Bachelor of Education Science Degree Course (2021-2022 Kuccps cluster points cutoff, Course Codes & Subject Requirements)

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, KUCCPS, has released new cutoff points to be used in admitting KCSE students to universities and Colleges during the 2021/2022 selection and admission process. Various universities have revised their cluster points cutoffs upwards.

According to KUCCPS, the column with 2019 cutoff points for various degree, certificate and diploma programmes will be used to select the students to universities and colleges (see table below).

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Factors to consider before choosing an education course

Before settling on any teaching combination, it is necessary for you to do a thorough background research and consultations. Some of the main considerations that you must consider include:

Cluster points requirements: Various universities have different cluster points requirements for the same course. Therefore, before settling on a university to join for the teaching course, check its minimum cluster requirements in the table below.
Subject requirements: Apart from cluster requirements, the education degree choices have different subject requirements. Check the latest subject requirements for Bachelor of Education Science and Arts Courses in the table below.
Ease of employment upon graduation: Some subject combinations are currently flooded. If you qualify for a teaching combination that is less flooded, then you should rather take it immediately.
Available Capacity: It is also important to know the course capacities per university. This will enable you make an informed decision on the university to join.

Kuccps subject requirements

S/N	Degree Course	English requirement	Maths Requirement	Teaching Subjects
1	Education Science	ENG – C (PLAIN)	MAT A/MAT B – C (PLAIN)	C+ in TWO Teaching subjects
2	Education Arts	ENG – C (PLAIN)	MAT A/MAT B – D+	C+ in TWO Teaching subjects

The new cluster points requirements for the Bachelor of Education Science Degree Course per university

PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY OF EAST requires the least cluster points for the Bachelor of Education Science Degree Course. This university requires just 24.549 points. On the other hand, KENYATTA UNIVERSITY requires the highest cluster points at 37.8.

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Check the table below for the latest Bachelor of Education Science Degree Course cut off points per university 2021/2022;

S/N	PROG CODE	INSTITUTION NAME	PROGRAMME NAME	CUTOFF 2019	CUTOFF 2018	CUTOFF 2017	CUTOFF 2016	CUTOFF 2015	CUTOFF 2014	CUTOFF 2013
1	1196137	PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY OF EAST	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	24.549	24.619	–	23.4	23	–	–
2	1475137	TANGAZA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	24.978	25.057	–	23.627	0.419	–	–
3	1495137	LUKENYA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	25.122	25.092	–	26.204	–	–	–
4	1096137	GARISSA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	25.54	25.229	–	24.674	23	–	35.302
5	1600137	ALUPE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	26.677	24.132	26.221	24.823	–	–	–
6	1685137	THARAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	27.878	25.683	–	–	–	–	–
7	1091137	TAITA TAVETA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	28.137	24.225	–	–	–	–	–
8	1079137	KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE) PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, AND COMPUTER STUDIES)	28.829	–	–	–	–	–	–
9	1515137	TOM MBOYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE, WITH IT)	29.328	25.668	24.378	24.751	32.01	–	–
10	1166137	SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	30.28	28.176	25.151	30.531	30.046	36.097	35.131
11	1077137	KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	30.549	22.873	–	22.593	30.09	–	–
12	1073137	RONGO UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	30.95	26.986	25.172	29.408	30.801	35.889	34.621
13	1181137	UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA,	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	30.951	25.63	–	23.001	–	–	–
14	1480137	CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EAST	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	31.322	28.235	24.866	24.15	30.35	–	–
15	1093137	UNIVERSITY OF EMBU	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	31.813	28.608	24.699	29.591	28.38	35.213	32.734
16	1053137	JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION(SCIENCE WITH IT)	32.414	30.071	27.817	27.012	33.26	25	40.32
17	1108137	KIBABII UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	32.742	30.496	28.041	30.744	27.49	35.65	31.72
18	1246137	MURANGA UNIVERSITY OF	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	32.777	29.14	27.599	23.705	–	–	–
19	1117137	PWANI UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	32.829	30.385	28.773	30.547	34.54	26.71	41.91
20	1165137	MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	33.186	30.596	24.413	31.328	31.979	36.31	33.29
21	1118137	UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	33.544	30.917	25.999	32.325	31.192	37.393	35.222
22	1240137	MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	33.553	30.262	25.658	31.439	26.04	36.09	32.12
23	1087137	KISII UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	33.565	30.74	26.723	31.91	30.744	37.556	35.547
24	1176137	LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	33.814	31.346	28.162	32.887	31.811	37.376	34.916
25	1244137	KARATINA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	33.863	31.68	29.145	32.456	31.268	36.812	35.21
26	1170137	MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	33.885	31.56	30.272	29.941	32.342	35.6	31
27	1114137	UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	34.52	32.235	28.841	32.107	35.56	28.56	42.66
28	1279137	MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	34.755	32.332	29.302	28.802	30.67	–	–
29	1061137	KABARAK UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	34.757	32.102	29.702	29.921	30.75	–	–
30	1082137	MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	34.961	32.713	28.774	33.032	33.99	37.57	35.76
32	1105137	CHUKA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	35.439	33.426	31.271	32.344	35.32	28.99	39.982
33	1229137	MASENO UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE, WITH IT)	35.768	33.475	31.124	34.682	35.28	38.84	36.94
34	1253137	MOI UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	36.325	34.564	32.477	35.42	36.87	39.86	37.96
35	1057137	EGERTON UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	36.557	34.8	33.069	34.875	37.87	32.02	42.7
36	1263137	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	37.409	35.354	33.739	36.705	39.34	33.9	44.27
37	1111137	KENYATTA UNIVERSITY	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)	37.8	35.966	34.996	37.024	39.05	35.14	43.67