Niger Delta University (NDU) is one of the few institutions where Petrochemical Engineering is offers as a course in Nigeria. This discipline is a branch of Chemical Engineering as opposed what you might think. It involve refining crude oil to useable finish products like resins plastics and some other chemicals. It is a discipline which work is in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry.
At Niger Delta University (NDU), just like any other engineering courses, it is a five (5) years course to those admitted to 100 level and it requires students to be very good in Mathematics and Sciences for him to be considered for a provisional admission.
Listed below are the minimum entry requirements accepted by the Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, Niger Delta University (NDU) for it's undergraduate degree programme. This include for the O'level students and for the direct entry applicants plus the WAEC and JAMb subjects combinations.
Admission Requirements for O/Level Students
Five O/level passes in the following subjects:
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- English Language and one of
- Technical Drawing
- Further/Applied Mathematics
- Geography
- Biology
- West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
- NECO/SSCE
- General Certificate of Education
JAMB Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations
JAMB Subjects Combination
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
NDU Pre-degree Programme
Admission Requirements for the Direct Entry Applicants
- GCE Advance Level (A/Level): at least three (3) 'A' Level passes or equivalents in Physics, Mathematics/Further Mathematics and Chemistry
- National Diploma (ND): upper credit and above, in the relevant engineering programmes from an approved polytechnic or related institution.
- Higher National Diploma (HND): as for National Diploma above but while holders of the GCE A/L and ND are considered for admission to 200 level of the 500 level programme, holders of HND will be considered to 300 level.
- JUPEB: good grades in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics to be considered to 200 level.
- Plus five credit passes as for O level above.