Admission Requirements For Business Education

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NCE PROGRAMMES DIAMOND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ABA
(Business Education)
Students seeking for admission in to NCE (Business Education) programme should possess any of the following qualifications:

A Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or G.C.E. ‘O’ Level or NECO with passes in 5 subjects including English Language, and Mathematics three of which must be at credit level at the same sitting or four credits at two sittings. Two of the credits must be relevant to the course. Credits in English is required.
A Grade II teacher’s certificate (TCII) with credit or merit in three subjects, two of which must be relevant to the course. Credit/merit in English Language is required.
For candidates wishing to offer courses in Vocational and Technical Education, R.S.A or city and guilds intermediate certificate with Federal Craft Training Certificate with credit/merit in at least four subject, are acceptable qualifications.
Certificate in education awarded by an approved institution in Nigeria or abroad may be accepted for admission purposes.
Successful candidates in the Pre-NCE final examination and MPCE examination also qualify for admission.
All candidates wishing to be considered for direct admission must enroll for and write the selection examination organized by an accredited body such as JAMB.

SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for direct admission, a candidate must have at least three(3) credit passes. The business subjects in which credits, merits and passes must be obtained are: –
Economics
Principles of Accounts/Bookkeeping
Business Method/Introduction to Business Management and Practice/Secretarial duties
Shorthand
Typewriting
Commerce

‘Credit’ in English Language or merit in the case of (TCII) is required. This is compulsory
At least a ‘Pass’ in mathematics is required. This is compulsory.
WAEC Commercial or National Secretarial Examination (NSE) or National Business and Technical Education Board (NABTEB) or NECO or TCII or RSA state II Certificate with passes in five (5) subjects as in “a – c” above at not more than two (2) sittings.

For Degree Programme

Direct Entry HND, OND, NCE is acceptable for direct into degree programmers.