Now thousands of students hoping to get admission in universities and colleges this year have been relieved by the fact that the government has reduced the minimum requirements for some courses offered by KUCCPS in various universities across the country.
In order to achieve the minimum requirements for the various degree programs the learner starting the university this year will be bound to choose optional subjects.
The Kenyan government has created new courses to provide work market dynamics as a result of reforms and advances in education as well as job market requests.
Students who have a bachelor’s degree in areas that are likely to benefit, such as:
Education
Farming,
Fashion, and design among many others.
With some multiple courses, the minimum grades in Mathematics, Biology and other subjects will be reduced or replaced with other subjects as a result of the reviews.
According to Mercy Wahome, Chief Executive Officer of KUCCPS, the above new criteria were developed to identify areas such as agriculture and education, where many students are deprived of minimum subject requirements for enrollment in institutions.
These new standards will apply to KCSE students who took the national exam in March this year when they applied for university and college placement.
Dr. Mercy Wahome also stated in the new standards that home science would be introduced as a subject for students pursuing degree courses in fashion and design, which was not the case before.
In addition, she said that as a result of the new reform, Kiswahili would be accepted as an English substitute for students pursuing a degree in pedagogy. Mathematics will not be a minimum subject requirement for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in education arts.
On the other hand, the minimum biological criteria for students pursuing degree courses in agribusiness and agricultural economics has been reduced from C + to C plain.
As a result of higher enrollment levels, universities and colleges are likely to face pressure on their resources as the government relaxes the eligibility requirements for degree courses.
