University of Ghana Admissions: Legon Shares Application Guidelines After WASSCE Results Released
- The University of Ghana has reiterated the application process for its school in a new notice
- The notice followed the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results
- The Academic Affairs Directorate provided some guidelines for applicants in the statement it released
The University of Ghana has issued application guidelines to prospective students following the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.
The Academic Affairs Directorate advised prospective undergraduate students to log in to the University of Ghana Applications Portal and update their details in line with their newly released results.
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In a statement, applicants were encouraged to complete this process promptly to ensure the smooth progression of the admission procedures.
"The University continues to assure applicants of its commitment to a transparent and efficient admissions process as preparations advance for the 2025/2026 academic year." The statement read.
Specifically, applicants are advised to log in again to the applications portal to:
- Review the accuracy of entries, particularly the full name and date of birth, examination records (Index Number, Exam Month, Exam Year).
- Refer to the UG 2024/2025 entry cut-off aggregates for various programmes at https://admissions.ug.edu.gh/undergraduate/cut-off and make realistic choices.
The school also noted that applications for 2025/2026 admissions are still open, and interested persons may purchase e-vouchers at designated banks or via the USSD code *887*9# on all mobile telecommunication networks.
The application portal is expected to close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
About the 2025 WASSCE results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the provisional 2025 WASSCE results for candidates on November 29.
Login details have been provided to Heads of Schools to enable them to access their candidates' results.
WAEC cancelled the entire results of 653 candidates who sat for the exam following confirmed cases of examination malpractice.
Thousands more are facing additional sanctions because of the malpractice.
Also, 6,295 candidates had their subject results cancelled for bringing foreign materials such as prepared notes, textbooks and printed sheets into exam centres.
A further 1,066 candidates, including 908 with withheld subject results and 158 with withheld entire results, remain under scrutiny for various suspected offences.
WAEC also noted that subject results from 185 schools have been withheld over alleged collusion.
Thirty-five individuals were implicated in activities that compromised the integrity of the exams, while 19 have already been convicted.
About the 2025 WASSCE
The 2025 WASSCE started on August 5 with practical tests, while the written papers began on August 20 and will end on September 19.
The candidates sat 65 subjects in all, and each of them took an average of eight subjects.
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A total of 461,640 candidates were registered for the 2025 WASSCE, comprising 207,381 male candidates and 254,259 female candidates.
The examination was conducted in about 701 examination centres across the country.
WAEC shuts down WASSCE exam centre in Kumasi
On September 5, YEN.com.gh reported that WAEC shut down an examination centre in Kumasi after uncovering examination malpractices during the WASSCE.
The incident at the Adventist Day Senior High School in Kumasi led to the relocation of 936 candidates to the regional WAEC office, where they were to sit for their English Language paper under stricter supervision.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
