KWASU Civil Engineering and Entry Requirements

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Civil Engineering is a discipline that organise and make our environmental beautiful and safe to live in. It is a profession that design, plan, construct and manage every building structures and infrastructure we see around us such as home building, office building, railways, dam, airport, road and various bridges on which we walk and drive our cars.

The Department of Civil Engineering at Kwara State University (KWASU) teaches the subject to train students the technique and technology involve in performing all of the functions of civil engineers as mentioned above.

Listed below are the minimum entry requirements for admission to the undergraduate degree of the Civil Engineering at KWASU, including the direct entry, JAMB and WAEC subject combinations.


O'level/UTME Candidates

Five O'level credit passes not more than at two sittings from one or two of: 

  • 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 or
  • Relevant Trade Subjects
O'level UTME candidates must sit for, passed and made JAMB's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and KWASU coordinated post-UTME cut off mark 

JAMB/UTME Subjects Combination

  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Entry Requirements for Direct Entry Candidates

This following qualifications are accepted from the direct entry applicants:

  • GCE A'Level: good pass in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics or Pure Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
  • IJMB A'Level: same.as above
  • National Diploma (ND): upper credit in relevant engineering disciplines and post ND industrial work experience.
  • Higher National Diploma (HND): upper credit in relevant engineering disciplines after NYSC.
Holders of ND, HND (Lower Credit), GCE and IJMB A'Level are admitted to 200 level. While holders of HND and it equivalent but with Upper Credit are admitted to 300 level. 

Kwara State University (KWASU) conduct pre-degree programme which qualifies students to 100 level.

Direct Entry and pre-degree candidates must have five (5) O'level credit passes as stated above.

Civil Engineering at Kwara State University (KWASU) is accredited by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

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