UNN Cut Off Mark for Nursing (What Others Aren’t Saying)

The University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN Latest Merit Cut Off Marks for Nursing is 270.

But wait, don’t go yet. It doesn’t end there, there’s still a lot you need to know about the nursing cut-off mark in nursing.

Firstly, disclaimer: The CUT off mark for the 2022/2023 Academic Session is not yet out. It will be available after this year’s post-utme. As soon as it comes out, we will post it on this page. Also, UNN does not post its cut-off marks online, we usually get the cut-off marks from our insider sources in the school.

Secondly, nursing is one of the most competitive courses in UNN. You don’t just have to score high in JAMB, you also have to score extremely high in the UNN post UTME. This is why you DEFINETELY need to smartly prepare for the UNN post utme with our myUNN Post UTME App. Install the Android App Here or see the App Full Benefits Here.

Actual Meaning of UNN Cut-Off Mark for Nursing

What really is the meaning of UNN Cut Off Marks for nursing? This is the departmental cut-off mark for nursing in UNN. It’s usually gotten by adding JAMB and POST UTME scores together and then dividing the result by two. The result is what we call UNN Aggregate or Average Score.

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Now you know why UNN cut off marks usually comes out after post UTME. It’s because the post utme score is crucial when determining a cut off mark for a course.

UNN Merit & Catchment Cut-Off Marks for Nursing for the past 5 years

Earlier we said the UNN’s latest merit cut off mark for nursing is 270. The keywords are latest and merit.

We said latest because that’s the most recent cut off mark UNN has used to admit students into the Nursing department.

In UNN, aspirants are admitted through merit, catchment, educationally less developed states (ELDS), supplementary, and IM (knowing someone influential in the school).

Since the scope of this page is just to tell you about cut off marks, we won’t deviate into the supplementary. However, you can check our post on UNN supplementary admission here.

Merit cut-off mark for a course in UNN is always the highest followed by catchment cut off marks, then ELDS cut off marks.

Catchment are states geographically within UNN, which includes Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, and Delta. While ELDS states include Adamawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Benue, etc.

RECOMMENDED: Complete list of states considered as catchment and ELDS in UNN.

The table below will show you the UNN nursing cut-off marks for merit and some catchment states from 2017 to date.

Note:

• NR – means the cut off mark isn’t out yet
• NA – means the cut off mark wasn’t available online.

Just like we have already mentioned, the cut-off marks for ELDS are usually lower than merit cut off marks.

Key Notes about UNN Cut Off Mark for Nursing

• As can be seen in the table above, UNN cut-off marks change every year, though the change might not be much.
• UNN cut off mark for nursing is not just the score you should have in either JAMB or POST-UTME. It should be the average of both, as discussed above.
• UNN JAMB Cut Off Mark for all courses has always been between 160 – 200. However, if you are applying for a course like nursing, you should definitely have a high jamb score.
• If you pass either the merit, catchment or ELDS cut off marks, you will be admitted to UNN’s first admission list.
• As a UNN NURSING Aspirant, if your jamb score is above 280, in most cases you will be admitted on merit admission, especially if you score extremely high in UNN POST UTME.
• Because of the competitive nature of nursing, sometimes even with a high JAMB score, candidates won’t still be admitted because of their low post-UTME score. Advice? Prepare very well for the POST UTME, especially with our myUNN Post UTME App.
• If your JAMB score is below 240, we strongly advise you to change your course now!

Having seen the UNN past years cut off marks for Nursing, you are now fully aware that the course is very competitive. So if you are relaxing, you better get up now! Start preparing for the UNN post UTME smartly with our myUNN Post UTME App. Install the Android App Here or see the App Full Benefits Here.

Related Nursing Courses to Choose If you Didn’t Meet the Cut Mark

While UNN general JAMB Cut off marks for all courses, including nursing has been between 160 – 180, we strongly advise UNN Nursing aspirants with low JAMB score to change their course to less competitive courses.

Hence if you score below 240 in JAMB, it’s advised you change to the following Nursing related but less competitive courses below:

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Medical Rehabilitation
• Microbiology
• Biochemistry
• Science Laboratory Technology
• Nutrition and Dietetics

UNN Requirements for Nursing

Aside from knowing the UNN cut-off mark for nursing, you also need to know the requirements for the course. That’s because even if you pass the cut-off mark, if you don’t possess the right combination you will be denied admission.

Below are the requirements for nursing in UNN:

• JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION: English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
• O’LEVEL (WAEC, NECO, ETC) REQUIREMENTS: Candidates must possess at least five credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.

Conclusion

If you carefully read through every information on this post, you should now know a lot about the cut-off mark for nursing. You should also know the requirements for nursing.

More importantly, you should have known that using myUNN post UTME App will not only make you score high in JAMB, but it will also make your journey into UNN very smooth. You can install/download the Android App Here or see the App Full Benefits Here.

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