Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
180 - 240
A minimum UTME score of 150 points is required for standard degree programmes, alongside satisfactory performance in the SUN screening exercise.
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 conducts an online application process followed by a mandatory screening exercise for all eligible UTME, Direct Entry, and Postgraduate candidates.
Direct Entry candidates admitted to the 200 level of their programmes will spend a minimum of three (3) Academic Sessions for a 4-year degree programme.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at SUN 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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