Students from Nigeria

For our Bachelor's courses, we usually require that you have one of the following:

• Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) or West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC), showing 12 years of completed school study with minimum grades B in 5 subjects OR / National Examinations Council (NECO) -minimum grades B in 5 subjects
• Nigerian Ordinary National Diploma with CGPA 2.5 Lower Credit
• A transcript showing successful completion of one year of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised Nigerian university with GPA 2.5/4.0 or GPA 3.0/5.0
• Nigerian Higher National Diploma for entry into year 1 or 2 or top up

For advanced entry (year two, year three or undergraduate top-up), we usually require that you have a Nigerian HND ( 5years programme including 2 years OND + 1 Year professional Practice + 2 Higher diplomas).

For our International Foundation in Creative Practices and our Integrated Foundation courses, we usually require that you have:

• Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) or West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC), showing 12 years of completed school study with minimum grades C in 5 subjects
• National Examinations Council (NECO) - minimum grades C in 5 subjects

Integrated Pre-Masters course

For our Masters courses with Integrated International Pre-Masters, we usually require that you have a Nigerian HND (5 years programme including 2 years OND + 1 Year professional Practice + 2 Higher diplomas). For the 1 semester programme you will need to achieve Upper Credit, and for the two semester programme you will need to achieve Lower Credit or a Pass in a university degree.

Masters course

For our Master’s courses, we usually require that you have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree at a recognised university.

We accept a Senior School Certificate Examination - West African Exams Council (WAEC) / National Examinations Council (NECO), Grade C6 (C5 for our MBA course) or above in English Language.

If you take the IELTS test you will need to achieve the following scores (or an equivalent from other UCA-approved English tests):

• Undergraduate degree (BA/BSc/BMus):
  6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section (except if listed below)
• BA Architecture:
  6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Undergraduate degree with international foundation year:
  5.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• International Foundation in Creative Practices:
  5.0 overall with no less than 4.5 in any section
• Master's Degree (MA/MSc/MFA/MBA/MArch/MMus):
  6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Pre-Master's (15 Weeks):
  6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Pre-Master's (30 Weeks):
  5.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section
• Postgraduate Research (PhD/MPhil):
  7.0 overall, with no less than 7.0 in writing and 5.5 in any other section
• Pre-Doctorate:
  6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section