THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTING EXAMINERS FOR THE WEST AFRICAN SENIOR

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A prospective Assistant Examiner must:

(1) possess a minimum of first degree or its equivalent in a field related to the
subject he/she wishes to examine;

(2) have a minimum of two years post- NYSC teaching experience preferably in a
Senior Secondary School;

(3) possess thorough knowledge of the subject he/he wishes to examine and must
be familiar with WASSCE syllabus.

(4) complete the prescribed application form;

(5) come along with the credentials to the marking centre for sighting and attach
photocopies to the completed application form;

(6) be a person of high integrity. There must be an attestation to his/her character

from the current employer
2. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR WASSCE SUBJECTS
S/N SUBJECT APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS
BASIC SCIENCES
B.Sc., B.Sc. (Ed), B. Ed, B. Agric, B. Tech, B. Agric. Tech in the
following areas of:
(i) Agricultural Science
(ii) Animal Production/Animal Science
(iii) Crop Production/Agronomy/Crop Science/Crop
Technology/Plant
Science/Horticulture.
1. Agricultural Science (iv) Soil Science/Farm Mechanization
(v) Forestry Management/Forestry
(vi) Agricultural Education/Vocational Education
(vii) Fisheries
(viii) Agricultural Economics/Farm Management/Agricultural
Business
(ix) Agriculture
(x) Agricultural Extension/Rural Development/Rural Sociology
(xi) Crop protection and Environmental Biology
(xii) Soil and Environmental Management
(xiii) Animal Genetics and Breeding
(xiv) Plant Breeding/Genetics/Seed Technology
(xv) Livestock Production Technology
(xvi) Crop Science and Biotechnology/Agro-climatology
B.Sc., B. Sc. (Ed), B. Ed, B. Tech and HND:
(i) Biology
(ii) Botany
(iii) Biological Sciences
(iv) Microbiology
2. Biology (v) Zoology
(vi) Animal Biology and Environment
(vii) Animal and Environmental Biology
(viii) Cell Biology and genetics/Molecular Biology
(ix) Plant Biology
(x) Plant science
(xi) Guidance and Counseling with Biology as teaching subject.
The following additional qualifications will be accepted with
evidence of teaching Biology for a minimum of not less than
four (4) years:
(xii) B.Ed./B.Sc. Science
(xiii) Parasitology
(xiv) Entomology
(xv) Plant Physiology
(xvi) Animal Physiology
(xvii) Anatomy
(xviii) Integrated Science
(xix) Biochemistry
 B. Sc, B. Sc (Ed), B. Ed, B.Engr., B. Tech. and HND in the following
areas of:
(i) Physics;
(ii) Applied Physics;
(iii) Geophysics;
3 Physics (iv) Applied geophysics;
(v) Industrial physics;
(vi) Engineering physics;
(vii) Energy Studies;
(viii) Material Science
(ix) Mathematics with physics;
(x) Computer engineering;
(xi) Electrical engineering;
(xii) Electronics engineering;
(xiii) Electrical/Electronic engineering;
(xiv) Physics (Astrology)
(xv) Physics (Electronics)
(xvi) Radiation Physics;
(xvii) Physics with solar energy;
(xviii ) Computer electronics;
(xix) Nuclear physics.

B. Sc, B. Sc (Ed), B. Ed, B. Tech. and HND in the following areas

of:
(i) Chemistry;
(ii) Chemical Science;
4 Chemistry (iii) Industrial Chemistry;
(iv) Analytical Chemistry;
(v) Applied Chemistry;
(vi) Environmental Chemistry;
(vii) Biochemistry;
(viii) Applied Biochemistry;
(ix) Chemical/Petroleum/Petrochemical Engineering.
(i) B. Sc , B. Sc (Ed) (Physical and Health Education)
(ii) B. Sc., B. Sc (Ed) Physical Education
Physical Education (iii) B. Sc, B. Sc (Ed) Human Kinetics
5 (iv) Human Kinetics and Health Education
(i) B. Sc, B. Sc. (Ed) Physical & Health Education
(ii) B. Sc., B. Sc. (Ed) (Health Science)
6 Health Science (iii) B. Sc. B. Sc. (Ed) Human Kinetics and Health Education
(iv) B. Sc. B. Sc. (Ed) Anatomy
(v) B. Sc. B. Sc. (Ed) Physiology
(vi) B.Sc. B.Sc. (Ed) Environmental Science
LANGUAGES

