Kintampo College of Health Cut off Points for 2019/2020 Admissions

Kintampo College of Health Cut off Points for 2019/2020 Admissions

Kintampo College of Health Cut off Points for 2019/2020 Admissions, The Kintampo College of Health Cut off Points 2019 is very important in gaining admission process into the health training institute. Generally, applicants applying for entry-level admissions are supposed to have at least 3 core passes of between A1 – C6 and 3 elective passes in relevant subjects.
The Kintampo College of Health Cut off Points 2019 is aggregate 24 in relevant six core and elective subjects. The Kintampo college of health admission requirementsise however most relied on during the admission process.

Kintampo College of Health Cut Off Points 2019/2020

Below is the Kintampo College of Health admission requirements
COLLEGE OF HEALTH, KINTAMPO (CoHK)
The College of Health and Wellbeing, Kintampo, formerly known as the Rural Health Training School runs about 14 different programmes. These programmes range from Certificate through to the Bachelors level and cover both preventive and curative health care. Some of the programmes are direct entry programmes (for SSSCE graduates) whilst others are Post basic Entry Programmes (for serving officers)
4.1 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
4.1.1 Certificate Programmes

1. Field Technician (Community Health)
2. Health Records Management

Table 10: Requirements for Certificate Programmes

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	WASSCE	SSSCE
Age	18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	A cutoff aggregate score of Forty Eight	A cutoff aggregate score of Thirty
	(48) or better in six subjects, comprising	Six(30) or better in six subjects,
	3 core and 3 elective	comprising  3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum	AT LEAST credits(A1-E8) in three core	AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three core
Grades	subjects	subjects
	i.e. English, Mathematics and	i.e English, Mathematics and
	Integrated Science.	Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum	AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three	AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three
Grades	Elective subjects	Elective subjects

 
4.1.2 Diploma Programmes
Requirements for entry into these programmes vary according to the programme offered.

• Direct Entry (using SSSCE or WASSCE) Programmes requiring General Science as an elective
• Direct Entry (using SSSCE or WASSCE) Programmes which do not require General Science as an elective
• Post Basic Entry (for serving officers)

1. Direct Entry Diploma Programmes
2. Programmes Requiring General Science as an Elective Technical Officer (Medical Laboratory Technology)

Table 11: Requirements for Programmes which require General Science as an Elective 

		ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
		WASSCE	SSCE
Age		18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate		An aggregate score of thirty (30) or	An aggregate score of Twenty Four
		better in six subjects, comprising  3	(24) or better in six subjects,
		core and 3 elective	comprising  3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum		Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core	Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects
Grades		Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics	i.e. English, Mathematics and
		and Integrated Science.	Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum		Credits (A1 – C6) in three Science	Credits(A– D) in three Science
Grades		Elective Subjects. i.e. Biology,	Elective Subjects. i.e. Biology,
		Physics, Chemistry	Physics, Chemistry

 

1. Programmes which do not Require General Science as an Elective

 

1. Technical Officer (Health Information Option)
2. Technical Officer (Community Health – Disease Control& Surveillance Option)
3. Technical Officer (Community Health- Nutrition Option)
4. Technical Officer (Health Promotion and Social Marketing Option) – Direct Entry
5. Technical Officer (Dental Surgery)

 
Table 12: Requirements for Programmes which do not require General Science as an Elective 

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	WASSCE			SSCE
Age		18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	An aggregate score of thirty six	(36) or	An aggregate score of Twenty Four
	better in six subjects, comprising	3 core and	(24) or better in six subjects,
	3 elective		comprising  3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core Subjects i.e.		Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects
Grades	English, Mathematics and Integrated		i.e. English, Mathematics and
	Science.		Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Elective Subjects.		Credits (A – D) in three Electives
Grades			Subjects.

 

2. Post Basic Entry Programmes

 

1. Technical Officer (Health Information Option)
2. Technical Officer (Community Health – Disease Control& Surveillance Option)
3. Technical Officer (Community Health- Nutrition Option)
4. Technical Officer (Health Promotion and Social Marketing Option)
5. Community Mental Health

Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness

	PROGRAMME			SERVICE REQUIREMENT				QUALIFICATION REQ
	Technical Officer (Health Information
	Option)			a.   At least one year
				rotation/internship/national
	Technical Officer (Community Health –						Certificate as a
	Disease Control& Surveillance Option)			service
				b.   Two years’ experience in a		1.		Field Technician
				relevant Basic area OR one
	Technical Officer (Community Health-					2.		Community Health Nurse
				year work experience upon a
	Nutrition Option)					3.		Health Assistant Clinical
				request from a facility after
						4.		Health Records Assistant
				internship.
	Technical Officer (Health Promotion and
	Social Marketing Option)
	Technical Officer (Dental Surgery)
	Community Mental Health

