The School of Law of the University of Ghana is the premier center for legal education in Ghana and continues to lead the way in preparing students for the legal profession. It was first established as a department of the Faculty of Social Studies in the 1958/59 academic year, becoming a Faculty in 1960/61 then eventually a full-fledged school in the 2014/15 academic year.
Vision and Mission
THEIR VISION
Internationally recognized as the leaders in African legal training and scholarship
THEIR MISSION
To provide the best education, training and knowledge resources for the preparation of the legal minds and professionals capable of becoming the leaders of tomorrow.
To produce talented individuals with fully developed theoretical and practical knowledge of the law as well as excellent leadership capabilities to provide quality service to all, in all spheres of endeavour and in all circumstances.
To build on their accumulated strengths to reinforce their reputation as an outstanding centre providing high quality teaching and research in law
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR POST-FIRST DEGREE LL.B PROGRAMME
Since the year 2000, the law course at the University of Ghana is characterized as a second first degree course. This means that entrants to the Law School must possess a Degree from a “recognized university”. By “recognized university”, we mean a University that is accredited by the appropriate body in the country where the University operates its main business as a University.
POST-FIRST DEGREE LL.B ADMISSIONS 2022/2023
The University of Ghana School of Law invites applications for admission into its Post-First-Degree LL.B. Special Programme for the 2022/2023 academic year. Applicants should note that the Post First Degree LLB Programme is now a special programme taught in the evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each week day.
Duration: Three (3) years
Qualification:
The minimum entry is a Second Class (Lower Division) Degree in any discipline from a recognized University (i.e. Universities recognized and/or accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).
Please direct all enquiries to:
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +233-303963750 (working hours only, i.e. 10.00am to 4.00pm local time)
Before starting your application, we strongly recommend that you read and review this advertisement carefully together with all relevant information and guidelines for prospective applicants. Please follow carefully all instructions given.
Applicants should not send hard copies of documents to the School. All supporting documents should be scanned and uploaded on the application portal.
Applicants must in addition provide or submit the following required documents before the given application deadline, namely: –
- One (1) copy of ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE authenticated by institution awarding degree;
- One (1) copy of ORIGINAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT;
- Three (3) Academic Referee reports;
- Please provide, in your own handwriting, a candid evaluation of yourself as a person, discussing in order of importance to you, the personal characteristics you feel are your strengths and those you feel are your weaknesses. The written self-evaluation must be signed by you with your usual signature;
- Application Confirmation Letter
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
The DEADLINE for the submission of applications and supporting documents online is 5:00 p.m. or 17:00GMT on Friday, 29th July, 2022. Owing to high demand, we regret that we are unable to consider incomplete and/or late applications.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION:
Qualified short-listed Applicants will be expected to take a selection examination which will attract a non-refundable examination fee of Five Hundred Ghana Cedis Only (GH¢ 500 .00) for both Ghanaian and International Applicants. Date for Entrance Examination is Saturday, 17 th September, 2022. Applicants who pass the Entrance Examination will go through an admission interview process scheduled for Tuesday, 18 th October to Friday, 21 st October, 2022.
Applicants should kindly take note that, the dates for Entrance Examinations and Interviews are provisional.
INTEGRITY OF APPLICATION:
The University of Ghana and its School of Law are committed to maintaining the integrity of all programmes. Please be aware that if you provide us with false, fraudulent, incomplete or misleading information, your application runs the risk of being rejected or denied. Applications can only be formally considered when all required documents have been received no later than the notified closing deadline for submission of application forms (i.e. no later than 5:00 p.m. or 17:00GMT on Friday, 29th July, 2022).
Past questions – post first degree entrance exams 2000-2020 (privately sourced)
Note:
This site provides no warranty, guarantee or assurance on the quality, accuracy or usefulness of this privately sourced document. You may contact the UG School of Law on the UG campus for a copy of the original document.