University of Nigeria, Nsukka is one of the best universities in Nigeria right now. This is so because it is one of the oldest universities founded in the country and the recent university authorities have not relented in areas of extensive research, infrastructure, quality teaching content, character moulding, and other factors.
Well, University of Nigeria was founded in 1955 but officially started on 7th October, 1960. It was one of the universities founded to help close of the deficient economic growth of the country at the time.
The University has 3 major campuses – Nsukka (its first original campus), Enugu and Ituku Ozalla (location of its teaching hospital). It is one of the elite universities in Nigeria.
University of Nigeria, Nsukka was the first indigenous university in Nigeria because University of Ibadan (which was the first high institution in the country) was still awarding London degrees at the time, and University of Nigeria started with the enrollment of 220 students (but boasts of over 36,000 now) and 13 members of academic staff.
UNN (University of Nigeria, Nsukka) as it is fondly called became the first Nigerian university to ever graduate and award Nigerian degrees. Just like other schools in Nigeria, the day-to-day affair of the University is overseen by the Vice Chancellor of the School while the Chancellor is the official head of the school.
The Chancellor of the School is Alhaji Shehu Idris and the Vice Chancellor is Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba. Male students of the University are known as lions while the females are called lioness. The motto is to restore the dignity of man.
UNN Accreditation Status
University of Nigeria is one of the highly rated schools in Nigeria as such it has been accredited by Nigerian Government since 1960. In January 2015, after a visit to the University by a team from National University Commission lead by Professor Moses Ajewole, they gave University of Nigeria a pass mark accreditation.
The team announced that they were in the school to ensure that the new courses introduced by the University is accessible to the students as there were some disturbing reports they received in their office which necessitated their on-the-spot assessment of the school.
After touring some faculties in the school, the team was impressed and gave the school a pass mark. The team lasted visited the school in 2009. Notice that National University Commission (NUC) is a Nigerian government’s commission saddled with the responsibility of setting standards in Nigeria high institutions.
UNN Location
University of Nigeria:
Nsukka 410001, Enugu,
Nigeria.
Portal: www.unn.edu.ng
UNN Undergraduate Courses
Listed below is the alphabetical arrangement of the courses offered at University of Nigeria at undergraduate level:
- ACCOUNTING
- ADULT EDUCATION
- AGRIC EXTENSION SERVICE
- AGRICULTURAL AND BIORESOURCES ENGINEERING
- AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
- AGRICULTURE
- ANIMAL SCIENCE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ARCHITECTURE
- ARTS COMBINED HONOURS
- BA SINGLE AND COMBINED HONS IN MODERN LANGUAGES
- BANKING AND FINANCE
- BIOCHEMISTRY
- BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- BOTANY
- BUSINESS EDUCATION
- BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
- CIVIL ENGINEERING
- COMPUTER WITH STATISTICS
- COMPUTER EDUCATION
- COMPUTER SCIENCE
- CREATIVE ARTS
- CROP SCIENCE
- DENTISTRY AND DENTAL SURGERY
- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- ECONOMICS
- EDUCATION AND BIOLOGY
- EDUCATION AND CHEMISTRY
- EDUCATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
- EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
- EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- EDUCATION AND FRENCH
- EDUCATION AND GEOGRAPHY
- EDUCATION AND HISTORY
- EDUCATION AND IGBO
- EDUCATION AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE
- EDUCATION AND MATHEMATICS
- EDUCATION AND MUSIC
- EDUCATION AND PHYSICS
- EDUCATION AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
- EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
- EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
- EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
- EDUCATION AND SOCIAL STUDIES
- EDUCATION ARTS
- EDUCATION FINE AND APPLIED ARTS
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
- ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT
- FINE ARTS/FINE AND APPLIED ARTS
- FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- FRENCH
- FRENCH WITH GERMAN/ RUSSIAN
- GEOLOGY
- GERMAN
- GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
- HEALTH EDUCATION
- HISTORY
- HOME ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION
- HOME SCIENCE
- HUMAN ANATOMY
- HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
- INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION
- LAW
- LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
- LINGUISTICS
- LINGUISTICS IGBO AND OTHER AFRICAN LANGUAGES
- MARKETING
- MASS COMMUNICATION
- MATHEMATICS
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
- MEDICAL REHABILITATION
- MEDICINE AND SURGERY
- METALLURGICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING
- MICROBIOLOGY
- MUSIC
- NURSING/NURSING SCEINCE
- NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
- PHARMACY
- PHILOSOPHY
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- PHYSICS
- PHYSICS/ASTROLOGY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- PRIMARY EDUCATION STUDIES
- PSYCHOLOGY
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVT
- PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
- PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
- RADIOGRAPHY
- RELIGIOUS STUDIES
- RUSSIAN
- SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
- SOCIAL WORK
- SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPLOGY
- SOIL SCIENCE
- SPECIAL EDUCATION
- STATISTICS
- SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
- SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
- THEATRE AND FILM STUDIES
- URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
- VETERINARY MEDICINE
- ZOOLOGY
UNN Hostels and Fees
The University provides hostel accommodation at a fee for both new and returning students. The fees for these hostels are charged in accommodation tuition and are subject to change.
