General NCE Requirements

  • A senior secondary school certificate (SSC), WAEC, NECO or GCE ‘O’ Level, NABTEB and any other equivalent with Four (4) credits at one or two sittings. Two of the credits must be relevant to the course you wish to offer. Credits in English and/or Mathematics may be required in some courses.
  • A Grade II Teacher Certificate (TC II) with credit or merit in five subjects, two of which must be relevant to the course you wish to offer. Credit/merit in English Language and/or Mathematics may be required in some courses.
  • Successful candidates in the Pre-NCE final examinations who in addition to taking and succeeding in a selection examination organized by an accredited matriculation body would also be qualified for admission.
    For Pre-NCE only 3 credits & 2 passes.
  • All candidates wishing to be considered for admission must write and pass the selection examination organized by an accredited body such as JAMB at a satisfactory grade score level.
  • It should be noted that some schools and the college may, in addition to all of the above, administer their own tests and/or interviews for some courses.

Additional Admission Requirements

Department of Social Sciences
Christian Religious Knowledge (CRS)

Without prejudice to the general admission requirements, candidates with relevant diploma from the seminaries or Certificate in Theology from recognized institutions may be considered for admission after clearance from the Commission.

Department of Sciences
Biology (BIO)

Pre-NCE candidates should have a minimum of 2.0 GPA before transiting to read Biology at NCE level

Department of Sciences
Integrated Science (SINGLE MAJOR: NCE)

Candidates wishing to study Integrated Science at NCE level must satisfy the general admission requirements. For candidates with Senior Secondary School Certificate or GCE ‘O’ Level, the credit pass must be from any two of the following groups:
a) Biology
b) Physics
c) Chemistry
d) General Science/Integrated Science
For candidates with Grade II Certificate, the credit or merit passes must be from any two of the following groups:
a) Biology
b) Physics
c) Chemistry
d) General Science/Integrated Science