MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY

P.BAG 9055 GWERU

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION APPLICATION

N.B: First read the NOTES on the next page, then complete all sections of the form but do NOT write in the boxes which are for official use only. Print clearly in ink in the blank spaces and on the dotted lines as required. Only applications accompanied with the Headmasters report will be considered.

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1. FACULTY DEGREE PROGRAMME CHOICES PREFERENCES: 1 2 3 Degree Programme Faculty .............................................. .............................................. ..............................................

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7. NOTES TO ALL APPLICANTS 7.1 All applicants must complete all sections of the application form carefully and legibly. If the University discovers that any information submitted by the applicant is false, the University will reject that application and may refer the matter for legal action. 7.2 All applicants must endorse at the bottom of this page that they have understood these notes given below and that they agree to their application being considered under the conditions outlined below. 7.3 Applicant should submit this form to: - The Admissions Office, M S U, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, ZIMBABWE. 7.4 Certified copies of birth certificate, national identity document and educational certificates must accompany this application form. NB: Do not attach original documents/certificates. 7.5 (a) Applicants must give careful thought to their choice of degree programme in relation to the entry requirement for that programme and their own subject passes. (b) It is also important for applicants to understand that admission will be made, as far as possible, in accordance with the degree preference made by the applicant. Therefore first preference should be what the candidate genuinel y wants to pursue. (c) Applicants who are in doubt regarding the selection of preference should seek advice from the Admissions Office before completing the forms.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS For admission to programmes of study at MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY for any first degree, a student must have the following qualifications in the Cambridge School examination or equivalent: Other than the required passes in relevant subjects at GCE A Level or equivalent, all applicants must have passed 5 O Level subjects or equivalent including English Language and Mathematics at grade C or better for the Faculties of Science and Technology, Commerce, Natural Resources Management and Agriculture and the Department of Geography. Passes in Biology and Mathematics at O level are required in the department of Psychology. For all other programmes applicants should have done O level Mathematics and attained a grade E or better. DURATION OF STUDY Duration of study for the Conventional and Parallel programmes includes one year of WORK RELATED LEARNING. The Block Release/Visiting School Programmes are three year degree programmes. NB* Candidates should note that they will not be considered for first year study programmes at MSU if they have accepted or registered to study at any other University. ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY (For applicants from a non-English speaking background). Applicants are advised that English is the language of instruction at Midlands State University. Qualifying applicants from non- English speaking background are required to register for a one-semester Intensive English programme prior to starting their degree. FACULTY AND DEGREE PROGRAMME CHOICE Listed are the Faculties and degree programmes available and the abbreviations used by the University to indicate these. Select carefully the Faculty and Degree programmes of your first preference in the spaces provided in 4, using the relevant abbreviations for the Faculty and the Degree Programmes shown below. If you wish to be considered for alternative Faculties and Degree programme, in the event of your first choice being unsuccessful, you should also indicate these in the spaces provided. FACULTY OF EDUCATION.(EDU) Bachelor of Education Degree. 3 years Block Release or 2 years Full Time. 1.Mathematics, 2.Accounting, 3.Economics, 4.English, 5.Geography, 6.Fashion and Textiles, 7.History, 8.Physics, 9.Chemistry, 10.Biology,11.Management of Business, 12.Food and Nutrition, 13.Educational Foundations, 14.African Languages, Management and Leadership and Early Childhood Development.

