Agricultural Engineering and Entry Requirements | AKSU

Very many government owned tertiary institutions including Akwa Ibom State University in South South of Nigeria offered Agricultural Engineering as a taught undergraduate programme. 


  • Programme: Agricultural Engineering. 
  • Degree Level: Undergraduate 
  • Faculty: Engineering 
  • Study Mode: Full Time 
  • Duration: five (5) years those admitted to 100 level. Direct Entry four (4) or three (3) years.
  • Qualifications Awarded: Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
  •  Accreditation: NUC and COREN

Agricultural Engineers are responsible for the design development and maintenance of all forms of agricultural machinery equipment and tools. 

Listed for you on this page are the minimum entry requirements for an admission to study for a first degree at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Awka Ibom State University (AKSU). This include for the secondary school certificates holders and the direct entry applicants plus the WAEC and JAMB subjects combination. 


Entry Requirements for O'Level Applicants  

WAEC Subjects Combination 

Five O'Level credit passes in: 
  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry 
  • English Language and one of 
  • Technical Drawing 
  • Applied Mathematics 
  • Biology/Agricultural Science 
  • Economics 
  • Geography  

Not more than at two sitting from one or two of:  

  • West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 
  • NECO/SSCE 
  • General Certificate of Education 

JAMB Coordinated UTME

An O'Level applicant must write and make cut off mark (180) for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and the for the Department of Agricultural Engineering Screening, AKSU. 

JAMB Subjects Combination 

  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry and 
  • English Language  

Entry Requirements Direct Entry Applicants 

  • Advance Level (GCE or JUPEB or IJMB or HSC):  three passes in Mathematics, Physics and one other science subject. 
  • National Diploma (ND): upper credit in relevant engineering programmes. 
  • HND: lower credit in relevant engineering programmes plus.
  • O'Level result as stated above. 

Accreditation: Agricultural Engineering, Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU)

Agricultural Engineering at Akwa Ibom State University is accredited by the National University Commission (NUC) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering (COREN)



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