How to apply for the University of Ghana masters degree programme

The application into university of Ghana follows a simple online process

In this article, how to apply to university of Ghana masters degree programme for locals and international students

International applicants do not need to buy e voucher as locals as we have always said

So therefore, international students can use the link provided below to facilitate the application process

• Online Application Form for Postgraduate International Applicants

All applicants are expected to pay to the University a non-refundable application processing fee of US$110.00.

This fee can be paid directly or wire transferred into the UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ECOBANK ACCOUNT.

Details of the Account are:

All foreign students should make their payments as follows:

• Account Name: University of Ghana Fees Collection (FOREX) – For payments in Ghana
• Account Name: University of Ghana Fees Collection (FOREIGN) – For payments outside Ghana 
  Account No.: 0161094409780403; Swift Code: ECOCGHAC

After payments , please include the following details

The pay-in-slips together with applicants’ certificates and transcripts should be scanned and attached to the application form before submission.

The transcript should be scanned into one PDF or WORD document and attached to the application.

Note that no application will be processed without proof of payment of the fee.

If you have any further inquiries you should be send to the addresses below:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

The School Administrator 
School of Graduate Studies 
University of Ghana 
Legon. 
0303966098, 0545462159, 0570231039

E-mail: sgs@ug.edu.gh

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Ghanaian Applicants

Ghanaian applicants unlike international students will require e voucher to process their admission

The e-voucher can be obtained by Ghanaian applicants for GH¢ 220.00 via USSD Payment or at the following banks: Access Bank, Zenith Bank, Universal Merchant Bank, Ecobank, Republic Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, GCB Bank, Unibank, Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), Prudential Bank, First Atlantic Bank, and Fidelity Bank. Applicants should follow carefully the instructions on the voucher when completing the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.

Note: Applicants who did not graduate from the University of Ghana must submit the following documents online (Scan and Attach):

•     Bachelors’ Degree Certificate and Transcript (for those applying for  Masters’ Degree programmes)
•     Bachelors’ and Masters’ Degree Certificate and Transcript (for those applying for PhD programmes)
•     Three referees’ reports are required (provide the details of the referees online)
•     PhD applicants should attach their Research Proposals to the application (Not more than Four pages)
•     Scan and upload a Gazette/Marriage certificate where a name has changed

The official transcript should be scanned into one PDF or WORD document and attached to the application.

NOTE THAT NO APPLICATION WILL BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATE/OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OR GAZETTE/MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE WHERE A NAME HAS CHANGED. The originals will be required during interviews.

All applicants who graduated from the University of Ghana from 1996 to date should indicate their ‘STUDENT IDENTITY NUMBERS’ on their forms before submission.