FACULTY AND PROGRAMME (and abbreviations) ARTS (ARTS) (Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree) 1.English and Communication (HENG)4yrs 2. African Languages (HAFL)- 4yrs 3. Development Studies (DSH) -4yrs 4. History Studies (HIS) 5. Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies. (HACHMS).-4yrs 6.Theology &Religious Studies-(HTRS)4yrs 7. Film and Theatre Arts-(HFTA)-4yrs COMMERCE (BCOM) Bachelor of Commerce Hons Degree. 1. Accounting (HACC) -4yrs 2. Economics (HECON)-4yrs 3. Business Management (HMAN) -4yrs 4.Tourism and Hospitality Mgt.(HTHM) 4yr 5.Marketing Management (HMRK)-4yrs 6. Banking and Finance (HBF)-4yrs 7. Insurance and Risk Mgt (HIRM)-4yrs 8.Retail Management (HRETAIL Mgt)4yrs LAW (LLB) 1. Bachelor of Laws (HLLB) 5yrs NATURAL RESOURCES MGT AND AGRICULTURE (NRMA) (Bachelor of Science Honours Degree) 1. Horticulture (HHORT)-4yrs 2. Agronomy (HAGRO)-4yrs 3. Animal and Wildlife Sciences.(ALWS)4yr 4. Land and Water Resources Mgt. (HLWRM)-4yrs 5. Agricultural Economics and Development (HAGED)4yrs SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SCI) (Bachelor of Science Honours Degree) 1 Surveying and Geomatics (HSVG)-5yrs 2. Mathematics (HMATH) -4 yrs 3. Biological Sciences (HBZ) -4 yrs 4. Applied Physics (HPHY) -4 yrs 5. Chemical Technology (HCT) -4 yrs 6. Computer Science (HCSC) -4 yrs 7. Information Systems (HINFO) -4 yrs 8. Food Science and Nutrition(HFSN)-4 yrs 9.Telecommunications(HTEL)-4yrs 10.Applied Statistics (HSTAS)-4yrs FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 1.Chemical and Processing Engineering (5yrs) 2.Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering(5yrs)

REQUIRED SUBJECT COMBINATION (A level or equivalent)

English Literature, and any other relevant subjects in Humanities. Shona/Ndebele and any other subjects in Languages or Humanities History, and any other subjects in Humanities and languages History, and any other subjects in Humanities and languages History, and any other subjects in Humanities or Languages, Divinity, and Arts/Humanities Any Arts/Humanities Subjects (O level Maths is a must for all programmes) Accounting Economics, Mathematics, Management of Business. Economics, Mathematics, Accounting, Management of Business. Management of Business, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics Management of Business, plus any Commercial. Management of Business, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, Management of Business Mathematics, Accounts, Economics, Management of Business Management of Business, plus any Commercial. English Literature/ History, Humanities, Commercials, Arts. (O level Maths is a must for all programmes) Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography, Agriculture Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography Mathematics, Geography, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Technical Graphics, Agriculture Commercials , Agriculture, Mathematics, Geography ,Biology (O level Maths is a must for all programmes) Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry Technical Drawing, Geography Mathematics, Computer science, Physics Chemistry Biology Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science Mathematics, Physics ,Computer Science, Chemistry Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, MOB. Chemistry, Biology and any other Science subject. Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry ,Computer science Mathematics, any Sciences

Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and any Sciences Physics, Mathematics and any Sciences.

SOCIAL SCIENCES (SS) (Bachelor of Social Science Hons Degree) 1.Geography and Environmental Studies (HGES) -4 yrs 2.Media and Society Studies (HMSS) -4 yrs 3.Human Resource Mgt. (HHRM) -4 yrs 4. Music and Musicology (BMM) -4 yrs 5.Local Governance (LGS) -4 yrs 6.Psychology (PSY) -4 yrs 7.Politics and Public Management-(PPM)-4 yrs FACULTY OF EDUCATION (B.ED) African Languages, English, History Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Geography, Fashion and Textiles, Biology Chemistry, Business Studies, Food Science and Nutrition and Religious Studies.

Geography, Economics and any other relevant subject in Humanities and languages plus O level Maths English Literature, History, and Humanities MOB, Economics, Accounting, Computer Science Music, Art, English Literature, Divinity, Humanities. Commercials, Sciences or Humanities Sociology, English Literature, Shona/Ndebele, History, Geography, Biology plus O level Biology and Mathematics History, Arts/Humanities At least 2 A level subjects