Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into 2015/2016 academic session leading to the award of degrees in the programme areas approved for EBSU WASP as in B (1-6) below.

GENERAL INFORMATION. Work and Study Programme (WASP) is a weekend part-time studies programme of Ebonyi State University designed to offer opportunities to talented, intelligent and qualified working adults in various fields of life endeavours to acquire university education without having to give up their jobs.

AVAILABLE PROGRAMMES IN WASP The Department/Programme options available for admission through WASP in Ebonyi State University in the 2015/2016 admission year include the following;

Faculty of Management Sciences
(a) Department of Accountancy and Banking
and Finance
Options: (i) Accountancy
(ii)Banking and Finance
(b)Department of Business Management,
Marketing and Entrepreneurial Studies
Options: (i) Business Management
(ii) Marketing
(c) Department of Public Administration.
Faculty of Social Sciences And Humanities
(a)Department of Economics
(b)Department of Political Science
(c) Department of Psychology and Sociological
Studies
Options: (i) Psychology
(ii) Sociology and Anthropology
(d)Department of History and International
Relations
(e)Department of Languages and Literary
Studies.
Options: (i) English Language and Literature
(ii) Linguistics
(iii) Igbo
(iv) French
(f) Department of Philosophy and Religion
Options: (i) Philosophy
(ii) Religion
(g) Department of Mass Communication
Faculty of Sciences
(a)Department of Computer Science
(b)Department of Applied Biology
(c) Department of Industrial Maths/Statistics
Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resources
Management
(a)Department of Agricultural Economics and
Extension Management
(b)Department of Animal Sciences, Fisheries
and Aquaculture (Fisheries only)
(c) Department of Crop and Landscape
Management
(d)Department of Food Science and Technology
(e)Department of Soil and Environmental
Management.
Faculty of Education
(a)Department of Arts and Social Science
Education
Options: (i)Economics Education
(ii) English Language Education
(iii)Religion Education.
(iv) Social Studies Education
(v) Igbo Education
(b)Department of Business Education
Options: (i)Accountancy Education and
(ii)Secretarial Studies Education.
(c) Department of Educational Foundation
Options: (i) Guidance and Counselling and
(ii) Administration and Planning
(d)Department of Human Kinetics and Health
Education
Options: (i) Human Kinetics Education.
(ii) Health Education.
(e)Department of Science Education
Options: (i) Biology Education
(ii)Chemistry Education
(iii)Computer Science Education
(iv)Integrated Science Education and
(v)Mathematics Education.
(vi)Physics Education.
(f) Department of Technology and Vocational
Science Education
Options: (i)Building/woodwork Technology
(ii)Agricultural Science Education
(iii)Electrical/Electronics Technology Education
and
(iv)Mechanical/Metal Work Technology
(v)Home Economics Education.
Health Sciences and Technology
B.Sc. Nursing Science (For candidates with
registered Nursing (RN) Certificate only).
GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Admission into the Work and Study Programme
(WASP) requires (5) 0’/L Credit passes in
relevant subjects including English Language
at Ordinary Level (SSCE, NECO, GCE &TC II,
NABTEB, etc) for ALL courses while credit pass
in Mathematics at Ordinary level is compulsory
for all Science, Social Sciences (except Mass
Communication), Management Science and
Agricultural and Natural Resources
Management based courses. The 0/L credit
passes are to be obtained in not more than
two (2) sittings.
PROGRAMME PLAN
The programme offered in each department is
the same as those of regular programme. The
only difference is the mode of entrance, and
mode of study. The length of time a candidate
spends in the programme before graduation
depends on the level of qualification upon
entrance, for instance:
O LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS:
SSCE/NECO/GCE/TC II/NABTEB
DURATION:Other courses 5 years, Agric
Courses 6 years
DIRECT ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
ND/NCE in the same discipline
4 years, Agric Courses 5 years
HND in the same discipline
3 years, Agric Courses 4 years
Registered Nursing (RN) Certificate
5 years
DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES
All direct entry candidates MUST ensure that
their academic transcripts are received latest
two weeks after the close of sale of forms.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Application forms are obtainable online on
purchase of five thousand naira (N5000.00)
only. EBSU-WASP scratch card payable to
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Account
Number 200-2776-770 with First Bank Plc,
Abakaliki Branch.
Closing Date.
Sale of application forms shall close on
Tuesday, August 21st, 2015.
Processing of Admission forms begins on 25th
September, 2015 and ends on October, 16th
2015. Release of admission list and
registration of fresh students to start by 20th
October, and end on 27th November, 2015.
ABOUT NYSC AND WASP GRADUANDS.
Graduates of WASP DO NOTparticipate in the
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), rather
they are issued with Exclusion Certificate from
NYSC at the end of their programme