(i) B. A., B.Ed Arabic or with Literature

1 Arabic (ii) B. A., B.Ed (Arabic and Islamic Studies)
(iii) B. Ed. (Arabic Language and Literature)
(i) B. A./ B. (Ed) English Language
2 English Language (ii) B.A., Language Art with specialization in English Language
(iii) B. A., Linguistics with specialization in English Language
NB: B. A., Linguistics and B. A. Language without a
specialization in English Language is not acceptable.
3 French (i) B. A. French
(ii) B. Ed French, B. A. (Ed.) French
(i) B. A., B. A. (Ed), B. Ed. English Language
(ii) B. A. English Literature or Literary Studies
4 Literature-in-English (iii) A degree in Theatre Arts or Drama may be acceptable if
transcript shows that the holder did enough course work in
English Literature.
5 Hausa (i) B. A. Ed. (Hausa/Educ.)
(ii) B. A. Ed. (Hausa/Adult Educ.)
(iii) B. A. (Combined Honours)
(iv) Hausa/Mass Comm.
(v) Hausa/English
(vi) Hausa/Islamic Studies
(vii) Hausa/Linguistics
(viii) B. A. Hausa (Hons).
6 Igbo (i) B. A. (Igbo)
(ii) B. Ed. (Igbo/Linguistics)
(iii) B. Ed. (Igbo)
(iv) B. A. (Igbo/Linguistics)
7 Yoruba (i) B. A. (Yoruba)
(ii) B. Ed. (Yoruba/Linguistics)
(iii) B. Ed. (Yoruba)
(iv) B.A. Language Art/Yoruba
(v) B. A. (Yoruba/Linguistics)
8 Islamic Studies (i) B. A. (Islamic Studies)
(ii) B. A. (Arabic and Islamic Studies)
(iii) B. Ed. (Islamic Studies)
(iv) B. Ed. (Arabic and Islamic Studies)
(v) B. A. (Islamic Law)
9 Edo (i) B. A. (Edo)
(ii) B. A. (Edo/Linguistics)
(iii) B. A. (Ed) (Edo)
(iv) B. A. (Ed) (Edo/Linguistics)

10 Efik (i) B. A. (Efik)

(ii) B. A. (Ibibio/Linguistics)
(iii) B. A. (Ibibio/Efik)
(iv) B. A. (Ed0 (Ibibio)
(v) B. A. (Ed) (Ibibio/Linguistics)

11 Ibibio (i) B. A. (Ibibio)

(ii) B. A. (Efik/Linguistics)
(iii) B. A. (Ibibio/Efik)
 (iv) B. A. (Ed) (Efik)
(v) B. A. (Ed) (Efik/Linguistics)

BUSINESS SUBJECTS
(i) B. Sc. Education/Accounting
1 Financial Accounting (ii) B. Ed. Business Education (Accounting option)
(iii) B. Sc. Accounting
(iv) HND (Accounting)
(i) B. Ed. Business Education
2 (ii) B. Sc. Business Management and Administration
(iii) B. Sc. Marketing
Commerce (iv) H. N. D.(Marketing)
(v) B. Sc. Banking and Finance
(vi) H. N. D. Banking and Finance
(vii) B. Sc. Purchasing and Supply
(viii) H. N. D. Purchasing and Supply

