The management of the University Of Ibadan (UI) has published the admission requirements for its Department of Microbiology, covering the O’level subjects, the UTME combination, the university JAMB cut-off and the departmental screening mark.
One figure on this page stands out. The departmental cut-off is 250, fifty marks above the general university requirement of 200, which makes Microbiology one of the harder UI science departments to enter.
The O’level condition is also more specific than most. Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics are named alongside English Language, and Agricultural Science is expressly excluded from the subjects that may fill the remaining places.
Both points are set out in the department’s own wording below, along with the UTME combination and the two cut-off marks.
The admission requirements consist of O’level Subject combinations, JAMB UTME Subject combinations, and School and Departmental Cut-Off Marks.
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UI Department Of Microbiology Admission Requirements
O’level Subject Combinations
Candidates who wish to study Microbiology at the University Of Ibadan (UI) must possess Five‘O’ level subjects in one sitting or 6 ‘O’ level subjects in 2 sittings, including English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science subjects (excluding Agric Science).
The exclusion of Agricultural Science matters. Candidates who relied on it to complete a science combination at secondary school will need another subject, usually Physics, to satisfy this requirement.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following subjects in JAMB.
English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Geography, Mathematics.
Five subjects are named here while JAMB registration takes four papers. The department has not stated which are optional, so confirm the combination with the JAMB brochure or with UI before registering.
UI JAMB Cut-Off Mark
Generally, For any candidate to be admitted into the University Of Ibadan (UI) for any course, the candidate must score 200 and above in jamb. That is to say that the University Of Ibadan (UI) JAMB Cut-Off mark is 200.
This is the university wide floor for consideration. For Microbiology it is only the first of two thresholds, and the second one is higher.
UI Department Of Microbiology Departmental Cut-Off Mark
The UI Department of Microbiology Departmental Cut Off Mark is 250. That is to say that, Candidates who seek admission to the University Of Ibadan (UI) Department of Microbiology must score 250 and above in the school UTME Screening exercise.
250 in the screening exercise is a demanding target. A candidate who clears the university JAMB mark comfortably can still fall well short of the departmental figure.
Why UI Microbiology Sets Its Bar at 250
The gap between 200 and 250 is the whole story of this application. The university lets you through at 200, and the department then asks for fifty marks more in its own screening exercise.
On subjects, make sure Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics are all credited at O’level alongside English Language, and remember that Agricultural Science will not count towards the remainder.
Verify the UTME combination and both cut-off marks with UI before you register, since these figures are reviewed between admission cycles.