Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
170 - 240
The baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is generally pegged at 140. This cut-off qualifies candidates for both the National Certificate in Education (NCE) tracks and the ABSU-affiliated Bachelor's Degree programmes.
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 college operates a digital application process. Prospective students navigate to the admission portal, fill in their data, pay the highly specific Admission Form fee (₦20,000 for Degree/Health tracks), and process their forms online.
For Direct Entry into the affiliated Degree programmes, candidates must possess a minimum of an NCE, Ordinary National Diploma (OND), Higher National Diploma (HND), Advanced Level GCE, Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) examination certificate, or an existing Degree in a related field.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at PCEE 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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