FUGASHUA UTME Preparatory Admission Form Is Out For 2016/17

 

Federal University, Gashua, FUGASHUA UTME Preparatory Programme (UPP)  admission application form for the 2016/2017 academic session is now on sale.

Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for the newly introduced UTME Preparatory Programme (UPP) of the Federal University, Gashua (FUGASHUA) for the 2016/2017 academic session.

Federal University Gashua UPP Structure.

The UTME Preparatory Programme would run for two terms;
First Term: UTME Coaching (23 weeks)
Second Term: Preparatory Programme (24 weeks)
The Programme is designed for candidates from catchment areas of the university.

FUGASHUA UTME Preparatory – Admission Requirements & Subjects.

Candidates aspiring to gain admission into the UPP must obtain at least five (5) credits (including English Language and Mathematics) at not more than two sittings in General Certificate of Education (GCE) O’Level, West African School Certificate or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) or National Examination Council (NECO) and/or NABTEB.
Subjects of the UTME Preparatory programme
Available subjects in the programme are:
1. Agriculture
2. History
3. Biology
4. Home Economics
5. Chemistry
6. Islamic Studies
7. Commerce
8. Literature in English
9. Economics
10. Mathematics
11. Use of English
12. Principles of Accounts
13. Geography
14. Physics
15. Government

FUGASHUA UTME Preparatory Other Details.

First Term: UTME Coaching
Four UTME subjects including Use of English will be taught. There will be a comprehensive UTME coaching which will be followed by UTME mock examination before the final UTME examination. Students who fail to score the cut-off points in the final UTME examination will be asked to withdraw from the programme before the commencement of second term.
Second Term: Preparatory Programme
The preparatory programme is designed to expose successful students in the UTME examination to basic knowledge and skills they will require to pursue and tackle the challenges in their various degree programmes.
Five subjects including English, Mathematics and the other three registered UTME subjects will be taught. The assessment will be 40% continuous assessment and 60% examination. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the five subjects will be computed.
Minimum Requirements for Admission into Federal University, Gashua
Admission into Federal University, Gashua, is automatic provided a student successfully completes the UTME Preparatory Programme as follows:

1. Obtains the required UTME score and has also chosen Federal University Gashua as first choice in UTME application.
2. Obtains a minimum of 2.0 CGPA from the 5 subjects taken in the second term. Successful UPP Students will be given more priority than Direct Entry candidates.

Subject Combinations
The subject combinations listed below provide varieties within the scope of the UTME from which students can select to satisfy the entry requirements of their chosen degree programmes.
All students register for four UTME subjects including Use of English
A) ARTS
UPR 1: Literature in English and any two of Economics, Geography, Govemment,_History and Islamic Studies.

Code	Combination
UPR 101	Literature in English, Economics, History
UPR 102	Literature in English, Geography, History
UPR 103	Literature in English, Geography, Islamic Studies
UPR 104	Literature in English, Government, History
UPR 105	Literature in English, Government, Islamic Studies
UPR 106	Literature in English, History, Islamic Studies

UPR 2: History and any two of Geography, Government, Islamic Studies, Commerce, Economics and Principles of Accounts.

Code	Combination
UPR 201	History, Geography, Islamic Studies
UPR 202	History, Government, Islamic Studies
UPR 203	History, Commerce, Economics
UPR 204	History, Commerce, Geography
UPR 205	History, Commerce, Principles of Accounts
UPR 206	History, Economics, Geography
UPR 207	History, Economics, Principles of Accounts

UPR 3: Government and any two of commerce, Economics, Geography and Principles of Accounts

Code	Combination
UPR 301	Government, Commerce, Economics
UPR 302	Government, Commerce, Geography
UPR 303	Government, Commerce, Principles of Accounts
UPR 304	Government, Economics, Geography
UPR 305	Government, Economics, Principles of Accounts

UPR 4: Economics, Mathematics with any of Geography, History, Literature in English, Commerce, Government and Principles of Accounts.

Code	Combination
UPR 401	Economics, Mathematics, Commerce
UPR 402	Economics, Mathematics, Geography
UPR 403	Economics, Mathematics, Government
UPR 404	Economics, Mathematics, History
UPR 405	Economics, Mathematics, Literature in English
UPR 406	Economics, Mathematics, Principles of Accounts

UPR 5: Geography, Economics with any of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.

Code	Combination
UPR 501	Geography, Economics, Biology
UPR 502	Geography, Economics, Chemistry
UPR 503	Geography, Economics, Mathematics
UPR 504	Geography, Economics, Physics

B) SCIENCE
UPS 1: Any three of the following Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics

Code	Combination
UPS 101	Biology, Chemistry, Physics
UPS 102	Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
UPS 103	Biology, Mathematics, Physics
UPS 104	Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
UPS 105	Biology, Chemistry, Economics

UPS 2: Mathematics, Physics with any of Agriculture, Economics and Geography

Code	Combination
UPS 201	Mathematics, Physics, Agriculture
UPS 202	Mathematics, Physics, Economics
UPS 203	Mathematics, Physics, Geography

UPS 3: Chemistry, Agriculture with any of Economics, Geography, Mathematics and Physics

Code	Combination
UPS 301	Chemistry, Agriculture, Economics
UPS 302	Chemistry, Agriculture, Geography
UPS 303	Chemistry, Agriculture, Mathematics
UPS 304	Chemistry, Agriculture, Physics

UPS 4: Geography, Biology with any of Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics

Code	Combination
UPS 401	Geography, Biology, Agriculture
UPS 402	Geography, Biology, Economics
UPS 403	Geography, Biology, Chemistry
UPS 404	Geography, Biology, Mathematics
UPS 405	Geography, Biology, Physics

UPS 5: Geography, Chemistry with any of Agriculture, Economics, Mathematics and Physics

Code	Combination
UPS 501	Geography, Chemistry, Agriculture
UPS 502	Geography, Chemistry, Economics
UPS 503	Geography, Chemistry, Mathematics
UPS 504	Geography, Chemistry, Physics

UPS 6: Geography, Physics and any of Agriculture, Economics and Mathematics

Code	Combination
UPS 601	Geography, Physics, Agriculture
UPS 602	Geography, Physics, Economics
UPS 603	Geography, Physics, Mathematics

How to Apply for FUGASHUA UTME Preparatory Admission.

All Registrations MUST be done at the beginning of every academic session. Academic registration for the programme shall cease two weeks after the commencement of the session. A late registration fee of N5000.00 shall be charged after the expiration of official registration date within a period of one week. Students are required to register with the Programme Coordinator for all subjects to be taken.

• All students MUST sit for the examinations in their respective subjects.
• Exemption from the above shall be on medical ground and shall be granted by Senate on recommendation of SPS Academic Board after a medical certificate is duly authenticated by the Director of the University Health Services. For reasons other than medical, students’ application must be endorsed by the teaching staff, certified by the Remedial Coordinator and finally recommended to the Senate by the SPS Academic Board.

Otherwise a student shall be deemed to have voluntarily absented himself from the examinations. Such a student shall score an “F” in those examinations as recommended by the Academic Board to the Senate. Only those cases duly recommended by the SPS Academic Board and approved by Senate shall be considered for makeup examinations.