The undergraduate program in microbiology is a four-year program for UMTE candidates and a three-year program for Direct Entry candidates designed to teach students microbiology techniques and provide a fundamental understanding of the principles of virology, bacteriology, and mycology as well as how these disciplines relate to one another.
This article will help all Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) aspirants know their O’Level subjects and UTME Subjects combination to study Microbiology. And it will also enable them to gain admission into the school without difficulty.
All five O’level credits are named here, with nothing optional. English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics have to be in place before any other part of the application matters.
Direct entry is more flexible, accepting Botany or Zoology in place of Biology and allowing either Chemistry or Physics as the second subject.
An ND at upper credit level is also recognised, though it sits alongside the O’level conditions rather than replacing them.
To avoid mistakes, all aspirants should read the subject combination for both O’Level and UTME carefully.
Entry Requirements
1. Students hoping to study for a B. Sc. Degree in Microbiology must satisfy the University and Faculty of Natural Sciences admission requirements.
They must have a minimum of Five Credits at the Ordinary Level (SSCE, NECO) at a single sitting or six credits at not more than two sittings. The credits must include English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Those five named subjects fill the single sitting requirement exactly. Candidates whose results come from two sittings need a sixth credit on top of them, and that subject is not specified.
2. Direct Entry candidates must have “A” level passes in Biology/Botany/Zoology and Chemistry or Physics.
At the same time, ND candidates with at least Upper Credit in relevant areas in addition to the requirements in (1) above may also be admitted.
Note the phrase in addition to the requirements in (1) above. The diploma route does not remove the O’level conditions, so both have to be satisfied together.
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About the Programme
To meet the manpower requirements of community laboratories, medical and paramedical institutions, and higher education institutions, Microbiology students will be exposed to pure and applied microbiology courses.
The program offers practical solutions to the issues and demands of developing nations, especially Nigeria, by fusing theoretical ideas with them.
It also provides enough depth to enable promising graduates to pursue post-graduate study in microbiology and related fields and inspire them to work hard and start their own businesses.
Five Named Credits for ACU Microbiology
The O’level list decides this application. English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics are all required as credits, and no substitution is offered for any of them.
Candidates whose results are spread across two sittings need six credits rather than five, so count your sittings before you count your subjects.
Holders of A level passes or an upper credit ND should read the direct entry conditions closely, since they shorten the degree from four years to three.