For ALL Candidates

• All candidates must complete the online Application Form of the University on this portal. No admission into the University’s Postgraduate and/or Remedial Programmes is valid without duly applying through this portal.
• In all cases, Kaduna State University Management is under no obligation to enter into correspondence on its decision with any candidate.
• All admissions are provisional, and Candidates offered such provisional admissions shall be required to present originals of their credentials at the point of registration.

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) Programmes

• All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.
• For postgraduate diplomas (PGD), candidates must have a relevant Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university not lower than Third Class; or
• A bachelor’s degree with at least Second Class Lower Division in an area not related to the field applying for may be considered.
• Higher National Diploma (HND) with a minimum of merit in a related field of study from a Polytechnic or any recognized Institution can apply.

Academic Masters Degree (MSc) Programmes

• All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.
• Possession of a first degree from Kaduna State University or any recognized University in the relevant field with a minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2).
• A Candidate with a Postgraduate Diploma with a CGPA of not less than 3.50.

Professional Masters Degree Programmes

• All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.
• Possession of a first degree of Kaduna State University or any recognized University in the relevant field with a minimum of Second Class Honours may be considered.
• A candidate with a Third Class Degree or HND and a Postgraduate Diploma from Kaduna State University or any recognized institution with a CGPA of not less than 3.50.

Doctor of Philosophy Programmes

• All candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at O-Levels, including Mathematics and English Language, at not more than 2 sittings. Candidates are also to note that there are other requirements that may be specific to a Faculty and/or a Programme.
• Possession of a first degree from Kaduna State University or any recognized University in the relevant field with a minimum of Second Class Honours may be considered.
• Master’s Degree from Kaduna State University or any recognized university in the proposed field of study with a minimum CGPA of 3.50. Click here to register

College of Basic & Remedial Studies Programmes

Basic Studies Programmes

• Candidates for this programme must possess not less than five (5) O-Level credits which must include English Language and Mathematics.
• The other three credits for the SCIENCE programme should be in the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and/or Geography.
• For the HUMANITIES programme, the other three credits should be in Economics, Government/History, Literature in English, Biology, and/or Geography.
• The five credits above must be obtained in not more than two (2) sittings.
• Candidates must register for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with relevant subject combinations and must obtain the minimum pass mark approved by the Federal Government.

Remedial Studies Programmes

• Candidates for the SCIENCE Remedial Programme must possess a minimum of three (3) O-Level credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography.
• Candidates for the HUMANITIES Remedial Programme must possess a minimum of three (3) O-Level credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government/History, Literature in English, Biology, and Geography.
• Candidates admitted for the Remedial Studies Programme are expected to register and pass the SSCE or NECO in the subjects they are deficient in.
• Candidates will not be allowed to register for subjects that have not been attempted at O-Levels.

Preliminary Programmes

1. Preliminary Studies (French): Candidates must possess at least 5 O-Level credits in SSCE or NECO in Arts subjects including the English Language. The 5 credits must be obtained at not more than two sittings.
2. Preliminary Studies (Arabic): Candidates must possess at least 5 O-Level credits in SSCE or NECO in Arts subjects including the English Language. The 5 credits must be obtained in not more than two sittings.

• In addition to the requirements above, all prospective candidates for Preliminary Programmes are required to register and pass the 2016/2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).