BSc Geography (Social Science) at Umar Musa Yar' Adua University Katsina

Programme overview

The BSc Geography (Social Science) is an undergraduate programme offered at Umar Musa Yar' Adua University Katsina by the Department of Geography in the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Katsina, Katsina State.

Level: Undergraduate | Faculty: Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences | Department: Geography | Location: Katsina, Katsina State

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Entry requirements

UTME: Five credit passes at SSCE (or its equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics, Geography, and any two from Literature, History, Languages, CRK/IRK, Economics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Agricultural Science, Animal Husbandry, Government and Civic Education English Language, Geography and any other two subjects from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Agricultural Science, Animal Husbandry, Economics, History, Government, Languages and IRK/CRK. Direct entry: Candidates with a minimum of 6 points in IJMB/ HSC/GCE A level /NCE, in Geography or its equivalent. ND or HND applicants from relevant disciplines such as Surveying and Geo-informatics, Cartography, Estate Management, Town Planning, Architecture, and Environmental Sciences. All candidates must have Geography. In addition to the 6 points from A level results, candidates must have a minimum of pass in all the subjects. All candidates must satisfy the UTME requirements. (UTME cut-off 150 for 2026/2027 session per official cut-off list)

Published UTME minimum: 150. Confirm the current year's cut-off with the university.

Undergraduate admission is by UTME and Direct Entry; fresh students complete screening on the Post-UTME portal and then register. For the 2025/2026 session, undergraduate first-semester registration ran from 9 March 2026 and fresh students' matriculation and orientation was on 23 April 2026.

Part-time degree programmes (School of Continuing Education) admit through UTME or Direct Entry, with a minimum of 12 and maximum of 18 contacts for UTME entrants and 9 to 15 for Direct Entry entrants.

Applications for part-time degree programmes for the 2026/2027 session are made online through the SCE Application Portal; the application form costs N5,000.

Apply through the university admissions page: https://umyu.edu.ng/undergraduate-admission-requirements/

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