HOW TO APPLY

Admission Policy

The International University of Grand-Bassam strives to recruit qualified students for successful completion of degrees at IUGB.

Admission requirements have been established in accordance with the University vision and approved by the IUGB Board.  They are based on acceptable levels of English and Mathematics, on completion of secondary school with good standing, on personal qualities and good conduct.

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for admission will be referred to the University Preparatory Program (UPP) or to the Center for Continuing Education (CCE).

A. Admission Criteria

The following are criteria for admissions to undergraduate status

  • Completion of secondary school
  • TOEFL (IBT) score of 71 or higher (or equivalent)*
  • Baccalaureate exam or SAT Critical Reading and Math scores totaling 1100 (or equivalent)**

B. Admission procedure

Students are encouraged to begin the admissions process early. They can apply before they have the results of their baccalaureate examinations for conditional admissions until the official scores are available.

The application deadline will be set one month before the beginning of each semester. Applications are accepted all year. Applications received after each semester deadline will be considered for future semesters.

C. Checklists for Admission

Due one month before classes start

  • Completed Pre-Registration Form
  • Certified transcripts showing the results of the last year from the last educational institution
  • The completed IUGB application form
  • Scores from TOEFL® or equivalent standardized exam (for University level entrance; if not available, a placement test must be taken)
  • Scores from the Baccalaureate exam, SAT or ACT (for University level entrance; if not available, a placement test must be taken)
  • Scores from AP or CLEP tests (if applicable)
  • 3 color ID photos of passport quality (1.5 x1.25 inches or 38 x32 mm.)
  • A photocopy of the student’s ID document, and that of the father, mother or legal guardian
  • The non-refundable application fee of 50,000 F CFA (payable in cash or certified check only)
  • A certified photocopy of the definitive certificate of authentication of the BAC issued by the DECO (RCI), or of other proof of completion of secondary school (school-leaving certificate, diploma, or other equivalent)
  • A record of vaccinations given or vaccinations given at IUGB before classes begin.

For international students:

All of the above are required, plus

  • copy of a passport valid for one year from the date of expected start of studies
  • proof of financial means
  • Valid Visa if required

For transfer students:

All of the above are required, plus

  • official transcripts from previous institution(s)

Note: Discovery of falsification of documents would result in automatic expulsion.

Application Procedures Documentation

Gather and complete the documents and materials listed in the Checklist and bring or send them to:

Admissions Office

International University of Grand-Bassam

175 Rue K12 Boulevard des Martyrs Abidjan, Deux Plateaux

Fax : (225) 22.41.30.47

email: [email protected] or [email protected]

D. Placement Testing

Applicants missing TOEFL and or SAT/ACT scores will need to be tested for placement. These students would be tested as follows:

  • IPT TOEFL for language placement. Students scoring under 530 (71) would not be eligible for undergraduate status. They would be advised to take UPP or CCE courses.
  • Students scoring 530 or higher on the IPT would be given the Compass reading test as an approximation of the SAT Critical Reading test. A score of 40 or higher on Compass Reading would be considered as a conditional approximation of the SAT reading equivalent.
  • Compass math – applicants scoring at least 36 on the Compass pre-algebra test would be considered to be eligible for entering university level math courses if they have been admitted to the University.
  • Applicants scoring 35 or less on the Compass pre-algebra test would be placed in Math 0099 or a non-credit university course or advised to take CCE math courses until passing. A passing grade of 70 or higher would be the required grade.

Admission Decisions

The admissions committee can make the following recommendations:

  • Undergraduate – fully admitted.
  • Undergraduate – conditionally admitted
  • Pre-undergraduate – sent to general advising for admittance to UPP or CCE
  • Not admitted – (This could be based on prior behavior in UPP, CCE, or IUGB courses; criminal record; etc.

Fatima Doumbia Koné is a Mathematics lecturer at the international University of
Grand-Bassam (IUGB). Among the courses she taught we have the following: Introduction to
Differential Equations, Elementary Statistics, Calculus(I,II,III), Transforms in Applied Math,
Introduction to Linear Algebra, Operations Research and Abstract Algebra.
She has a Bachelor degree in Mathematics (IUGB), a Master degree in Pure and Applied
Mathematics (AUST) and she is currently enrolled for a PhD in Mathematics at the African
University of Science and Tecnology (AUST), Abuja. She has also been an intern at the
Institutional Banking Group department within GTBANK CI (Garanty Trust Bank Côte
D’Ivoire).
She is a former IUGB student and she was the president of the science club in 2015.
Academically, her goal is to be a great researcher and innovator on the topics of asymptotic
theories in Fuzzy Probability Theory and their various applications to image processing. She
has good programming skills (JAVA, LaTeX, C++) and she is bilingual (French and English).
Over the years, she has been developing a method of teaching which not only put students at
the center of the learning process but also which deconstruct most of the stereotypes about the
inaccessibility of mathematical knowledge to everybody.
Regarding her research activities, she has been working since 2018 on the topic of integration
on Banach spaces and a preprint of an interesting work is available at
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.04480. She is continuing with her research on integration but now
her PhD studies focus on Random Sets Integration in Probability Theory. Professionally, she
is a very active lecturer at IUGB and she is currently the faculty advisor of the SHE CLUB,
which aims at promoting women empowerment by providing learning, leadership and
networking opportunities.

I am currently Associate Professor of computer and data science in the school of science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the International University of Grand-Bassam (IUGB).
From 2000 to 2018, I successively worked as a research scientist at Independent Computing Research in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Assistant Professor at the department of computer science and
engineering at Université Laval in Québec, Canada; Research Associate at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) where I also received a Ph.D. degree in computer science in March 2000. Upon receiving a master's degree in mathematical and computing science
from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) in 1990 in Japan, I worked as a research scientist at National/Panasonic, one of the most prestigious companies in Tokyo.
I am involved in research on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Semantic Web and its applications in a wide range of fields. Besides, I designed the current Data Science program in effect
since September 2021 in STEM. In addition, I am also one the founders and current President of the
Ivorian Association of Artificial Intelligence and member of ORBICOM, the Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication headquartered in University of Quebec in Montreal (UQUAM), Canada.

Kwame Simpe Ofori is an Assistant Professor in Finance at the school of Business and Social Sciences. He holds a doctorate degree in Finance, a master’s degree in finance and a master’s degree in Telecommunications Technology. He is also currently a PhD student at the School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He has taught courses in the areas of finance, computer science, computer and electrical engineering, and telecommunication engineering. Before joining IUGB he lectured in several universities in Ghana. He also worked with Ghana Telecommunications Company as a support engineer. His research interests are in the areas of consumer behaviour, technology adoption and trust in online systems and in recent times financial econometrics. His papers have appeared in several CABS-ranked journals such as Information Technology and People, Journal of Cleaner Productions, Quality Management Journal, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, International Journal of Bank Marketing, Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, Journal of African Business, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Society and Business Review.