UNN Nigeria General Entry Qualifications for Postgraduate Programmes

Most graduates wants to continue their academic pursuit to postgraduate levels such as HND(Higher National Diploma), Master's degree, doctorate Ph.D, etc. But before one can proceed to apply for any of these postgraduate programmmes, some minimum requirements must be met. Here is a citation according to UNN (University of Nigeria Nsuka)'s general entry qualifications for postgraduate programmes.

General Entry Qualifications for Postgraduate Programmes in Uiversity of Nigeria Nsuka

1. Postgraduate diploma

• Graduates of the University of Federal Republic of Nigeria or other recognized Universities.
• Holders of credit (Upper credit) level passes at Higher National Diploma or its equivalent in relevant areas (for programmes within the schools of Agriculture; Business Administration; within the Departments of Political Science; Public Administration & local Government; and vocational Teacher Education.); and for Postgraduate diploma in Electoral Administration Programme and Public Administration & local Government; and Department of vocational Teacher Education).
• Qualifications such as: A.I.B., ACCA., ACMA., ICAN., BEEC., C.P.A., etc might also be thought-about for admission.
• Candidates with skilled qualifications as well as Higher National Diploma should have obtained five credits in WASC or GCE O/L as well as English and mathematics for admission for degree courses in Business Administration. For Postgraduate diploma in architecture, likewise as Geoinformatics and surveying above all, candidates with third class honours degrees in their various disciplines also are eligible. For Postgraduate diploma in Geoinformatics and surveying above all, candidates with third class twelve honours degrees in geography, geology and alternative Physical Sciences, likewise as Higher National Diploma upper Credit level passes in connected fields, also are eligible.
• Candidates who hold qualifications apart from the above that are acceptable to the Board of the varsity of Postgraduate Studies, and Senate of the University.
•  Please note that all told cases, candidates ought to possess the minimum entry requirements for admission into the primary degree programmes in their areas of interest for postgraduate studies. For the PGD in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and architecture, solely candidates with University degrees in relevant areas need apply.

2. Master’s Degree

The following shall qualify for Masters Degree admission: Graduates of the University of Federal Republic of Nigeria or of alternative recognized Universities who have obtained the degree of Bachelor within the relevant disciplines with a minimum of a decent second class honours.

• Candidates with relevant Postgraduate Diplomas from the University of Federal Republic of Nigeria with a minimum of credit level passes.
• Candidates whose 1st degrees are unclassified but have scores of five hundredth or above.
• For M.Ed degree, candidates with a minimum of, a decent second class single honours degree in teaching subjects and a minimum of a merit level pass at Postgraduate diploma in Education, or those that hold a 3rd class honours degree in Education or a single honors degree in teaching subjects with a minimum of 5 years postgraduate teaching expertise, and Postgraduate diploma in Education passed at merit level or above.
• For MPA, candidates ought to, additionally to (1) and (2) above, be serving administrative/managerial employees within the Public or non-public sector with a minimum of 2 years post-qualification cognate experience.
• Holders of professional Fellowship qualifications such a FIMLT, FNILT, NIPR, or their equivalents obtained through examination. Candidates with the skilled certificates listed above should have worked as Senior technologist (s) or in equivalent position(s) for a minimum of 3 years.
• Candidates who hold qualifications apart from those listed above, that are acceptable to the Senate of the University.

3. Doctorate Degree (Ph.D)

• Candidates of the University of Federal Republic of Nigeria or of other recognized Universities who have obtained the Masters degree acceptable for the proposed areas of study with a minimum of 3.50 grade point average on a 5-point scale or above average providing satisfactory analysis work shaped a part of the Masters degree programme.
• Demonstrated proof of completed academic research are going to be a bonus.

4. Master’s/Ph.D Programme

• A candidate with {first class|first-class|firstclass|top notch|top quality} honours or second class honours (Upper Division) from a recognized University could also be admitted into a Masters/Ph.D programme.

• A candidate with Master's degree from the University with a grade point average of 3.50 on 5-point or three.00 on 4-point scale shall qualify for the Master's/Ph.D or Ph.D.