Preliminary / Remedial · 2026/2027 · Main Campus, Makurdi
Preliminary Science
Programme overview
The Preliminary Science Programme is a preparatory programme for candidates seeking subsequent admission into approved science-based programmes of the University. It prepares candidates academically and allows them to remedy relevant O'Level deficiencies where University policy permits. It is not an undergraduate degree programme.
- Programme
- Preliminary Science
- Programme type
- Preliminary / Remedial
- Academic session
- 2026/2027
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Campus
- Main Campus, Makurdi
- Duration
- Not configured
- Application opening
- Sunday, 19 July 2026
- Application fee
- ₦5,000
Entry requirements
- At least 4 O'Level credit passes (C6 or better), in at most 2 sittings; 3 of them in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology. An awaiting result is not accepted.
- Accepted: Senior School Certificate (May/June), General Certificate of Education (Nov/Dec), Another equivalent the University approves.
Remediation requirement
Candidates admitted with fewer than five O'Level credit passes will have to make up five O'Level credit passes, including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, before completing the programme.
Target programmes
Selection of a target programme under Preliminary Science does not constitute admission into the undergraduate programme. Subsequent admission remains subject to University requirements and applicable admission processes.
Health / Medical
- Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S) (MBBS)
- Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS)
- B. Nursing Science (BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCES)
- B.Sc Anatomy (B.Sc. HUMAN ANATOMY)
- B.Sc Radiography & Radiation Science (B.Sc. RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIATION SCIENCE)
- B.Sc Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) (DOCTOR OF PHARMACY)
- B.Sc Physiology (B.Sc. HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY)
Science / Technology
- B.Sc Environmental Management & Toxicology (B.Sc. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TOXICOLOGY)
- B.Sc Computer Science (B.Sc. COMPUTER SCIENCE)
- B.Sc Statistics (B.Sc. STATISTICS)
- B.Sc Mathematics (B.Sc. MATHEMATICS)
- B.Sc Physics (B.Sc. PHYSICS)
- B.Sc Chemistry (B.Sc. CHEMISTRY)
- B.Sc Industrial Chemistry
- B.Sc Biology (B.Sc. BIOLOGY)
- B.Sc Plant Science and Biotechnology (B.Sc. PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- B.Sc Microbiology (B.Sc. MICROBIOLOGY)
- B.Sc Zoology (B.Sc. ZOOLOGY)
Built Environment / Design
- B.Sc Architecture (B. Sc. ARCHITECTURE)
- B.Sc Landscape Architecture (B. Sc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE)
- B.Sc Interior Design (B. Sc. INTERIOR DESIGN)
Science Education
- B.Sc Ed. Computer Science (B.Sc. (ED) COMPUTER SCIENCE)
- B.Sc Ed. Integrated Science (B.Sc. (ED) INTEGRATED SCIENCE)
- B.Sc Ed. Chemistry (B.Sc. (ED) CHEMISTRY)
- B.Sc Ed. Mathematics (B.Sc. (ED) MATHEMATICS)
- B.Sc Ed. Biology (B.Sc. (ED) BIOLOGY)
- B.Sc Ed. Physics (B.Sc. (ED) PHYSICS)
Method of application
- Open the University's application portal and choose Preliminary Science.
- Start the application: give your name, sex, date of birth, email and phone number. Your application number is issued at once.
- Pay the application fee online with the reference the portal gives you.
- Once the payment is verified, continue the application.
- Complete the form: your personal details, your O'Level results (one sitting or two; an awaiting result is not accepted) and the programme you intend to progress to.
- Upload the documents listed on this page.
- Submit the application.
- Print the application form.
- Submit the printed form and the required photocopies to the Preliminary Science Office where the University asks for physical submission.
Required documents
- Recent passport photograph
- O'Level result (first sitting)
- O'Level result (second sitting) (only with a second sitting)
- Indigene certificate
- Birth certificate or declaration of age
- The payment receipt: issued by the portal when your payment is verified.
Applications are reviewed by the Preliminary Science Office; the admission decision is approved and published by the Academic Office.