GENERAL SUBJECTS
1 Christian Religious (i) B. Ed Christian Religious Studies
Knowledge (ii) B.A. Christian Religious Studies
(iii) B.Ed. Christian Religious Studies/G & C.
(iv) B.A./B. Ed Religious Studies
2 Economics (i) B. Sc. Economics
(ii) B. Sc. Econs. Education
(iii) B. Sc. Econs. and Statistics
(iv) B. Ed Educational Management and Economics
3 Geography (i) B. Sc. (Geography)
(ii) B. A. (Geography).
(iii) B. Sc. (Ed) (Geography)
(iv) B. A. Ed (Geography)
(v) B. (Ed) (Geography)
(vi) B. Sc. (Geography and Planning)
4 Government (i) B. Sc. Political Science
(ii) B. Ed. Political Science
(iii) B. A. (Political Science)
(iv) B.Sc. Government
(v) B.A. Public Administration
(vi) B. A. Local Government
5 History (i) B. A. History
(ii) B. A. History & Int. Relations
(iii) B. Ed, (History)
6 Music (i) B. A. Music
(ii) B. A. (Ed), (Music)
(iii) HND (Music)
7 Visual Art (i) B. A. Fine Art
(ii) B. Ed. Fine & Applied Arts
(iii) B. A. (Ed) Fine & Applied Arts
(iv) B. A. Industrial Design

8 Civic Education
MATHEMATICS & APPLIED SCIENCES
1 General Mathematics
2 Further Mathematics
3 Applied Electricity
CIVIL & MECHANICAL SUBJECTS
1 Auto-Mechanics
2 Building Construction
3 Metalwork
Technical Drawing
4 (iv)
(v) B. A. Industrial Arts
(vi) HND Arts & Design
(vii) B. A. Fine/Industrial Arts
(i) B. Ed. Social Studies
(ii) B. A. Social Studies
(iii) B. Sc. Social Studies
(iv) B. Sc Political Science
(v) B. Sc. History
(vi) B. Sc. Public Administration
(vii) B. Sc. Sociology
(i) B. Sc., B. Sc. (Ed) B. Ed., (Mathematics)
(ii) B. Sc. (Statistics)
(iii) B. Sc. B. Eng. (Mechanical Engr.)
(iv) HND (Mathematics only)
(i) B. Sc., B. Sc. (Ed) B. Ed., (Mathematics)
(ii) B. Sc. B. Eng. (Mech. Engineering)
(i) B. Sc. (Electrical/Electronics)
(ii) B. Sc. (Ed) (Vocational/Industrial Education with
Electrical/Electronic (option)
(iii) B. Sc., B. Eng. (Electrical/Engineering)
(iv) HND (Electrical/Electronics Engineering)
(v) HND (Physics Electronics)
(i) B. Sc. Industrial Educ. (Automobile)
(ii) HND Mechanical Eng. (Automobile)
(iii) B. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering (Automobile)
(i) B. Sc. (Civil Engineering)
(ii) B. Sc. (Building Engineering)
(iii) B. Sc. (Industrial Tech. (Building)
(iv) B. Sc. (Structural Engineering
(v) HND (Building Technology)
(vi) HND (Civil Engineering)
(vii) HND (Architecture)
(i) B. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering)
(ii) B. Sc. (Metallurgy)
(iii) HND (Mechanical Engineering)
(i) B. Sc. (Industrial Tech. Education)
(ii) B. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering)
(iii) B. Sc. (Civil Engineering)
HND (Mechanical Engineering)
(v) HND (Architecture)
 (i) B. Sc. Industrial Tech. Education (Woodwork)
5 Woodwork (ii) B. Sc. (Civil or Building Engineering)
(iii) HND (Civil or Building Engineering)

HOME ECONOMICS SUBJECTS

(i) B. Sc. (Home Economics) Educ.

