Abia State University – ABSU Courses & Their Admission Requirements

This post aims at giving information to all aspiring students of  Abia State University (ABSU) about the courses offered in the University as well as their admission requirements.

About The University

Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) is a Nigerian public university. It is one of the state owned universities in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern research facilities close to the city and rural dwellers, and have helped talented students to obtain higher education.

The inception of the university was in 1981 in the former Imo State under the name of Imo State University, Etiti. The university was established by Sam Mbakwe when he was governor of old Imo State. The main campus was located at Etiti, Imo State, while the Law Department was located in a separate Campus at Aba. Between 1984 and 1985 under the military governorship of General Ike Nwachukwu, the university moved to its permanent site at Uturu Okigwe.

ABSU Courses & Programmes

• ACCOUNTANCY/ACCOUNTING
• AGRIC-ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION:
• AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
• ANATOMY
• ANIMAL SCIENCE AND FISHERIES
• ARCHITECTURE
• BANKING AND FINANCE
• BIOCHEMISTRY
• BOTANY
• BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
• BUSINESS EDUCATION
• CHEMISTRY AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
• CIVIL ENGINEERING
• COMPUTER ENGINEERING:
• COMPUTER SCIENCE
• CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION
• ECONOMICS
• EDUCATION ACCOUNTING
• EDUCATION AND BIOLOGY
• EDUCATION AND CHEMISTRY:
• EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT
• EDUCATION AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE:
• EDUCATION AND MATHEMATICS
• EDUCATION AND PHYSICS
• EDUCATION AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
• EDUCATION AND SOCIAL STUDIES
• EDUCATION/FINE ART
• EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
• ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
• ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
• ESTATE MANAGEMENT
• FINE AND APPLIED ARTS:
• FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• FRENCH
• GEOGRAPHY
• GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
• GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
• HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
• HOME ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION
• IGBO
• INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
• LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
• LAW
• LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
• LIBRARY SCIENCE
• LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
• MANAGEMENT
• MARKETING
• MASS COMMUNICATION
• MATHEMATICS
• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE:
• MEDICINE AND SURGERY
• MICROBIOLOGY
• NURSING/NURSING SCIENCE
• OPTOMETRY
• PHARMACY
• PHYSIOLOGY
• PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• PUBLIC HEALTH
• PURE AND INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS
• RELIGIOUS STUDIES
• SOCIOLOGY
• SOIL SCIENCE
• STATISTICS
• SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
• URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING:
• ZOOLOGY

ABSU Admission Requirements

General Admission Requirements

Gaining admission into an Undergraduate Programme in ABSU is basically under 2 entry method which includes the UTME entry and the Direct Entry.

ABSU admission requirements through UTME 

To gain admission into the Abia State University in 2023/2024, UTME candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Candidates must have reached the age of 16.

• Candidates must have at least 6 (six) “Cs (Credits)” grades in their O’level result (s). This must include English Language, Mathematics and three other subjects related to their course of study. For instance, a Candidate that wants to study law must have a “C” in English Language, Mathematics, Government/History, Economics and Literature in English.
• Candidates must score at least 160 in JAMB UTME examination
• Candidates must take ABSU post UTME screening examination and must perform very well in the examination (Depending on the course of study)
• Not more than ONE sitting results is accepted for admission into the Abia State University (ABSU)
• Candidates must choose the correct subject combination for their courses.
• Finally, candidates must meet the stipulated cutoff marks for their courses to gain admission into the university.

ABSU admission requirements through Direct Entry 

Candidates who wish to gain admission through direct entry into the Abia State University (ABSU) must meet the following requirements:

• Candidates must possess at least five (5) Credits in their O’level result. This must include English Language and Mathematics. However, two sitting result is not allowed.
• Candidates must have also reached the age of 16.
• Candidates are expected to get JAMB Directly entry form from JAMB to apply.
• Candidates should have any of the following certificates: OND, ND, NCE, IJMB, Cambridge A level, BSc, HND, ICAN

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