University of Health and Allied Sciences

About University of Health and Allied Sciences

UHAS was created by Act 828 in December 2011 and began operating in September 2012 with 154 students. The university describes itself as Ghana’s first public university established in the Volta Region and as a state institution devoted entirely to educating health professionals. This specialist remit makes it more narrowly focused than a comprehensive university: students study within a community organized around health, biomedical science, clinical practice, public health and related services. The principal campus, including central administration, is at Sokode-Lokoe in Ho. UHAS also has a campus in Hohoe, where the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health is based. Programme location matters when comparing options because students in Ho and Hohoe will have different daily travel, housing and campus arrangements. The university’s official programme catalogue covers undergraduate and postgraduate study. Its schools include Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Allied Health Sciences, Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery, Public Health, and Sports and Exercise Medical Sciences. An Institute of Health Research supports the institution’s research structure. Official 2026 activity, including admissions, matriculation and recruitment, confirms that UHAS remains operational. Prospective students should view UHAS as a specialized professional environment rather than a broad liberal-arts institution. Its strongest fit is for applicants who already have a clear interest in healthcare, public health, biomedical research or health-service administration and who are prepared for structured scientific, practical and, where applicable, clinical education.

For regular undergraduate admission in 2026/2027, WASSCE applicants were required to hold credit passes from A1 to C6 in English, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies, plus three electives relevant to the chosen programme. The corresponding SSSCE range was A to D. The university also published routes for GCE A-Level, IGCSE, International Baccalaureate and American high-school qualifications. Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission. Requirements differ substantially by programme. Many science and clinical routes specify combinations of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Elective Mathematics, while selected public-health, nursing, psychology and administration options accept broader elective backgrounds. Some shortlisted applicants may face an interview, and certain programmes require both an entrance examination and selection interview. The published aggregate cut-offs are expressly described as guidance rather than guaranteed 2026/2027 thresholds. The official undergraduate page listed August 14, 2026 as the application deadline. That date had passed by this profile’s August 20, 2026 research date, and no official extension was found. The admissions landing page still displayed an open-admissions notice, creating a timing inconsistency; applicants should therefore contact UHAS or check the application portal rather than assume submissions remain possible. Postgraduate applicants generally need a relevant prior degree, referee details and an entrance interview, and may also be asked to take an examination. Exact academic prerequisites remain programme-specific.

UHAS organizes its teaching around eight health-focused schools. The official programme list includes Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Allied Health Sciences, Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery, the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, and Sports and Exercise Medical Sciences. Undergraduate options include medicine and surgery, dental surgery, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, public-health nursing, health-services administration, physiotherapy, diagnostic imaging, dietetics, orthotics and prosthetics, speech and hearing sciences, medical laboratory science, public health, biochemistry and molecular biology, psychology, and sports and exercise medical sciences. The postgraduate portfolio includes master’s and PhD study in areas such as biomedical sciences, medical laboratory sciences, medical imaging, nursing, midwifery, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical chemistry and public health. Applicants should consult the current programme catalogue carefully because award type, duration and entry route vary. Some professionally oriented undergraduate awards extend beyond a conventional four-year structure; the 2026/2027 admissions material, for example, identifies the Doctor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Medical Laboratory Science routes as six-year programmes. Practical learning extends beyond lectures and laboratories. UHAS describes a vocational-training sequence for four-year programmes that moves from observation in the first year to experiential participation and then application of skills and possible field data collection. Placements may occur in health facilities, institutions, industry or communities and are supervised by preceptors. The structure can differ for longer professional programmes such as medicine and pharmacy. This model is particularly relevant for students who want repeated exposure to Ghana’s health system, teamwork across professional roles and community-based service before graduation.

Key Highlights

• Public university established by Act 828 in December 2011
• Began operating in September 2012
• Principal campus and central administration in Ho, with a second campus in Hohoe
• Specialized in health and allied-sciences education

Student Life & Environment

Student life is coordinated in part through the Office of Student Affairs, which oversees the Student Representative Council and other student groups, hostel management, sports and recreation. The office also lists guidance and counselling, financial-aid coordination, disability advocacy, accommodation support and student-welfare services. Students can use formal request or complaint channels for counselling, housing, security, transport and other concerns. The 2025 student handbook, the latest handbook posted during this research, says students are encouraged to establish registered clubs and associations with a senior member as patron. The university also supports discipline-based associations, public-health outreach, debate, sports and wellness activities. Its sports unit trains teams for university competitions, while the SRC serves as a liaison between students and the institution. Housing requires active planning. The university assigns students a hall affiliation and coordinates residential matters through hall staff, but this should not be interpreted as a current guarantee of a university room. The 2025 handbook reports hostel accommodation, food vendors on hostel premises, and internet access in the computer laboratory, library and hostel. Applicants should confirm room availability, allocation rules, charges and campus location directly for 2026/2027 before committing. This is especially important because teaching is distributed between Ho and Hohoe.

Location & Surroundings

UHAS is based in Ghana’s Volta Region. Its principal campus and central administration are at Sokode-Lokoe in Ho, while the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health is located in Hohoe. Official material also refers to university sites in Ho at the permanent campus, Dave and Trafalgar. Applicants should verify the teaching site for their exact programme rather than assuming that every course is delivered at the main campus. The two-city arrangement is academically meaningful. Public-health students based in Hohoe participate in field-oriented training connected with communities, clinics, hospitals, health directorates and other public institutions. Students in Ho have access to the university’s main administrative base and the concentration of schools located there. UHAS also uses health facilities and community settings for supervised practical education, so some learning takes place away from classrooms. Prospective students should compare housing and daily transport options in the relevant city before enrollment. The official sources reviewed do not provide sufficiently current estimates for rent, commuting time, inter-campus transport or general living costs, so these should be confirmed locally rather than inferred from the university’s postal address.

Costs & Career Outcomes

UHAS had not posted a 2026/2027 general fee schedule on the official fees page by August 20, 2026. The newest general schedule found was explicitly provisional and applied to 2025/2026, so its figures should not be treated as current prices for a new 2026/2027 entrant. That schedule separates regular Ghanaian, fee-paying and foreign-student categories, with charges varying by school, programme and level. Applicants should obtain a current individual fee statement and ask whether accommodation, food, equipment, clinical requirements, fieldwork, transport or professional costs are billed separately. The Student Affairs resources also identify scholarships, financial-aid information and a student financial-support scheme, but an award should not be assumed without written confirmation. Career preparation is built mainly around professional curricula and field experience. For four-year programmes, the vocational-training structure normally moves through observational, experiential and application phases during long vacations. Students work with supervised placements in health facilities, organizations, industry or communities, and the structure can extend or differ for medicine, pharmacy and other longer programmes. The stated objectives include understanding health-system operations, working with other professionals, applying classroom knowledge and preparing for employment. No sufficiently current, official graduate-employment rate, salary data or employer-placement statistics were found. Prospective students should evaluate likely professional outcomes by the exact degree, applicable Ghanaian licensing or registration requirements, clinical-placement arrangements and the recognition rules of any country where they hope to practise.