1 Foods & Nutrition (ii) B. Sc. (Home Economics) or Food & Home Sc.
(iii) B. Ed. (Home Economics)
(iv) B. Sc. Ed (Home Economics)
(i) B. Sc. (Home Economics) Educ.
(ii) B. Sc. (Home Economics)
Clothing & Textiles (iii) B. Ed. (Home Economics)
2 (iv) HND (Textiles)
(v) HND (Fashion Designing)
(vi) B.Sc. Ed (Home Economics)
3 Home Management (i) B. Sc. (Home Economics) Educ.
(ii) B. Sc. (Home Economics) or Food & Home Sc.
(iii) B. Ed. (Home Economics)
(iv) B.Sc Ed (Home Economics)

3. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE WASSCE TRADE SUBJECTS

S/N SUBJECT APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS

(i) B. A. Industrial Design (Graphics)
1 Photography (ii) B. A. Fine Arts
(iii) B. Ed. Fine & Applied Arts (Graphics)
(iv) B. A. Photography
 (v) HND Arts & Design (Textiles)
(vi) B. A. Fine/Industrial Arts (Graphics)
(i) B. A. Industrial Design(Textiles)
2 Dyeing & Bleaching (ii) B. Ed. Fine & Applied Arts (Textiles)
(iii) HND Arts & Design (Textiles)
(i) B. A. Fine Arts
3 Painting & Decorating (ii) B. Ed. Fine & Applied Arts
(iii) B. Sc. Architecture
(iv) B. A./HND Painting & Decorating
(v) B. A. Interior Design
4 Leather Goods Manufacturing (i) B. A. Fine Arts
& Repairs (ii) B. A. Industrial Design(Textiles)
(iii) B. A. Industrial Arts (Textiles)
(iv) B. Sc./HND Leather Technology
5 Tourism (i) B. Sc. Tourism
(ii) B.Sc./ B. Ed (Geography) with PGD (Tourism)
(iii) HND Tourism
(iv) B. Sc. (Ed) Geography) with PGD (Tourism)
(v) B.Sc. Geography & Regional Planning) with
PGD (Tourism)
(vi) B.Sc. Geography with diploma in IATA
(vii) B. Sc. Economics with diploma in IATA
6 Mining (i) B. Sc. (Mining)
(ii) B. Sc. (Geology)
(iii) B. Sc. (Geology & Mining)
(iv) B. Sc. (Geological Sciences)
(v) B. Eng. (Mining)
7 Book-keeping (i) B. Ed Accounting
(ii) HND Accounting
(iii) B. Ed Business Education (Accounting option)
(iv) B. Sc. Accounting
8 Store keeping (i) B.Sc. Education/Accounting
(ii) B. Ed Business Education (Accounting option)
(iii) B.Sc. Accounting
(iii) HND Accounting
(i) B.Sc. Business Management and
Administration
(ii) B.Sc. Purchasing & Supply
(iii) HND. Purchasing & Supply
9 Marketing (i) B. Ed Business Education (Marketing option)
(ii) B.Sc. Business Management and
Administration
 (iii) B.Sc. Marketing
(iv) HND Marketing
10 Salesmanship (i) B. Ed Business Education (Marketing Option)
(ii) B.Sc. Business Management and
Administration
(iii) B.Sc. Marketing
(iv) HND Marketing
11 Store Management (i) B. Ed Business Education
(ii) B.Sc. Business Admin
(iii) B.Sc. Accounting
(iv) B.Sc. Purchasing & Supply
(v) HND. Purchasing & Supply
12 Insurance (i) B. Sc. Insurance and Actuary Science
(ii) B. Sc. Insurance
(iii) HND Insurance
(iv) B. Sc. Actuarial Science
(v) HND Actuarial Science
13 Auto Parts Merchandising (i) B. Ed. Business Education
(ii) B. Sc. Business Management and Admin.
(iii) B. Ed. Technical Education
14 Office Practice (i) B. Ed. Secretarial Studies
(ii) B. Sc. Secretarial Studies and Admin.
(iii) B. Sc. Modern Office Technology and Admin.
(v) HND Secretarial Studies and Admin.
(vi) HND Modern Office Technology and Admin.
(vii) HND Office Tech. and Management
15 GSM Repairs (i) B.Sc. Physics
