Rivers State University Marine Engineering and Entry Requirements

If you don't like to be on a sea, you should not be out searching for Marine Engineering programme and it entry requirements, because to be a Marine Engineer entails working on a sea almost all the time. Major work of Marine Engineers: designing, building, repairing and testing of ship, underwater craft, offshore platforms and more are done on a sea.

On this page are the minimum entry requirements to study Marine Engineering at Rivers State University. The requirements include the O/L subjects combination a student must have and the JAMB/UTME subjects combination a student must sit for and pass.

Study Marine Engineering at  Rivers State University will make you a professional in the art of designing, building, repairing and testing ships, yacht and all sort of underwater machine including submarine.

UTME Candidates

To study Marine Engineering at RSU a student must have minimum of credit passes in five O/L subjects from:
  • WASSCE: West African Senior School Certificate of Examination
  • GCE: General Certificate of Education or
  • SSCE: Senior Secondary Certificate of Examination 
at not more than two sittings and the subjects must include:
  • Physics
  • Mathematic
  • English Language and 
  • Chemistry
Plus one of the following:
  • Biology
  • Data Processing
  • Technical Drawing
  • Further Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Agricultural Science
  • Geography
The student must sit for, pass an make the cut off mark of  UTME The UTME subjects combinations are:
  • Physics 
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry and
  • English Language
He must also sit for and pass Rivers State University post UTME and make the Cut-Off Mark for the Department of Marine Engineering.

Direct Entry Candidates

For a direct entry applicant to be considered for admission to study Marine Engineering at Rivers State University, he must have the following:
GCE A/L: at least passes from two subjects (Physics and Mathematics) to be considered for 200 levels

National Diploma (ND): Upper credit in relevant engineering programmes to be considered for 200 level.

Higher National Diploma (HND): Upper credit in relevent engineering programmes to be considered for 300 level.

All these plus the credit passes in five O/L subjects as s listed above.

Marine Engineering at Rivers State University lasted a duration of five (5) years after which Bachelor of Technology (BTech) certificate is awarded after successful completion of the programme.

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