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This study sought to determine the views of students of University of Cape Coast , Ghana on what should be the response of the University to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The respondents (352 females and 434 males) were randomly chosen through stratified sampling. Findings revealed that students wish to see HIV/AIDS issues integrated into the curriculum of the University. The respondents also endorsed the development of an HIV/AIDS policy as well as the establishment of a Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) Centre for the University. Gender significantly determined how strongly students felt on what the response of the University to HIV/AIDS should be. Implications of these
findings for counselling including the need for counsellors to collaborate with faculty and
administration to mainstream HIV/AIDS are discussed.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Counselling; Students' Perspectives on HIV/AIDS.

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 4 (1) 2008: pp. 59-70