Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
170 - 240
The baseline JAMB cut-off mark for general admission is 140. However, premium programs like Nursing Science, Law, and Medical Laboratory Science are highly competitive and require much higher 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).
The university uses an online document screening system. Candidates must pay a ₦2,000 application fee to the specified bank for their faculty, then complete the online form by inputting their bank teller number. Uploading O'Level results to the JAMB CAPS portal is strictly mandatory.
Direct Entry candidates must possess an ND, NCE, or JUPEB certificate. Candidates who successfully complete the Paul University 1-year JUPEB programme gain automatic Direct Entry into 200-Level. JUPEB applicants must pay a ₦10,000 application fee.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at PUA 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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