FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
- Dean's Profile
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The Dean of Agriculture, Prof (Mrs) Marian Gwenjohns Solomon is the erstwhile Head of Department of Soil Science in the Faculty of Agriculture.
Prof. Solomon is a recipient of numerous honours and distinction which include, visiting scholar, University of Uyo, Acting Head of Department of Soil Science, Sub Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar, member National Coordinator Research Programme on Soybean, Calabar Zone and member, University of Calabar Senate.
She is also a member of several learned societies and professional bodies, some of which include member Nigerian Environment Society, member, African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation and member, Unical Contact Group.
Prof. Marian Solomon has served Cross River State and the inter National Community in several capacities as state consultant to Cross River State Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP), Consultant to SPACE, USAID, technical Adviser to OICI and member representing West African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation.
Prof. Solomon is a regular figure at several international, regional and local workshops and is married with children.
- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
- Department of Animal Science
- West African School Certificate or NECO with passes at Credit Level in at least five Subjects including English language, Mathematics, Agriculture Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics,
- General Certificate of Education with passes at ordinary Level in at least five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
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Department of Crop Science
- Department Forestry & Wildlife Resources Management
- West African School Certificate with passes at Credit level in at least five subjects including English language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics;
- General Certificate of Education with passes at ordinary level ion at least five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science or Biology, chemistry and Physics:
- Senior Secondary School certificate with credits in at least five subjects including English language, mathematics, Agricultural Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
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Department of Soil Science
The UME candidates are admitted into a five-year programme of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension. The UME entry requirements are credit passes in SSCE/GCE O-Level in five subjects (which should include, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language, Biology or Agricultural Science and any other subject) in not more than two sittings. At least a pass in Physics is required. However, a candidate with a pass in English Language or Mathematics may be allowed by to remedy the deficiency and must pass it during the first year of study. The Second mode of admission is through the remedial programme. Candidates who have successfully passed the University of Calabar Remedial Science programme may also by admitted into first year of the degree programme. Direct Entry Students with requisite qualification are also admitted to do four years for the B.Agric Programme.
Apart from the UME and Remedial programme, students may be admitted from other Departments in the Faculty in their final year. To be eligible for transfer into the Department of Agriculture Economics and Extension, candidates must satisfy the following requirements, as applicable:
Remedial candidates must have credit passes in Economics and mathematics; Candidates on inter-departmental transfer must have a minimum CGPA of 2.50 in addition to an average of a B-grade in Agricultural Economics and Extension courses; Candidates on inter-faculty transfer must have a minimum of CGPA of 3.00 plus B-grades in Mathematics and Economics; and Candidates transferring from other Universities mist have an equivalent of second Class Upper division at the time of the transfer.
POST GRADUATE:
Candidates who hold a First Degree either in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics or a related discipline with a good Second Class Honours Degree from the University of Calabar or any other University recognized by Senate may apply for admission.
Candidates will be required ot register for and pass a total of 30 credit hours of course work at the 6000 level. Candidates will take a total of 18 credit units of compulsory courses and a total of 12 credit units of electives from two of the given option areas namely.
Agricultural Economic Development and Policy
Farm Management/production economic
Agricultural/Marketing and Co-operatives
Agricultural/Finance and Business Management
Resource Economics
Ph.D DEGREE
Candidates for admission into the Ph.D programmes must hold a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics or a related discipline.
In addition to completing the course work for the Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics, the candidate shall complete 12 credit hours of course work at the 7000 level and pass with a minimum grade of B.
Ph.Dstudents in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Extension must pass a comprehensive examination in Economic Theory, Quantitative Methods and one chosen option are
Admission of students into the department is through the joint matriculation Examination and Remedial programme of the University of Calabar which is aimed at rectifying Student’s deficiencies before embarking on the full programme.
