The School of Preliminary Studies (SPS) at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is inviting qualified candidates to apply for admission into its one-year residential Remedial / Pre-Degree Programme for the 2020/2021 academic session.
Admitted candidates who pass the School's final examinations and score at least the University's approved minimum UTME cut-off point will be considered for admission into 100-level degree programmes based on merit and departmental quota.
O'Level Admission Requirements
1. Arts and Arts Education
- Applicants must possess five (5) O'Level credit passes in SSCE/GCE (WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB) at not more than two sittings, including the major subjects of study.
- At least two (2) of the five credits must be from Arts subjects, while the remaining may come from the Social Sciences.
- Note that credit passes in English Language and Mathematics are compulsory for eventual admission into any degree programme at UNILORIN, and there is no preliminary programme in B.A. (Hons.) English.
2. Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, Environmental Sciences, Science & Science Education
- Applicants must possess five (5) O'Level credit passes in English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics at not more than two sittings in WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB.
- Faculty of Agriculture Exception: Accepts a credit grade in Agricultural Science in place of Biology.
- Engineering Applicants: Must already hold credit passes in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, and must sit for English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics in the 2021 JAMB UTME.
Catchment Area and Special O'Level Deficiency Rule
- Catchment States: While primarily open to candidates from UNILORIN's catchment states (Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, and Zamfara States), applicants from all other states of the Federation are also given considerable admission opportunities.
- Deficiency in English or Maths: Candidates who have five (5) O'Level credits but a deficiency in EITHER English Language OR Mathematics may apply for the Remedial programme, provided they register for and obtain a credit pass in the deficient subject before being considered for 100-level degree admission.
- Banking of Remedial Result: Students who pass the final SPS examinations but fail to meet the UNILORIN UTME cut-off mark can BANK their Remedial result for use the following year only, provided they meet the next year's UTME cut-off mark.
Venue and Method of Application
- Programme Venue: School of Preliminary Studies, Fufu, Ilorin South Local Government Headquarters, Kwara State (strictly residential).
- Application Fee: ₦15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand Naira Only) payable online via Interswitch-enabled MasterCard or Verve ATM card.
- How to Apply: Visit the UNILORIN website at www.unilorin.edu.ng or go directly to the UNILORIN Remedial Registration Portal.
- Local Government Confirmation Form: After completing the online form, every applicant must download the Local Government Confirmation Form and have it endorsed by the Chairman or Secretary of their Local Government Area.
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