Complete List of courses offered in ATBU and Admission requirements for UTME/Direct Entry candidates

The general entry rules at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (ATBU) apply across every one of the undergraduate courses listed on this page, and they include two conditions candidates frequently miss.

The first is the two sitting limit on O’Level results. The second is the Mathematics credit, which ATBU requires for all science based courses regardless of which department a candidate applies to.

The general entry requirements come first, followed by the full list of undergraduate first-degree courses that ATBU invites applications for.

ATBU Admission Requirements

The general entry requirements for both UTME and Direct Entry candidates to first-degree programs are as follows.

• Candidates who chose Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University as their choice of institution during the UTME/Direct Entry Registration
•  UTME Candidates Candidate must have a minimum of 180 in the JAMB Examination
• Candidates for the UTME must have earned at least five O’ level credits in relevant disciplines, including English and mathematics, at the GCE O’Level, WASCE, SSCE, NECO, or recognized equivalents in no more than two sittings.
• The Direct Entry Candidate needs to have At least five (5) subjects must have been passed in no more than two sittings, with at least two of those subjects having to be at the principal/advanced level of the G.C.E. and the remaining three having to be at the credit level of the SSC/GCE O/Level; no subject may be counted at both the Ordinary and Advanced Levels.
• Both UTME and Direct Entry candidates should note that Credit in Mathematics is for all Science Based Courses.
•  Candidate must be at least 16 years of age.

List of Available Courses Offered by ATBU 

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) invites applications from suitably qualified UTME and Direct Entry candidates for consideration for admission into the listed Undergraduate first-degree courses.

1. ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY
2.  AGRIC-ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION
3.  AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
4.  AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
5.  AGRICULTURE
6.  ANIMAL PRODUCTION
7.  APPLIED GEOLOGY
8.  APPLIED BOTANY
9.  APPLIED ECOLOGY
10.  APPLIED ZOOLOGY
11.  ARCHITECTURE
12.  AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
13.  AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
14.  BANKING AND FINANCE
15.  BIOCHEMISTRY
16.  BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
17.  BUILDING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
18.  BUSINESS EDUCATION
19.  BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
20.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
21.  CHEMISTRY
22.  CIVIL ENGINEERING
23.  COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
24.  COMPUTER SCIENCE
25.  CROP PRODUCTION
26.  ECOLOGY
27.  EDUCATION AND BIOLOGY
28.  EDUCATION AND CHEMISTRY
29.  EDUCATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
30.  EDUCATION AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE
31.  EDUCATION AND MATHEMATICS
32.  EDUCATION AND PHYSICS
33.  EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
34.  ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS EDUCATION
35.  ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
36.  ESTATE MANAGEMENT
37.  GEOPHYSICS
38.  INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
39.  INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
40.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
41.  LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
42.  MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
43.  MATHEMATICS
44.  MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
45.  MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
46.  MECHATRONICS AND SYSTEM ENGINEERING
47.  MEDICINE AND SURGERY
48.  METALWORK TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
49.  PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
50.  PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
51.  PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS
52.  QUANTITY SURVEYING
53.  SECRETARIAL EDUCATION
54.  STATISTICS
55.  SURVEYING AND GEO-INFORMATICS
56.  URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
57.  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
58.  WOODWORK TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
59.  WOODWORK/EDUCATION

NOTE: Please Don’t forget to check; we will keep you updated on new programs.

The ATBU Rules That Apply Across Every Course on This List

UTME candidates need a minimum of 180 in JAMB and at least five O’Level credits in relevant subjects including English and Mathematics, taken at no more than two sittings.

Direct Entry candidates need five subjects across no more than two sittings, with at least two at principal or advanced level and the remaining three at credit level. No subject may be counted at both levels.

Both routes require candidates to have chosen ATBU as their institution at registration, and to be at least sixteen years of age. A Mathematics credit applies to all science based courses.

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