DEGREE PROGRAM FOR (CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS) COMBINATION : PCB

 

The admission procedure requires: 

i. All applicants to lodge their applications directly through institutions and channel all application queries to the respective institutions; 

ii.Applicants to carefully read and understand the guidelines and admission requirements for programmes they anticipate to apply for, provided in this book and on the websites of individualinstitutions; iii.Applicants to ensure they have adequate information for the programmes and institutions of their choice, taking into account competition, one’s passes and career aspirations;

iv. Applicants to ensure that their names and index numbers used during application for admission match with those used during previousexaminations; 

v. All applicants holding foreign qualifications to have their qualifications validated and equated by the respective regulatory bodies before submitting their applications for admissions as follows: a. The National Examinations Council of Tanzania in respect of certificates of secondary education and teacher education;and b. The National Council for Technical Education in respect of NTA level 6 qualifications. vi. Applicants to use the current Undergraduate Admission Guidebook available on TCU website: www.tcu.go.tz for appropriate and updated information on all approved programmes, their capacities and entryrequirements; 

vii. Students to make adequate arrangements to meet the cost related to the programme being applied for; and viii. ONLY applicants who meet the minimum entry qualifications (as stated in Table 1 and 2) to apply for admission.

The following are the list of degree program for PCB combination  according to TCU Guide Book 2020

1. Doctor of Medicine (MD/MBBS) : principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least D grade in Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
2. Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS):principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least D grade in Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
3. Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm): Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least D grade in Chemistry, Biology and Physics
4. Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (BMLS) : Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics.
5. Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy Technology (BSc RTT): Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics.
6. Bachelor of Science in Prosthetic and Orthotics (BSc PO): Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics.
7. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) : Three principal passes in Chemistry, Biology and either Physics or Mathematics or Nutrition with a minimum of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics or Mathematics or Nutrition.
8. Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health Sciences (BSc EHS) : Three principal passes in Chemistry, Biology and either Physics or Mathematics or Nutrition or Geography or Agriculture with a minimum of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics or Mathematics or Nutrition or Geography or Agriculture.
9. Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences in: (i) Clinical Chemistry (ii) Hematology and Blood Transfusion (iii) Histotechnology (iv) Microbiology and Immunology (v) Parasitology and Medical Entomology and, (vi) Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences General. : Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics.
10. Bachelor of Sciences in Health Laboratory and Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy:Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics.
11. Bachelor of Science in Optometry: principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Physics and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Chemistry/Mathematics
12. Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy : Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with minimum entry of 6 points; i.e. an applicant must have at least C grade in Chemistry and at least D grade in Biology and E grade in Physics. 
13. Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics : Three principal passes in Chemistry, Biology and either Physics or Advanced Mathematics or Nutrition or Geography or Agriculture with a minimum of 6 points, whereby one must have at least a C grade in Chemistry or Nutrition or Agriculture or Biology
14. Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics:Three principal passes in Chemistry, Biology and either Physics or Advanced Mathematics or Nutrition or Geography or Agriculture with a minimum of 6 points, whereby one must have at least a C grade in Chemistry or Nutrition or Agriculture or Biology
15. Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering: Three principal passes in Physics, Chemistry and Advanced Mathematics with minimum of 8 points: A minimum of C grade in Advanced Mathematics and Physics and a minimum of D grade in Chemistry. In addition, an applicant must have a minimum of C grade in Biology at O-Level. 
16. Bachelor of Education in Science: principal passes in the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Advanced Mathematics.
17. Bachelor of Science with Education: principal passes in the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Advanced Mathematics, Biology, Economics or Geography.