University in Nigeria
Sokoto State
University profile
Iconic Open University is a private open, distance and e-learning (ODeL) university approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). It describes itself as the first private open university in Northern Nigeria and is headquartered in Sokoto State, with a further administrative base in Abuja. Its mission is to integrate learning and research through an open system that leverages technology, in line with global best practice in tertiary education; its vision is an open, world-class virtual community connected from around the world. Its core values are academic excellence, professionalism, integrity, innovation, leadership and responsibility.
Teaching is delivered online through the iCampus learning platform, which provides live lecture streams, downloadable video, audio and text course materials, online tests and assignments, instructor chat and a library and eCourseware portal. Separate undergraduate and postgraduate iCampus portals are provided. Students can study full-time online, part-time flexibly or in a blended mode with face-to-face support at study centres, with no upper age limit. Courses run on a credit-unit system, with a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester, and assessment combines continuous assessment with supervised end-of-semester examinations, graded on the NUC five-point scale.
Academic work is organised in faculties and directorates: the Faculty of Computing Sciences, the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Education, the Faculty of Management, Social and Media Sciences, the Postgraduate School, the Directorate of General Studies (100 and 200 level general studies courses), the Directorate of Learning Resources, and the IGNITE Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a vocational skills centre with maker labs and digital media studios. Thirteen departments include Accounting, Business Administration, Criminology and Security Studies, International Relations, Mass Communication, Public Administration, Education, Islamic Studies, Community Health, Health Information Management, Nursing Science, Public Health, and IT and Software Engineering.
Programmes span bachelor's degrees (Accounting, Business Administration, Computer and Information Technology, Software Engineering, Criminology and Security Studies, Mass Communication, Public Administration, International Relations and Diplomacy, Public Health, Islamic Studies, Educational Management, Community Health Science, Health Information Management and Nursing Science), postgraduate diplomas, master's degrees (including MBA, MPA, MPH, M.Ed and Master of Information Technology) and a Doctor of Business Administration. Bachelor's programmes run for eight semesters at 100 level entry.
Applicants come from across Nigeria and abroad; international students are welcomed and pay fees according to their country of residence. Exams are written at approved centres, and the university lists 52 exam and study centres across all six geopolitical zones. Student support is provided by an Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) team offering mentoring, counselling and career guidance. The university is approved by the NUC, and graduates receive an NYSC certificate of exclusion under the open university category.
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Five credits in the SSCE or equivalent (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, NBAIS or a recognised foreign equivalent) in relevant subjects at not more than two sittings, including credit passes in English Language and Mathematics. Programme pages set the relevant subjects; for B.Sc. Accounting these are three further subjects from Principles of Accounting, Commerce, Economics and other commercial subjects, or five merits in NABTEB or Teachers Grade Two examinations including English Language and Mathematics.
Five SSCE credits plus at least two A-Level passes (or equivalent) in relevant subjects, or an NCE or ND with credit passes, or a good bachelor's degree in another field. B.Sc. Nursing Science candidates must hold a registered Nursing certificate. For Accounting, an ND or HND in a related field requires at least a Lower Credit.
HND holders in a related course enter 300 Level; other HND holders enter 200 Level.
A good bachelor's degree in a related field leads to admission to complete the remaining years of the degree. This route is not available in the current session.
Master's and postgraduate diploma applicants must hold the minimum university requirement for admission plus the qualifications set for the programme. International students are accepted and pay programme fees according to their country of residence (this also applies to Nigerians living abroad). Nigerian students who write exams abroad pay an additional USD 150. Health sciences practicals are arranged locally in the student's country of residence. Inter-university transfers are accepted by enquiry to the admissions email.
Teaching is online through iCampus. Examinations and study support take place at 52 exam and study centres in states across all six geopolitical zones, hosted at partner colleges and CBT centres, for example in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Calabar, Benin City, Gombe, Katsina and Birnin Kebbi. Walk-in support is available at each campus during business hours.
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