Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
190 - 240
The official baseline is 160 for most courses, though specific highly competitive programs like Nursing and Law may require higher internal screening aggregates.
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).
Anchor University conducts an internal screening exercise. Candidates who chose AUL as 1st or 2nd choice (or completed a Change of Institution) can apply.
Direct Entry candidates must possess A-Level, JUPEB, ND/HND with a minimum of Lower Credit, or NCE with merit in relevant subjects, plus standard O'Level requirements.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at AUL 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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