St Monica University

Higher Institute (SMUHI)

SMUHI Admissions Office

Saint Monica University Higher Institute provides you with an opportunity to earn an affordable, quality, career-focused degree, diploma or certificate in a valued-centered environment that will enable you to create your own job, progress at your current job, or learn marketable skills being sought by employers.

90%

Post-Graduation Success Rate

Top 10

Colleges That Create Futures in Cameroon

No. 1

Solar-powered Campus in Buea

Mr. Leonard Ekene

Welcome to St Monica University Higher Institute

I’m happy that you’re considering Saint Monica University Higher Institute (SMUHI) as your provider of quality higher education. SMUHI is unique in many ways, one of which is that you’re never late to apply as classes begin every first Monday of each month.

SMUHI allows you to earn an affordable, quality, career-focused degree, diploma or certificate in a valued-centered environment that will enable you to create your own job, progress at your current job, or learn marketable skills being sought by employers.

We offer you the opportunity to study either on-campus or online. Traditional students also have a flexible schedule with classes being held in the mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. We also have top-notch professors recruited from the US, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon etc… There is no excuse for not studying at Saint Monica University!

Our admissions process is quite simple – you can complete the entire process in a day. Since you’re already on this page, I strongly encourage you to complete our online application form, and someone will contact you within 48 hours at the latest.

Whether you’re looking for a degree (bachelor’s or master’s) or a short program (certificate or diploma), please apply now.

First-Year Applicants

Fees

Annual Tuition Fees

  • Vocational Programs: 200,000 Frs
  • HND Programs: 250,000 Frs
  • Bachelor’s Programs: 350,000 Frs
  • Bachelor's Final Year: 500,000 Frs
  • Master’s Programs: 600,000 Frs

Other Fees

  • Application Fee (One Time): 20,000 Frs
  • Registration Fee (One Time): 10,000 Frs
  • UD Registration: 50,000 Frs
  • Student Service Fee: 10,000 Frs
  • E-Book Fee (One Time): 10,000 Frs
  • T-shirt/Sports Wear (One Time): 10,000 Frs
  • Exam Re-Sit Fee (Per Course): 20,000 Frs
  • Bachelor’s Project Fee: 50,000 Frs
  • Master’s Thesis Fee: 100,000 Frs
  • Graduation Fee: TBD

Application Deadlines

Event

Standard Application Deadline

Notification of Missing Documents

Decision Released By

Student Reply Date

Restrictive Early Action

November 1

Mid-November

Mid-December

May 1

Regular Decision

January 10

Mid-February

Early April

May 1

St Monica University Higher Institute reserves the right to evaluate an application and render a final decision even if all pieces of the application have not been received.

Applicants are limited to a total of three applications for undergraduate admission, whether for first-year admission, transfer admission or a combination of both. You may reapply if you have submitted fewer than three applications to St Monica University Higher Institute.

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Scholarships

Saint Monica University System offers various scholarships. All admitted students can apply for scholarships at their respective campuses.

The first 100 students who apply for admission into SMU within 10 days of publication of the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level results will automatically receive 50,000 Frs in scholarship. The good news is that this scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship being offered at SMU.

The late Professor Tanla-Kishani was the pioneer Chancellor of the Saint Monica University System. He was a philosopher, poet, scholar and polyglot. The scholarship is a celebration of academic achievement. This is for students who earn 20 or more points at the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level and students who have earned a 4.00 GPA in the preceding academic year.

The purpose of this scholarship is to assist refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) achieve academic success. Those who have been forced to flee their homes because of the war in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon or foreign-born students who are officially designated as refugees should apply for this scholarship. A maximum of 50 students will be awarded this scholarship each year.

SMUHI brings to our students, programs that are at the intersection of the liberal arts and sciences as well as technology. Our education is defined as liberal in the sense of an education that is “liberating” – liberating the mind to think freely. One of the great challenges facing higher education in the next century will be related to the type of education that our young people will receive. The increasing demands on our educational system to educate for the skills required by the information age has often resulted in an emphasis on higher education towards technical skills at the expense of the liberal arts and sciences. At SMUHI, we provide our students with the right balance.

Our students are provided with a rigorous, intense education that both disciplines and expands the mind. Students develop a lifelong desire to learn and grow while also acquiring skills and knowledge necessary for success in their professional lives. At the heart of this education is the General Requirement, which exposes all our students to primary fields of inquiry and the cultural values that shape our world. We expect our students to perform at the highest level and set demanding standards in the classroom and virtual environments.

With the use of cutting edge technologies, SMUHI delivers some of the best career-focused programs to students across the globe. SMUHI has affiliations with local and international universities and other institutions. In addition, we are home to a number of independent academic and professional centers as well as academic journals. These programs and activities enrich the University’s intellectual life, open up opportunities for specialized study, and engage students with important issues in the wider world.

Our students are expected to improve the common good by utilizing their skills and knowledge to promote tolerance, compassion, and social justice. The curriculum is designed to engage students with important social concerns, both domestic and international, and prepare them to lead as informed citizens, socially responsive professionals, and active members of the community. It is because of this that our motto is Servire Sine Fine, the Latin for “Service Without Limit,” and our slogan is “Transforming Lives, Transforming Society.”

At SMUHI, we are committed to the success of our students. For this reason, we also have as one of our slogans “Learn with Support, Graduate with Confidence.” This is made possible by our responsive faculty and staff. In addition, we have an emphasis on small classes and a professionally oriented teaching faculty, which makes us an ideal university in which students can capitalize on the values and benefits of a liberal education that prepares them for the technological age. Our relatively small private university provides a sound education, where teaching and research for the faculty holds the primary rewards.

Welcome, once more, to Saint Monica University Higher Institute: The American-Style International University!