ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU APPLY FOR NNAMDI AZIKWE UNIVERSITY
For Jambites who are considering or are interested in gaining admission into a top university in the country, how about the Nnamdi Azikwe University? Here’s an informative piece that tells you all about the school and what you need to know before you choose to apply for the school in your next Jamb.
About the school
Nnamdi Azikwe University popularly known as UNIZIKis a prestigious federal university located in the soiuth eastern part of Nigeria, Anambra to be precise.
The university was formerly known as the Anambra state university of technology (ASUTECH) but was later taken over by the federal government via decree No. 34 of July 15, 1992. It was hitherto named after the late president Nnamdi Azikwe by the then military Head of state General Ibrahim Babangida, hence its nickname UNIZIK
UNIZIK is a prestigious university that accommodates some 25,000 students including part time, and admits thousands more yearly.
Before you choose UNIZIK as your university of first choice there are a few things you also need to know about the school. This article highlights them as follows:
- Faculties/departments/O’level requirements/Jamb cut-off mark
- Post-utme application and process
Faculty of AgricultureJamb cut-off (180)
O’level requirement(s)è minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sittings in maths, English, Biology, Agriculture and any other 2 science subjects
O’level requirement(s)è minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sittings in maths, English, Biology, Agriculture and any other 2 science subjects
Departments
- Soil Science & land resources management
- Agric Economics & Extension (credit in Economics required)
- Crop Science & Horticulture
- Forestry & wildlife
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Artsjamb cut-off (180)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sittings in English, literature in English, and 3 other subjects that relates to your course of choice.
Departments
- Igbo African and Asian studies (credit in igbo language is required)
- English Language and Literature
- History and international relations
- Linguistics (at least a pass in French is required)
- Morden European languages (at least a pass in French is required)
- Music
- Philosophy
- Religion & Human relations (a credit in Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Religious Studies is required)
- Theatre and film studies
- Chinese studies
Faculty of Engineeringjamb cut-off (220)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sittings in English, Mathematics, physics, chemistry and any other science subject.
Departments
- Agric & Bio-resource Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and computer Engineering
- Industrial production Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical & Material Engineering
- Polymer and textile Engineering
Faculty of Medicinejamb cut-off (240)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than one sitting in English, Mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.
Departments
| · Anaesthesiology | · Chemical Pharmacology | · Community medicine | · Haematology |
| · Histopathology | · Medical library | · Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| · Ophthalmology | · Paediatrics | · Radiology | · Surgery |
| · Pharmacology & therapeutics | · Primary health care | · Internal Medicine | · Medical microbilogy |
Faculty of Environmental SciencesJamb cut-off (200)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sitting in English, Mathematics, physics, and any other 2 science subjects except for fine & applied arts.
Departments
- Architecture jamb cut-off (220)
- Building
- Environmental management
- Estate management
- Fine & applied arts
- Geography and meteorology (a credit in geography is required)
- Quantity Surveying
- Surveying and Geo-informatics
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Jamb cut-off (200)
O’level requirements is same as that of medicine but two sittings is allowed
Departments
- Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical technology
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology and biotechnology
- Pharmacology & traditional medicine
- Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy management
- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal chemistry
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
Faculty of Sciences Jamb cut-off (200)
O’level requirements is same as that of medicine and Pharmaceutical Science. Two sittings allowed.
Departments
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
Faculty of LawJamb cut-off (240)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than one sitting in English, literature and any other 3 art/social science subjects from commerce, government, economics, French, business studies or account.
Departments
- Commercial and Property law
- International law
- Law
- Private and Public law
Faculty of Health Science & TechnologyJamb cut-off (200)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sitting in English, Mathematics, chemistry, biology and any one from physics, physical and health education or any other science subject.
Departments
- Medical Laboratory science
- Medical rehabilitation
- Nursing Sciences
- Radiology (a credit in Physics is required)
- Environmental & health sciences
Faculty of Physical ScienceJamb cut-off (210)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sitting in English, Mathematics, chemistry, Physics and other science subject.
Departments
- Computer Science
- Geological Science
- Mathematics
- Physics and Industrial Physics
- Pure and & Industrial Chemistry
- Statistics
Faculty of Social ScienceJamb cut-off (180)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sitting in English, maths, literature in English and 3 other social science related subjects.
Departments
- Economics
- Mass Communication
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology/Anthropology
Faculty of EducationJamb cut-off (180)
O’level requirementsè minimum of 5 SSCE credits from either WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sitting in English, maths, and 3 other subjects related to preferred course of study.
Departments
- Adult Education
- Early childhood and primary education
- Education Management & policy
- Educational foundation
- Guidance and Counselling
- Human Kinetics & Health Education
- Library and information science
- Science Education
- Management science.
Get UNIZIK Post UTME Past Questions
How UNIZIK conducts her Post-utme
If you successfully score above the Jamb cut-off mark then you are eligible for the post-utme exam to be conducted by the school.
Formerly the school conducts a paper based test for her prospective students but the school authorities announce that as from September 2015 post-utme exams will be computer based, candidate should not be new to CBT tests as this is the also the pattern jamb employs for her test.
UNIZIK also uses biometrics information gotten directly from JAMB for validation and accreditation of candidates.
Pre-Science Programme
The Nnamdi Azikwe University conducts a Pre-science programme, referred to as pre-degree in some other schools. The application form is sold for 8000 naira and can be purchased from any bank within or outside the awka campus.
The pre-science programme grants admission to students based on applicant’s qualification i.e. complete O’level result.
School fee is about 40,000 naira for candidates who made their o’level in one sitting and 45,000 naira for candidates who are combining two results.