Admission into Kwara State University Centre for Advanced Basic Studies' Programme for 2012/2013 Academic Session

Centre for Advanced Basic Studies (CABS) - Kwara State University, Malete

Admission into KWASU Centre for Advanced Basic Studies' Programme for 2012/2013 Academic Session

The Programme
KWASU Advanced Basic Studies Programme is designed to prepare candidates for DIRECT ENTRY ADMISSION to 200 level of KWASU regular degree programmes. To be eligible for the Direct Entry admission, candidates will equally be registered for Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) and for Cambridge Advanced LeveI Examinations.
The programme is meant to provide opportunities for candidates who are unable to gain admission into the regular degree programmes of any Nigerian University The following are the available Programmes:

Management and Social Sciences Programmes

CABS Programmes - Target Degree Programmes
i. Accounting
- BSc. Accounting

ii. Banking and Finance
- BSc. Banking & Finance

iii. Business Administration and Entrepreneurship
- B.Sc. Business Administration & Entrepreneurship
- B.Sc. Tourism and Hospitality Management
- B. Sc Enterprise Creation and Management.

iv. Business and industrial Relations
- B.Sc Industrial Relations BSc
- Political Science

v. Political Science and Public Administration
- BSc Political Science

vi. Economics
- BSc. Economics,
- B. Sc Economics and Development Studies

vii. Business Education and Management
- B.Sc. (Ed) Business and Vocational Education,
- B.Sc. (Ed) Physiology, Kinesiology and Health Education

viii. Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)
- BSc Visual & Performing Arts

ix. Mass Communication, Public Relations, Library and Information Science -
- B. Sc Mass Communication
- B. Sc Library and Information Science

Science and Engineering Programmes
CABS Programmes - Target Degree Programmes

i. Computer Science
- B.Sc. Computer Science

ii. Microbiology
- B.Sc, Microbiology

iii. Chemistry
- B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry
- BSc. Biochemistry
- BSc, Chemistry

iv. Plants and Environmental Biology
- BSc Plant Biology

v. Geology and Mineral Science
- B.Sc. Geology and Mineral Science

vi. Physics
- BSc Physics & Material Science

vii. Agricultural Economics and Extension
- B. Agric, B. Agric Science

vii. Engineering
- B. Engr. (Mechanical and Aerospace, Material Sciences and Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Food-Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Admission Requirements
Candidates seeking admission into KWASU Centre for Advanced Basic Studies Programmes (CABS) must possess five (5) ordinary level credit passes in relevant subjects including English Language. For candidates pursuing courses In Sciences, Engineering, Management and Social Sciences, they must have a credit pass in Mathematics obtained from any of WASC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB examinations at not more than two sittings.

Mode of Admission
Prospective candidates arc expected to apply online via www.kwasu.edu.ng and the form will be processed accordingly.
Alternatively, application form can be obtained from the Main Campus, Kwara State University, Malete.
Candidateswlll also be required to sit for a qualifying examination
Successful candidates will be informed online and through SMS messages.

Method of Application

• Visit our website- www.kwasu.edu.ng
• Click Payment and Identify your course
• Click Pay Online with your ATM Card
• It will take you to the Online Platform. Register and follow the link
• Identify the Advanced Basic Studies Form and pay Ten thousand Naira only (N10,000.00)
• Click pay and Insert your ATM Card Information
• Print a copy of the form you filled and bring it along with all photocopies of your credentials and Scratch Cards for all O'Level examinations taken on the qualifying examination date,

Date of Qualifying Examination
Saturday 10th November 2012

Venue and Time:
Main Auditorium, Kwara State University, Malete. BY 10.00 am Prompt

Commencement of Lectures
Monday, 19th November2012

Criteria for Advancement to 200 Level
For candidates to advance to 200 level, they must:

• Possess five O' Level credits in relevant subjects that ordinarily qualify them for admission through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
• Pass Interim joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) and or Cambridge Advanced Level Examinations
• score a minimum average of 3.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) or 60% in all the courses taken in the CABS programme.
• Obtain the Direct Entry Form from the joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and apply for Direct Entry admission.

Accommodation
Students will be fully accommodated in the University's Hostels, It is compulsory that students live in the hostels in order to enjoy a conducive environment for learning and achieve the lofty aim of being in the programme.

Closing Date For Submission of Application Forms
Friday, 10th November, 2012