Gombe State Univeristy, Gombe

Undergraduate entry

Entry requirements are set by each department. In Computer Science, for example, UTME candidates need five O-Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics and at least two subjects from Chemistry, Economics and Geography. Direct Entry candidates need two A-Level passes in science subjects including Mathematics, or an NCE at not less than lower credit level in Mathematics and one other science or social science subject. The B.Sc. programme lasts four years, or three for Direct Entry students, and includes a six-month SIWES placement at 300 level. Any other requirement may be specified by the University Senate.

Pre-degree and remedial studies

The School of Pre-Degree and Allied Programmes revises the O-Level curriculum, coaches students on JAMB past questions and gives science students laboratory practice before they apply for degree programmes.

Postgraduate entry (2024/2025 session)

Applicants applied online through the School of Postgraduate Studies for postgraduate diplomas, master's and PhD programmes in the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Science and others. The application fee was N10,000 and the online deadline was 31 January 2025. Transcripts are sent from the awarding institution's official email address with an official covering letter, stamped and signed, to [email protected], or by post marked with the institutional seal to the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Gombe State University, P.M.B 127, Tudun Wada, Gombe. Applicants must apply personally and give their true names, as name changes are not entertained once the programme has begun.

Main campus, Tudun Wada, Gombe. Faculties, the College of Medical Sciences, the School of Postgraduate Studies, directorates and the African ICT Centre of Excellence are based here.

• Residences: male hostels of two three-storey blocks of 128 rooms each and the Algon A dormitory block of 24 rooms for ten students each; female hostels of one three-storey block of 128 rooms, a block of 24 rooms for ten students each and an annex of 8 rooms for 110 students. Total official capacity 3,116 (1,792 male, 1,324 female).
• Hostel allocation: regular undergraduates, returning and new, are housed where space allows; postgraduate, part-time and diploma students arrange their own accommodation, and pre-degree students may be considered if space is available. Priority order: 400-level students, newly admitted students, physically challenged students, non-indigenes of Gombe State, Students' Union officials, sports officials, then special requests from management. Students must show evidence of fee payment before hostel clearance.
• Health: University Health Centre with medical, nursing, pharmacy, nutrition and environmental divisions, plus an ambulance unit.
• ICT: African ICT Centre of Excellence with software development, network engineering, hardware engineering, systems/database and workshop and training units; the university has also hosted computer-based examinations for JAMB/UTME and federal agencies.
• Other: Sports Committee, entrepreneurship skills workshops, a dedicated accounting computer laboratory in the Department of Accounting, and a zoo.