The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2022/2023 Change of Degree Programme. The programme allows students to switch from their current course of study to another one, subject to specific guidelines.
Guidelines
- Applications for Change of Degree Programme should be received at the end of each session. The processing of the application should be completed not later than one month from the beginning of the new session.
- For a student to change from one department to another, they must have a minimum GPA of 1.00. Each department, however, will determine the minimum cutoff GPA for accepting students via the Change of Degree Programme.
- The Admissions Office will verify the students’ eligibility for the new departments and process the applications of the students listed in the payment schedule. Candidates should, therefore, submit the printout of their change of degree application, copy of O/Level Result and Result checker (WAEC/NECO scratch card(s)) to the Admissions Office.
- Movement of the list of Applications for Change of Degree from the Admissions Office to the faculties and back should be done in batches, and students should not be involved in the movement of the lists.
- At the end of the stipulated period, only those who have completed the process will be registered in their new departments. There will be no carryover of the process to another session.
- No other form of payment should be made or collected for Change of Degree Programme, except as indicated in the Application procedure.
Application Procedure
- Eligible candidates are requested to visit the University of Nigeria website (www.unn.edu.ng) or portal (unnportal.unn.edu.ng), log in your Registration number to generate and download a unique payment invoice. This invoice should be taken to any bank that supports e-transact.
- With the Payment Invoice, the candidate is requested to pay an application processing fee of N75,000.00. Candidates should ensure that the invoice number is correctly keyed in at the bank and obtain a confirmation slip containing a confirmation number and invoice number.
- To complete the Change of Degree Form online, candidates are to visit the University of Nigeria website or portal and log in their Registration number, the Confirmation number and Invoice number.
It is important to note that candidates who fail to register within the stipulated period or complete their forms online will not be processed. Also, any extraneous payment can nullify the application.
Online registration for the Change of Degree Programme commences on Monday, June 19, 2023, and ends on Friday, July 21, 2023. Interested students are encouraged to adhere strictly to these guidelines and application procedures.