language at the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE). |
| Diploma in Human Resource Management (DHRM) | At least a second class level or B average in Human Resource Management Certificate, or Certificate in Public Administration, Local Government Management/Administration, Social Work, Certificate in Law, Business |
| Management/Administration, Community development Records and Archives Management, and certificate in Economics from a recognized and accredited institution. In addition, applicant must have at least four passes in any subjects from Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE).
OR
At least one principal level pass and subsidiary in the ACSEE. The principal pass must include English. Where the principal pass does not include English in ACSEE, the applicant must have passed with a credit in English Language at the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE). | ||
| Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) | MMB 012 | At least a second class or B average in Business Management or Administration Certificate; or Certificate in Procurement and Supply Chain; or Certificate in Accountancy. In addition, applicant must have at least four passes in any of the following subjects from Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE): Basic Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry or Commerce or Book- keeping
OR At least one principal level pass and subsidiary in the ACSEE. The principal |
| pass must include any of the following subjects: Mathematics or Commerce or Accountancy or Economics or Entrepreneurship. Where the principal pass does not include Mathematics or Commerce or Accountancy, Economics or Entrepreneurship in the ACSEE, an applicant must have passed with a credit in Basic Mathematics or Commerce or Bookkeeping or Chemistry or Physics at the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE). | |
| Diploma in Accountancy (DA) | Holders of Certificate in Accountancy or Certificate in Finance and Banking of at least a second-class level or “B” average. In addition, an applicant must have at least four passes in any subjects from Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE); provided that the passes include any of the following subjects: Basic Mathematics, or Book- keeping or Physics or Chemistry.
OR
At least one principal level pass and a subsidiary in ACSEE. The principal pass must be in the following subjects: Mathematics or Commerce or Accountancy. Where the principal pass does not include Mathematics or Accountancy in the ACSEE, an applicant must have passed with a credit in Basic Mathematics or Book-keeping at the Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Examination (CSEE). | |
| Diploma in Logistics Management (DLM) | At least a second class or B average in Business Management or Administration Certificate; or Certificate in Procurement and Supply Chain Management; or Certificate in Accountancy, or Certificate in Logistics Management, or certificate in Transport. In addition, applicant must have at least four passes in any subjects from Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE).
OR
At least one principal level pass and subsidiary in the ACSEE. The principal pass must include any of the following subjects: Mathematics or Commerce or Accountancy. Where the principal pass does not include Mathematics or Commerce or Accountancy in the ACSEE, an applicant must have passed with a credit in Basic Mathematics or Commerce or Book-keeping at the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE). |
GENERAL MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES
(i) A Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) with at least four passes.
(ii) Specific entry requirements are presented in the programme specific requirements in section F.
GENERAL MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES
| Programme Name | Admission Requirement |
| Certificate in Applied Statistics (CAS) | Holder of Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) with at least 4 passes, including D in any of the following science subjects: Physics or Chemistry or Biology or Mathematics |
| Certificate in Information Technology (CIT) | Holder of Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) with at least 4 passes, including D in any of the following science subjects: Physics or Chemistry or Biology or Computer Science or Mathematics |
| Certificate in Local Government Management (CLGM) | At least four (4) passes Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) provided that the passes include English Language. |
| Certificate in Logistics Management (CLM) | At least four (4) passes in Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) provided that the passes including “D’’ in any of the following subjects: Basic Mathematics or Commerce or Book-keeping. |
| Certificate in Business Management (BMC) | At least four (4) passes in the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE), including “D” in any of the |
| following subjects: Basic Mathematics or Physics or Commerce or Bookkeeping. | |
| Certificate in Law (CL) | At least four (4) passes in Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) provided that the passes include English Language. |
| Certificate in Library and Information Management (CLIM) | Holder of Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) with at least 4 passes, including D in any of the following science subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Computer Science or Geography or Mathematics. |
| Certificate in Accountancy (CA) | At least four (4) passes in Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) provided that the passes include any of the following subjects: Basic Mathematics or Book-keeping or Physics or Chemistry. |
| Certificate in Human Resource Management (CHRM) | At least four (4) passes in Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) provided that the passes include English Language. |
GENERAL MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE PROGRAMMES
- Direct Entry Qualifications
- Must hold at least three (3) OLevel credit passes in relevant subjects according to specific
- The applicant must have at least two principal level passes at ALevel, provided that the total number of points is at least 4.5 with EXCEPTION of Bachelor of Science with Education programme (MU025) offered in Faculty of Science and Technology which requires at least 4.0 Alevel points.
