Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The objective of the Programme is to train professional mathematicians who can address societal industrial problems of the current technological age. It is intended that the course be broadly based, covering all aspects of Statistics.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Five-year Integrated Degree Programme WASC/GCE Candidates)
Candidates must satisfy all university entry requirements including the required five credits in relevant papers all obtained at not more than two sittings. The qualifying subjects must include a credit pass in English and mathematics. A credit pass in physics or additional mathematics or further mathematics would be an advantage.

Four-year Degree Programme (Direct Entry Candidates)
Candidates admitted direct will normally enroll in the second year of the Programme. To qualify for direct entry, candidates must satisfy the WASC/GCE requirements set out in paragraph 2.1 above. In addition they must have passes at principal level in the H.S.C., G.C.E. Advanced Level, I.J.M.B., or relevant two subjects, one of which must be pure mathematics, or applied mathematics or pure and applied mathematics (combined). The passes in the two subjects must be obtained at one sitting. OND or NCE in statistics with at least lower credit is also qualified.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A DEGREE
In order to be eligible for the award of a B.Tech degree in mathematics a candidate must satisfy the following conditions:

i) The normal University requirements

ii) The approved requirements of the School of Science , including general studies

iii) The Programme requirements, which involve satisfactory completion of all the compulsory courses and approved elective courses.

In addition to the above, to be eligible for the award of a B.Tech. (Hons) degree, a candidate must have satisfactorily completed an approved 12 months industrial attachment.