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Nnamdi Azikiwe University UNIZIK Engineering Programmes, Admission Requirements

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This page contains information about the engineering programmes on offer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Ekpoma. It  revealed the approval and accreditation status of each courses and general entry requirements.

Engineering courses started at UNIZIK since the inception of the school in 1992. Today the Faculty of Engineering at UNIZIK teaches nine engineering courses leading to the award of Bachelor of  Engineering (BEng) Degree at undergraduate level and PGD, MSc and PhD at post graduate level.

The list of all the Engineering Courses at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Ekpoma is listed below.


  • Chemical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Material/Metallurgical Engineering
  • Electronics/Computer  Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Industrial and Production Engineering
  • Agricultural and Bioresourses Engineering
  • Polymer/ Textile Engineering
All the above engineering courses are approved by National University Commission and are fully accredited by Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

Admission Requirements

There are two ways by which an applicant can gain admission to study any of the above courses in as much as he satisfy the admission requirements.
    1. Through Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) this include Pre-degree programme which qualify students to be admitted into 100 level and
    2. Through Direct Entry, including JUPEB which qualifies students to be admitted to 200 level.

      For a student to be considered for admission to undergraduate degree through UTME (1) above, he must have five credit passes from either
      • West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
      • Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE)/(NECO)
      • General Certificate Examination (GCE)
      The five credit passes must include: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and either Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics or Geography or Biology and it must not be at more than two sittings.

      A student must also pass Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after which he must also pass the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Ekpoma.  (UNIZIK) post UTME, making the required Cut-Off Mark for his chosen engineering programme.

      It is also required of a student to pass one of the three exams above before he could be considered for an admission by direct entry having satisfy other requirements.

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