Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
180 - 240
YSU utilizes a baseline cut-off mark of 150 for general programs in Arts, Education, and Sciences. Highly competitive programs in the College of Medical Sciences (like MBBS and Physiotherapy) and the Faculty of Law require significantly higher aggregate 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).
YSU conducts a purely online document screening process. Physical presence is not required. Candidates must log into the portal, generate a REMITA code, pay the screening fee, and upload clear scanned copies of their JAMB result, O'Level results, Indigene Certificate, and Birth Certificate. Uploading O'Level results to the JAMB CAPS portal is strictly mandatory.
Direct Entry candidates must possess a minimum of Lower Credit in a National Diploma (ND) or an applicable NCE/IJMB result. DE applicants must apply through the YSU portal and ensure their original transcripts/results are uploaded alongside their O'Level certificates.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at YSU 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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