Civil Engineering and Entry Requirements | UNILAG

Civil Engineering is one of the three programmes with which the Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos (UNILAG) started teaching engineering courses when it was established in 1964 and since then the Department of Civil Engineering has graduated thousand of engineers who are now in the position of authority in various private and government enterprises.


  • Programme: Civil Engineering
  • Faculty: Engineering 
  • Department: Civil Engineering
  • Level of Study: Undergraduate
  • Study Mode: Full Time 
  • Duration of Study: Five (5) years post O'level. Three (3) or four (4) years post A'Level.
  • Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honour Mechanical Engineering 
  • Accreditation: COREN and NUC 

Studying Civil Engineering at a university as prestigious as UNILAG prepares you to job placement such as but not limited to: 

  • Site Engineer 
  • Construction Engineer
  • Water Engineer  
  • Highway Manager 
  • Site Supervisor 
  • Project Engineer  
  • Irrigation Engineer 
  • Building Engineer 
  • Procurement Manager 
  • Facilities Manager 
Listed below are the minimum entry requirements accepted by the Department of Civil Engineering to study for a BSc degree. This include for the direct entry candidates plus JAMB and WAEC subjects combination.t


Entry Requirements Civil ENGINEERING the UNILAG 

O'level Applicants 

Credit passes in five relevant subjects at not more than two sittings from one or two of the following O'level examination qualifications.

  • WASSCE 
  • NECO SSCE 
  • GCE O'level
  • NABTEB

WAEC Subject Combination 

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Department of Civil Engineering accept five credit passes in: 
  • English Language 
  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry 
  • Further Mathematics  or 
  • Technical Drawing 
  • Biology 
  • Geography 
  • Economics 
An O'level applicant must sit for, pass and make the cut of mark for JAMB coordinated UTME and for the Department of Civil Engineering UNILAGS post UTME screening.

JAMB Subjects Combination 

  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry and 
  • English Language 

Direct Entry Requirements 

  • GCE A'Level: good passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
  • JUPEB: good passes in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics 
  • National Diploma (ND): uppers credit in relevant engineering disciplines to 200 level 
  • Higher National Diploma (HND): upper credit in relevant engineering disciplines to 300 level. 

Plus: O'level subjects combination. 


Share This