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Postgraduate Admission Procedures
Types of Postgraduate Programmes:
- Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates
- Masters degrees
- Masters with coursework, long essays/reports – MSc, MA, LLM, MEd, MFA & including
Professional Masters – MSc, MA
- Masters with coursework & research thesis – MSc, MA
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil) with coursework & research thesis
- Doctorate (Ph.D)
Eligibility
A general requirement for admission is a Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Letters,
Philosophy or Science or an acceptable equivalent from an approved University. An
academic standing of a minimum of second class lower division or a grade point average
of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) is required for admission to Masters degrees: a second
class upper division for MPhil: and an MPhil or Master’s degree with research thesis
in appropriate field and at least 60% (B+) weighted average in the Masters coursework
for admission to Doctorate degree.
How To Apply
Application for admission must be completed on the online forms supplied by the
University, which may be obtained from http://oaupgcollege.netque.com.ng.
When To Apply
Requests for application are advertised by the University about June every year.
Admission is conducted once (Harmattan semester) every year to the Humanity- based
disciplines and twice to the Sciences.
Admissions and Registration
A student is not officially registered for classes until the entire registration
procedure is completed each semester. A request for deferral of admission must be
made in writing within 3 months of admission and approved by senate on the recommendation
of the Postgraduate College Board.
Enrollment and Residency Requirement
Part- time academic enrollment is available at professional Master level and at
Doctoral level for those with good educational reasons for so doing. A graduate
student is expected to enroll for each regular academic semester (unless an official
leave of absence has been granted by the postgraduate Board) until all requirements
for an advanced degree have been completed.
Academic Supervision
Graduate work is supervised by at least one formally appointed graduate supervisor
in each academic unit with an advanced degree programme.
Academic Disqualification
A student may be disqualified by Senate as a result of any of the following:
- Non- registration for 2 or more consecutive semesters
- Unsatisfactory academic progress
- A weighted semester coursework average grade less than B (50%)
- Failure (grade less than 45%) in more than two courses in any semester
- Failure in any repeated course irrespective of weighted grade average
- Exceeding the duration or approved extended duration of study
- Concurrent enrollment for more than one postgraduate programme in the University
Financial Assistance to Students
Several types of financial assistance are available to outstanding students. These
include postgraduate fellowships, doctoral research grants and inducement allowance
to all academic members of staff undergoing postgraduate training.
Other Graduate Support Facilities On Campus
- University Library
- Central Science Laboratory
- The Health Center
- University Bokshop
- National Center for Technology Management (NACETEM)
- Center for Energy Research & Development (CERD)
- Regional Center for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS)
- African Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education.
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