The Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, has announced the immediate conversion of its Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programme to a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree programme, following approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The development was contained in an internal memorandum signed by the Academic Secretary, Alhaji Auwalu Mudi Yakasai, on behalf of the Registrar, and addressed to the university community and the general public.
“This is to inform the university community and the general public that, with the approval granted to the university by the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the commencement of the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree programme, admission into the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) will no longer take place,” the memo read.
The university also directed all applicants who had earlier applied for the NCE programme to immediately make changes to their applications through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) portal.
“Accordingly, applicants for the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) are advised to purchase a Green Card through the JAMB portal and change their programme from the NCE to a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree programme of their choice at the Federal University of Education, Kano,” Yakasai stated.
The memo further emphasized that the change is subject to meeting the minimum entry requirements, which include five credits in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) — with English Language compulsory — as well as a JAMB cut-off score of 150.