This article covers Umaru Musa Yar’adua University courses and the admission requirements to enroll in the Undergraduate programmes available at the institution.
The Umaru Musa Yar’adua University – popularly known as UMYU, was established in 2006.? The university (formerly Katsina State University) was established by the Katsina State Government out of the desire to improve access to higher education for its citizenry. The Higher institution was later named after the late President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar’adua before his demise.
Currently, the University can boast of?a total of 5 faculties, 36 departments and 136 academic programmes (undergraduate and postgraduate). It has a student population of 19,856 and the current serving?Vice-Chancellor is professor Idris Isah Funtua.
You can visit the UMYU official website here:?https://www.umyu.edu.ng/ ? to learn more about the disciplines you can study at this higher institution.
We would like to save your time by listing Umaru Musa Yar’adua University courses, admission requirements and the cut off points prospective candidates have to earn while passing JAMB examinations.
Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Courses & Requirements
Below is a full list of courses offered at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University as approved by the NUC and published on jamb.org.ng.
- Accounting
- Arabic Studies.
- Biochemistry.
- Biology.
- Business Administration.
- Chemistry.
- Computer Science.
- Economics.
- Education and Arabic.
- Education and Biology.
- Education and Chemistry.
- Education and Economics.
- Education and English Language.
- Education and Geography / Physics.
- Education and Hausa.
- Education and Islamic Studies.
- Education and Mathematics.
- Education and Physics.
- English Language.
- French.
- Geography.
- Hausa.
- History.
- Industrial Chemistry.
- Islamic Studies.
- Law.
- Mathematics.
- Medical Biochemistry.
- Microbiology.
- Physics.
- Political Science.
- Public Administration.
- Sociology
Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Admission Requirements
To study at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, you must possess the following requirements:
- The candidate must be over 16 years of age in the year of admission (Some student swear an affidavit just to increase their ages)
- Candidates must possess a minimum of 5 credit passes in relevant subjects which must include English Language and mathematics at GCE O?Level, WASCE, SSCE, NECO or approved equivalents at not more than 2 sittings.
- Candidates with Teachers Grade II (TC II) with passes at credit or merit levels in conjunction with credit passes in relevant subjects at GCE, WASCE, SSCE, NECO or approved equivalents may be considered. No subject may be counted at both TC II and GCE O/Level, WASCE, SSCE, NECO or approved equivalents.
- The candidate must make at least 180 pass mark in JAMB to qualify for internal screening.
The above is Umaru Musa Yar’adua University courses as approved by the NUC. If you are interested in enrolling at UMYU then you can begin the process right away.
More importantly, we now have a team of Course Advisers who are always available and willing to guide you with matters relating to your admission this year. You should take advantage of this rare opportunity as you are preparing for this year UTME Exams.
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