Last Updated on Friday, 24 April 2009 11:50

Undergraduate Admission

New Admission

The Higher Education Scholarship, teachers' and Students' Affairs Department of the Ministry of Education sets criteria (subject to changes every year) according to which it determines admission of regular freshman students into all higher education institutes. Students enrolled at Haramaya University generally have to meet these criteria.

Advanced Standing

Admission to all undergraduate degree programs with advanced standing Status is processed and granted through the University's is Registrar Office, the respective Academic Commissions, and the Admissions and Placement Committee (APC) of the University. Given the availability of space, admission will be on a competitive basis. Two types of application could lead to the status of advanced standing:

• Applicants who previously were enrolled in some other Higher Education Institutions but for some reasons discontinued their education.
• Those who have completed their studies in Higher Education Institutions and earned Diploma.
• Conditions for potential admission of the former category of applicants is subject to a successful completion of a minimum of one year of study in an Institution of Higher learning of equivalent standard, and meeting the special requirements if any of the College, Faculty or Department to which they are applying. Applicants in the latter group should have a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 upon graduation, a minimum of two years of post-diploma working experience in the intended field of study, where applicable, produce favorable recommendations from their employers and secure source of fund. Advanced standing admission is processed only during the first semester for each academic year.