Daystar University Admission Criteria 2024/2025

Certificate

• The minimum requirement for entry into the Daystar Certificate program is: A KCSE mean grade of D+( plus), 3 Credits in IGCSE or its equivalence.

Diploma

• The minimum requirement for entry into the Daystar diploma program is: A KCSE mean grade of C-(minus), or a mean grade of C plain or one principal pass in ‘A’ levels or 4 credits or better in IGCSE, or their equivalent. Diploma in Communication C- (minus) and C (plain in English).

Undergraduate Programmes

• mean grades of C+ (plus) and above in KCSE, or 5 credits in IGCSE with 2 Credit passes in A level or Division 2 in GCE.
• BA in Communication a minimum of C+ in English is required. On admission, applicants with a
• B- in English will be required to do ENG 214 while those admitted with a C+ in English will be required to do ENG 098 and ENG 214. B.Sc Applied Computer Science, the applicant must have a minimum of C+ (plus) or its equivalent in Mathematics and Physics.

B.Sc Nursing

• The applicant must have C+ in Mathematics or Physics, Biological Sciences, and English. “A” Level candidates, 2 principal passes in Chemistry and Biology are required.
• Upgrade Diploma to B.ScN requirements is KCSE aggregate of C (plain) and KRCHN or KRN/M Diploma in Nursing or KCE/EACE Division III and KRCHN or KRN/Diploma in Nursing, and registration with NCK. Some majors have additional requirements, kindly see the University Catalogue for details.

Postgraduate Programmes

• The entry requirement is a Bachelors’s degree from an accredited university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.00 or a degree awarded with First Class or an Upper Second Class Honours.
• Those whose GPA is 2.5 or who have Lower Second Class Honours and a Higher Diploma with relevant experience may be considered if the degree or diploma is relevant to the field of study.

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