OAU cut-off mark for all courses for the 2024/2025 period: Find out if you qualify
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is one of Nigeria's top learning institutions, established in 1962. The university has 13 faculties, 2 colleges, and 118 academic departments. OAU employs cutting-edge technology to support its academic teaching, research endeavours, and community initiatives for students. Find out the OAU cut-off mark for all courses in the 2024/2025 admission period.
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OAU is located in Ife-Ife, an ancient Yoruba city in Osun State, Nigeria. The learning institution offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in various fields. Before sending your application, check out the OAU cut-off mark to determine your eligibility for admission into the institution.
OAU cut-off mark for all courses
What is the Obafemi Awolowo University's cut-off mark in 2024? The institution has not announced the official cut-off mark for the 2024/2025 period. However, in the 2022/2023 admission period, the cut-off mark was 200 for UTME and Direct Entry applicants.
Therefore, candidates with a score of 200 and above in the JAMB UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) are eligible to apply for OAU’s post-UTME screening exercise.
Applicants should note that meeting the minimum OAU cut-off mark does not guarantee admission into OAU and one pursuing their desired degree programme. This is because Post-UTME Score, subject combination, O’Level Grades, JAMB score, and other factors are prerequisites for eligibility to pursue a preferred course.
Candidates must choose OAU as their preferred choice of institution and their first choice, as the university does not accept second choices. In addition, candidates must be at least 16 years old to be eligible to join the institution.
OAU aggregate cut-off mark for all courses
What is the departmental cut-off mark for the OAU 2024/2025 admission period? Obafemi Awolowo University has not officially announced the 2024/2025 aggregate cut-off mark for its courses. Usually, the university releases the cut-off marks after the post-UTME screening exercise.
The cut-off marks are determined based on each course's competitiveness and applicants' performance. This means the higher the JAMB scores, the higher the chances of admission. JAMB fixed the minimum admission score at 140 for university applicants in their recent annual policy meeting.
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As candidates await OAU to release the official 2024/2025 departmental cut-off marks, they can approximate whether they qualify to join the university by comparing them with the 2023/2024 departmental cut-off marks highlighted below. The 2024/2025 cut-off marks will slightly deviate from those shown below depending on the course’s competitiveness and student performance.
- Crop Production and Protection: 55.4
- Family, Nutrition, and Consumers Sciences: 50.95
- Animal Sciences: 51.475
- Education Chemistry: 53.375
- Architecture: 67.5
- Building: 52.6
- Soil Science and Land Resources Management: 50.95
- Estate Management: 52.7
- Linguistics: 61.075
- Surveying and Geo-informatics: 61.1
- Agric Economics: 51.1
- Fine Arts: 53
- Quantity Surveying: 51.3
- Urban/Regional Planning: 52.3
- Dramatic Arts: 62.4
- History: 61.675
- English Language: 64.675
- French: 57.5
- German: 58.05
- Literature in English: 61.25
- Religious Studies: 52.075
- Music: 57.05
- Philosophy: 58.3
- Portuguese: 50
- Yoruba: 50
- Education Biology: 55.225
- Education Math: 54.35
What is the cut-off mark for nursing at OAU?
In the 2023/2024 admission period, Obafemi Awolowo University’s departmental cut-off mark for Nursing Science was 72.95. Candidates should expect the 2024/2025 cut-off mark to be close to the previous year's marks.
How to calculate the OAU cut-off mark
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The aggregate score calculation considers the JAMB score, which is always 50%, the Post-UTME score (40%) and O'Level (WAEC/NECO/NABTEB) results, constituting 10%. Below is a guide on how to calculate the OAU cut-off mark.
- Divide your JAMB Score by 8.
- Add the score you obtained above to your post-UTME score.
- Next, calculate your O’level results. This is done using the 5 core subjects related to your desired course of study. OAU uses the grading system shared below:
- A1: 2.0 points
- B2: 1.8 points
- B3: 1.6 points
- C4: 1.4 points
- C5: 1.2 points
- C6: 1.0 points
You can now obtain your overall OAU aggregate score using the formula: Aggregate score = (JAMB score / 8) + Post-UTME Score + (O'Level points). For instance, a student scored 250 in JAMB and 30 in OAU post-UTME and had A, B2, B2, B2, and B3 in his O’level result.
JAMB score (250/8) = 31.25
Post UTME = 30
O’level = 2+1.8+1.8+1.8+1.6 = 9
The aggregate score for the student will be 31.25+30+9 = 70.25
OAU courses and departments
Below are various undergraduate courses offered at higher learning institution and their respective departments.
1. Faculty of Administration
- International Relations
- Local Government and Development Studies
- Management & Accounting
- Public Administration
2. Faculty of Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics
- Plant Science
- Animal Sciences
- Crop Production and Protection
- Family, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
3. Faculty of Arts
- Linguistics and African Languages
- Department of English
- Dramatic Arts
- History
- Music
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
4. Faculty of Education
- Education Technology & Library Studies
- Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
- Educational Foundations and Counseling
- Arts and Social Sciences Education
- Science and Technology Education
- Educational Management
- Institute of Education
- Physical and Health Education
5. Faculty of Environmental Design and Management
- Fine and Applied Arts
- Architecture
- Building
- Quantity Surveying
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Estate Management
6. Faculty of Law
- International Law
- Jurisprudence and Private Law
- Business Law
- Public Law
7. Faculty of Pharmacy
- Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Pharmacognosy
- Drug Research and Production Unit
8. Faculty of Sciences
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics and Physics Engineering
- Zoology
9. Faculty of Social Sciences
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- Demography & Social Statistics
- Economics
- Geography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology & Anthropology
10. Faculty of Technology
- Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Food Science and Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
OAU subject combination
Below is an overview of the OAU subjects combination to have done to join OAU in various faculties.
- College of Health Sciences: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
- Faculty of Technology: English Language, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.
- College of Pharmacy: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
- Faculty of Agriculture: English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Agric Science.
- Faculty of Science: English Language, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
- Faculty of Social Sciences: This one has varying subjects depending on the department candidates choose. Several subject combinations for the departments under Social Sciences are shared below:
- Economics: English, Mathematics, Government and Economics.
- Demography and Social Statistics: English, Mathematics, Economics and any from Government, Civics, Data Processing and Computer Studies.
- Political Science: English, Government and any 2 from Economics, Geography, Literature, CRS/IRS, Mathematics.
- Psychology: English and any 3 from Mathematics, Economics, Government, Physics, Geography, Chemistry and Biology.
Students can access a comprehensive analysis of subject requirements for all courses on Obafemi Awolowo University’s admissions website.
Knowing OAU cut-off marks for respective courses will help determine if you qualify to enrol at the institution. OAU has not released its departmental cut-off mark yet, but candidates with a JAMB score of 200 and above are eligible to apply in the 2024/2025 admission period.
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