Bachelor of Education Arts KE (cluster points, combinations)
In this article, we will look at Bachelor of Education Arts TSC requirements, cluster points in different universities, fee structure, and more.
Bachelor of Education Arts is a 4-year degree program that prepares an education workforce in arts, humanities, and languages subjects. If you are passionate about education and humanities, this is the course for you.
The course is designed to prepare you for teaching roles in secondary schools but can open doors to other career paths as we shall see later on.
In this article, we will look at the entry/admission requirements for the course, institutions to enrol in, subject combinations, and career paths.
TSC requirements for Bachelor of Education Arts in Kenya (Admission requirements)
To secure admission for a degree in education arts in Kenya, you must meet the following entry requirements. Note that these are also the KCSE TSC registration requirements for Education arts.
- At least C plus in KCSE.
- At least C plus in two arts teaching subjects.
Those are the Teachers Service Commission registration requirements for education arts teachers.
Bachelor of Education Arts combinations
The following are all education arts combinations offered at the degree level. Note that some Kenyan universities might have more specialized combinations.
- History/CRE
- CRE/Kiswahili
- CRE/History.
- IRE/history/kiswahili.
- CRE/geography
- English/Literature
Cluster points for Bachelor of Education Arts per university
The following are cluster points for education arts degrees, institutions offering the course, and fee structure.
The fee structure will be paid per the higher education funding model. Students applying to private universities will not be eligible for HEF.
university offering education arts | Univeristy type | Fees | Cluster points (B.ed arts) |
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Africa international university | Private | Ksh 175,050 | 21.858 |
Africa nazarene university | Private | Ksh 227,500 | 23.442 |
Alupe university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 27.787 |
Bomet university college | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 24.056 |
Bomet university college | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 26.780 |
Catholic university of eastern africa | Private | Ksh 160,000 | 22.986 |
Chuka university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 31.468 |
Daystar university | Private | Ksh 242,800 | 22.935 |
Egerton university | Public | Ksh 214,700 | 32.306 |
Garissa university | Public | Ksh 109,650 | 23.967 |
Great lakes university of kisumu | Private | Ksh 109,000 | 23.897 |
Gretsa university | Private | Ksh 130,400 | 23.657 |
Islamic university of kenya | Private | Ksh 96,000 | 21.858 |
Jaramogi oginga odinga university of science and technology | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 29.533 |
Kabarak university | Private | Ksh 181,150 | 26.546 |
Kaimosi friends university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 27.773 |
Karatina university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 29.470 |
Kca university | Private | Ksh 122,406 | 24.216 |
Kenya assemblies of god east university | Private | Ksh 42,000 | 21.858 |
Kenya highlands evangelical university | Private | Ksh 114,450 | 21.858 |
Kenya methodist university | Private | Ksh 152,000 | 23.104 |
Kenyatta university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 33.556 |
Kibabii university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 28.747 |
Kirinyaga university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 28.171 |
Kiriri womens university of science and technology | Private | Ksh 82,350 | 21.858 |
Kisii university | Public | Ksh 283,135 | 29.991 |
Koitaleel samoei university college | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 26.620 |
Laikipia university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 27.574 |
Lukenya university | Private | Ksh 86,200 | 22.937 |
Maasai mara university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 29.507 |
Machakos university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 29.206 |
Marist international university college | Private | Ksh 188,500 | 21.858 |
Maseno university | Public | Ksh 184,000 | 31.535 |
Masinde muliro university of science & technology | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 30.054 |
Meru university of science and technology | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 27.526 |
Moi university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 30.040 |
Moi university | Public | Ksh 244,800 | 26.949 |
Mount kenya university | Private | Ksh 105,000 | 27.323 |
Murang’a university of technology | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 28.166 |
Pioneer international university | Private | Ksh 155,975 | 21.858 |
Presbyterian university of east africa | Private | Ksh 150,100 | 21.858 |
Pwani university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 29.260 |
Rongo university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 28.096 |
Scott christian university | Private | Ksh 159,150 | 21.858 |
South eastern kenya university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 27.258 |
St pauls university | Private | Ksh 159,400 | 23.857 |
Taita taveta university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 26.314 |
Tangaza university college | Private | Ksh 186,150 | 23.781 |
Tharaka university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 26.777 |
The east african university | Private | Ksh 119,000 | 21.858 |
Tom mboya university | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 27.837 |
Turkana university college | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 22.358 |
University of eastern africa, baraton | Private | Ksh 161,600 | 23.471 |
University of eldoret | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 29.002 |
University of embu | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 28.208 |
University of kabianga | Public | Ksh 183,600 | 29.077 |
University of nairobi | Public | Ksh 263,000 | 32.421 |
Zetech university | Private | Ksh 104,300 | 23.305 |
Bachelor of Education Arts career paths
With an education arts degree, you can explore the following careers:
Education
After graduation, you will be required to get a Teachers Service Commission to be fully registered as a humanities, languages, or arts teacher.
Educational administrator
After gaining some experience or advancing your education, you will be eligible to be upgraded to administrative roles i.e. school administrator, education policy development, or academic counselling.
Non-teaching roles
You can pursue non-teaching roles such as educational content publishing, community education programs etcetera.
Important Note
Holders of Bachelor of Arts with education are also eligible for registration with the Teachers Service Commission. Holders of Bachelor of arts degrees can only be registered as teachers after pursuing a one-year post-graduate diploma in education.
Winding Up
We have covered the admission requirements and universities offering education arts degrees in Kenya. We have also looked at teaching subject combinations and alternative routes to becoming an arts teacher in Kenya.
Do you have any questions? Please ask in the comments section below.
With CBC what are the combination subjects for one to pursue bachelor of education
What grade in English in order to pursue bachelor of education arts English literature 2024 place ment
If someone needs to teach biology and agriculture and iñ mathematics he scored c minus while English D kiswahili C plus can he manage to do that combination???
What is IRE/History/Kiswahili in the subject combination.
Either two of them in the three
Course for D*