01. Pass GCE (A/L) examination conducted by the Sri Lanka Examination Department with 3 subjects in one attempt

    OR

02. Having obtained one of the following qualifications accepted by the university

• Pass the final examination of Sri Lanka Law College
• Intermediate Pracheena Vibagaya
• Having Trained Teacher Certificate from the Department of Education
• Pass Final examination of Sri Lanka Library service
• Pass Final Bauddha Dharmacharya Examination

    OR

03. Having completed the following requirements mentioned in the Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework

• Passed the SLQF Level IV.
• Passed NVQF Level VI.

    OR.

04.     Any other qualification accepted by the Senate of the University is a basic qualification to apply for the degree course.

A minimum period of 3 years is required to complete B.A (General) Degree.

• The three academic years are respectively named Level 1000, Level 2000 and Level 3000. Each academic year consists of two (2) semesters of fifteen (15) weeks each.
• Candidates have 06 academic years to complete his/her degrees

BA external degree programme has been re-structured with effect from 19th batch (2021), and now it is aligned with SLQF-5 incorporating course unit system, credits and semester based academic year with end semester examination along with continuous assessments, and also internships has been made as compulsory at the final year.

Further, ICT and Archeology subject were introduced from new syllabus. As a compulsory requirement student must follow English and IT subjects as core modules along with selected 03 subjects for the degree programme.

Below subjects are availble for study and students can select 03 of these subjects

1. Archelogy
2. Buddhist Studies
3. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
4. Economics
5. Geography
6. Soical Statistics
7. History
8. Pali
9. Political Science
10. Sinhala
11. Sociology

Selection of course units

Further, There are compulsory foundation courses for the Degree Programme

Compulsory English course and compulsory Information and Communication Technology course units must be taken as foundation course units by all students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts General (External) degree. Also, this course includes an internship.

1. English (ELG)
2. Information and Communication Technology (ITS)

Lecture Panel

Lectures for Bachelor of Arts External Degree will conduct by faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences lecturers and profiles of them can obtained from below.

HnSS Profiles