Bachelor of Science in Information Science - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya

• Information Systems

• Juja Main Campus - Juja

To be qualified for admission into this program, the prospective candidate must have the following minimum qualifications:

• Be a holder of KCSE (or equivalent examination) certificate with a minimum aggregate of C+ and a minimum of C in both Mathematics and English. OR 

• Be a holder of Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) certificate with a minimum of two principal passes and subsidiary pass and a minimum of credit pass in Mathematics at Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE). OR 

• Be a holder of a diploma in a relevant discipline from an institution recognized by the University Senate. OR 

• Be a holder of any other qualification accepted by the University Senate as equivalent to any of the above.

• Candidates who hold a diploma from JKUAT  will, at the discretion of the University Senate, be exempted from Year I. However, they must pass the three university core units in order to graduate.

• Candidates with a Diploma from other institutions recognized by the University Senate may be exempted from year one. In addition, a student registered in another University recognized by the Senate may be allowed to transfer credit to the programme.

• Candidates who are Certified Public Accountants (CPA)/Certified Public Secretaries (CPS)/Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)/Certified Credit Professionals (CCP) finalist will be exempted from year 1. However the candidates are expected to undertake the University core units.

Interested candidates should additionally visit the university website or contact the admissions office for further information on both the university and departmental entry requirements for this course

MODE OF APPLICATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
 

1. Upon verification of meeting the course admission requirements, application will be done online though https://admission.jkuat.ac.ke

Application fees are will be payable through MPESA following the procedure below:

1. Access the M-PESA menu from your phone, select "Lipa Na M-PESA" then Pay bill option, enter this Pay Bill Number (951200).
2. Enter your account number generated from the JKUAT Admission Management System( https://admission.jkuat.ac.ke/) STEP 5 (payments details after login) then enter the required amount.

• Certificate Courses: - KShs 500 (Kenya shillings Five Hundred Only)
• Diploma Courses: - KShs. 1,000 (Kenya shillings One Thousand Only)
• Bachelors Courses: - KShs. 1, 500 (Kenya shillings One Thousand Five Hundred Only)

3. Finally enter the exact MPESA generated code back into the system to complete your application.
For a tutorial on the online application kindly visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hGea0czP7U

2. The application forms may also be downloaded from the JKUAT website http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/application-forms/, upon verification of meeting the course admission requirements

An original receipt will be given by a Cashier at JKUAT Finance office upon payment of the application fee or upon presenting a bank slip with the respective amount of application fee.

The duly completed forms and relevant attachments should be returned to the respective schools offering the programmes.

ALL applicants will be required to present certified copies of the relevant Certificates, Result Slips, National Identity Card, Birth Certificates for verification when reporting.

MODE OF APPLICATION FOR POSTGRADUATE COURSES

• For more details regarding the entry requirements, duration of study and mode of teaching for coursework please visit the JKUAT website at www.jkuat.ac.ke.
• Applications should be made on prescribed forms downloaded from the JKUAT website (http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/application-forms/) OR obtained from JKUAT Office of the Director, Board of Postgraduate Studies upon payment of a non-refundable application fee of KShs. 1, 500/- Cash or at Barclays Bank Account Number 077-5001216.
• An original receipt will be given by a Cashier at JKUAT Finance Office upon payment of the application fee or upon presenting the bank slip.
• For more information contact:

The Director, BPS, JKUAT, Tel: 067-580001, 580003,580005 Ext. 1655
Email: director@bps.jkuat.ac.ke,
Director of respective Campus
OR
Chairperson of the respective departments/Directors of respective institutes.