Prospective Students | All Students |
Alumni | Staff1 General Admissions Criteria
1.1 New intakes into all Schools need grades in Year-12 English of C or better, except Law, which requires a grade of B or better.
1.2 The Grade Point Average of all applicants will be calculated on a 4.0 scale using their Year-12 grades. The required minimum GPA for admission to various UPNG schools will be as follows:
| • School of Business Administration: | 2.5 |
| • School of Law: | 2.75 |
| • School of Natural and Physical Sciences: | 2.5 |
| • School of Humanities and Social Science: | 2.00 for 2002 (but will progressively increase each year, with a goal of reaching 2.5 by 2006 at the latest) |
| • School of Medicine and Health Sciences: | Intakes from 2nd year Science on a competitive basis. |
1.3 Exceptions: For programs with special requirements, such as fine arts and performing arts, other criteria, e.g. a portfolio of work or audition, may be used to justify admission as approved by the School and Senate.
1.4 Behaviour Reports: As decided by Council, applicants must submit a report on their behaviour during grades 10, 11 and 12 that will be considered in their application for admission.
2 Enrolment Quotas
2.1 The maximum number of new intakes into each School may vary from time to time, but presently will be as follows:
| • School of Business Administration: | 250 |
| • School of Humanities and Social Science: | 350 |
| • School of Natural and Physical Sciences: | 230 |
| • School of Medicine and Health Sciences: | 180 |
| • School of Law: | 80 (excluding magistrates in the Diploma program) |
