Rivers State Polytechnic Courses & Requirements

The information you are looking for is Rivers State Polytechnic courses & 2024/2025 admission requirements; well you will find all you need right in this article, we have carefully prepared this article as a guide to help you select appropriate course of study as well as the admission requirements the courses you will find here are fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE).

If you intend to enrol at the institution for National Diploma, Higher National Diploma or professional certificate programme respectively, check the listed courses in this article first so you would not select a course that is not accredited.

Rivers State Polytechnic is popularly known as? RIVPOLY, the institution was recently renamed as Kenule Beeson Saro-wiwa Polytechnic, the School is a State-Government owned tertiary institution located at Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria. The famous institution was established in 1988.

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) gave the Polytechnic a full accreditation to issue certificates by merit to qualified graduates who have fully completed their course of study at the National Diploma, Higher National Diploma, and professional Diploma levels respectively.

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

Rivers State Polytechnic Courses & Requirements

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

NATIONAL DIPLOMA Courses

• Urban and Regional Planning
• Surveying and Geoinformatics
• Statistics
• Science Laboratory Science
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Mass Communication
• Marketing
• Insurance
• Estate Management and Valuation
• Electrical/Electronics Engineering
• Computer Science
• Accountancy
• Chemical Engineering Technology
• Business Administration and Management
• Banking and Finance
• Architectural Technology

Entry Requirements for National Diploma Candidates

To study at Rivers State Polytechnic, A prospective candidate is required to fulfil the following conditions;

Prospective candidates must score UTME/JAMB cut-off mark of at least 150 in the examination are eligible to take part in the admission for the programmes listed above.

Candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) O/L Credit Passes in WASC, SSCE, NECO and GCE at not more than two sittings.

He/She must have compulsory credit passes in English Language and Mathematics in SSCE to be qualified for admission.

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA Courses

Below is the outline of Rivers state polytechnic courses available at the institution, at HND level, the list is prepared according to the various schools available;

1. School of Applied Sciences:

(i) Computer Science
(ii) Science Laboratory Technology
Science Laboratory Technology HND options

• Biology/Microbiology
• Chemistry/Biochemistry
• Physics/Electronics

(iii) Statistics

2. School of Engineering:

(i) Civil Engineering

(ii) Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Electrical/Electronic Engineering -HND Options

• Telecommunication and Electronics
• Power and Machine

Mechanical Engineering -HND options

• Manufacturing
• Power plant

3. School of Environmental Technology
(i) Estate Management

4. School of Management Sciences:

(i) Accountancy
(ii) Banking and Finance
(iii) Business Administration & Management
(iv) Marketing
(v) Office Technology and Management
(vi) Insurance(vii) Mass Communication

Entry Requirements for HND Candidates

For a candidate to be considered for admission in the institution, and to run any Rivers State Polytechnic Courses, at HND level, He/ She must satisfy the following basic requirements;

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
• 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 is Rivers State Polytechnic Courses approved and currently being offered by the institution, interested candidates can now start processing their admission into this premier institution.

Our team of course advisers can equally assist and guide you towards making appropriate choices, regarding your admission this academic year, even as you prepare for your UTME examination, they are available at all times and their services are absolutely free, This opportunity is rare, we, therefore, urge you to take advantage of it.

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