Thursday, 5 February 2015

Pass Degree abolished in univeristies

2015-02-05 15:05 Abuja - The National Universities Commission ( NUC) has abolished the award of Pass Degree in Nigerian Universities with effect from the 2013/ 2014 academic session, Thisday reports.

Prof Abdullahi Zuru, the Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2014/2015 matriculation of 4,133 students of the institution.
He said that the minimum pass mark for courses in the universities will now be 45 per cent, that is, D-grade, instead of the previous 40 per cent which was E-grade.

He stated that the minimum class of degree to be earned by students will now be Third Class.
According to him, no university student will henceforth graduate with a Pass Degree.

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