FUTA Agricultural Engineering and Entry Requirements

FUTA agricultural engineering and entry requirements
To study Agricultural Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) encompasses prospective students to meet the minimum entry requirements set by the Department of Agricultural Engineering and this include passes in a set number and relevent O'Level subjects and in JAMB.

Agricultural Engineering at FUTA exposes students to a range of subjects topics and research areas which include but not limited to agricultural production and natural resources, Food Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering soil and water conservation and environmental protection engineering. This give them solid foundation for their future careers as Agricultural Engineers.

FUTA Agricultural Engineering programme is said to be among the  best in the country. It adequately prepare students to take up jobs with Agricultural equipment and tools manufacturing industries  farm industries, agricultural consulting firms, food processing industries, education  and research institutions.


Entry Requirements

Application to study Agricultural Engineering as a programme at FUTA is process in two different ways and they are as:
  • JAMB/UTME Candidates and 
  • Direct Entry Candidates

JAMB/UTME Candidates

Application as a JAMB/UTME candidate eligible an applicant admission to 100 level of Agricultural Engineering programme. The applicant must have credit passes in five (5) subjects from either one or two of these examination:
  • GCE or
  • WASSCE or
  • NECO/SSCE
The five subjects must include:
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Physics
  • Chemistry and one other science subject, probably 
  • Biology
  • Technical Drawing
  • Further Mathematics
  • Agricultural Science 
These subjects combinations must not be at more than two sittings.

JAMB/UTME

The applicant must also write Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and make the required cut off mark.

Jamb/UTME subjects combination are:
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry and 
  • English Language

Federal University of Technology Akure Post UTME

After passing JAMB/UTME, the student must also write FUTA post UTME, making the cut off mark for the Department of Agricultural Engineering.

Pre Degree Engineering Programmes

FUTA Pre-degree programme is accepted to 100 level of the Agricultural Engineering. A student who have problem gaining admission through JAMB can take this route provide he/she satisfy O'Level minimum entry requirements.

Direct Entry Candidates

Students can process admission to study Agricultural Engineering at FUTA with the following qualifications
  • General Certificate of Education, Advance Level (GCE A/L): minimum grade C in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry to be admitted to 200 level
  • National Diploma (ND): Minimum of Upper Credits in Agricultural Engineering or other relevant engineering programmes from government approved polytechnics to be considered for admission to 200 level.
  • Higher National Diploma: holders of HND with Upper Credit may be considered for 300 level
Agricultural Engineering is a minimum of 5 years and maximum of 7 years programme leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (Honour) in Agricultural Engineering.

Before a students could be deem eligible for graduation he must among many other things complete 205 units (students admitted through UTME) and 162 units (students admitted through Direct Entry) and must not have any unsettled carry over course.

The programme is approved by National University Commission (NUC) and accredited by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

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