- For purposes of calculating minimum cutoff points in (ii) above, the scale is as follows; A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1; S=0.5. For candidates who sat for their Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination in 2014 and 2015, the required scale is as follows; A=5; B+=4; B=3; C=2; D=1; E=0.5. Also note that, for the candidates who sat for their Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination in 2014 and 2015, the Principal Pass starts with C.
- Equivalent Entry Qualifications
- Appropriate Diploma from an accredited institution of not less than 0 GPA. In addition, the candidate must have at least four passes at Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (OLevel).
- Specific entry requirements are presented in each programme in section B
SPECIFIC DETAILS AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS BACHELOR PROGRAMMES
Bachelor Degree Programmes at the Main CampusMorogoro
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Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and one | |
| Accounting and Finance in Public Sector (BAFPS) | subsidiary pass in A Level. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics, Economics, Accountancy or Commerce, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in Mathematics or Commerce or BookKeeping in O | Diploma in Accountancy, Financing and Banking, or Economics with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Level. | ||
| Minimum admission points: 4.5 | ||
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and one | |
| Accounting and Finance in Business Sector (BAFBS) | subsidiary pass in A Level. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics, Economics, Accountancy or Commerce, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in Mathematics or Commerce or BookKeeping in O Level. | Diploma in Accountancy, Financing and Banking, or Economics with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Minimum admission points: 4.5 | ||
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and one | Diploma in Education |
| Education in Commerce and Accountancy (BECA) | subsidiary pass in A Level. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics, Economics, Accountancy or Commerce, an applicant must | majoring in subjects in Accountancy or Commerce or Mathematics OR Diploma in Accountancy with an |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| have obtained a credit pass in Mathematics or Commerce or BookKeeping in OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. | |
| Bachelor of Education in Languages and Management (BELM) | At least two (2) principal passes and one subsidiary at ALevel. The two principal passes must be in English and Kiswahili. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Diploma in Education with English and Kiswahili as teaching subjects, with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of Education in Economics and Mathematics (BEEM) | At least two (2) principal passes in Economic and Advanced Mathematics at ALevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Diploma in Education with Economics and Mathematics as teaching subjects OR Diploma in Economics with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) | Two principal passes in any subjects. Those without principal pass or subsidiary passes in English and History must have a credit pass in English and History at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Diploma in Law or Law Enforcement with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Bachelor of Public | At least two (2) principal passes | |
| Administration (BPA) | and one subsidiary at ALevel. Where the principal passes do not include English, an applicant must have obtained at least a | Diploma in Human Resources Management, Public Administration, Social work, Business |
| credit in English Language at O Level. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Administration or Local Governance Management, Records and Archives, Community Development, | |
| Secretarial Studies with | ||
| an average of “B” or | ||
| GPA of 3.0. | ||
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and one | Diploma in Business |
| Business Administration Entrepreneurship and Development (BBAED) | subsidiary pass in the A Level. Where the subjects passed do not include Advanced Mathematics, Economics or Commerce, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in Basic Mathematics, or Commerce or BookKeeping in his /her OLevel Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Administration, Entrepreneurship Development, Procurement and Supply Chain, Tax Administration, Accountancy or Financing and Banking with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and one | Diploma in Business |
| Business Administration in Procurement and Logistics | subsidiary pass in the A Level, where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics or Economics or Commerce, an applicant must have obtained a | Administration, Procurement and Supply Chain, Materials Management, Tax Administration, |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Management (BBAPLM) | credit pass in Basic Mathematics or Commerce or Book Keeping at O Level. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Accountancy, Customs and Tax Administration, Financing and Banking with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of | At least two (2) principal passes | Diploma in Business |
| Business Administration in Marketing Management (BBA MKT) | and one subsidiary pass at A Level. Where the subjects passed do not include Advanced Mathematics, Economics or Commerce, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in | Administration majoring in Marketing or Entrepreneurship, Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain, Materials Management, Taxation, Accountancy, |
