Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following pre-degree courses in the Pre-Degree Programmes of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, for 2017/2018 Session.

The guidelines on Subject Combinations for Qualifying Examination and selection of Courses and Faculties are as follow:

AVAILABLE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS:
S/N OPTIONS SUBJECT COMBINATIONS
1. Agricultural Sciences 1. Agricultural Science/Chemistry/Physics/English Language
2. Biology/Chemistry/Physics/English Language
2. Arts 1. Government/ Literature in English/Christian Religious Studies; Islamic Studies
2. Economics/Government/ Literature in English
3. Biological Sciences 1. Biology/Chemistry/Physics
2. Agricultural Science/Chemistry/Physics
4. Education 1. Agricultural Science/Chemistry/Physics/English Language
2. Biology/ Chemistry/Physics/English Language
3. Government/Literature in English/CRS/IRS/English Language
4. Literature in English/CRS/IRS/English Language
5. Government/ Literature in English/Economic/English Lang
6. Chemistry/Physics/Geography/English Language
7. Mathematics/ Chemistry/Physics/English Language
8. Geography/ Chemistry/Physics/English Language
9. Economics/Mathematics/Geography/Government/English
10. Economics/Government/Geography/English Language
11. Economics/Government/Mathematics/English Language
12. Mathematics/Geography/Economics/English Language
5. Physical Sciences 1. Chemistry/Mathematics/Physics
2. Geography/Mathematics/Physics
6. Social Sciences 1. Economics/Government/Mathematics
2. Mathematics/Geography/Economics
3. Economics/Government/Geography

OBTAINABLE DEGREE PROGRAMMES UNDER EACH OPTION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

A. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(1) Agricultural Economics & Extension Services
(2) Crop Production, Horticulture and Landscaping
(3) Forestry & Wild Life
(4) Animal Production & Health Sciences
(5) Soil & Environmental Sciences
(6) Fisheries and Agriculture Management (FAM)
B. ARTS
(1) English
(2) French
(3) History and International Studies
(4) Law
(5) Philosophy
(6) Christian Religious Studies; Arabic & Islamic Studies
(7) Theatre and Media Arts
(8) Yoruba/Linguistics

C. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(1) Medicine
(2) Nursing
(3) Biochemistry
(4) Microbiology
(5) Plant Science and Biotechnology
(6) Zoology and Environmental Biology
(7) SLT Biotechnology

D. EDUCATION
(1) English Education (13) French Education
(2) History Education (14) Christian Religious Studies Education; Arabic & Islamic Studies Education
(3) Yoruba Education (15) Agricultural Education
(4) Biology Education (16) Chemistry Education
(5) Human Kinetics & Health Education (17) Computer Education
(6) Mathematics Education (18) Educational Technology
(7) Technical Education with the following Option: (19) Adult Education
(i) Building (ii) Metal Works (20) Education & Lib. Studies
(iii) Electrical/Electronic (iv) Integrated Science (21) Environmental Education
(8) Early Childhood Education (22) Economics Education
(9) Geography Education (23) Political Science Education
(10) Accounting Education (24) Business Education
(11) Educational Management (25) Guidance & Counselling
(12) Social Studies Education

E. PHYSICAL SCIENCES
(1) Chemistry
(2) Industrial Chemistry
(3) Civil Engineering
(4) Computer Science
(5) Computer Engineering
(6) Electrical & Electronics Engineering
(7) Geology
(8) Mathematics
(9) Mechanical Engineering
(10) Physics
(11) Statistics
(12) SLT with following Options:
(a) Physics/Electronics
(b) Geology

F. SOCIAL SCIENCES
(1) Accounting
(2) Banking & Finance
(3) Business Administration
(4) Entrepreneurship Studies
(5) Insurance
(6) Actuarial Science
(7) Cooperatives & Rural Development
(8) Marketing
(9) Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
(10) Criminology,
(11) Economics
(12) Environmental Management
(13) Geography & Planning Sciences
(14) Personnel Management
(15) Political Science
(16) Psychology
(17) Sociology
(18) Tourism & Hospitality Management

G. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants seeking admission into the Pre-Degree Programmes must possess a minimum of five ‘O’ level credit passes at not more than two sittings, including English Language:
(a) For all the Science-based courses, credit pass in Mathematics and three other science subjects are compulsory.
(b) For all Social Sciences-based courses, credit in Mathematics and at least two Social Science subjects are compulsory.
(c) For all Arts based courses, at least three Arts subjects are compulsory

H. QUALIFYING EXAMINATION:
A Qualifying Examination will be conducted to select eligible candidates for admission into the Programme.

I. METHOD OF APPLICATION/PAYMENT PROCEDURE
Applicants are to:
i. Pay the sum of eleven thousand naira (^11,000.00) by the usage of ATM card (Verve or Master Card)
ii. Log on Portal.eksu.ng
iii. Click on Pre-Degree Application
iv. Supply basic information requested
v. Click on inter switch logo for payment
vi. Enter the information requested for validation
vii. Fill the Application and submit after completion
viii. Print a copy of the form after submission
ix. Attach photocopies of all credentials to the printed copy of the form and submit at the Directorate of Pre-Degree Programmes ( Ifaki-Ekiti Campus of the University) for issuance of Qualifying Examination Permit.

J. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
a. Only candidates with examination permits issued by the Directorate will be allowed to write the Qualifying Examination
b. All candidates seeking admission into the Pre-Degree Programmes must note that admission into the various Programmes is not automatic
c. Pre-Degree Students are required to take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and obtain the National minimum UTME cut-off mark as may be fixed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
d. Only candidates who are successful in the internal Pre-degree Examinations conducted by the Directorate of Pre-Degree Programmes would be considered for admission into the 100 level of the full-time degree Programmes in the University.

K. CLOSE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM: Submission of duly completed application forms closes on Friday, 25th August, 2017.

L. DATE OF QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
The qualifying Examination will hold at the Ifaki-Ekiti Campus of the University on Monday, 28th August, 2017.