Always check the portal of the University on www.unn.edu.ng for the Official Release on fees to be paid in your session because, like I said earlier, they are not fixed as they are subject to change.
UNN Ranking
University of Nigeria always comes amongst the top whenever Universities in Nigeria are ranked despite the parameters used. This is apparently the case because the school authority has steadily made efforts since inception to improve the course content, research, student affairs, reward of excellence, staff welfare, infrastructure, and a transparent system.
For example in July 2015, according to Journals Consortiums, University of Nigeria was 2nd Best University in Nigeria as well as 13th Best University in Africa after about 1,447 universities were compared by the Consortium.
The high rank of UNN has made it one of the highest sought-after schools in Nigeria.
UNN Postgraduate Courses
If you wish to further your education at UNN, there are basic requirements you must meet. These requirements include: 5 Credits in O’ Level, and must have completed your compulsory NYSC.
UNN offers Post Graduate Courses in Graduate Diploma, Masters’ Degree (M.Sc.), and up to Doctor of Philosophy or Doctorate Degree (Ph.D).
Interested candidates who are eligible to do Diploma must have Upper Credit in HND. Candidates with qualifications like ACCA, ACMA, ICAN and AIB may be considered for a Diploma Program. They must also have 5 credits at O’ Level including English and Mathematics.
Furthermore for Master’s degree, candidates must have good Second Class Honors Degree from a recognized university with 5 O’ Level Credits (English and Mathematics inclusive). Candidates who hold other qualifications apart from the one above will be subject to review of the School Senate before admission is considered.
Finally for Ph.D, candidates must have a minimum of 3.5 CGPA from Master’s Degree and must have demonstrated evidence of completed academic research.
If you meet these requirements, you can check the University portal for sales of postgraduate entry forms and later proceed to the school for further application.
UNN Grading System
At UNN, Grading System is done on a scale of 5 just like that of every other university in Nigeria. The rundown is shown below:
First Class Division: (100 – 70 with 5.00 – 4.50 CGPA)
Second Class Upper Division: (69 – 60 with 4.49 – 3.50 CGPA)
Second Class Lower Division: (49 – 45 with 3.49 – 2.40 CGPA)
Third Class Division: (49 – 45 with 2.39 – 1.50)
These grades determine what students graduate with after studying for a stipulated duration of his/her course. First class graduates are often retained in the school.
UNN Admission Requirement
Admission requirement of UNN is at least 5 Credits (including English and Mathematics) in NOT more than two sittings from O’ Level.
Even though this condition is the basic for all departments, other rules may apply from one department to another. All candidates MUST score at least 200 and above in JAMB (though this score is subject to change depending on student population and JAMB guidelines).
The cut-off score required to gain admission to study the course of your choice at University of Nigeria varies from faculty to faculty. All prospective candidates must apply for Post UTME by visiting their portal on www.unn.edu.ng as well as check your result there.
Both operations are done using the PIN from your scratch cards purchased at designated banks announced by the school. Also, UNN Direct Entry candidates take exams before they are considered for admission. Only students who made the school their first choice at JAMB are allowed to take Post UTME.
UNN Duration of Studies
University of Nigeria uses the standard of 6-3-3-4 system of education in Nigeria, which means undergraduates spend at least 4 years doing a program in the University.
Also, all other courses offered at University of Nigeria follow this schedule of 4 years (where a student does not have an extra semester), but there are variations in courses like Law, Engineering (which requires 5 years), and Medicine and Surgery (6/7 depending on school calendar).
UNN Transcripts
As part of continued efforts to serve alumni of the University better, University of Nigeria has designed an electronic platform where they can place order for transcripts through their portal on alumni.unn.edu.ng/web/guest/itranscript.
This method of requesting for transcript is known as iTranscript application. It enables all ordered transcripts to be sent electronically to the schools were they are needed. This way, alumni don’t have to visit the school and queue for their transcript as this makes the process of transcript application a lot easier and convenient for alumni of the school.
When you open the page, click on Continue and all the required information (like school where it is needed, full address of its school, ZIP, country and continent for foreign schools) will be inputted on the portal. All payments must be made online. Note that as soon as your transcript is picked up by your courier of choice, the tracking number of your transcript will be sent to you.
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