| Basic Mathematics, or Commerce or BookKeeping at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Customs and Tax Administration, Financing and Banking with an average of “B” | |
| or GPA of 3.0. | ||
| Bachelor of | At least two (2) principal passes | Diploma in Human |
| Health Systems Management (BHSM) | and one subsidiary at ALevel. Where the principal passes do not include English, an applicant must have obtained at least a credit in English Language at O Level. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Resource Management, or Diploma in Public Administration or Diploma in Nursing, Clinic Medicine or Health related studies with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor Human Resource Management (BHRM) | At least two (2) principal passes and one subsidiary pass at A Level. Where the principal passes do not include English, an | Diploma in Human Resources Management, Public Administration, Social Work, Business |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| applicant must have obtained at least a credit in English Language at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Administration or Local Governance Management, Diploma in Records and Archives, Diploma in Community Development, Diploma in Management and Secretarial Services with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. | |
| Bachelor of Local | At least two (2) principal passes | Diploma in Human |
| Government Management (BLGM) | and one subsidiary pass at A Level. Where the principal passes do not include English, an applicant must have obtained at least a credit in English Language at OLevel. | Resources Management, Public Administration, Social work, Business Administration or Local Governance Management, Diploma in Records and Archives, Diploma in |
| Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Community Development, Diploma in Management | |
| and Secretarial Services | ||
| with an average of “B” | ||
| or GPA of 3.0. |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and one | |
| Science in Production and Operations Management (BSc. POM) | subsidiary pass in Science Subjects at A Level: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Advanced Mathematics. If none of those two principal passes is in Advanced Mathematics, an applicant must have a credit pass in Basic Mathematics at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Diploma/FTC in Production & Operation Management, Industrial Engineering, or Chemical Processing engineering, with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. and a credit in Basic Mathematics at OLevel. |
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes in A Level, | Diploma in Statistics or |
| Science in Applied Statistics (BSc.AS) | one of which must be in Advanced Mathematics.
Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Economics with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. and at least credit of Basic Mathematics at O |
| Level | ||
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and one | |
| Science in Economics Population and Development (BSc. ECOP&D) | subsidiary pass in A Level. The principal passes must be either in Mathematics or Economics. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics or Economics, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in | Diploma in Statistics or Economics plus a credit in Mathematics at O Level with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Basic Mathematics at OLevel. | ||
| Minimum admission points:4.5 |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Bachelor of Science in Economics – Economic Policy and Planning (BSc. ECOEPP) | Two principal passes and one subsidiary pass in A Level. The principal passes must be either in Mathematics or Economics. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics or Economics, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in Basic Mathematics at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 |
Diploma in Economics or Project Planning and Management with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of | At least two (2) principal passes | |
| Science in | and one subsidiary Pass at A | |
| Economics | Level. The passes must be either | |
| Project Planning and Management (BSc. ECOPPM) | in Mathematics or Economics. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics or Economics, an applicant must have obtained at least a credit | Diploma in Economics, Planning Management, or Project Management With an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| pass in Basic Mathematics at O | ||
| Level. | ||
| Minimum admission points: 4.5 | ||
| Bachelor of | At least two principal passes. If | Diploma/ FTC in |
| Science in Information and Communication Technology with Management (BSc. ICTM) | none of those two principal passes is in Advanced Mathematics, then applicant must have a subsidiary in Basic Applied Mathematics at ALevel and a credit in Basic Mathematics | Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information and Communication Technology, Telecommunication Engineering or |
| at OLevel. | Electronics with an |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Minimum admission points: 4.5 | average of “B” or GPA of 3.0 and at least a credit in Basic Mathematics at OLevel | |
