udsm.ac.tz Issuance of Certificate Tanzania : University of Dar es Salaam

Organisation : University of Dar es Salaam
Facility : Issuance of Certificates
Country : Tanzania

Website : https://www.udsm.ac.tz/
Terms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/26615-UDSM.pdf

UDSM Issuance of Certificates

1.The issuance of various certificates to University Graduates shall be conducted in
accordance with these Regulations.

Related : The Open University of Tanzania Online Moodle Registration : www.statusin.org/26611.html

2.The certificates mentioned in the Regulations shall include the following :
(1)Degree certificate
(2)Academic transcript
(3)Diploma certificate
(4)Ordinary certificate
(5)Statement of results

3. Applications for certificates shall be made in person or by postal mail. Applications by phone, email or by proxy shall not be acceptable.

4. Application made in person shall be by :
(a) Filling out the prescribed application form

(b) Presentment of a document of the applicant’s identification bearing a certified photograph of the applicant. For purposes of these regulations a certified photograph shall mean a photograph affixed to the identification document after its attestation and authentication, for example from a certified copy of the passport or a national identification card.

(c) Lodging the application in the name the applicant was registered with at the University. For that purpose if the applicant has changed his or her name, evidence to that effect must be produced.

(d) Furnishing particulars of the applicant in the prescribed application form which strictly correspond with those appearing in the student records kept by the University.
(e) Paying requisite application fees as revised from time to time and indicated in the prescribed application form.

5. Applications by postal mail shall be made by :
(a) Filling out the prescribed application form.
(b) Enclosing with the application form a stamped, self addressed registered mail envelope (240 x 332 mm)
(c) Presentment of a document of identification bearing a certified photograph of the applicant as explained in Regulation 4 (b).

6. Degree Certificates, Diploma Certificates and Ordinary Certificates shall be issued only when the University has verified the information furnished against the student’s records (including photograph kept by the University.

7. All applications for certificates shall be addressed or delivered to the office of the Director, Undergraduate studies as indicated in the prescribed application form.

General Minimum Entrance Requirements :
** A candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission to a first-degree programme of the University of Dar es Salaam if the candidate has one of the following qualifications

(a) Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (C.S.E.E.) or equivalent, with passes in FIVE approved subjects THREE of which must be at Credit level obtained prior to sitting for the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (A.C.S.E.E.) or equivalent;
And

(b) Two principal level passes in appropriate subjects in the A.C.S.E.E. or equivalent with total points from three subjects not below 5 (for Arts programmes) and 2 (for Science-based programmes) based on the following grade to point conversion scale: A = 5; B = 4; C = 3; D = 2; E = 1; S = 0.5 and F = 0 point.
[Note: Principal level passes in Divinity/Islamic Knowledge are not counted]

Or

(c) An appropriate equivalent Diploma of not less than Second class/Credit level or B grade obtained from a college which is fully registered by NACTE and approved by the UDSM Senate. For Diplomas that are further classified into Upper and Lower classes, the requirement shall be an Upper Second class or B+ average.

Note: Applicants from countries which follow an 8-4-4 education system need to complete at least one year of study at a university in their own countries before they can be considered for admission into the University of Dar es Salaam.

(d) A minimum score of 100 obtained from Mature Age Entry Examination (MAEE) consisting of a score of at least 50 in Paper I and 50 in Paper II. MAEE was introduced in order to give opportunity to exceptionally well qualified Tanzanian candidates who wish to study for a first degree of the University of Dar es Salaam but do not possess qualifications which satisfy the University’s Direct/Equivalent entry requirements.

** To qualify for MAEE one must be 25 years of age or older on 1st August of the year in which admission is sought. In addition, one must have obtained at least three credits in approved subjects at the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination or completed Form VI at least five years before 1st September of the year in which admission is sought.

Contact Address :
University Of Dar Es Salaam
Central Administration
P.O. Box 35091
Dar Es Salaam
Phone: +255-22-2410509, +255-22-2410628
Fax: +255-22-2410023