GENERAL OVERVIEW

The department of Physics and Computer Science is currently running programmes in Four (4) main broad disciplines: Physics; Renewable Energy; Computer Science; and Electronics and Telecommunication. These programmes offer technology-related courses that have attracted and benefited countless young Sierra Leoneans. It also prepares students for employment in the 21^st Century and to meet the significant increase in demand for specialists in Computer and Information Technology, Data Collection and Analysis, Energy Systems Design and Planning, Energy Research and Waste Management, Electronics Systems Design, and Telecommunication Systems Management. To meet this demand, the Department has established a range of Interdisciplinary Programmes in two different locations — Njala and Freetown.

Entry Requirements for Bachelor of Science with Honors in: 1) Computer Science; 2) Electronics and Telecommunication; 3) Energy Studies; and (4) Physics with Computer Science

1. WASSCE/GCE “O”-Level Candidates

The minimum admission requirement for entry into the Department are Five Credits in not more than Two Sittings in WASSCE or GCE “O”-Level. The subjects are combined into three categories for admission into First Year as follows:

1. Candidates must obtain Credit of a minimum grade of C5 in the three Category A subjects, except for English Language for which a minimum grade of C6 is required.
2. In addition to the requirements in (a) above, candidates must obtain Credit of minimum of C6 in at least one subject each from Categories B and C.

2. HD Candidates

1. Candidates with Pass at HD with minimum of C6 in English Language at WASSCE will be admitted into First Year.
2. Candidates with Credit at HD with minimum of C6 in English Language at WASSCE will be admitted into Second Year.

3. All Candidates

Candidates with the entry requirements but without the minimum C6 in English Language at WASSCE will be required to take and pass the University Matriculation English Language Exam for admission.

Entry Requirements for Bachelor of Science with Honors in Business and Information Technology

1.         The minimum admission requirement for entry into the Department are Five Credits in not more than Two Sittings in WASSCE or GCE “O”-Level. The subjects are combined into three categories for admission to First Year as follows:

1. WASSCE/GCE “O”-Level Candidates

1. Candidate must obtain Credit of a minimum grade of C5 in the three Category A subjects, except for English Language for which a minimum grade of C6 is required.
2. In addition to the requirements in (a) above, candidates must obtain credit of minimum C6 in at least one subject each from Categories B and C.

2. HD Candidates

1. Candidates with Pass at HD with minimum of C6 in English Language at WASSCE will be admitted into First Year.
2. Candidates with Credit at HD with minimum of C6 in English Language at WASSCE will be admitted into Second Year.

3. All Candidates

Candidates with the entry requirements, but without the minimum C6 in English Language at WASSCE will be required to take and pass the University Matriculation English Language Exam for admission.

Entry Requirements for Higher Diploma Programs

The minimum admission requirement for entry into the Department are Four Credits in not more than Two Sittings in WASSCE or GCE “O”-Level in the Sciences and/or Commercial areas.

Entry Requirements for Ordinary Diploma Programs

The minimum admission requirement for entry into the Department are Three Credits in not more than Two Sittings in WASSCE or GCE “O”-Level in the Sciences and/or Commercial areas.