UNILORIN Releases 2022/2023 Pre-Degree Admission Form; Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission to the School of Preliminary Studies (SPS) Programme for the 2022/2023 academic session. Admitted SPS candidates who pass the school’s examinations at the end of the programme and obtain the university’s minimum UTME cut-off point shall be considered for admission into degree programmes based on performance and quota for each programme.
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The top ten (10) students in each of the subject areas of Sciences, Arts, and Commerce in the SPS final examinations who also meet the University entry requirements are now offered admission to all University courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, and Psychology.
Doctor of Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Doctor of Ophthalmology, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Economics, Accounting, Banking and
Finance, English Language etc., EXCEPT MB; BS and LAW, in addition to the under-listed courses offered at the SPS
Available Programmes
B. Aquaculture and Fisheries
B.Sc. (Ed.) Human Kinetics
B.Sc. Architecture
B. Agric
B.A. (Ed.) Christian Studies
B.Sc. Estate Management
B. Forestry and Wildlife
B.A. (Ed.) Islamic Studies
B.Sc. Quantity Surveying
B.Sc. Food Science
B.A. (Ed.) French
B.Sc. Surveying & Geo-informatics
B.Sc. Home Economics
B.A. (Ed.) History
B.Sc. Urban & Regional Planning
B.A. History & International Studies
B.A. (Ed.) Yoruba
B.Sc. Chemistry
B.A. Christian Studies
B.Sc. (Ed.) Biology
B.Sc. Geology & Mineral Science
B.A. Islamic Studies
B.Sc. (Ed.) Chemistry
B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry
B.A. Comparative Religious Studies
B.Sc. (Ed.) Computer Science
B.Sc. Mathematics
B.A. French
B.Sc. (Ed.) Mathematics
B.Sc. Physics
B.A. Linguistics
B.Sc. (Ed.) Technology Education
B.Sc. Statistics
B.A. Performing Arts
B.Eng. Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Political Science
B.A. Yoruba
B.Eng. Food Science and Technology
B.Sc. Geography & Environmental Management
B.A. Hausa
B.Eng. Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
B.Sc. Sociology
B.A. Igbo
B.Eng. Agric & Biosystems Engineering
B.Sc. Criminology & Security Studies2
B.Sc. Microbiology
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering
B.Sc. Social Work
B.Sc. Plant Biology
B.Eng. Civil Engineering
B.Sc. Psychology
B.Sc. Zoology
B.Eng. Computer Engineering
B.Sc. Biochemistry
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering
B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering
B.Eng. Water Resources & Environmental
Engineering
Admission Requirements
Category 1: Arts and Arts Education:
Applicants must pass five subjects at credit level at not more than two sittings in the SSCE/GCE conducted by WAEC, NECO or NABTEB which should include the major subjects of study. Two of the five subjects must be from Arts while the other subjects may be from the Social Sciences. Note that credit grades in English Language and Mathematics are compulsory for eventual admission into any programme at the University of Ilorin.
Note: There is no preliminary programme for B.A. (Hons.) English
Category 2: Agriculture, Engineering and Technology, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Science Education, and Technology Education
Applicants must pass the following subjects at credit level: English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at NOT more than two sittings in the SSCE/GCE conducted by WAEC, NECO or NABTEB
Specific requirements: The faculty of Agriculture will accept credit grades in Agricultural Science in lieu of credit grades in Biology.
Category 3: Social Sciences
Applicants must pass the following subjects at credit level: English Language, Mathematics and three from Economics, Government, Geography and Commerce at NOT more than two sittings in the SSCE/GCE conducted by WAEC, NECO or NABTEB. Specific requirements: Department of Psychology requires a credit grade in Biology at O’ level and candidates choosing the course must sit for Biology at UTME. The UTME Subjects in combination with other Social Sciences courses are English, Economics, Government and Geography and Commerce.
Duration of Programme:
The duration of the program is one academic session.
Eligibility:
The preliminary studies programme is primarily open to applicants from the Catchment States of the University of Ilorin, (i.e. Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto and Zamfara States). However, applicants from other states of the Federation are also given considerable opportunities.
General Conditions:
1. Without prejudice to the admission requirements stated above, the Board of the School, in its policy thrust of inclusiveness in university education, has approved that applicants who have credit pass in a minimum of three (3) O’ Level subjects may apply
for the programme; PROVIDED that they MUST have registered for and obtained credit passes in the deficient subjects before being considered for admission into a degree programme.
2. Candidates who want to study Engineering must obtain credit grades in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at O’level and sit For English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at UTME.
3. Candidates MUST write the 2023 UTME with relevant subjects combined with any programme in either Arts or Sciences and MUST obtain the minimum UTME cutoff point approved by the University.
4. Consideration for admission into programmes shall be based on performance and quota for each programme.
5. Students who passed the school’s end of the programme examinations but could not obtain the minimum JAMB/UTME cutoff point approved by the university can BANK the Remedial result for use the following year only; PROVIDED that the minimum JAMB/UTME cutoff point approved for the following year is obtained.
6. Applicants are to note that the programme is residential.
Venue of Programme:
The venue of the programme shall be the School of Preliminary Studies, Fufu, Ilorin South Local Government Headquarters, Kwara State.
Method of Application:
Candidates are to visit the University of Ilorin website www.unilorin.edu.ng and follow the link for the 2022/2023 Remedial Application.
Application forms are to be completed online after a payment of N15, 000.00 (Fifteen Thousand Naira) only aside application fee charged for using Interswitch enabled ATM card (Master or Verve card) by the concerned body.
After the completion of the form, each candidate MUST download a Local Government Confirmation Form which MUST be endorsed by the Chairman/Secretary of his/her local Government Area.
A candidate who is offered admission will be expected to bring the form and SSCE/GCE certificates/result slips during registration.
Classes begin on Monday, 17th October 2022.
Dr Fola M. Olowoleni
Registrar
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