Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
190 - 240
The baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is generally 160. However, highly competitive programs such as Medicine & Surgery, Law, and Nursing Science require significantly higher competitive scores.
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).
Bowen University requires an online application and a subsequent aptitude or screening test/interview. Candidates complete the exam online and receive their admission status rapidly upon meeting the requirements.
Direct Entry candidates must obtain the JAMB DE form and possess a minimum of two 'A' Level passes, NCE, or a National Diploma (ND) with Upper Credit in relevant subjects.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at Bowen 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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