Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
190 - 240
The baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is 160 for most programmes in Arts, Sciences, and Education. However, highly competitive programmes strictly enforce higher thresholds: Law requires 220, while Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science, Pharmacy, and Medicine generally require 230 and above.
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).
PLASU conducts a strict online Post-UTME and physical screening. Candidates must upload their O'Level results along with a valid result checker scratch card for verification. Failure to provide a valid WAEC/NECO scratch card during the physical clearance will lead to instant disqualification.
Direct Entry candidates must make PLASU their first choice and possess a relevant National Diploma (Minimum of Lower Credit), NCE (passes in two major subjects), two A-Level passes, or IJMB passes with additional O'Level credits.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at PLASU 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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