COOU Civil Engineering and Entry Requirements

A degree in Civil Engineering from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) eligibles you for work in the construction industry, management, business, financial sectors and as consultant doing things such as CAD technician, site engineer, water engineer, construction manager, consulting civil engineer, urban designer, structural engineer and more. 

  • Programme: Civil Engineering
  • Faculty: Engineering
  • Department: Civil Engineering 
  • Mode of Study: Full Time
  • Duration of Study: Five (5) years (O'level entry); Four (4) or Three (3) years (Direct Entry)
  • Qualification Awarded: Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Civil Engineering  
  • Accreditation: COREN, NUC 

Listed below are the minimum entry requirements to study for an undergraduate degree programme at COOU. This include for the O'level and direct entry applicants plus the WAEC and JAMB subjects combination.


COOU Entry Requirements Civil Engineering 

Credit passes in five (5) O'level subjects at not more than two sittings from one or two of the following: 

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


WAEC Subjects Combination

  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry 
  • English Language  and any other science subjects 
  • Technical Drawing 
  • Further Mathematics 
  • Biology 
  • Agricultural Science 

JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination 

An applicant must make UTME and post-UTME screening cut off mark for the Department of Civil Engineering, COOU.  

JAMB Subjects Combination

  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry and 
  • English Language 

Direct Entry Requirements 

  • GCE A'Level: good passes in three subjects which must be Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 
  • National Diploma (ND): COOU accept lower credit in relevant engineering programmes
  • Higher National Diploma (HND): lower credit in relevant fields of engineering. 
  • JUPEB: good grade in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 

Civil Engineering as a programme at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) is accredited by COREN and NUC.


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