The Faculty of Law at Tumaini University-Iringa invites applications from qualified Tanzanians and non-Tanzanians for admission to the degree and non-degree programmes for the academic year 2011/2012. Whereas applicants from all nationalities can apply under self sponsorship, Tanzanians can also be considered for educational loan under the Higher Education Students Loans Board. Tanzanian applicants should, therefore, indicate whether they will be self sponsored or intend to apply for a loan.
A) ADMISSION TO DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES
1.0 CERTIFICATE IN LAW (CL)
Applicants must have successfully completed Certificate of Secondary Education (“O”-level certificate) with at least TWO CREDITS or FIVE PASSES in his/her subjects including English and, or History.
OR
Must hold at least one Principal level pass in the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education. Where the Principal passes do not include English, History or Kiswahili; the applicant must have obtained at least a pass in English or History or Kiswahili in the Certificate of Ordinary level Secondary Education
2.0 DIPLOMA IN LAW (DL)
Applicants for admission into the Diploma in Law Programme of the Tumaini University-Iringa must be holders of:
(i) A Certificate in Law (CL) or its equivalent awarded by the Tumaini University-Iringa or any other accredited University or Institution.
OR
(ii) Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education or its equivalent with at least one Principal passes in the subjects including English and, or History. Where the Principal passes do not include English or History, applicant must have passed in English and History at “0” level.
B) ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) AND MASTER OF LAWS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LAW (LLM-ICT LAW) PROGRAMMES
1.0 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR OF LAWS (LL.B) PROGRAMME
Candidates eligible for admission to the LLB programme must either;
Category A: Direct Entry (Form VI-“A” Level candidates)
.
a. At least two principal level passes and one subsidiary in the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education or equivalent at the same sitting with total points not below 4.5, obtained from the scoring below;
A = 5; B = 4; C=3; D = 2; E = 1; S = 0.5; F = 0.
In addition, candidates must have obtained a credit in English at O-level. or a Principal pass in Form VI English.
OR
Category B: Equivalent Qualifications
a. Received a “C” or a Pass in Form IV English, or a Principal pass in Form VI English and
b. Earned a Diploma in Law or relevant field with Second Class classification from an Accredited College or University, or
c. Earned a Certificate in Law from an Accredited College or University with a Pass with Distinction classification.
OR
Category C: Entrance Examination Qualifications
a. Applicants who have at least two principal passes, but have less than 4.5 total points in the ACSEE must undertake pre entry remedial course of six weeks and pass an Examination thereafter.
2.0 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER OF LAWS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LAW (LLM-ICT LAW) PROGRAMMES
To be considered for admission to the LLM-ICT Law, a candidate must have:-
(a) A Bachelor of Laws degree with at least a Second Class Degree OR its equivalent grade awarded by Tumaini University – Iringa or any other accredited institution of higher learning or university. OR
(b) A Postgraduate Diploma in Law from any accredited institution of higher learning or university with at least a second class pass or an equivalent grade/assessment mark. OR
(c) A Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, Computer science or Informatics with an average of “B”, or its equivalent from an accredited university/institution of higher learning; plus at least a Certificate of Law with an average of “B” pass awarded by any accredited institution of higher learning or university. Applicants without a certificate of Law must attend a pre-entry programme offered by the Faculty of Law at Tumaini University-Iringa. OR
(d) A pass degree from accredited University in any cluster of programmes as in (a or b or c) above with a minimum working experience of two years in any related field.
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
a) Applicants must have studied and passed research methodology at undergraduate level.
C. APPLICATION FORMS COLLECTION CENTRES
In addition to Tumaini University-Iringa Admission Office, applications forms can also be collected from the following centres:
a. Tumaini University-Iringa at Mbeya Centre.
b. Faculty of Law block at Tumaini University-Iringa (ROOM NO. D3)
c. University website http://www.tumaini.ac.tz
d. Applicants may request the application forms to be sent via E-mail through (lawfaculty.university2011@gmail.com)
D. MODE OF APPLICATION
The following items must accompany your application for admissions before it will be
processed:
a) Completed Application Form
b) 30,000/= non-refundable application fee
c) Certified copy of “O” Level Certificate
d) Certified copy of “A” Level Certificate
e) Certified copies of other Certificate(s)/Diploma(s) with Transcripts
f) Medical Examination Form
g) Two letters of reference (see Personal References Section of application form)
h) Passport-size photograph (taken within the past six months)
i) Certified copy of Birth Certificate (affidavits are not acceptable).
Our foreign applicants are also required to submit the following additional items:
j) Two completed immigration forms TIF.1
k) 5 passport-size photographs (light blue background)
l) U.S. $120.00 Student Visa processing fee
m) Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Please complete and return at your earliest convenience along with the non-refundable Application fee. An assessment of your application materials will be performed after all the Materials have been received.
Application fees should be deposited in
A/C NAME: TUMAINI UNIVERSITY AT IRINGA
LOCAL COLLECTION A/C NO. (NBC): 028-103-000-152
FOREX COLLECTION A/C NO. (NBC): 028-105-000-246
Please write the name of the applicant in whose respect the application fees are being paid on the bank payinslip
E: CONTACTS
ADMISSION OFFICER
TUMAINI UNIVERSITY-IRINGA
P.O.BOX 200
IRINGA, TANZANIA
PHONE: +255 26 272 - 0900
FAX: +255 26 272-0904
E-MAIL (Faculty of Law): lawfaculty.university2011@gmail.com
