Registration

Initial registration for fresh students lasts for two weeks from the day lectures begin. Registration closes with matriculation of 100 level students. For students in other levels and for the first and second semesters, registration closes three weeks after resumption for each session. Lateness within four weeks after the official registration date shall be allowed on payment of approved fee as a penalty per student. Any student who fails to register within the periods provided for above may be allowed on application to repeat the year in the following session.

A student shall not be allowed to change his/her subject combinations as admitted and registered until he/she has completed at least one full academic year in the College. A student who wants to change his/her subject combinations must satisfy both the general and departmental requirements for the proposed subject combination. Any courses taken in the School of Education and former Departments, including the prerequisite subjects shall be credited to such student regardless of the level of attainment in those courses.

The courses dropped shall appear in the student’s official record but shall not be taken into account in determining the student’s average grade point for graduation. The responsibility to decide on the relevance of the courses already taken shall rest on the Head of the new Department.

Change of course on health ground may be considered on its merit by the College Academic Board.

Students Transfer

1. Applicants must apply on an approved form to the Registrar.
2. Academic transcripts must be submitted with the application form.
3. The application, together with academic transcripts and other relevant documents, shall be forwarded to the Head of Department concerned.
4. Applicants may undergo a departmental test.
5. The Head of Department shall return the application to the Registrar with recommendations.
6. The Registrar shall forward the application to the Academic Board for approval.

Academic Year and Semester

1. For proper computation of contact hours for each course in a programme of study, the Commission approves the following:
2. A two semester year (first and second semesters for regular courses) for all Colleges of Education. A long vacation period should be adopted for vacation courses.
3. The first and second semester should last between 17 and 18 weeks each, (including registration, teaching and examination periods) provided that not less than 15 weeks during each semester is devoted to teaching. Programmes of study for the long vacation period should last between 11-12 weeks, of which is devoted to teaching.
4. For minimum utilization of staff and resources, and to give more opportunity to students to take additional courses under the course credit system, Colleges of Education should be operate programmes of the long vacation period in line with the course credit system.

Duration of the Nce Programme

As stated in the National Policy on Education (1989), maximum of five years is given for a candidate to obtain the NCE Certificate. The minimum number of years to be spent to qualify for the award of the NCE is three.

Attendance

A registered student for the NCE programme must attain a 75% attendance to be allowed to write the end of semester examination.

Evaluation and Assessment Methods

1. Continuous Assessment (C.A) - 40%
2. End of Semester Examination - 60%

Minimum Credits Required

A student must earn a total minimum of between 128 & 132 credits distributed as follows to graduate:

(Note that in some Departments Students may be required to carry more credit loads)

1. Every full-time student should register for a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 24 credit units per semester, except for students on field experience or industrial attachment. Number of total credit units for graduation is 108.
2. A full-time staff should have a minimum teaching load of 8 credit units per semester; i.e. 8 hours of lecture or tutorial per week per semester:
   1. for Science-based disciplines, this should mean a minimum of 9 lecture hours and two 3-hours laboratory work per week;
   2. for Arts-based disciplines, this should mean a minimum of 9 lectures and two 1-hours tutorials per week;
   3. for certain service courses, the class size may be very large, and therefore proportionate contact hours should be used.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

The College uses the NCCE recommended grading system using both letter (A - F) and figure (0 - 5).

1. The percentage score, Letter Grades, Grade Point Average (GPA), and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), and the status of pass are shown in Table 1.
2. A minimum pass mark of 40% (equivalent to Grade point of 1) is stipulated to be adopted by all Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Also a minimum GPA of 1.00 is required for graduation.

Minimum Credits Requirements

The College operates course and semester systems. One credit is equal to 15 hours of contact lectures or 30 hours of practicals. Course weights are between 1 and 3 credits, and on no account should a course, including long essays and projects, carry more than 3 credits.
The minimum and maximum credit loads a student can carry per semester are 10 and 25 respectively.

Teaching Practice

Teaching Practice (TP) is compulsory for all students, student is expected to complete at least 12 weeks of teaching practice during the three-year period.
Every student is required to do Teaching Practice and the credit earned recorded in EDUC 324.

Students Project

Each student must write a project in the final year before graduation. The student will write the project in either education or in teaching subject area. The essence of the project is to inculcate in the student the sense of individual research work. Every student will be assigned a supervising lecturer to standardize the written project.

College Academic Programmes

1. Nigeria Certificate in Education (N.C.E.)
2. Part-Time Nigeria Certificate in Education (N.C.E.)
3. Pre-NCE
4. Regular Degree (B.A. Ed, B.Ed) in Affiliation with Ekiti State University
5. Sandwich Degree (B.A Ed, B.Ed) in Affiliation with Ekiti State University
6. Diploma in Computer Science
7. Certificate in Computer Science
8. P.D.E (Professional Diploma in Education)
9. Diploma in the Teaching of Arabic and islamic Studies
10. Diploma in the Teaching of Christian Religious Studies
11. I.J.M.B in Affiliation with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.