Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
180 - 240
The baseline JAMB cut-off mark is 150 for regular programs. However, highly competitive professional courses such as Medicine & Surgery, Nursing Science, Optometry, Pharmacy, and Law strictly demand much higher aggregate scores (often 200+).
Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Five (5) O'Level Credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at not more than two sittings (Note: Highly competitive federal departments frequently enforce a single-sitting rule).
ABSU utilizes a rigorous online document screening exercise. Candidates must log into the portal to pay the ₦2,000 screening fee via debit card or at designated banks (ABSU Micro-Finance, Signature, First Bank, Eco Bank, Zenith, Fidelity, Union, or UBA). Candidates must then upload their UTME scores and O'Level/Degree results to both the ABSU portal and the JAMB CAPS portal. Failure to register for this online screening leads to automatic disqualification.
All Direct Entry candidates are qualified to participate in the screening exercise. They must hold an ND, HND, NCE, or a recognized foundation certificate like JUPEB/IJMB with a minimum of Lower Credit or merit in related disciplines. Candidates transitioning through the ABSU JUPEB programme are guaranteed 200-Level admission consideration upon successful completion.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at ABSU is assuming that hitting the university's baseline general cut-off mark ensures eligibility for the screening process. Nursing operates inside highly restrictive capacity caps mandated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). If you score below the hard departmental minimum, your portal choice will face immediate drop filters regardless of aggregate score metrics.
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