Unilorin Civil Engineering and Entry Requirements

Browse this page for the details of the Civil Engineering at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). This include the minimum entry requirements for the O'level certificate holders and direct entry applicants plus the WAEC and JAMB's UTME subjects combination.

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is teaching Civil Engineering to produce graduates who can design and built beautiful and safe infrastructures that are beneficial to humanity at minimum cost and at same time manage them effectively.

This is an idea course for students who are very good in Mathematics and Science subjects, who like designing and organising things in order.

O'level or UTME Entry Requirements

The Department of Civil Engineering, UNILORIN accept five credit passes in not more than two sittings from one or two of the following:

• West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
• Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)
• General Certificate of Education (GCE O'level) or
• NABTEB.

WAEC or O'Level Subjects Combination

Five O'level credit passes must be from:

• Mathematics
• English Language
• Chemistry
• Physics and one of
• Biology
• Technical Drawing
• Further Mathematics
• Agricultural Science
• Geography
• Economics

O'level UTME candidates must sit for, passed and make JAMB's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and UNILORIN coordinated post-UTME cut off mark.

JAMB/UTME Subjects Combination

• Mathematics
• English Language
• Chemistry
• Physics

Direct Entry Minimum Entry Requirements

The Deparment of Civil Engineering will consider the holders of the following higher qualifications to the 200 or 300 level.

• General Certificate of Education (GCE A'Level) with good pass in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry

• A'level IJMB with pass in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry with a minimum of 10 points.

• National Diploma (ND) with Upper Credit in relevant discipline (Civil Engineering and Water Resources Engineering) with at least one year post diploma experience.

• First Degree from Physical Sciences at Second Class Lower Division.

• Higher National Diploma (HND)  in relevant Engineering discipline as above  at Distinction or Upper Credits level from recognized Polytechnic or other higher institutions of learning.

• First Degree Honours in other Engineering disciplines.

Holders of ND, GCE A'Level, A'Level IJMB and First Degree Second Class Lower are admitted to 200 level while holders of other higher qualifications as stated above are admitted to 300 level of the programme.

Note: all direct entry applicants must possess O'level minimum entry requirements as listed above.

Civil Engineering at UNILORIN is a five (5) years degree course to those admitted to 100 level of the programme leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) on successful completion of the study. It is accredited by the National University Commission (NUC) and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

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