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K C S E S U B J E C T C H O I C E S July 2014

K C S E S U B J E C T C H O I C E S July 2014. Subjects done in Form 1 : Mathematics; English; Kiswahili; Geography;. Chemistry; Physics; Biology; French; History; Computers; Religion. End of Form 1 : Students must choose ONE subject from the following: French; History;

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K C S E S U B J E C T C H O I C E S July 2014

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  1. KCSE SUBJECT CHOICES July 2014

  2. Subjects done in Form 1: • Mathematics; • English; • Kiswahili; • Geography;

  3. Chemistry; • Physics; • Biology; • French; • History; • Computers; • Religion.

  4. End of Form 1: Students must choose ONE subject from the following: • French; • History; • Computer Studies. Students drop two of these.

  5. Form 2: • Students start with 9subjects and proceed with these into Form 3; • Religion is dropped at the end of Form 3, leaving students with 8subjects.

  6. All subjects mentioned so far give access to almost ANY COURSE offered in Kenyan Universities.

  7. Form 4: • At the beginning of the year, a student can decide whether to proceed with 7 or 8 subjects. • Some subjects remain compulsory; others are not.

  8. Compulsory subjects: Subjects that cannot be dropped are: • Mathematics; • English; • Kiswahili; • Geography: • Those also taking History can drop Geography.

  9. Non-compulsory subjects: A student can drop ONE of the following subjects: • Chemistry; • Physics; • Biology; • French OR History OR Computers.

  10. Warning: • A student must strive to perform extremely well in all the subjects eventually taken. • This performance tends to guarantee acceptance into the university career course of choice.

  11. Career considerations: • Before dropping a subject, a student needs to consider the career he wants to go into. • This career will be determined by the course he studies at university.

  12. As much as possible, the career chosen should suit the following: • The student’s talents; • The student’s likings.

  13. Is your son oriented towards the SCIENCES or HUMANITIES?

  14. For a Science orientation: • Students are strong in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc. • They have the ability to do a course in Engineering, Architecture, etc.

  15. Characteristics of a Science student: Science students are: • Logical in analysis; • Good with numbers.

  16. For a Humanitiesorientation: • Students are strong in the Languages, or in Geography, or History; • They have the ability to do a course in Law, Commerce, Economics, Education, etc.

  17. Characteristics of a Humanities student: • Likes theoretical arguments; • Writes logically and well; • Likes relating to people; • Seeks the reasons behind people’s actions, etc.

  18. On subject combinations: • It is necessary to be aware of certain implicationsBEFORE dropping any subject. • What effect does dropping a non-compulsory subject have on university course choices?

  19. Chemistry: Allows a student to doANYscience-related course.

  20. The dropping trend for Chemistry • 2010 - 12/74 • 2011 - 5/79 • 2012 - 10/81 • 2013 - 7/78 • 2014 - 14/82

  21. Physics: Allows a student to do: • All Engineering courses; • Computer Science; • All Earth sciences like Geology, Meteorology; • Surveying;

  22. Water technology; • Architecture; • Analytical Chemistry; • Astronomy/Astrophysics; • Mathematics; • Information sciences; • Computer science;

  23. The dropping trend for Physics • 2010 - 0/74 • 2011 - 0/79 • 2012 - 0/81 • 2013 - 3/78 • 2014 - 0/82

  24. Biology: Gives access to courses directly related to human and animal health, e.g.: • Medicine; • Nursing; • Dentistry; • Food Science and nutrition;

  25. Agriculture-related courses; • Disaster management; • Food and nutrition related; • Forensic science; • Biochemistry;

  26. Veterinary Medicine and Animal health courses; • Food Service Technology; • Environmental courses; • Agricultural courses; • Community development courses.

  27. The dropping trend for Biology • 2010 - 6/74 • 2011 - 6/79 • 2012 - 9/81 • 2013 - 12/78 • 2014 - 8/82

  28. French, Computers, History These give access to all Arts-related courses, namely: • Bachelor of Arts; • B.Ed. Arts; • Anthropology; • Social Work;

  29. Journalism and Mass Communication; • Criminology; • Development Studies; • International Relations & Diplomacy; • Political Science; • Cultural studies.

  30. Class sizes over the years Computers: • 2010 – 24/74 • 2011 – 24/79 • 2012 – 16/81 • 2013 – 27/78 • 2014 – 24/82

  31. French: • 2010 – 12/74 • 2011 – 19/79 • 2012 – 13/81 • 2013 – 24/78 • 2014 – 12/82

  32. History: • 2010 – 21/74 • 2011 – 26/79 • 2012 – 40/81 • 2013 – 32/78 • 2014 – 32/82

  33. Who should take 7 subjects? Criteria used: • A student is very weak in 2 or more subjects. • A student can drop one of the subjects without significant loss.

  34. A student is very weak in a compulsory subject. • Sacrificing one subject will translate to more time available for the remainder.

  35. Who should take 8 subjects? • Those who have been doing well consistently in all subjects; • Those already doing very well in the compulsory subjects; • Those who are undecided on their career choice;

  36. Those who relish hard work; • Those who perceive that retaining all subjects would boost their performance.

  37. Students taking Year7subjects8subjects 2010 37 37 2011 29 50 2012 35 46 2013 47 31 2014 45 37

  38. Procedure for dropping a subject: Student should do the following: • Discuss with • Parent; • Tutor; • Subject teacher.

  39. Fill up a school form to propose the subject to be dropped; • Have the form signed by parent; • Return the form to school.

  40. Contents of school form: • Subject to be dropped; • Reasons for dropping the subject; • Form 3 performance in the subject to be dropped; • Parental consent.

  41. UNIVERSITY OPTIONS 2014

  42. Public Universities in Kenya Degree programmes offered: • Regular degree programmes; • Parallel degree programmes.

  43. Regular degree programmes: • Less expensive; • More competitive; • Some long holiday breaks; • Could take longer to finish.

  44. Paralleldegree programmes: • More expensive but cheaper than going abroad (South Africa and India not cheaper); • One saves time; • Lower cut-offs.

  45. Private Universities in Kenya: • Strathmore; • Catholic; • Daystar; • Baraton; • Africa Nazarene; • Riara;

  46. Private Universities in Kenya: • USIU; • Kabarak; • St. Paul’s University; • Mt. Kenya University; • Inoorero; • Kenya Methodist.

  47. Strathmore University Currently offers the following undergraduate degree courses: • Bachelor of Business Information Technology(BBIT); • Bachelor of Commerce; • Bachelor of Leadership and Management;

  48. Bachelor of Hospitality Management; • Bachelor of TourismManagement; • Bachelor of Science in Informatics;

  49. Bachelor of Business Science in Finance; • Bachelor of Business Science in Financial Economics. • Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science;

  50. United States International University (USIU) • USIU has 2 charters. Their degrees are both Kenyanand American. • It however offers a US-type education.

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