University Students Can now Change Courses After Two Years
A regulation enabling course changes within two years of admission has been implemented by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).
Agnes Wahome, CEO of KUCCPS, stressed at a conference held in Naivasha, Nakuru County, that students wishing to transfer from the institutions they were initially put in would be subject to the Inter-institutional transfer guidelines.
“We allow students to transfer at least within the first two years of study if they enrol in a programme and discover it is not what they had anticipated,” Wahome said.
Wahome also stated that the placement agency was taking care of the requirements of students who hadn’t used the students portal to submit an application during the application period.
“We accept any applicant for a placement. Place yourself in the university or college by applying. We treat people who chose not to apply for university placement individually. No child will be left behind, she declared.
The CEO of the Universities Fund (UF), Geoffrey Monari, reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that all students receive financial aid under the new financing scheme.
All KUCCPS-placed students who request financial aid will be awarded loans and scholarships.
Students who require financial assistance and have been accepted into public universities and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) facilities must submit a formal application through the Higher Education Financing site.
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Monari made it clear that even if a student decided to switch institutions in the middle of their academic career, the money designated for scholarships and loans would be sent to the appropriate school account.
“The money will follow you to where you are going if you adjust your programme. For instance, your loan or scholarship will be transferred if you switch from Maseno University to Rongo University, he said.
The UF’s director noted that 130,485 students enrolled in public universities will gain access to loans and scholarships.
Because the number of students we predicted was greater than the number that were placed, no student would be without money. He elaborated.
