Overview
MODE OF STUDY
All Programmes in the Department are offered through the Open, Distance & e-Learning mode of studies.This involves Limited face-to-face Residential Sessions to provide overview of the course at the commencement of a semester, continuation of a semester, and revision period before examinations and specially designed self-instructional study modules/lecture series availed to the students at registration time through the University’s Multimedia Portal or in Print.
INTAKES
APRIL, AUGUST AND DECEMBER EVERY YEAR
INTRODUCTION
The course is designed to provide knowledge, skills and attitudes in adult and continuing education. The courses are intended for those involved in the academic and professional fields relating to adult education and/or community development.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The broad objective of the programme is to impart students with skills in adult education and community development. The specific objectives are:
- To introduce students to the general issues and approaches in adult
education and community development
- Produce adult, distance, youth and community educators with knowledge, attitudes and skills appropriate for management and promotion of adult, youth and community development.
- Prepare competent personnel of adults, the youth, and community who can plan, supervise, train, monitor and evaluate adult, community and youth programmes.
- Build the capacity of personnel to spearhead research and documentation of adult and community development.
- Train personnel who can develop capacity for entrepreneurship in communities.
- Advance professional knowledge and skills in distance, youth, adult and community development as a discipline.
Structure
Course Structure
- The Bachelor of Adult Education and Community Development will run for a minimum of eight semesters and a maximum of 16 semesters from the date of registration
- The minimum semester load shall be two course units and the maximum shall be eight course units
- Each course unit in the programme shall be taught for a minimum of 45 hours
- The course units are divided into common, core , specialization and electives
- Each student shall be required to undertake a practicum or teaching practice during the eighth semester which will constitute two (2) course units.
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements:
- KCSE certificate with a minimum aggregate of C+.
- KACE Certificate with a minimum of two Principal Passes
- KCSE mean grade of C plain or equivalent plus a Diploma from an institution recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate
- A P1 Certificate from a teacher training college recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate
- KCSE with a mean grade C- or equivalent plus a Certificate and a Diploma from an institution recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate.
- KCE, DIV. III or equivalent plus a Diploma from an institution recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate
- KACE or equivalent Certificate with one Principal Pass plus a recognized Diploma.
- KACE Certificate with a minimum of two subsidiary passes plus a Diploma from a recognized institution.
- International Baccalaureate Diploma.
- A Degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized University
Careers
Career prospects
Graduates produced in the Adult Education & Community Development will have capacity to work in various areas as extension workers in such areas as agriculture, community development health, commerce, NGO’s dealing with education and development projects, teachers in adult education programme, in-service training personnel, principals and senior staff of community training centres, disciplined forces and personnel in related field.
Fees and Funding
Funding is self sponsorship, H.E.L.B Loans & other scholarships
Ksh 305,400/- (fees payable for the 1st Semester is 60,400/-) Foreign students pay 25% more
STRUCTURE FOR BACHELOR OF ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SEMESTER 1 OF FIRST YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Medical
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Library
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
Activity
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Caution
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Computer
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Student ID
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
SONU
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Total
31,600
36,400
41,200
46,000
50,800
55,600
60,400
SEMESTER 2 OF FIRST YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Total
10,100
14,900
19,700
24,500
29,300
34,100
38,900
SEMESTER 1 OF SECOND YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Medical
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Library
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
Activity
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Computer
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Student ID
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
SONU
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Total
26,600
31,400
36,200
41,000
45,800
50,600
55,400
SEMESTER 2 OF SECOND YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Total
10,100
14,900
19,700
24,500
29,300
34,100
38,900
SEMESTER 1 OF THIRD YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Medical
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Library
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
Activity
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Computer
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Student ID
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
SONU
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Total
26,600
31,400
36,200
41,000
45,800
50,600
55,400
SEMESTER 2 OF THIRD YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Total
10,100
14,900
19,700
24,500
29,300
34,100
38,900
SEMESTER 1 OF FOURTH YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Medical
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Library
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
Activity
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Computer
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Student ID
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
SONU
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Total
26,600
31,400
36,200
41,000
45,800
50,600
55,400
SEMESTER 2 OF FOURTH YEAR
Minimum
2 Units
3 Units
4 Units
5 Units
6 Units
7 Units
Maximum
8 Units
Tuition Fee
8,100
12,150
16,200
20,250
24,300
28,350
32,400
Examination
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
5,250
6,000
Registration
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Total
10,100
14,900
19,700
24,500
29,300
34,100
38,900
ITEMISED FEE STRUCTURE FOR BAE & CD FOR 4 YEARS
Tuition fee @ 4,050 per unit for 48 units 194,400
Examinations fee @ 750 per unit for 48 units 36,000
Library fee @ 3,000 per year for 4 years 12,000
Registration fee @ 500 per semester for 8 semesters 4,000
Caution money (payable only once) 5,000
Computer fee @ 5,000 per year for 4 years 20,000
Activity fee @ 2,000 per year for 4 years 8,000
Student ID @ 500 per year for 4 years 2,000
Medical fee @ 5,000 per year for 4 years 20,000
SONU subscription @ 1,000 per year for 4 years 4,000
Total fees payable 305,400
- Please note that the course runs for a minimum of 8 semesters, which constitute 4 academic years and for purposes of billing the practicum is considered as two (2) units.
Students are requested to pay their fees by direct cash deposit at any Absa Bank branch to UON CESSP COLLECTION A/C NO. 2032771362 ABSA BANK, ABSA PLAZA. Please take note that cash payments or cheques will not be accepted.
Dean
School of Continuing and Distance Education
Exam Regulations
- EXAMINATION REGULATION
Except as hereunder specified, common university examination regulations shall apply
- There shall be University examinations at the end of each semester. All course units shall be examined and written examinations processed at the end of the semester in which they are taken
- A candidate shall NOT be permitted to sit an examination unless he/she has attended prescribed courses of study in accordance with University regulations and to the satisfaction of the department
- Each course shall be examined by a two-hour examinationAssessment of each candidate’s performance in the course unit taken shall be through Continuous Assessment Tests (CATS) and end of semester examinations based on percentage grades. CAT assessment(s) shall constitute 30% of the total marks in a given unit and shall consist of an average of at least two (2) assignments while end of semester examinations shall constitute 70% of the unit examined
- Each course unit shall be graded out of an examination of 100 marks, and the pass mark shall be 40% for each unit. These marks shall be translated into letter grades as follows:-
70% - 100% - A
60% - 69% - B
50% - 59% - C
40% - 49% - D
Below 39% - E
- A candidate who fails any end-of-semester examination paper at the first attempt shall be allowed two more attempts to sit and pass that paper when a supplementary examination is offered.
- A candidate who fails a course unit may, in consultation with the department and with approval by the School, substitute that course unit as long as it is not a core unit with another of the same level from the same unit. This regulation shall apply in Levels III & IV
- Subject to regulation 6.8 above, a candidate who has failed grades shall not be allowed to proceed to the next Level unless he/she has passed the failed units. However, if the failed units happen to be prerequisites for other advanced courses in the same level, the candidate must first pass them before he/she can be allowed to register in the advanced units that require the prerequisites.
- A supplementary examination shall carry a maximum of 40% of the total marks and coursework marks shall not be considered. When retaken, a unit shall carry a maximum of 100% of the total marks and course work shall be considered.
No candidate with failed grade(s) shall be allowed to proceed to the next level unless he/she has successfully taken and passed the supplementary examination(s).