Academic Qualification

Duration of the Programme

The ND/HND Nursing is a four-year CONTINUOUS programme i.e 2 years for ND and 2 years for HND. Students starts with ND Nursing programme which is a non-terminal programme. The ND Nursing graduates with minimum CGPA of 2.5 (Lower Credit) will then proceed for HND Nursing. Indexing shall be at the beginning of first semester of ND II. Students shall participate in Supervised Clinical Work Experience (SCWE) during the programme. The SCWEs would be in two parts of eight weeks each. The first part of SCWE shall be between the end of ND I, while the second part shall be between the end of ND II. Stipend for SCWE shall be paid through Industrial Training Fund (ITF). The SCWE shall be graded on a pass or fail basis. Where a student has satisfied all other requirements of the programme BUT FAILED SCWEs, he/she may only be allowed to repeat another four months SCWEs at his/own expenses.

Academic Departments

General Nursing: This is a 3years, 6 semesters basic nursing programme, approved by NMCN. It is designed to train students on practical nursing skills and gives them the knowledge and clinical experience they need to become a Registered Nurse.

Basic Midwifery: It is designed to train students on practical midwifery skills and gives them the knowledge and clinical experience they need to become a Registered Midwife (RM).

Deferment of Admission: A student shall be granted deferment on request if it is duly approved. Such approval shall last for a maximum period of one academic year. However, such student must have passed the probation examination and completed indexing and payment of school fees.

Cancellation/Withdrawal of Admission: Any student who gained admission into the College without the minimum entry requirement or through fraudulent means stands to forfeit his/her admission and such shall be made to withdraw from training without refunds.

Students Union Government: The college runs a Students Union Government which is under the supervision of the Students’ Affairs Office. Membership of the union and participation in all union activities is open to all students irrespective of tribe, race and religion. Any student seeking to contest for any position must be verified by the Dean Students Affairs on the basis of school fees and CGPA. Such student should also obtain security clearance and of good conduct. The Dean Students of Affairs shall oversee the election with security cover. The union leaders are responsible to the College authority via the Dean Students of Affairs. All activities of the union shall have approval from the of The Provost before implementation. The constitution of the union must have approval from the College authority before its implementation.

Organs of the union: The union shall have three oragns.