The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is inviting applications from qualified candidates for admission into its one-year residential School of Preliminary Studies (SPS) programme at Fufu, Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State for the 2025/2026 academic session. Lectures commence on Monday, 20th October 2025.
Special Benefit for Top 10 SPS Students
Admitted SPS candidates who pass the final SPS examinations and meet UNILORIN's UTME cut-off mark are considered for admission into the listed degree programmes. Furthermore, the best ten (10) students in each of Sciences, Arts, and Commercial in the SPS final exams who meet entry requirements are given admission opportunities into competitive courses across the university—such as Doctor of Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Doctor of Optometry, Veterinary Medicine, Anatomy, Physiology, Economics, Accounting, Banking and Finance, and English Language—EXCEPT Medicine & Surgery (MBBS) and Law.
Eligibility & Catchment Priority
- Catchment & Non-Catchment: Primarily open to applicants from UNILORIN catchment states (Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, and Zamfara), though applicants from all other states are also given considerable opportunities.
- O'Level Deficiency Provision (3 Credits): Applicants with credit passes in a minimum of three (3) O'Level subjects may apply, provided they register for and obtain credit passes in the deficient subjects before being considered for degree admission.
- Standard 5-Credit Requirements by Category:
- Category 1 (Arts & Arts Education): 5 credits at max two sittings (2 from Arts, others from Social Sciences; English and Maths compulsory for degree admission). Note: There is no preliminary programme for B.A. (Hons.) English.
- Category 2 (Agriculture, Engineering, Environmental, Life/Physical Sciences, Science/Tech Education): 5 credits in English Language, Biology (or Agric Science for Faculty of Agriculture), Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics at max two sittings.
- Category 3 (Social Sciences): 5 credits in English Language, Mathematics, and three from Economics, Government, Geography, and Commerce at max two sittings (Psychology requires a credit in Biology at O'Level and Biology in UTME).
- Result Banking Option: Students who pass the SPS final examination but fail to meet UNILORIN's UTME cut-off point that year can BANK their Remedial result for use the following year only, provided they meet the next year's UTME cut-off mark.
Available Standard SPS Degree Programmes
- Agriculture & Environmental: B. Agric, B. Aquaculture and Fisheries, B. Forestry and Wildlife, B.Sc. Food Science, B.Sc. Home Economics, B.Sc. Architecture, B.Sc. Estate Management, B.Sc. Quantity Surveying, B.Sc. Surveying & Geo-informatics, B.Sc. Urban & Regional Planning
- Engineering: B.Eng. Biomedical, Food Science & Tech, Materials & Metallurgical, Agric & Biosystems, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
- Life & Physical Sciences: B.Sc. Microbiology, Plant Biology, Zoology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology & Mineral Science, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
- Arts & Social Sciences: B.A. History & Int'l Studies, Christian Studies, Islamic Studies, Comparative Religious Studies, French, Linguistics, Performing Arts, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo; B.Sc. Political Science, Geography & Environmental Mgt, Sociology, Criminology & Security Studies, Social Work, Psychology
- Education: B.A. (Ed.) Christian Studies, Islamic Studies, French, History, Yoruba; B.Sc. (Ed.) Human Kinetics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Technology Education
How to Apply
- Visit the UNILORIN Remedial application portal at portal.unilorin.edu.ng/applicant/Remedial.
- Pay the non-refundable application fee of ₦15,000.00 online using an Interswitch-enabled MasterCard or Verve ATM card and complete the form.
- Download the Local Government Confirmation Form, which must be endorsed by the Chairman or Secretary of your Local Government Area and presented alongside your SSCE certificates during registration.
While enrolled in the SPS programme, use the Mentra JAMB CBT app on Android and iOS to prepare for your UTME exam.
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