GTEC orders UDS to halt unauthorised weekend delivery of evening LLB programme

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ordered the University for Development Studies (UDS) to immediately halt the weekend delivery of its accredited evening Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme and restore it to the approved evening mode.

In a letter dated October 5, 2026, and addressed to the UDS Vice-Chancellor, GTEC said it had noted with serious concern that students admitted to the evening LLB programme were being required to migrate to weekend delivery. The Commission said the programme was accredited specifically for evening delivery, making the approved mode an integral part of its accreditation conditions.

GTEC explained that a university cannot unilaterally change the approved mode of delivery without prior written approval from the Commission. It said moving the programme to weekends constitutes a material departure from the accreditation conditions, with potential implications for academic contact hours, faculty availability, teaching facilities and quality assurance.

The Commission has directed UDS to stop the weekend delivery with immediate effect, restore the evening mode and discontinue arrangements requiring students to switch to weekends. It also directed the university to ensure that affected students are restored to the approved mode without academic or financial disadvantage and formally communicate the directive to them and relevant university units.

GTEC has given UDS seven days to submit documentary evidence confirming full compliance with the directive. It warned that failure to comply could result in regulatory action, including suspension, withdrawal or revocation of the programme’s accreditation and a directive to stop further admissions, adding that continued delivery of the LLB programme in an unapproved mode will not be recognised.