BSc. Biochemistry
Entry requirements
1. WASSCE/SSSCE APPLICANTS Credits in THREE (3) Elective Subjects including: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics. 2. 'A’LEVEL APPLICANTS FIVE (5) credits at GCE’O’ Level, including Mathematics and English Language and any of the following: Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. 3. MATURE APPLICANTS WASSCE/SSSCE Credit passes in THREE (3) Core Subjects plus credits in any THREE (3) of the following: Chemistry, Physics, and Biology or General Agriculture. OR FIVE (5) credits at GCE’O’ Level, including Mathematics and English Language and any of the following: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Short-listed applicants may take an Entrance Examination and pass an interview. 4. DIPLOMA/HND (TOP-UP) HND applicants in a science related Programme from a recognized polytechnic with Second Class (Upper Division) and (Lower Division), together with credit pass at WASSCE OR ‘O’Level in Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, and Physics or Mathematics, may be admitted to SECOND YEAR of the Programme after a successful entrance examination. Such applicants must also satisfy the university’s general admission requirement for degree Programmes.
Career prospects
A biochemistry degree opens up a range of careers in both industry and research in areas such as health, food and agriculture, and the environment. Job options. Jobs directly related to your degree include Academic researcher; Analytical chemist; Biomedical scientist; Biotechnologist; Clinical research associate.