UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by Shine University, one of the the following requirements must be met:

1. Academic Entry Requirement

  • a. Completed Upper Secondary School (M.6 Certificate) or its equivalent as recognized by the Ministry of Education or;
  • b. Completed High School Grade 12 (US System) or;
  • c. Passed 5 subjects of GCSE (IGCSE) O-Level plus 3 subjects of A/AS Level with Grade C or above (British System) or;
  • d. Completed International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

2. English Language Requirement*

  • a. English is the applicant’s first language or;
  • b. A score of B2 level in the CEFR framework; or
  • c. An IELTS (Academic) overall score of 5.5 or;
  • d. TOEFL score of at least 500 in Paper-Based Test; 173 in Computer-Based Test; 60 in Internet-Based Test or;
  • e. CU-TEP Test equivalent score of 70 or other approved equivalents or;
  • f. Pass the Shine University International College (SIC) Placement Test

*An applicant who does not meet the English language requirement will take the SIC English Foundation Programme before they can start the degree program.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

  1. Original documents or certified copies of original documents.
  2. Police clearance from the country of origin stating that the applicant has no previous criminal record or any related offense. The two documents could be sent by post to:

CERTIFIED DOCUMENTS

For applicants coming from the 54 African countries https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/countries-of-africa.html, two additional requirements are needed.

Students can send original documents or certified copies of original documents to Shine University. A certified copy is a photocopy of an original document, which has been certified as a true copy of the original by an authorized person from the country of origin.

To get a document certified:

Make a photocopy of the original document Take the original and the copy to an authorized person.

The person must make the following written statement on every page, ‘I have sighted the original document and certify this to be a true copy of the original’, along with their signature and designation/job title (for example, Pharmacist).