(ii) B.Sc. Geo-physics, Engineering, Physics
(Nuclear Physics)
(iii) B. Tech (Physics/Industrial Physics)
(iv) B. Sc (Ed.) B.Ed. (Physics)
(v) B.Sc. IB Eng. Electrical and Electronics
Engineering
(vi) HND Physics Electronics
(vii) B. Sc Computer Science
16 Catering Craft Practice (iv) B. Sc. (Home Economics) Educ.
(ii) B. Sc. (Home Economics) or Food & Home Sc.
(v) B. Ed. (Home Economics)
(vi) HND/B.Sc Hospitality Mgt.
(vii) HND/B.Sc Hotel Mgt, Hotel and Catering Mgt,
Hospitality and Tourism Mgt.
17 Garment making (i) B. Sc. (Home Economics) Educ.
 (ii) B. Sc. (Home Economics)
(iii) B. Ed. (Home Economics)
(iv) HND (Textiles)
(v) HND (Fashion Designing)
18 Welding and Fabrication (i) B. Eng. (Mechanical Engineering).
Engineering Craft Practice (ii) B. Eng (Production Engineering).
(iii) HND (Mechanical Engineering).
(iv) HND (Production or Manufacturing
Engineering) Industrial Tech. Education.
(v) B.Sc. Ed. (Metalwork Option).
19 Refrigeration and Air (i) B. Sc. (Ed) Industrial Tech. Education
Conditioning (Mechanical Technology).
(ii) B.Sc. (Mechanical & Production) Engineering
(iii) B. Sc. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
(iv) P.G.D.T.E. (Mechanical and Technology)
(v) H.N.D. Refrigeration and Air conditioning.
(vi) H.N.D. Mechanical (Building Services).
(vii) H.N. D. Mechanical Engineering.
20 Auto Body Repairs and Spray (i) B.Sc. Ed. (Automobile)
Painting (ii) H.N.D. Mechanical Eng. (Automobile)
(iii) H.N.D. Mech. Eng. (Automobile)
(iv) B.Ed. Tech. (Automobile)
(v) B.Ed. Tech. (Ind. Tech)
21 Auto-Mechanical Work (i) B.Sc. Industrial Education (Automobile)
(ii)H.N.D. Mechanical Eng. (Automobile)
(iii)
B. Sc. Mechanical Engineering (Automobile)
(iv)B.Ed. Tech. (Automobile)
(v) B.Sc. Ed. (Automobile)
(vi)B. Tech. Mechanical Engineering
22 Carpentry and Joinery (i) B.Ed. Tech. (Wood work Technology)
(ii)B.Ed. (Carpentry and Joinery).
(iii)
B.Ed. Tech. (Building)
(iv)B.Sc. Industrial Tech. Education (Carpentry
and Joinery)
(v) B. Sc. (Civil or Building Engineering)
(vi) H.N.D. (Civil or Building Engineering)
23 Printing Craft Practice (i) B.Sc. Printing Technology/Management
(ii) H.N.D. Printing Technology/Management
24 Furniture Making (i) B. Ed. (Vocational Tech.)
(ii) HND (Furniture)
25 Block laying, Brick laying and (i) B. Sc. (Civil Engineering)
Concreting (ii) B.Sc. (Building Engineering)
 (iii) B. Sc. (Industrial Tech. (Building)
(iv) B.Sc. (Structural Engineering)
(v) B. Sc. Ed. (Tech. Education -Building option)
(vi) B. Sc. Quantity Surveying
(vii) H.N.D. (Building Technology)
(viii) H.N.D. (Civil Engineering)
(ix) H.N.D. (Architecture)
26 Plumbing and Pipe Fitting (i) B. Sc. (Civil Engineering)
(ii) B.Sc. (Building Engineering)
(iii) B. Sc. (Industrial Tech. (Building)
(iv) B.Sc. Ed. (Industrial Education – Building
option)
(v) B. Sc. Ed. Tech. Education (Building option)
(vi) B. Sc. Quantity Surveying
(vii) H.N.D. (Building Technology)
(viii) H.N.D. (Civil Engineering)
(ix) H.N.D. (Architecture)
27 Machine Woodworking (i) B. Sc. Industrial Tech. Education (Woodwork)
(ii) B.Sc. (Civil Engineering)
(iii) B.Sc. Building Engineering
(iv) B.Sc. Ed. Technical Education (Woodwork)
(v) H.N.D. (Civil Engineering)
(vi) H.N.D. (Building Engineering)

