The Department of History and International Relations is one of the two foundation Departments of the College of Arts and Theological Studies of Veritas University, Abuja, (The Catholic University of Nigeria) which has recently been created from the defunct College of Management, Social Sciences Arts and Theological Studies (MSAT) by Professor Michael Kwanashie, the current Vice chancellor. The Department offers combined undergraduate degree programme, B.A. History and International Relations.
JAMB / UTME
Candidates seeking admission through Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) into 100-level of any of the four-year programmes leading to the award of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees of the Department should possess a minimum of:
- Five credit passes at the GCE/WAEC/NECO examinations, which must include English Language, Geography, History or Government, and any other two subjects.
- Grade 11 Teachers Certificate (TC11) with credit or merit passes in at least five subjects including; History or Government.
- National Teaching Certificate (NTC), National Business Certificate (NBC) with credit passes in five subjects relevant to the course and obtained at not more than two sittings. For NTC/NBC, a credit in any General Education subjects, trade related subjects and trade component subjects is equivalent to a credit in a subject.
In every case, the University requires that the candidate make an acceptable pass on the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). In addition, the University further screens all candidates for admission into its degree programmes.
Direct Entry
Candidates seeking Direct Entry admission to the 200-level should possess, in addition to the minimum of five credit passes at the GCE/SSC/NECO examinations, any of the following qualifications:
- Advanced Level GCE in History or Government.
- Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in relevant subjects excluding Education
- Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) Examination in relevant subjects.
- National Diploma (ND) Upper Credit or equivalent in the subject applied for or related field.
- Higher National Diploma (HND) Lower Credit in related field.
- First degree in a related area from a recognized university.
Furthermore, the University reserves the right to screen Direct Entry candidates before admission
Inter-University Transfer
Candidates wishing to transfer from another university into any of the academic programmes of the Department must obtain and fill the Inter-University Transfer form from the University’s Admissions Office. An application for admission to the University through inter-university transfer will be considered only if the Department is satisfied that the candidate has met the minimum academic requirements for admission to the programme he or she has chosen. All inter-university transfer candidates will normally be admitted into 200 (or lower) level of the receiving programme.
