Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
180 - 240
While the absolute minimum eligibility score is often 140, the University Senate typically approves 150 points as the functional minimum admissible mark for the standard academic session.
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 online screening typically opens in the third quarter of the year. Candidates pay a ₦2,000 fee on the portal. This is followed by a physical verification exercise at the campus where the program is domiciled.
DE candidates must choose SAZU as first choice, possess 5 O'Level credits, and have scored a minimum of 7 points in IJMB/NCE or at least a Lower Credit in National Diploma (ND).
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at SAZU 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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