University in Nigeria
Ondo City, Ondo State
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Wesley University, Ondo is a private university owned by the Methodist Church Nigeria. It was granted a licence to operate in 2007, initially as Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo, and is named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Its stated vision is to be a centre of excellence in knowledge creation, moral regeneration and development, and its motto-style aim is "Investing in Nigeria's Future through Capacity Building".
The university is located at KM 3, Ondo-Ife Road, Ondo City, Ondo State. Teaching is organised in colleges, which include Arts and Humanities; Social and Management Sciences; Natural and Applied Sciences; Law; Engineering; Medical and Allied Health Sciences; Education; Pharmacy; Environmental Design and Management; Nursing; Agriculture, Food Science and Technology; and Community Health Sciences. Students in all degree programmes take courses in the College of Social and Management Sciences and the School of General Studies.
Programmes span undergraduate degrees in more than 70 fields, among them Accounting, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Computer Science, Geology and Mining, Mass Communication, Estate Management, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Technology, Medicine and Surgery, Radiography, Physiotherapy, Optometry, Nursing, Law and several branches of engineering (Mechatronics, Aerospace, Computer, Electrical and Electronics, Biomedical and Chemical). Postgraduate study leads to PGD, M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. awards, with professional programmes including MPA, MBA, D.Min, M.Div, M.Th and PGDE. The university also runs part-time programmes and JUPEB and IJMB pre-degree courses that lead to 200-level Direct Entry.
Directorates cover Academic Planning, Continuing Education, Information and Communication, Deaf and Special Needs, Entrepreneurship Development, Environmental Sanitation and Management, Legal Studies, Student Affairs, Gender Studies, and Distance and E-learning. There are also an Institute of Advanced Studies, an Institute of Agriculture and an Institute of Preliminary Studies.
Campus resources include the university library, e-library, laboratories, a sport centre, a mini zoo, a museum, a centre for entrepreneurship, a medical centre and a creche. Hostel accommodation is provided on campus for pre-degree students subject to availability. The Vice-Chancellor is Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka and the Chancellor is Dr. Paul Enenche. The 13th convocation graduated 230 students, 39 of them with First Class Honours.
A 50% tuition scholarship is offered for listed courses; fees payable 60%/40% in two instalments.
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View scholarships for Wesley University Ondo →Admission is through JAMB. Candidates need credit passes in five subjects at SSCE/WASC/GCE/NECO or equivalent, including English Language and Mathematics, obtained in not more than two sittings, plus an acceptable UTME score and success in the university's admission screening. Subject combinations vary by programme; for example Law requires English and Literature in English among the five credits (UTME: English, Literature in English and two other Arts or Social Science subjects), Engineering requires English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and either Geography or Biology (UTME: English, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry), and Library and Information Science requires English, Mathematics and three other relevant subjects.
Routes are: a Lower Credit/Merit pass in a relevant National Diploma or an NCE, JUPEB or IJMB, together with the Ordinary Level requirements; two A-Level passes in relevant subjects with O-Level credits in five subjects in not more than two sittings; or three A-Level passes in relevant subjects with O-Level credits in three subjects in not more than two sittings. In all cases an O-Level credit in English Language and Mathematics is required. Some programmes ask for upper credit in the ND (Engineering) or a second-class lower first degree (Law).
Entry requires five O-Level credits in relevant subjects including English and Mathematics in not more than two sittings (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB); candidates awaiting results may apply. JUPEB lasts one academic session of two semesters; IJMB lasts 9-12 months. Both qualify holders for 200-level Direct Entry. Steps: obtain the form from the admissions office, submit O-Level results, personal details and a passport photograph, and receive a decision within 5 working days. Fees are N250,000 (JUPEB) and N220,000 (IJMB) per session, including accommodation, with payment plans available.
Postgraduate programmes lead to PGD, M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., MPA, MBA, D.Min, M.Div, M.Th and PGDE.
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