28 Upholstery (i) B. Sc. Industrial Tech. Education (Woodwork)

(ii) B.Sc. (Civil Engineering)
(iii) B.Sc. (Building Engineering)
(iv) B.Sc. Ed. Technical Education (Woodwork)
(v) H.N.D. (Civil Engineering)
(vi) H.N.D. (Building Engineering)

29 Computer Studies (i) HND, B.Sc., B.Sc.(Ed.), B. Ed and PGD in

Computer Studies;
(ii) HND, B. Eng., B. Tech. and PGD in Computer
Engineering.
(iii) Combined honours e.g. Mathematics/Computer
Science and other computer related fields.
30 Data Processing (i) HND, B.Sc., B.Sc.(Ed.), B. Ed and PGD in
Computer Studies;
(ii) HND, B. Eng., B. Tech. and PGD in Computer
Engineering
(iii) Combined honours e.g. Mathematics/Computer
 Science and other computer related fields.

31 Auto Electrical Works (i) HND, B.Sc., B.Sc. (Ed.), B. Ed., B.Eng., B.
Tech. and PGD in the following areas of:
Electrical Engineering; Electrical and
Electronics Engineering; Engineering Physics.
32 Radio, Television and (i) HND, B.Sc., B.Sc. (Ed.) , B.Ed., B.Eng., B.
Electronics Works Tech. and PGD in the following areas of :
Electrical Engineering;
Electrical and Electronics Engineering;
Engineering Physics;
Physics with Electronics;
Communication Technology.
33 Animal Husbandry (i) B. Sc., B. Sc. (Ed), B. Agric, B. Tech, B. Agric
Tech. or HND in the following areas of:
Fisheries;
Fisheries Tech;
Aquaculture;
Fisheries Mgt;
Fisheries and Wildlife Mgt;
Animal Production;
Animal Science;
Zoology;
Livestock Production;
Production Technology;
Marine Science;
Technology;
Animal Physiology;
Animal Biology;
Agricultural Science.
34 Fisheries (i) B. Sc., B. Sc. (Ed), B. Agric, B. Tech, B. Agric
Tech. or HND in the following areas of:
Animal Production;
Animal Science;
Animal Sc and Range Management;
Animal Nutrition;
Zoology;
Livestock Production;
Livestock Technology;
Animal Physiology;
 Animal Biology;
Agricultural Science;
Animal breeding and genetics.

35 Cosmetology (i) B. Sc. Home Economics

(ii) B. Sc. Home Management
(iii) B. Ed. Home Economics
(iv) B. Ed. Home Management
(v) HND Home Economics
(vi) HND Home Management
36 Electrical Installations (i) B.Sc. Physics
(ii) B.Sc. Geo-physics
(iii) B.Sc. Engineering Physics (Nuclear Physics)
(iv) B. Tech (Physics/Industrial Physics)
(v) B. Sc (Ed.) B.Ed. (Physics)
(vi) B.Sc. IB Eng. Electrical and Electronics
Engineering
(vii) HND Physics Electronics
37 Stenography (i) B.Ed Secretarial studies
(ii) B.Sc Secretarial studies and Admin
(iii) HND Secretarial Studies and Admin
(iv) B.Sc Modern Office Technology and Admin
(v) HND Modern Office Technology and Admin
(vi) Office Technology and Management