Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Regular Diploma Programmes of the Institute of Education, Delta State University, Abraka.
i. Agricultural Science Education
ii. Biology Education
iii. Business Education
iv. Chemistry Education
v. Computer Science Education
vi. Early Childhood Education
vii. Economics Education
viii. Geography Education
ix. Guidance and Counselling Education
x. Health, Safety and Environmental Education
xi. Hotel and Catering Management Education
xii. Human Kinetics, Recreation and Sports Science Education
xiii. Integrated Science Education
xiv. Library Science Education
xv. Mathematics Education.
xvi. Physics Education
xvii. Political Science Education
xviii. Secretarial Studies Education
xix. Social Studies Education
xx. Technical Education
Duration of Courses
The Diploma course will be for two (2) sessions (four Semesters).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
General Requirements
Applicants must possess at least five credits at not more than two sittings in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, NABTEB or its equivalent. Candidates are also expected to fulfil the specific Departmental Requirements for their various courses of choice.
(1) Diploma in Agricultural Science Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science or Biology and any one of Geography or Economics at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language, Mathematics, and either Chemistry, Agricultural Science or Biology and any one of Geography or Economics.
(2) Diploma in Biology Education
A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC or its equivalent, including Mathematics, Biology and English Language, at not more than two sittings.
(3) Diploma in Business Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, NABTEB including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and other two subjects at not more than two sittings.
(4) Diploma in Chemistry Education
A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC or its equivalent, including Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language, at not more than two sittings.
(5) Diploma in Computer Science Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC or its equivalent including English Language and Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language and Mathematics and any other two Science subjects.
(6) Diploma in Early Childhood Education
(Nursery and Primary Education)
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC including English Language and Mathematics, at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II including English Language and Mathematics.
(7) Diploma in Economics Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC; including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two other Social Science subjects at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two Social Science subjects.
(8) Diploma in Geography Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, including English Language, Mathematics, Geography, and two other subjects at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language, Mathematics, Geography and two other subjects.
(9) Diploma in Guidance and Counselling Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language and Mathematics.
(10) Diploma in Health, Safety and Environmental Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC including English Language, Mathematics and one Science subject from Biology/Health Science, any two subjects from Agricultural Science, Chemistry and Physics and one other subject, at not more than two sittings.
(11) Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC including English Language, Mathematics, Biology and any of Food and Nutrition or Home Management, and Chemistry at not more than two sittings.
b. TC II with at least Merit passes in five subjects as required in
(a) above and credit passes in Mathematics and General Science.
(12) Diploma in Human Kinetics, Recreation and Sports Science Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC including English Language, Mathematics and Biology or Health Science, at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language, Mathematics, Physical and Health Education and any other subjects.
c. Holders of Associateship Certificate in Education.
(13) Diploma in Integrated Science Education
a. A minimum of five O’Level credits in GCE or NECO SSCE or WASC including English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry, at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II in the relevant Science subjects, English Language and Mathematics as indicated in
(a) above.
(14) Diploma in Library Science Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC including English Language and Mathematics, at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language and Mathematics.
(15) Diploma in Mathematics Education
A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC or its equivalent which must include Mathematics, Chemistry or Physics and English Language, at not more than two sittings.
(16) Diploma in Physics Education
A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC or its equivalent, including English Language, Mathematics and Physics, and any other subject, at not more than two sittings.
(17) Diploma in Political Science
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, including English Language and Mathematics, Government or History and one other Arts or Science subject at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language and Mathematics, Government or History and one other Arts or Science subject.
(18) Diploma in Secretarial Studies Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC including English Language, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce and one other subject, at not more than two sittings.
b. Associateship Certificate in Education/Accounting/Business Administration/Secretarial Studies awarded by an approved Institution of Higher Learning.
(19) Diploma in Social Studies Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, including English Language and Mathematics and any two of Economics, Government, History, Geography, CRS or Commence at not more than two sittings.
b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language and Mathematics and any two of Economics, Government or History Geography, CRS or Commence.
(20) Diploma in Technical Education
a. A minimum of five credits in the GCE O/L or NECO SSCE or WASC, including English Language, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry and any other two subjects at not more than two sittings.
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b. A minimum of five Merits in TC II, including English Language, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry and any other two subjects.
Requirements
1) Candidates are required to visit https://portal.delsu.edu.ng/ to generate an applicant virtual pin N20,000.00 (twenty thousand Naira) only and make payment to any of the following banks:
Ecobank, Unity Bank, Zenith Bank and UBA
PROCEDURE TO GENERATE VIRTUAL PIN
(i) visit https://portal.delsu.edu.ng/
(ii) Click online registration
(iii) Click start
(iv) Click Diploma Programme (in Education)
(v) Click Start
(vi) Submit the form and generate pin
(vii) Print out the pin generated
(viii) Visit the specified bank for payment.
2(a) Candidates should, with the pin for payment, access and complete the Delta State University, Abraka 2020/2021 Diploma form online at http/www.delsuonline.com with their recent colour passport-sized photograph scanned to the JPEG format and not more than 20kb in size.
(a) Candidates are advised to use virtual pin immediately after payment, as the pin will be invalid after six (6) hours of generation.
(b) Candidates are advised to read the instructions on the front page of the website before completing the form.
3. Online application will start on Thursday 3rd September 2020.
4. Application website closes by 12.00 midnight on Friday, February 26, 2021.
NOTE:
(a) Candidates are to log in ONLY the courses they choose for the Diploma programme.
(b) GSM phones are not allowed.
(c) Parents, guardians and well-wishers will not be allowed to stay around the venue of the examination.
(d) Any person caught impersonating will be handed over to the Police and the candidates impersonated will automatically be disqualified.
Mr. Daniel A. Urhibo
Registrar