To qualify for admission into degree course in Bachelor of Agriculture with specialization in Animal Sciences, the candidate must satisfy general requirements as outlined in the JAMB Brochure Guidelines for Admission for first degree courses in Nigerian Universities (obtainable from the joint Admission Matriculation Board). The candidate must as well fulfill the Faculty and Departmental requirements prescribed below
i.. Obtaining a score in Joint Matriculation Examination of not less than the Minimum Score required by the Department.
ii. Possessing one of the following qualifications:
The Department also admist candidates who have successfully remedied all their deficiencies. Remedial students are not allowed ot matriculate until they have completely remedied their deviancies. Candidates who fail to remedy such deficiencies after one session are required to withdraw from the University.
Candidates seeking admission into the Post Graduate (PGD) or Master’s Degree (M.Sc) programme in Animal Science should hold a First Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Education, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry or any other related discipline with a minimum of a good Second class Honours Degree of the University of Calabar or any other University recognized by Senate.
JME REQUIREMENT
The JME candidates are admitted into the five-year degree programme. The JME entry requirements are credit passes in SSCE/GCE O/L/NECO in five subjects which should include English language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science or Biology and Physics.
JAMB DIRECT ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Two ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and one of Agricultural Science/Biology/Botany/Zoology, Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Geography and Economics. Candidates admitted through direct entry are exempted from the year one programme and thus their programme has a duration of four years starting from year two.
REMEDIAL ADMISSION
Candidates who have successfully passed the University of Calabar Remedial Science programme may also be admitted into the first year of the degree programme.
JOINT ADMISSION MATRICULATION BOARD
A Candidate may qualify for admission into the Department of Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, by satisfying the following:
i. Obtaining a score in Joint Matriculation Examination of not less than the minimum score required by the faculty.
ii. Possessing one of the following qualifications:
REMEDIAL PROGRAMME
The Department of Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management runs a one-year Remedial Programme to enable candidates make up for their deficiencies. There are two categories of remedial admission:
Candidates who satisfy the requirements in Section (a) above i.e have five ‘O’ level credits and at least a minimum acceptable score in the Joint matriculation Examination, but have a pass in English and Mathematics are allowed to remedy these subjects preparatory to being admitted into the Department.
Candidates who did not satisfy the Joint Admission Examination requirements but have three credits at ‘O’ level GCE or Senior Secondary School Certificate, one of which must be a science subject, are admitted to the one year remedial course. In addition, the candidate would have attempted two other science subjects.
Admission of students into the Department of Soil Science in the Faculty of Agriculture is through the Joint Matriculation Examination, and the Remedial programme of the University of calabar which is aimed at rectifying student deficiencies before embarking on the full programme.
To qualify for admission into the degree programme, a candidate must satisfy the general University requirements as outlined in the JAME Brochure Guidelines for admission at First Degree courses in Nigerian Universities (obtainable from the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board). The candidate must also fulfill the Faculty and Departmental requirements prescribed below:
DIRECT ENTRY: International students holding advanced ‘S’ level GCE London/Cambridge GCE with passes in the three basic Sciences plus English language can also be admitted into the Bachelor’s degree programme. Possession of a National Diploma in Agriculture (Upper Credit) or three passes at ‘A’ level GCE in General agriculture plus two basic science subjects including English Language qualifies one for a Direct Entry (DE) admission.
JOINT ADMISSION MATRICUALTION BOARD: A candidate may qualify for admission into the Faculty of agriculture and Department of Soil science by satisfying the following:
i. Obtain a score in the University matriculation Examination (UME) of not less than minimum score required by the Faculty
ii Possessing one of the following qualifications:
iii West African School Certificate with passes at Credit Level in a least five subjects including English language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics
iv General Certificate of Education (GCE) with passes at ordinary ‘O’ level in at least five subjects including; English language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
V Senior Secondary School Certificate with credits in at least five subjects including English Language, mathematics, Agricultural Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
GRADUATE ADMISSIONS:
Graduate (M.Sc and Ph.D) admissions are coordinated by the Graduate School of the University of calabar. But candidates must possess a good bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree, as the case may be, in any of the agric-based courses of the University of Calabar or any other recognized University before being considered for admission. At the time of considering the admission, suitable supervisor(s) are given to the candidate.