| Bachelor of Public Administration in Records and Archives Management (BPARAM) | At least two principal passes and one subsidiary pass at ALevel. Where the principal passes do not include English, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in English Language at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Diploma in Records and Archives Management, Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Information and Communication Technology or Library and Information Studies with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of | At least two principal level passes | Diploma/ FTC in |
| Science in Information Technology and Systems (BSc.ITS) | at ALevel. If none of those two principal passes is in Advanced Mathematics, then applicant must have a subsidiary in Basic Applied Mathematics at ALevel and a credit in Basic Mathematics | Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information and Communication Technology, Telecommunication Engineering or |
| at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Electronics with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. and at least a credit | |
| in Basic Mathematics at | ||
| OLevel | ||
| Bachelor of Science in Information | At least two principal level passes at ALevel. If none of those two principal passes is in Advanced | Diploma/ FTC in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, |
|
Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Technology with Business (BSc.ICTB) | Mathematics, then applicant must have a subsidiary in Basic Applied mathematics at ALevel and a credit in Basic Mathematics at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Information and Communication Technology, Telecommunication Engineering or Electronics with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0.and at least a credit in Basic Mathematics at OLevel |
| Bachelor of | At least two principal level passes | Diploma in Records and |
| Science in Library and Information Management (BSc. LIM) | at ALevel. If the principal passes do not include Mathematics then the applicant must have a credit in Basic Mathematics or pass in Additional Mathematics at O Level. | Archives Management, Public Administration, Human Resource Management or Library and Information Studies or Information and |
| Communication | ||
| Technology with an | ||
| Minimum admission points: 4.5 | average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
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Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Bachelor of Science with Education Mathematics and ICT (MICTEDU) | At least two principal passes at A Level one of which must be Advanced Mathematics. Minimum admission points: 4.0 | Diploma/FTC in Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Sciences, Information and Library Sciences, Electronics and Telecommunication |
| Engineering with an | ||
| average of “B” or GPA of | ||
| 3.0 and a credit in Basic | ||
| Mathematics at OLevel. | ||
| Bachelor of | Two principal passes and a | Diploma/FTC in |
| Science in Industrial Engineering Management (BSc. IEM) | subsidiary pass in Science subjects at A Level. If none of the passes and a subsidiary are not in Advanced Mathematics, then an applicant must have a subsidiary pass in Basic Applied Mathematics at A Level. In addition, an applicant must have a credit pass in Basic Mathematics or pass in Additional Mathematics at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Industrial Engineering Management, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or Civil Engineering and Community Development with average of “B” or |
| GPA of 3.0. and a credit | ||
| in Basic Mathematics at | ||
| OLevel . |
Bachelor Degree Programmes at Mbeya Campus College
| Programme | Direct Entry Requirements | Equivalent Entry Requirements |
| Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) | Two principal passes in any subjects. Those without principal pass or a subsidiary pass in English and History must have a credit passes in English and History at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Diploma in Law, or Law Enforcement with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of | At least two principal passes and | Diploma in Business |
| Business Administrat ion in Marketing Managemen t (BBA | one subsidiary pass at ALevel. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics or Economics or Commerce, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in Basic Mathematics or Commerce or | Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Procurement and Supply Chain, Materials Management, Taxation, Accountancy, Customs and Tax Administration, or |
| MKT) | BookKeeping at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Financing and Banking with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Bachelor of | At least two (2) principal passes | |
| Accounting in Business Sector (BAFBS) | and one subsidiary pass at ALevel. Where the subjects passed do not include Mathematics, Economics, Accountancy or Commerce, an applicant must have obtained a credit pass in Mathematics or Commerce or BookKeeping at O | Diploma in Accountancy, Financing and Banking, Business Administration, Economics or Commerce with an average of “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
| Level. | ||
| Minimum admission points: 4.5 |
| Bachelor of | At least two (2) principal passes | Diploma in Human Resources |
| Human Resource Managemen t (BHRM) | and one subsidiary pass at ALevel. Where the principal passes do not include English, an applicant must have obtained at least a credit in English Language at OLevel. Minimum admission points: 4.5 | Management, Public Administration, Social Work, Business Administration, Local Governance Management, Records and Archives Management, Community Development, Gender and Development, or Office |
| Management and Secretarial | ||
| Services with an average of | ||
| “B” or GPA of 3.0. |
