Requirements for the award of a Degree
- To earn a B.Sc. Degree in Mathematics, all compulsory and required courses must be taken and passed at the prescribed levels of achievement.
- The total number of units taken along with the grade obtained in each course shall be recorded for the purpose of calculating the CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average).
- The number of course units for the award of a degree shall be approved by the Senate on the recommendation by the Faculty board but shall not be less than 90 units for a three year programme (Direct Entry candidates) and 120 units for a four year programme (UTME candidates).
- A student is eligible to get an Honour degree having undergone a minimum of 3 or 4 years in training. A student is still eligible to an honours degree after two extra semesters and to pass a degree beyond two semesters, but not more than two semesters.
- There are compulsory courses which a student must take and fulfil the pass mark as specified by the University, required courses which a student must take but not necessarily pass but must have a minimum of 30% to pass a minimum number of units of the programme required courses to graduate, elective courses specified by the programme from which a student takes in order to make up the required additional units for the award of the degree.