DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

1. General Admission Requirements

 

1. A senior secondary school certificate (SSCE) of (NECO or WAEC) or GCE ‘O’ Level with passes in 5 subjects including English Language, three of which must be a credit level at the same sitting or 4 credits at two sittings two of the credits must be relevant to the coerces the candidates wishes to offer credit / passes in English Language and or mathematics may be required.
2. Successful candidates in the PRE- NCE final examination
3. All candidates to be considered for admission must enroll for and write the selection examination organized by an accredited body such JAMB.
4. It should be noted that some College in addition to all of the above, administer their own elimination test or interviews for some courses. This is legitimate.
5. Additional Admission Requirements

A candidate must possess at least a pass in mathematics at the same Secondary School Certificate level, and a credit in Physics at the same or equivalent level (e.g. NTC from National Business and Technical Examination Board NABTEB).

3. Graduation Requirements

A total of 36 credit unit in the Department are compulsory. Students for Mathematics / Physics combination are required to take CHE 111 (General Chemistry 2Cr) as elective while students of physics and other subjects combinations other than Mathematics are to take MAT’125 (introduction to computer studies 1 Cr).

Every Physics students is required to carry a minimum of 36 credits in addition to other compulsory courses such as TP and project. The breakdown is as follows:

Physics                 -36 Credits

Second Subject   -36 Credits

Education            -36 credits

Teaching Practice             -06 Credits

General Studies                 -18 Credits

Course Code, Tides, Credit Units, Status

• NCE I FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code	Course title	Credits	Status
PHY.111	Mathematics for Physics	1	Compulsory
PHY.112	Electromagnetism I	2	C
PHY.113	Mechanics & properties of matter I	2	C
PHY.114	Introduction to physics Practical	1	C
	Total	6

• NCE 1 SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Status
PHY.121	Atomic and Quantum Physics I	2	Compulsory
PHY.122	Electromagnetism II	2	C
PHY.123	Mechanics & Properties of Matter	2	C
PHY.124	Maths for Physics II	1	C
PHY.125	Physics Practical II	1	C
	Total	8

• NCE II FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE code	Course title	Credits	Status
PHY. 211	Atomic and quantum physics I	2	Compulsory
PHY. 212	Electromagnetism II	2	C
PHY. 213	Mechanics and properties of matter	3	Compulsory
PHY. 214	Maths for physics	1
PHY. 215	Physics practical II	1	C
Total		8

• NCE II SECOND SEMESTER

Course code	Course title	Credits	Status
PHY. 221	Workshop practice	1	Compulsory
PHY. 222	Optics	2	C
PHY.223	Thermal physics II	2	C
PHY. 224	Physics methodology	1	C
Total		8

• NCE III FIRST SEMESTER

Course code	Course title	Credits	Status
EDUC 311	Teaching practice 6		Compulsory

• NCE II SECOND SEMESTER

Course code	Course title	Credits	Status
PHY. 321	Electromagnetic III	2	Elective
PHY. 322	Atomic and quantum physics II	1	C
PHY. 324	Physics practicals III	1	C
Total		4

PRE – NCE FIRST SEMESTER

Course code	Course title	Credits	Status
PHY. 011	Mechanics and properties of matter I	2	C
PHY. 012	Waves	2	C
PHY. 013	Mechanical and health energy	1	C
PHY. 014	Practical physics I	1	C
Total		6 Credits

• PRE NCE SECOND SEMESTER

Course code	Course title	Credits	Status
PHY. 021	Mechanics and properties of matter II	2	C
PHY. 022	Fields	2	C
PHY. 023	Introductory modern physics and electronics	1	C
PHY. 024	Practical physics II	1	C
Total		4 Credits

Total C   – 36 Credits

E           – 08 Credits (CHE 121/MAT 124 included)

The elective CHE 121 MAT 124 are actually electives outside physics that must be taken.