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Yobe
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Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua (USCOEGA) is a Yobe State Government college of education in Gashua, Yobe State, on Nguru Road in the Sabongari area. It trains teachers for primary and post-primary schools and awards the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE). Its academic programmes follow the minimum standards for NCE teachers laid down by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), and it also runs a degree programme in affiliation with the University of Maiduguri.
Teaching is organised in six schools, each headed by a Dean: Arts and Social Sciences (Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Islamic Studies, Social Studies); Education (Curriculum and Instruction, Philosophical Foundations, Psychology, General Education Studies, Primary Education Studies); Languages (Arabic, Arabic Medium, English, French, Hausa, Kanuri); Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Physics, Physical and Health Education); Vocational Education (Agricultural Science, Business Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Home Economics); and Preliminary and Remedial Studies (Pre-NCE and Remedial Studies). NCE students study double-major course combinations such as English/Hausa, Integrated Science/Biology, Computer/Mathematics or Primary Education Studies/Social Studies, as well as Business Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Integrated Science and Physical and Health Education as double majors.
The college is governed by a Governing Council, the highest policy-making body, chaired by an appointee of the State Government, with the Provost as chief executive and the Registrar as secretary. Administration is split between the Provost's and Deputy Provost's offices, the Registry (Academic, Student Affairs and Establishment divisions), the Bursary and the Works Department. The college also has a Human Resources Development Centre (HURDEC), a Degree Programme directorate, a Director of Quality Assurance, a TETFund desk, SIWES and teaching-practice coordinators, and the Amimai Journal.
The Student Affairs Division looks after student welfare, social and recreational activities, general sports, orientation of fresh students, hostel accommodation and the supervision of clubs and societies. Fresh students register at the start of each session with their admission letter, a local government identification letter, a medical report and original certificates, paying fees that include registration, hostel accommodation (for those in the hostel), caution deposit, games, identity card, library development and handbook fees. The college library, established with the college in 1986, serves staff and students of the remedial, Pre-NCE, NCE, diploma and degree programmes. A state-owned staff primary school operates under the college's supervision.
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View scholarships for Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua →Candidates write the Polytechnic and Colleges of Education Matriculation Examination (PCE) in subjects relevant to the proposed course. In addition, they must meet the minimum standard in not more than two of the following: GCE O Level or SSCE in at least five subjects at one sitting, three at credit level (or four credits at two sittings); a Grade II Teaching Certificate with credits or merit passes in at least three subjects; for Vocational and Technical Education, an RSA or City and Guilds Intermediate Certificate or Federal Craft Training Certificate with credit or merit in at least four subjects; an Associateship Certificate in Education awarded by an approved institution in Nigeria or abroad; or success in the Pre-NCE final examinations organised by an accredited body. At least two credits must be relevant to the proposed course, a pass in English Language is required for all courses, and a pass in Mathematics is required for all science-based courses, Social Sciences and Business Education.
The programme runs at 100 and 200 levels (Part I and Part II). 100 level: NCE holders with five O Level credits, or ND/OND/HND holders with the required credits plus five O Level credits; applicants must have sat UTME and scored a minimum of 180. 200 level: an NCE with at least Merit plus five O Level credits. All degree applicants need credits in English Language and Mathematics and three other relevant subjects.
Fresh students collect a registration form from the Student Affairs Office on production of their admission letter (college or JAMB), and complete it in duplicate. Required documents: a letter of identification from the student's Local Government Area, a medical report completed by a government medical practitioner, and original certificates or statements of result. Registration fees, hostel fees (for hostel residents), caution deposit, examination, games, identity card, handbook and library development fees are paid at registration.
Main campus, Sabongari Area, along Nguru Road, Gashua, Yobe State. The college occupies the site of the former Teachers College, Gashua. It hosts the six schools (Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Languages, Sciences, Vocational Education, Preliminary and Remedial Studies), the administration, the HURDEC centre and the Degree Programme office.
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