Preliminary Science Programme
Admission announcement
2026/2027 Preliminary Science Admissions
Applications are open until Sunday, 28 February 2027.
Admission overview
- Academic session
- 2026/2027
- Programme type
- Preliminary / Remedial
- Campus
- Main Campus, Makurdi
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Not configured
- Application opening
- Sunday, 19 July 2026
- Application closing
- Sunday, 28 February 2027
- Application fee
- ₦5,000
- Minimum requirement
- 4 O'Level credits
- Maximum sittings
- 2
- Target undergraduate programmes
- 27
About the programme
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.
Entry requirements
- At least four (4) O'Level credit passes (C6 or better), in at most two sittings.
- Three of the credit passes must be in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
- An awaiting result is not accepted.
Accepted qualifications
- Senior School Certificate (May/June).
- General Certificate of Education (Nov/Dec).
- Another equivalent qualification approved by the University.
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 undergraduate 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.
1Category 1Health / Medical7 programmes
- 1.Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S) (MBBS)
- 2.Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS)
- 3.B. Nursing Science (BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCES)
- 4.B.Sc Anatomy (B.Sc. HUMAN ANATOMY)
- 5.B.Sc Radiography & Radiation Science (B.Sc. RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIATION SCIENCE)
- 6.B.Sc Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) (DOCTOR OF PHARMACY)
- 7.B.Sc Physiology (B.Sc. HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY)
2Category 2Science / Technology11 programmes
- 1.B.Sc Environmental Management & Toxicology (B.Sc. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TOXICOLOGY)
- 2.B.Sc Computer Science (B.Sc. COMPUTER SCIENCE)
- 3.B.Sc Statistics (B.Sc. STATISTICS)
- 4.B.Sc Mathematics (B.Sc. MATHEMATICS)
- 5.B.Sc Physics (B.Sc. PHYSICS)
- 6.B.Sc Chemistry (B.Sc. CHEMISTRY)
- 7.B.Sc Industrial Chemistry
- 8.B.Sc Biology (B.Sc. BIOLOGY)
- 9.B.Sc Plant Science and Biotechnology (B.Sc. PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- 10.B.Sc Microbiology (B.Sc. MICROBIOLOGY)
- 11.B.Sc Zoology (B.Sc. ZOOLOGY)
3Category 3Built Environment / Design3 programmes
- 1.B.Sc Architecture (B. Sc. ARCHITECTURE)
- 2.B.Sc Landscape Architecture (B. Sc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE)
- 3.B.Sc Interior Design (B. Sc. INTERIOR DESIGN)
4Category 4Science Education6 programmes
- 1.B.Sc Ed. Computer Science (B.Sc. (ED) COMPUTER SCIENCE)
- 2.B.Sc Ed. Integrated Science (B.Sc. (ED) INTEGRATED SCIENCE)
- 3.B.Sc Ed. Chemistry (B.Sc. (ED) CHEMISTRY)
- 4.B.Sc Ed. Mathematics (B.Sc. (ED) MATHEMATICS)
- 5.B.Sc Ed. Biology (B.Sc. (ED) BIOLOGY)
- 6.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.
- Payment receipt issued by the portal when payment is verified.
Admission administration
Applications are reviewed by the Preliminary Science Office; the admission decision is approved and published by the Academic Office.
Ready to apply?
Registration, payment and submission are completed on the University's application portal.