Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
180 - 240
The baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is 150 for most courses. However, premium programmes in the College of Basic Medical and Health Sciences have strict, elevated cut-offs: Nursing Science requires a minimum of 220, Physiotherapy requires 180, and Medical Laboratory Science requires 170.
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).
Fountain University conducts an online Post-UTME screening exercise via their e-portal to verify credentials and JAMB scores.
Direct Entry candidates must possess a minimum of 5 points from a recognized A-level certification programme. However, Medical Laboratory Science requires 7 points, while both Nursing and Physiotherapy require 9 points.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at FUO 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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