List Of Schools Offering Guidance And Counselling, Cut Off Mark & Their Admission Requirements

What is Guidance and Counselling? Why do candidates go for Guidance and Counselling? is it the passion for the course or the intentional evasion of Mathematics and other calculation courses? what is the reason for the increase in the search for universities that offer Guidance and Counselling? The above questions are still lingering in the minds of many till date.

Truth be told, some students choose courses based on the JAMB approved subject combination requirements and information gotten from people as regards the schools that offer the course. Guidance and Counselling is selected in a bid to evade any subject that involves calculations. many student look for courses like Guidance and Counselling, Sociology, Law and some Art related courses that do not require mathematics.

In this post, you will see the list of schools that offer Guidance and Counselling, the subject combinations, cut off mark as well as the entry requirements for the course.

Guidance and Counselling is a course offered in most tertiary institutions in Nigeria, It is a course under the faculty of Art managed by the Department of Guidance and Counselling. The importance attached to this post is immeasurable as students during their UTME registration, search for the list of universities offering Guidance and Counselling so as to make an informed decision on making a sensible choice based on their catchment area.

Aside checking for universities or polytechnics offering Guidance and Counselling as a course, you need to be sure of the correct O’Level and JAMB subject combination for studying Guidance and Counselling because in the past, candidates who have ignored this move were either forced to change their school or lost out on the admission for that academic session. So we candidly advice you take the following information in this post Seriously.

To study Guidance and Counselling in any of the under listed universities, candidates must meet the following basic entry requirements:

a) Must have obtained a minimum of five (5) ‘O’ level credits in the following subjects; English Language, Government or History and three or four other subjects in not more than 2 sittings.

b) Pass the cut off mark for the university or polytechnic of his or her choice. We advice you score a minimum of 250 and above as this gives you a greater chance of gaining admission to study Guidance and Counselling into your preferred choice of institution.

The above are the basic requirements from the list of Universities Offering Guidance and Counselling. Though other requirements will be communicated to you by the schools when you register for their post UTME admission forms.

List of Accredited Universities That Offer Guidance and Counselling In Nigeria

1. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAU)
2. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba (AAUA)
3. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU)
4. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada (UNIABUJA)
5. Adamawa State University, Mubi (ADSU)
6. Ajayi Crowther University, Ibadan (ACU)
7. Al-Hikmah University, Illorin (AHU)
8. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpoyubo
9. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo (BU)
10. University of Benin (UNIBEN)
11. ECWA Bingham University, New Karu (BU)
12. Bornu State University, Maiduguri (BOSU)
13. Benue State University, Makurdi (BSU)
14. University of Calabar (UNICAL)
15. Caleb University, Lagos (CUI)
16. Coal City University (CCU)
17. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli (COOU)
18. Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH)
19. Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU)
20. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki (EBSU)
21. Ekiti State University (EKSU)
22. Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT)
23. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA)
24. Federal University, Kashere (FUKASHERE)
25. Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI)
26. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE)
27. Gregory University, Uturu (GUU)
28. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni (IAUE)
29. University of Ibadan (UI)
30. Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU)
31. University of Jos (UNIJOS)
32. Kwararafa University, Wukari
33. University of Lagos (UNILAG)
34. Lagos State University (LASU)
35. Lead City University, Ibadan (LCU)
36. Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK)
37. Niger Delta University, Yenagoa (NDU)
38. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
39. Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU)
40. Sokoto State University (SOSU)
41. Tansian University, Oba
42. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode (TASUED)
43. University of Africa Toru Orua, Bayelsa State (UAT)
44. Osun State University, Osogbo (UNIOSUN)
45. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa (UNIZIK)
46. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
47. University of Uyo (UNIUYO)
48. Veritas University, Abuja (VUNA)

The above list is a mixture of private, state and federal universities currently offering Guidance and Counselling, this means candidates, Parents or Guardians can make a choice from the above. Most often, it is easier to study the choice of your course when you select a school that is within your Catchment area.

For example, candidates who is from Delta state and selects Guidance and Counselling in UNIBEN stands a greater chance of gaining admission to study the course than a candidate who hails from Lagos state or Sokoto state. Many students make the mistake of just selecting randomly without applying the Catchment area principle though this does not apply to Private Universities.

In summary, if you must select a state or Federal university, choose your state or school that falls within your catchment area for you to stand a huge chance of studying Guidance and Counselling or any course of your choice.

Hope the above is well understood? if you are still not clear as regards the list of schools or universities that offers Guidance and Counselling and their admission requirements, you can get back to us via our comment section below and we shall respond accordingly.