Rivers State University of Science and Technology Engineering Programmes, Entry Requirements

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Engineering forms part of seven faculties which are presently in existence at Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

The faculty was formed primarily to train manpower needed in the technical and engineering areas of ever growing industry -especially petrochemical industry- in the Niger-Delta and in Nigeria as a country. It is one of the pioneer faculties at the institution being a science and technology specialised university.

Faculty of Engineering at Rivers State University of Science and Technology have seven departments and below is the list of programmes they teach:

All the above engineering courses run for a duration of five, four or three years at undergraduate level leading to the award of Bachelor of Technology (BTech) while Masters of Tech (MTech); Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees are awarded at post graduate level.

All the courses at all levels of degree programmea are approved by National University Commission (NUC) and 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 Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) 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.

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