The University of Ghana has extended the deadline for the application of undergraduate degree programmes to Friday, December 10, 2021.

This was contained in a notice issued by the Academic Affairs Directorate on Wednesday, following the release of the 2021 West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.

Prior to the announcement, the initial date for the closure of applications was Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

"Following the release of WASSCE results for 2021, the University of Ghana application portal will remain open from today, December 8, 2021 and close on Friday, December 10, 2021."

Following the release of WASSCE results for 2021, the @UnivofGh application portal will remain open from today, December 8, 2021 and close by 4:00 pm, December 10, 2021 to allow applicants make changes to information on their application.#GoToUniversity@univers1057fm_ pic.twitter.com/FSXZh0Qu09

— University of Ghana (@UnivofGh) December 8, 2021

"All applicants who wish to make changes to information on their application should do so before 4:00pm, December 10, 2021," the statement added.

The University of Ghana undergraduate degree programme is open to both Ghanaian and international applicants, as well as Ghanaian applicants applying from abroad.

Prospective applicants can apply and make relevant changes within the extended period.

2021 WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the provisional results of candidates for the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Council’s Head of Public Affairs, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, disclosed that the entire results of 3,667 candidates have been withheld.

According to her, the move is to facilitate the investigation into various cases of examination malpractice detected during and after papers.

There was a decline in the performance of candidates in Mathematics and English Language in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

WAEC revealed that 54.08 per cent of the candidates were successful in English Language compared to 57.34 per cent who passed in 2020.

Also, about 65.71 per cent of the candidates excelled in Mathematics last year. The figure, however, declined to 54.11 per cent in 2021.

This implies that over 45 per cent of the candidates who sat for the 2021 WASSCE failed Mathematics and English Language.

Meanwhile, candidates have been warned against using dubious means to change their grades.