Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Courses & Requirements

If you are searching for Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Courses & admission Requirements for 2025/2026 academic session or making inquiries for future purposes to enable you to make a decision about your enrolment for ND or HND program at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Osurua, also to know if the course you have chosen to study is fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) keep reading this article.

Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua popularly known as AKWAPOLY, a state-owned tertiary educational institution located at Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. The school was established in 1991 to inherit the facilities of the former campus of the University of Cross River State which is now University of Uyo.

The Polytechnic is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to run academic programme and to issue certificates for programs at the National Diploma, Higher National Diploma, Certificates courses and professional Diploma level.

Below is the full list of courses offered at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua as also approved by National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and published by the JAMB on their website jamb.gov.ng

Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Courses & Requirements

The School web portal http://akwaibompoly.edu.ng will give concise details about the various courses even as listed below;

NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) COURSES:

In no particular order, the list of courses approved and currently run by Federal Polytechnic Ukana which also have full accreditation from the NBTE are listed below

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical/elctronic Engineering

Urban and Regional Planning

Quantity Surveying

Surveying/Geo Informatics

Estate Management

Building Technology

Architecture

Mass Communication

General Studies

Arts and Design

Legal Studies

Public Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Office Technology and Management

Business Administration

Accountancy

Biology

Microbiology

Physics/Electronics

Bio-Chemistry

Chemistry

Science Technology

Statistics

Hotel and Catering Management

Computer Science

Entry Requirements for ND candidates

To study at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua, the following requirements must be fully met;

• Prospective candidates must score UTME/JAMB cut-off mark of at least 120 in the examination are eligible to take part in the admission for the programmes listed above.
• Candidates are admitted into National Diploma programme either through the pre-ND programme or directly through JAMB.
• In either case, candidates must obtain the required number of credit passes or aggregate and must satisfy the minimum entry requirement for the programme
• Candidates must possess a minimum of have (5) O/L Credit Passes in WASC, SSCE, NECO and GCE at not more than two sitting.
• He/She must have compulsory credit passes in English Language and Mathematics in SSCE to be qualified for admission.

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) COURSES:

School of Applied Sciences

Computer Science
Hotel and Catering Management
science Technology
Statistics

School of Business Management

Accountancy
Business Administration
Office Technology & Management
Marketing
Banking and Finance
Public Administration
Legal Studies

School of Communications Arts

Arts and Design
General Studies
Mass Communication

School of Engineering Technology

Civil Engineering
Electrical/ Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

School of Environmental Studies

Architecture
Building Technology
Estate Managements
Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Quantity Surveying
Urban and regional planning

Entry Requirements for HND Candidates

For a candidate to be considered for admission in the institution, and to run any Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua Courses, at HND level, the following basic requirements must be met;

In addition to National Diploma requirements,

• A prospective candidate for Higher National Diploma must possess at least a lower credit (CGPA) of 2.50 in National Diploma in relevant ND Programme.
• Applicant for the admission into Higher National Diploma programme must possess a National Diploma in the same programme with at least lower credit pass from Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic or any other Polytechnic with accreditation in the relevant programme of study and with at least, one year post-ND relevant industrial training experience.
• In addition to the above, a candidate must meet the admission requirement for the ND programme of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic.
• In exceptional cases, candidates with pass grade and a minimum of two years post qualification experience in the specified field may be considered for admission.
• A minimum of twelve (12) months of supervised industrial experience,
• Must possess 5 credit passes in relevant O-Level subjects in not more than two sittings.
• A transcript is required for admission into all HND programs in the institution especially prospective candidates from other institutions.

The above are Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua courses approved and currently being offered by the institution.

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