Candidate for admission must have satisfied the Universitys general admission criteria, in addition to which they must also have attained the required minimum grades at the KCSE examination in the subjects shown below;
- English or Kiswahili
- Physics or Physical Science
- Mathematics
- History and Government
- or Geography
- or Social Education and Ethics
- or Building Construction
- or Art and Design/ Drawing & Design
- or Drawing and Design
Categories of Applicants
Candidates shall be eligible for admission into the Bachelor of Architecture degree in the School of Architecture and Built Environment in the following categories:
KCSE CandidatesThe basic admissions requirement shall be the minimum entry requirements set for entry into the public universities, which is at least an average grade of C+ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
In addition, candidates are expected to have performed well in the following cluster of subjects in KCSE examinations, but at any rate shall have obtained at least a grade of C+ in each of the cluster subjects:
Cluster Subjects- Physics,
- Chemistry,
- Biology/any Group III/any Group IV/any Group V.
KCSE Subject Grouping- Group I : English; (ii) Kiswahili (iii) Mathematics
- Group II : Biology, (ii) Physics, (iii) Chemistry
- Group III : History and Government, (ii) Geography, (iii) Christian Religious Education, (iv) Islamic Religious Education, (v) Hindu Religious Education
- Group IV : Home Science, (ii) Art and Design, (iii) Agriculture, (iv) Aviation Technology, (v) Computer Studies
- Group V : French, (ii) German, (iii) Arabic, (iv) Music, (v) Business Studies
A-Levels or EquivalentCandidates should have a minimum of two (2) principal passes in Mathematics and Physics and a subsidiary level pass in Chemistry with a credit pass in English at O-Level.
TEP Diploma or EquivalentCandidates with a TIVET (KNEC) Diploma in Architecture of the Kenya Polytechnical University or an equivalent qualification
Diploma of Technology in Architecture (Dip Tech Arch) or EquivalentCandidates with a Diploma of Technology in Architecture (Dip Tech Arch) of the Kenya Polytechnical University or an equivalent qualification
