General Requirements For Postgraduate Studies In ABU – Ahmadu Bello University

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING HIGHER DEGREE STUDIES:

1. After registration, every full-time candidate for the degree of Master shall pursue his/her studies and/or research for not less than eighteen (18) calendar months and not more than twenty-four (24) calendar months before being examined for the degree.
2. After registration every full-time candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy shall pursue his/her course work and/or research for not less than twenty-four (24) calendar months not more than thirty-Six (36) calendar months before being examined. After registration, each part-time candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy shall pursue the programme for not less than thirty-six (36) calendar months and not more than sixty (60) calendar months for the degree.
3. After registration, every full-time candidate for the M. Phil shall pursue his/her studies and/or research for not less than twelve (12) calendar months and not more than Eighteen (18) calendar months before being examined for the degree.
4. After registration, every Postgraduate Diploma candidate shall pursue his/her studies and/or research for not less than Twelve (12) calendar months and not more than Eighteen (18) calendar months before being examined for the degree.

General Admission Requirements

1. A candidate for Postgraduate studies must have met the normal undergraduate requirements for the corresponding undergraduate programme as stipulated by JAMB. Where not determined by JAMB, at least five relevant O’ level credits or a combination of relevant O’ level credits and A ‘level qualifications such as IJMB, HND, HSC, NCE, etc would be required. In all cases these must include a credit in O’ level English Language.
2. A holder of Pass Degree OR HND (less than Lower Credit) is not qualified for any Postgraduate programme in ABU.
3. Candidates with 3rd class Degrees can, in some cases, be admitted, provided they possess additional relevant qualifications and/or post-graduation work experience (at least 5 years) acceptable to the University.
4. Candidates applying for a PhD programme must hold a Master degree or M.Phil. with a research thesis component (not project). Candidates with a CGPA score of less than 3.5 are not eligible for PhD admission.
5. Applicants for PhD programmes are expected to attach a research proposal of not more than 2 pages.
6. Transcript: Candidates should request their former Universities or Institutions, to send their academic transcripts to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, ABU Zaria otherwise their application may not be processed. In addition to the general admission requirements, several postgraduate programmes have additional requirements and, in some cases, candidates are required to write and pass an entrance examination. The admission requirements for the various programmes is presented below.