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FUTO Petroleum Engineering and Entry Requirements

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Study Petroleum Engineering opens door of job opportunity in the world multi-billion dollars petroleum industry. Graduates of the programme can work in either of the upstream, midstream or downstream sector of the industry.

The Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) trains students  towards the development of skills in the area of  designing, operating and maintaining of oil and gas production facilities.

Listed below are the minimum entry requirements for UTME and Direct Entry candidates to study Petroleum Engineering at FUTO, this include the JAMB and O'level subject combination


JAMB/UTME Candidates

Five O'level credit passes in relevant subjects which are: 
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Physics
  • Chemistry and one of 
  • Technical Drawing
  • Further Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Agricultural Science
  • Geography
The five subjects which must not be more than at two sittings can be from one or two of the following examinations qualification
  • West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
  • Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) 
  • General Certificate of Education (GCE O'level) or
  • NABTEB
Applicants must sit for and make the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and FUTO coordinated post UTME screening cut off mark for the Department of Petroleum Engineering.


JAMB Subjects Combination

  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Physics and
  • Chemistry

Direct Entry Candidates

FUTO School of Engineering and Engineering Technology accept the following qualifications for Direct Entry to  200 level or 300 level of Petroleum Engineering.
  • National Diploma (ND): Upper Credit in relevant engineering programmes
  • Higher National Diploma (HND): Upper Credit 
  • Joint Universities Preliminarily Examination Board (JUPEB)
FUTO also conduct pre-Degree programme which qualify students to 100 level.

All Direct Entry applicants must satisfy O'level results requirement at stated above.

Petroleum Engineering is a five (5) years programme leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Petroleum Engineering on successful completion of the programme.

Petroleum Engineering at Federal University of Technology Owerri is accredited by National University Commission (NUC) and the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

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