Applications are welcomed from holders of WASSCE/SSSCE as well as Mature Candidates. WASSCE/SSSCE candidates must have six (6) passes with an overall aggregate of not more than twenty (20). Three of the six passes must be in core subjects (including English Language, Integrated Science and Mathematics). The other three passes must be in any of the following: History, Literature-in-English, French, Ghanaian Language (Akan, Ewe or Ga), Government, Christian or Islamic Religious or African Traditional Religion. A good pass in Social Studies core will be an added advantage. Mature students applying for admission must be at least 30 years old by 31st December of the year immediately preceding that of the application. They must also pass the University’s Mature Students’ Examination and interview.

Candidates admitted to read history at the Department shall combine it with two other subject areas for four (4) semesters. These subjects are: Classics & Philosophy, English, Economics, Ghanaian Language, Religion and Human Values, and Sociology. Based on performance at the end of the fourth semester, a student may be invited to read for a single honours degree in History from the fifth semester. Students are also allowed to opt for double honours, where they combine History with the aforementioned subjects. Students reading for a degree in Education and taking History as well are deemed to be automatic double honours candidates and shall therefore combine the subject with another one.