UNIPORT Certificate and Pre-degree Programme Admission Requirements for 2024/2025 Session

University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates, for admission into any of the Pre-Degree Programmes in the 2024/2025 Session

Applications are open for the following Programmes:

FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES  O’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTS   JAMB SUBJECTS REMARKS
Journalism and Media Studies: Five O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language and one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    
Broadcasting: Five O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.  English Language and one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    
Public Relations and Advertising: Five O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language and one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    
Film and Multi-Media Studies: Five O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language, Literature in English and other three Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, Literature in English & any other two subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES O’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTS JAMB SUBJECTS REMARKS
Accounting: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social  English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level Science subjects.        
Marketing: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other as listed under the O’ Level.

Finance and Banking: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other as listed under the O’ Level

Management: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other as listed under the O’ Level
    
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES O’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTS  JAMB SUBJECTS REMARKS
Economics: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level    
Sociology:  Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, and any other three as listed under the O’ Level    
Social Work: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, and any other three as listed under the O’ Level.

Geography and Environmental Science: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Geography, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.    English Language, and any other three subject as listed under the O’ Level.

Public Administration: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, and any other three as listed under the O’ Level.

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES O’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTS JAMB SUBJECTS REMARKS
History and Diplomatic Studies:  Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, History/Government and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, History/Government,  and any other one or two subject as listed under the O’ Level    
Fine Arts & Design [FAD]:  Five O' Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.  English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O' level subjects    
Foreign Languages & Literatures (French Preparatory [FFP]):  Five O’ Level Credits in English Language,   and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, and any other three subjects from Arts and Social Sciences as listed under the O’ level subjects (i) For Successful Candidates from the Pre-degree Programme, credit in French is not compulsory 
(ii) The Certificat d Etudes Francaise, 2 Degree, is acceptable as a Credit Pass in French
Linguistics & Communication Studies [LCS]: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language and one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    
Religious & Cultural Studies [RCS]: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    
Theatre & Film Studies [TFS]: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Literature in English and other three Arts or Social Science subjects.  English Language, Literature in English & any other two subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
Music [MUS]: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.    English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    
English Studies: Five O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.    English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    

FACULTY OF EDUCATION  O’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTS JAMB SUBJECTS  REMARKS
Library and Information Science    Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects. English Language, Mathematics and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects    
Educational Foundations [Educational Arts] EDF
(i) Teaching Subject - English

(ii) Teaching Subject – French

(iii) Teaching Subject – Religious Studies

(iv) Teaching Subject – History

(v) Teaching Subject – Fine Arts    (i) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.
(ii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, French, Literature In English and any other Arts or Social Science subjects.
(iii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics CRK/IRK and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.

(iv) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, History and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.

(v) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.     (i) English Language, Literature In English and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(ii) English Language, French and two other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 

(iii) English Language, CRK/IRK and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(iv) English Language, History and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
(v) English Language, Fine Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
Curriculum Studies & Educational Technology [Education Science (CSET)
(i) Teaching subject – Physics

(ii) Teaching subject – Chemistry

(iii) Teaching subject – Biology

(iv) Teaching subject – Computer Science    

(i) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Physics, one Science subject [Maths or Chemistry and any other two Science subjects.

(ii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Chemistry, one Science subject [Mathematics or Physics], and any other two any other two Science subjects.

(iii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Biology, one Science subject [Chemistry or Physics], and any other two any other two Science subjects.
(iv) Five O’ level credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics/ Chemistry and any other two any other two Science subjects.    

(i) English Language, Physics, one Science subject and one other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.

(ii) English Language, Chemistry, one Science subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
(iii) English Language, Biology, one Science subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(iv) English Language, Mathematics, one other Science subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
Educational Management [Education Social Science] EDM
(i) Teaching subject – Economics

(ii) Teaching subject – Political Science

(iii) Teaching subject – Geography 

(i) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Economics, one of Government, Commerce, Geography, and any other one Arts or Social Science subject.

(ii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Government or History, one of Economics, Commerce, Geography and any other Arts or Social Science subject.
(iii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics Geography, one of  Economics, Government, Commerce, and one other subject. 
    

(i) English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and one other subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.

(ii) English Language, Government or History and any other two subjects as listed above.

(iii) English Language, Geography and 2 subjects and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counseling    Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.    English Language and three other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
Adult and Non-Formal Education    Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three subjects applicable to the specific Teaching subjects as in EDF, EDM or CSET.    English Language, the teaching subject and two relevant subjects as applicable in EDF, EDM and CSET.    
Human Kinetics and Health Education    Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics one Science subject, preferably Biology, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.    English Language, and one science subject, preferably, and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
Early Child and Primary Education    Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three Arts and Social Science subjects.    English Language and three other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
Business Education    Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.    English Language, Economics or Commerce, Mathematics and one other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.    
CENTRE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY STUDIES (CPSS)    O’ LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENT  JAMB SUBJECTS  REMARKS
Peace and Security Studies Five O’ level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects    English language, Mathematics and any other two as listed under the O’ Level    

ELIGIBILITY
The Pre-degree Programme is open to applicants with a minimum of five (5) Credits in not more than two sittings in English Language and other relevant subjects [in GCE, SSCE, NECO and NABTEB.

COURSE DURATION
The Programme is for a period of one year (one academic session). 

APTITUDE TEST
You can check the University website or visit the Certificate and Pre-Degree Unit for further information.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Application is online, log on to www.uniport.edu.ng and follow the instructions; a fee of Twenty Thousand Naira (₦ 20,000.00),excludingBank charges is required. Payment can be made at designated Banks nationwide.  The name on candidate’s ‘O’ Level Certificates must be the same as what is filled online. Any false information given automatically disqualifies the applicant. All applicants must have personal and functional phone number and email address for further communication from the school and should visit the University website regularly.

Materials Needed for the Screening Exercise
Candidates are required to come with the following:
- A clear copy of Photocard printed online 
- Biro, HB pencil, eraser
- Non – Programmable Calculator

REGISTRATION
Registration of successful candidates will be announced in due course.

NOTE:

To transit to the Degree Programme, in addition to the required 5 Credits, the candidate must

1. PASS THE PRESCRIBED PRE-DEGREE EXAMINATIONS
2. HAVE THE APPROPRIATE UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UTME) SUBJECT COMBINATION AND 
3. HAVE THE UNIVERSITY’S MINIMUM SCORE IN THE 2025/2026 UTME AND MUST HAVE CHOSEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT AS FIRST CHOICE. 

CONTACT:
For further information, contact the:
Asst. Director, 
College of Continuing Education (Pre-Degree/CertificateProgramme), 
University of Port Harcourt.

08033368709    

Signed:
Gloria Chindah (Ph.D)
Registrar