 
4.1.4 Diploma Community Mental Health – 2 Years
(Previously Community Mental Health – 1 year)

Table 13: Requirements for Diploma Community Mental Health 

	PROGRAMME			SERVICE REQUIREMENT			QUALIFICATION REQ
			i.	A practising officer and		Certificate as a
				must  have served two		1.	Field Technician
				years minimum in		2.	Community Health Nurse
	Community Mental Health			deprived areas or three		3.	Health Assistant Clinical
				years minimum in non-
						4.	Health Records Assistant
				deprived areas.
						5.	Environmental Health
							Assistant

 
NB: Foreign students may be considered for admission if they hold qualification equivalent to those stated above, proved they are proficient in English, Equivalent qualifications include; A-levels, High School Certificate. Applicants will be required to pass an entrance examination before gaining admission to the programme
 
4.1.5 Direct Entry Bsc. Community Medicine and Health – 4 years
(Previously Direct Medical Assistant)
Table 14: Requirements for Direct Entry Bsc. Community Medicine and Health
 

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (BSc. Community Medicine & Health – Direct Entry)
	WASSCE						SSCE
Age			18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	An aggregate score of thirty (36) or better			An aggregate score of Twenty Four
	in six subjects, comprising  3 core and 3			(24) or better in six subjects,
	elective			comprising  3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core Subjects i.e.			Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects
Grades	English, Mathematics and Integrated			i.e. English, Mathematics and
	Science.			Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Elective Subjects,			Credits (A – D) in three Electives
Grades	Physics, Chemistry and Biology only			Subjects. Physics, Chemistry and
				Biology only

 
4.1.6 Post Basic BSc. Community Medicine and Health -2 years
(Previously Post Basic Medical Assistant)
Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness
Table 15: Programme Specific Requirements for Post basic programmes

	PROGRAMME		SERVICE REQUIREMENT			QUALIFICATION REQ
	Community Medicine & Health		a.   At least one year		Diploma as a
			rotation/internship/national service	1.		Registered General Nurse
	(BSc)		b.   Two years’ experience in a relevant	2.		Registered Mental Nurse
			Basic area OR one year work	3.		Registered Midwife
			experience upon a request from a
			facility after internship.

NB: Graduate Nurses from the Universities can also apply for the Post Basic Programmes

4.1.7 Direct Entry BSc. Community Mental Health – 4 Years

Table 16: Requirement for Direct Entry BSc. Community Mental Health 

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (BSc. Community Mental Health – Direct Entry)
	WASSCE			SSCE
Age		18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	An aggregate score of thirty (36) or better		An aggregate score of Twenty Four (24) or
	in six subjects, comprising  3 core and 3		better in six subjects, comprising  3 core and
	elective		3 elective

 

Core Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core Subjects i.e.	Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects i.e.
Grades	English, Mathematics and Integrated	English, Mathematics and Integrated Science.
	Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three elective subjects	Credits (A – D) in three elective subjects the
Grades	the following: General Arts, General	following: General Arts, General
	Science, Home Economics (Food	Science, Home Economics (Food
	and Nutrition Option) and	and Nutrition Option) and Agricultural
	Agricultural Science (excluding crop	Science (excluding crop and animal
	and animal husbandry).	husbandry).

NB: Foreign students may be considered for admission if they hold qualification equivalent to those stated above and prove that they are proficient in English. Equivalent qualifications include; A-levels, High School Certificate, Bachelors Degree in Science (BSc.).
4.1.8 BSc. Dental Therapy
Table 17: Requirements for BSc. Dental Therapy

PROGRAMME		SERVICE REQUIREMENT				QUALIFICATION REQ
	i.	Registered Dental			Certificate as a
		Surgery Assistants with
BSc. Dental Therapy		two years work		1.		Registered Dental Surgery
		experience will be
						Assistant.
		admitted to level 300

NB: In the case of foreign students, their equivalent qualifications may be considered for admission by the college.
The applicant should prove they are proficient in English.
Table 18: Requirements for MSc. Community Medicine and Health (Clinical Psychiatry Option)

PROGRAMME	SERVICE REQUIREMENT	QUALIFICATION REQ

	i.	Applicants must have
		BSc. in Community
		Medicine and Health	Certificate as a
MSc. Community Medicine and		(Physician Assistant)	BSc. in Community Medicine
Health (Clinical Psychiatry Option)		and must have worked
			and Health.
		for at least two (2)
		years.
NB: Applicants must add their research proposal to the Application Form when submitting.