Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following programmes offered by MUST beginning September 2022.
The date for pre-entry examinations has been changed from earlier date Saturday 18th June 2022 to Saturday 16th July 2022.
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be invited for the pre-entry exams. Shortlisted candidates will be communicated to and a list published on July 1st, 2022.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (DIPLOMA ENTRY)
| FACULTY OF MEDICINE | ||
| PROGRAM | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS | FEES |
| MBARARA MAIN CAMPUS | ||
| BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE (Duration 2and a half years) | · Registered Nurses or Midwives or Comprehensive Nurses or Psychiatric Nurses or Paediatric Nurses
· Registered or eligible for registration with Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council · Should have passed science subjects especially Mathematics and Chemistry at ‘O’ level · Sit and pass an entrance examination in Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology and General Paper on Saturday 16th July 2022. |
Ugandans, EAC and
South Sudan Students Tuition fees Shs.1,344,000= per semester Functional Fees Shs.520,000= per annum International Students Tuition Shs.2,688,000= per semester Functional Fees Shs.1,040,000= per annum |
| BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY (Duration 5 years) | · Be holder of Diploma in any Bio-medical Sciences.
· Be registered by the Allied Health Professionals’ Council or the Uganda Nurses and Midwives’ Council · Preference will be given to those with experience of working under primary health care in a rural setting · The candidates who meet the above criteria will be required to sit for an entrance examination in General Paper, Anatomy, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Physiology on Saturday 16th July 2022. |
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| BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (Duration 4 years) | · Be a holder of a Diploma in Pharmacy.
· Should have passed Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and English at O’ Level with at least a credit. · Sit and pass an entrance examination consisting of three written papers in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Natural products, Introduction to Dispensing and Physiology on Saturday 16th July 2022. |
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| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (Duration 3 years) | · Be a holder of a Diploma in Pharmacy or Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology.
· Should have passed Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and English at O’ Level with at least a credit. |
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| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY (Duration 2 Years) | · Be a holder of a Diploma in Physiotherapy | |
| BACHELOR OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE (Duration 2 years) | · Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution.
· Registered with Allied Health Professionals’ Council · Submit two reference reports one from current employer(s) and the other from the institution where the Diploma training was done. · Sit and pass an entrance examination consisting of three written papers in Clinical Chemistry, Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Histopathology, Microbiology, and Parasitology & Medical Entomology on Saturday 16th July 2022. |
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| JINJA SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY | ||
| BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE (Duration 3 years, Weekend) | · Registered Nurses or Midwives or Comprehensive Nurses or Psychiatric Nurses or Paediatric Nurses
· Registered or eligible for registration with Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council · Should have passed science subjects especially Mathematics and Chemistry at ‘O’ level · Sit and pass an entrance examination in Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology and General Paper on Saturday 16th July 2022. |
Tuition fees information will be got from Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery
Functional Fees Ugandans & EAC Students: Shs. 520,000= International Students: Shs. 1,040,000= |
| UGANDA INSTITUTE OF ALLIED HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, MULAGO | ||
| BACHELOR OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE COMPLETION PROGRAM (Duration 2 and half years) | · Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution.
· Registered with Allied Health Professionals’ Council · Submit two reference reports one from current employer(s) and the other from the institution where the Diploma training was done. · Sit and pass an entrance examination consisting of three written papers in Clinical Chemistry, Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Histopathology, Microbiology, and Parasitology & Medical Entomology on Saturday 16th July 2022. |
Tuition fees information will be got from Uganda Institute of Allied Health and Management Sciences, Mulago.
Functional Fees Ugandans & EAC Students: Shs. 520,000= International Students: Shs. 1,040,000= |
Deadline for application: 20th May 2022.
UNDERGRADUATE (DIRECT ENTRY)
Please follow the link here to get more details on undergraduate programmes direct entry.
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Please follow the link here to get more details on postgraduate programmes.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
| Category | Deadline |
| Undergraduate (Direct Entry) | 10th June 2022 |
| Postgraduate | 10th June 2022 |
| PhD | Received throughout the year |
MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate Degree Programmes
- Hold the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)/O’ Level or its equivalent with a minimum of a pass in at least 5 subjects obtained at the same sitting.
- Hold the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)/A’ Level with at least 2 principal passes or its equivalent obtained at the same sitting for applicants to a degree programme.
- Diploma holders should have at least a credit from an accredited institution.
- An accredited Higher Education Access Certificate with at least a CREDIT
Undergraduate Diploma programmes.
- In addition to (i) under the direct entry, applicants must hold the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)/A’ Level with at least 1 principal pass and two subsidiary passes or its equivalent obtained at the same sitting.
- An accredited Higher Education Access Certificate with at least a PASS.
Graduate Programmes.
- In addition to (i) & (ii) under the direct entry, applicants should have an honors degree from an accredited degree awarding institution.
Specific Admission Requirements
In addition to the minimum entry requirements, there are specific requirements for each of the programmes which candidates must fulfil before admission is given. The details of which are captured under every program on Postgraduate and undergraduate levels.
Applicants should note that;
- All academic documents presented must be from accredited institutions
- CASES OF IMPERSONATION, FALSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS OR GIVING FALSE/INCOMPLETE INFORMATION WHENEVER DISCOVERED WILL LEAD TO AUTOMATIC CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION.
- Completed Applications must be accompanied with certified copies of academic documents
- Detailed information about the specific entry requirements for each programme can be obtained from the links given above, or contact the Academic Registrar’s office.
- Applicants whose first language is not English or did not go through an education system with English as a medium of instruction will be required to provide evidence from a recognized English language training institution that they have sufficient command of English language to cope with the programmes.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
All applications MUST be submitted online through https://applications.must.ac.ug
ONLINE APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- Go to https://applications.must.ac.ug
- If you don’t have an Access Code, click “Click here to get an Access Code”, fill in the form and submit. An Access Code will then be sent to your email and phone number. If you already have an Access Code, proceed to step 3.
- Enter you email address and Access Code that has been sent to your phone number to login
- Select the application category i.e. Direct Entry and click “Apply Now”
- Fill in the application form and submit
- Click “Pay for Form” to generate a payment reference number to be used for paying application fees in the bank
- If you’re a degree or diploma holder, Click “Print Form” and attach the printed form to the hard copies of certified academic and other the supporting documents and mail the hard copies to the University or submit it to any of the liaison offices
- Go to the bank and pay the application fees using the payment reference number generated in “Step 6”.
APPLICATION FEES (NON REFUNDABLE)
| Undergraduate Application Fees | Ugandans & EAC Applicants | International Applicants |
| Shs. 50,000= | Shs. 100,000= | |
| Postgraduate Application Fees | Shs. 50,000= | Shs. 100,000= |
| Undergraduate Application Fees (Diploma Holders) | Shs. 80,000= | Shs. 160,000= |
| PhD Application Fees | Shs. 100,000= | Shs. 200,000= |
Payment of Applications
| Bank | Any commercial bank in Uganda that accepts URA Payments |
| Account name: | Uganda Revenue Authority |
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS DOCUMENTS
| Academic Registrar
Mbarara University of Science and Technology P O Box 1410, MBARARA Tel. +256-414 668971 |
Liaison Office
Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery, Jinja Kwihangana Gerald (Registrar) |