Bayero University, Kano

Undergraduate: UTME

Applicants must have sat the UTME, applied to Bayero University, Kano, and scored an aggregate set by the university in subjects relevant to the programme. For Post-UTME, candidates must have chosen BUK as first choice and scored 180 or higher in the relevant subjects advertised in the UTME brochure. A minimum of five credit passes in the SSCE (WAEC or NECO) in not more than two sittings is required, including English Language and Mathematics and other subjects relevant to the chosen course. Qualified candidates then register for and write the university's Post-UTME test.

Post-UTME application steps

1. Open the Post-UTME application portal from the BUK homepage.
2. Log in with your UTME number and UTME aggregate and upload a passport photograph.
3. Fill in the applicant's particulars form.
4. Print the personalised payment invoice and pay N2,500 at any bank listed on it.
5. After payment is validated, log in again and print the examination card, which is required to sit the test.

The test date, venue and time are announced in the media and sent to registered applicants by phone and email.

Direct Entry

Direct Entry applicants register on the Direct Entry screening portal using their DE number, programme applied for and gender, upload a photograph, complete the particulars form, pay N2,500 with the printed invoice, then complete the O-Level and A-Level qualifications form and print the acknowledgement letter. Only applicants registered and screened online are considered. Holders of A-Level certificates submit their credentials for screening. Enquiries: [email protected].

Part-time degree

Entry is with OND (with merit), NCE, IJMB (minimum 8 points), GCE A-Level (3 credits) or HND (Pass), plus the O-Level requirements for full-time undergraduate admission: a credit in English for all courses, and Mathematics for science-based and social science courses. Only candidates aged 25 and above are admitted, and candidates with O-Level results only need not apply.

Remedial Science Programme

Applicants need a minimum of five O-Level credits in relevant science subjects including English and Mathematics in not more than two sittings, or a minimum of three O-Level credits, with the deficient credits to be remedied before absorption into a degree programme.

Postgraduate

All applicants must provide academic transcripts. PhD and M.Phil candidates need an M.A., M.Ed., M.Sc., M.Eng. or LLM in a relevant area with a CGPA of at least 3.50 on a 5.00 scale. Master's programmes (M.A., M.Ed., M.Sc.(Ed), MLS, M.Sc., M.Eng., LLM) require at least a Good Second Class Lower degree in a relevant area, or a degree plus a university postgraduate diploma at credit level; engineering programmes require credits in English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. MBA (Regular), MBF, MHE and MTM require a Good Second Class degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Management, Economics or Banking and Finance, or a degree or HND (minimum Lower Credit) plus a postgraduate diploma with at least Merit; MBA (Special) accepts a Good Second Class degree in any discipline. MHR requires a degree in Medicine, Nursing or Biological Science. Postgraduate diplomas (such as PGDM, PGDBF, PGDE) generally require a degree in any relevant discipline or an HND with at least Lower Credit; PGDTESL needs at least a third-class degree in English or combined honours, and PGDHS at least a third-class degree in Hausa or combined honours or a relevant HND. The Master of Public Health requires an MBBS or BDS (or equivalent), registration with the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council with a current practising licence, at least three years of relevant post-qualification experience, and success in a written entry examination and interview.

Postgraduate application

Create an account on the postgraduate portal, print the payment invoice and pay the non-refundable application fee of N12,000 at a listed bank, then log in to complete the programme selection form, personal data form, qualifications form and transcript request form, review them, and print the acknowledgement slip needed for collecting the admission letter and for registration. Enquiries: [email protected].

• New Campus (Kano): main campus on the Watari river channel. Central administration, the main and new library complexes, the Faculties of Agriculture, Arts and Islamic Studies, Computer Science and Information Technology, Communication, Education, Engineering, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Law, Management Sciences and Social Sciences; the School of Postgraduate Studies, the School of General and Entrepreneurship Studies and the Dangote Business School; research centres; about 1,000 student hostel rooms, a stadium, a student centre, microfinance bank, banking and commercial services, a recreation centre, and about 220 senior and 20 junior/intermediate staff houses.
• Old Campus (Kano): just outside the walls of Kano city; the Faculties of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences; the Centre for Biotechnology Research; the central laboratory complex; sections of the main library; the university health services clinic; the consultancy services unit; 19 hostel blocks of 48 rooms each; large lecture theatres, halls and sporting facilities; 167 senior and 47 junior/intermediate staff houses.
• Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) campus: about 12 km from the Old Campus and 20 km from the New Campus; the Faculties of Clinical Sciences, Dentistry and Allied Health Sciences; the Centre for Infectious Diseases, the Centre for Advanced Medical Research and the African Centre of Excellence for Population Health Policy; student hostels and a medical library.
• School of Continuing Education campus: near Mambayya House, on the former Federal School of Physiotherapy site, with an administrative block, theatres, laboratories, classrooms, student hostels and staff quarters, including a female hostel built by Bauchi State Government and a classroom and office block built by Kano State Government. Part-time and open and distance learning programmes run from here.
• Mambayya House: the former residence of Malam Aminu Kano at Gwammaja Quarters in Kano city, now the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies.