Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
210 - 240
The official minimum JAMB UTME cut-off mark to apply for Crescent University is 180.
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).
The screening process involves an online application via the e-portal. Candidates pay a ₦10,000 application fee (₦20,000 for Nursing) and an additional ₦1,000 screening fee. Following the application, candidates must pass a mandatory oral interview/screening exercise.
Direct Entry candidates must possess an OND/ND with at least an Upper Credit, an NCE, or two Advanced Level (IJMB) passes. Transfer students require a minimum CGPA of 1.5 and must submit a confidential report from their previous institution.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at CUAB 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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