Bachelor of Education Arts KE (cluster points, combinations)

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.

1. At least C plus in KCSE.
2. 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.

1. History/CRE
2. CRE/Kiswahili
3. CRE/History.
4. IRE/history/kiswahili.
5. CRE/geography
6. 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)
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.