• For ALL Candidates
1. All candidates must complete the online Application Form of the University on this portal. No admission into the University's Postgraduate and/or Remedial Programmes is valid without duly applying through this portal.


2. In all cases, Kaduna State University Management is under no obligation to enter into correspondence on its decision with any candidate.


3. All admissions are provsional, and Candidates offered such provisional admissions shall be required to present originals of their credentials at the point of registration.


• Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) Programmes
1. All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.


2. For postgraduate diplomas (PGD), candidates must have a relevant Bachelor degree from a recognized university not lower than Third Class; or


3. Bachelor degree with at least Second Class Lower Division in area not related to the field applying for may be considered.


4. Higher National Diploma (HND) with a minimum of merit in related field of study from a Polytechnic or any recognized Institution can apply.


• Academic Masters Degree (MSc) Programmes
1. All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.


2. Possesion of a first degree of Kaduna State University or any recognized University in the relevant field with minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2).


3. A Candidate with a Postgraduate Diploma with a CGPA of not less than 3.50.


• Professional Masters Degree Programmes
1. All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.


2. Possesion of a first degree of Kaduna State University or any recognized University in the relevant field with minimum of Second Class Honours may be considered.


3. A candidate with a Third Class Degree or HND and a Postgraduate Diploma from Kaduna State University or any recognized institution with a CGPA of not less than 3.50.


• Doctor of Philosophy Programmes
1. All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.


2. Possesion of a first degree of Kaduna State University or any recognized University in the relevant field with minimum of Second Class Honours may be considered.


3. Masters Degree of Kaduna State University or any recognized university in the proposed field of study with minimum CGPA of 3.50. Click here to register


• College of Basic & Remedial Studies Programmes
The Kaduna State University College of Basic and Remedial Studies has two campuses located in Kaduna and Kafanchan. Entry requirements for the basic and remedial programmes respectively are as follows:


• Basic Studies Programmes
1. Candidates for this programme must possess not less than five (5) O-Level credits which must include English Language and Mathematics.


2. The other three credits for the SCIENCE programme should be in the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Geography.


3. For the HUMANITIES programme, the other three credits should be in Economics, Government/History, Literature in English, Biology, and/or Geography.


4. The five credits above must be obtained in not more than two (2) sittings.


5. Candidates must register for this year's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with relevant subject combinations and must obtain the minimum pass mark approved by the Federal Government.


• Remedial Studies Programmes
1. Candidates for the SCIENCE Remedial Programme must possess a minimum of three (3) O-Level credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography.


2. Candidates for the HUMANITIES Remedial Programme must possess a minimum of three (3) O-Level credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government/History, Literature in English, Biology and Geography.


3. Candidates admitted for the Remedial Studies Programme are expected to register and pass the SSCE or NECO in the subjects they are deficient in.


4. Candidates will not be allowed to register for subjects that have not been attempted at O-Levels.


• Preliminary Programmes
1. Preliminary Studies (French): Candidates must posses at least 5 O-Level credits in SSCE or NECO in Arts subjects including English Language. The 5 credits must be obtained at not more than two sittings.


2. Preliminary Studies (Arabic): Candidates must posses at least 5 O-Level credits in SSCE or NECO in Arts subjects including English Language. The 5 credits must be obtained in not more than two sittings.



In addition to the requirements above, all prospective candidates for Preliminary Programmes are required to register and pass the 2016/2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

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