Civil Engineering and Entry Requirements | UNICAL

Calabar, UNICAL, Civil Engineering, Entry Requirements Subject combination
Civil and Environmental Engineering is a profession that focus on building infrastructure and finding solution to environmental problems.

Studying the course at the University of Calabar or elsewhere usually equip students with skill and knowledge in the designing and developing safe and cost effective infrastructure to beautiful our city and to control environmental problems.

Listed on this page are the minimum admission requirements accepted by the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology University of Calabar (UNICAL). This include for the O'level and holders of higher qualifications (Dire t Entry) plus JAMB subjects combination.


Minimum Entry Requirements (O'level Applicants)

The Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabar accept minimum of credit passes from five subjects which must include: 
  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry  
  • English Language plus 
  • One other science subjects 
The five credit passes must be at not more than two sittings from.one or two of:  

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


In addition to the above, an O'level applicant must sit for, pass and make the cut off mark for the JAMB coordinated UTME and University of Calabar, Department of Civil Engineering post-UTME test.

JAMB Subjects Combination

  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry and 
  • English Language

The subjects combination is valid for post-UTME test.


Direct Entry Minimum Admission  Requirements 

The Department of Civil Engineering  accept the following minimum qualifications to study for any of it engineering courses. 

  • National Diploma (ND): minimum of upper credit
  • JUPEB:  good points in Physics Chemistry Mathematics 
  • GCE A/Level: at least three pass grades from Mathematics Physics and Chemistry 
  • Higher National Diploma (HND): minimum of lower credit.  
  • Plus O'level result as stated above

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) is awarded at the end of the five years course and it is duly accredited by COREN and the NUC.


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