University in Nigeria
Okija, Anambra State
University profile
Legacy University Okija is a private university at Ubahumonum, Okija, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria. It is one of eight private universities approved in 2016 by the Federal Government: the Federal Executive Council approved it on 2 November 2016 and the National Universities Commission (NUC) issued its licence on 22 November 2016. Its motto is "Scholarship par Excellence" and its core value is to build a legacy of excellence in learning and research.
The campus occupies more than 100 hectares, about 20 kilometres from Onitsha on the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway and about 3 kilometres off the express road. The university's stated vision is to provide excellent academic and non-academic facilities in an appropriate environment capable of producing world-class graduates attuned to self and national development; its mission is to be a first-rate university with qualitative academic programmes, offering liberal education, knowledge, skills, character, freedom and truth.
Academic work is organised in three faculties: Arts, Management and Social Sciences (Business Administration, Accountancy, Public Administration, Political Science, Banking and Finance, Sociology, Economics), Natural and Applied Sciences (including Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Software Engineering) and Health Sciences (Nursing Science, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Science). Mass Communication and English Language are also offered. Teaching in the sciences includes laboratory sessions, and Mass Communication students train in a media studio.
The university uses gold as its main colour, symbolising victory and success; faculty hood colours are blue, white and purple. Its logo combines an academic cap, a scroll and an open book inside a sphere with rays of light. An e-learning platform, a student portal and a results portal support students, and the university accommodation charge is part of the published fee schedule. NUC accreditation visits to the Biochemistry and Microbiology departments, laboratories and library took place in 2023, and in 2022 the university reported first position in the South East zone in the NUC student-teacher ratio ranking for 2021.
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View scholarships for Legacy University, Okija Anambra State →Admission to undergraduate programmes is strictly on merit. Admission processes are carried out within the university premises and payments are made to the approved university bank accounts. Applicants apply through the admission form on the university website.
Candidates need five credit passes at not more than two sittings in GCE, SSCE or equivalent examinations, with subjects set by department, and must offer the department's UTME subjects. No minimum UTME score is stated. Examples:
Direct Entry candidates must also meet the UTME O-Level requirements. Typical routes are two A-Level passes (not below grade C in the sciences) in relevant subjects, NCE at merit level in relevant subjects, ND/HND at upper credit in related fields (lower credit for HND in Accountancy, Business Administration and English Language), or final certificates of recognised professional bodies for Accountancy and Business Administration. Examples: Microbiology requires two A-Level passes in Chemistry and one of Physics or Biology; Computer Science requires two A-Level science passes including Mathematics, or NCE at merit in Mathematics and one other subject.
First-year fees are N265,000 for the first semester and N144,000 for the second semester (tuition N79,000 per semester, accommodation N35,000 per semester). Second year to final year fees are N290,000 for the first semester and N169,000 for the second semester.
Okija main campus (Ubahumonum, Okija, Ihiala LGA, Anambra State): the sole campus, on more than 100 hectares, about 20 km from Onitsha on the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway. It houses the faculties of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences and Health Sciences.
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