The authorities of the University of Lagos has announced the modalities for the 2016/2017 admission process.
According to a statement on the University’s website, the University Senate has approved a 50/50 modalities for the admission exercise. The statement reads:
“The Senate of University of Lagos has approved the modalities for 2016/2017 admission into the institution and it is stated as below:
Equal weights will be allotted to Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board score and Senior School Certificate Examination grades in relevant subjects, that is, 50% for JAMB score and 50% for O’level results to make a total of100%.
Relevant subjects are the subjects prescribed for a course and advertised by JAMB. The credit passes obtained in those O’level subjects are the credits to be weighted. Where less than five (5) relevant subjects are prescribed for a course, the credit passes in the prescribed subjects will be weighted as well as the next best results.
CRITICAL NOTES
- The aggregate score will be used to determine the cut-off point for admission into each of the programmes.
- Cut-off points for each course will be determined by the performance of all the candidates who applied for the course.
- Admission will be undertaken in line with JAMB and National Universities Commission guidelines”.
You will recall that the federal government has recently scrapped post utme examination and only allowed schools to conduct a screening exercise.
