Direct Entry scheme, for students who have completed secondary school and sat the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education in a maximum of two years preceding the year of admission; Diploma holders scheme, for students from other tertiary institutions seeking to obtain a university degree; and the Mature age entry scheme for students who have been out of the formal education system for not less than six years.
Undergraduate admission criteria however, fall under two different categories:
While the number of A’level applicants has doubled over the past ten years, the university has more or less maintained a constant intake figure over the same period.