What You Must Know v.2

Here are a few stuffs you guys need to know, both the ones that are already in the system and the incoming students.

• NOUN Aims & Objectives is to provide education for all, filling the gap created by conventional Universities through cost effectiveness and improved economic of scale.
• NOUN was established in the year 2001 but was generally accepted in the year 2002.
• NOUN is a Federal Government approved and accredited by N.U.C
• NOUN is NOT a member of ASUU and doesn't go on strike unlike most conventional universities.
• NOUN doesn't require JAMB for admission, with just your W.A.E.C you are eligible.
• NOUN's systematic payment of fees is very flexible, that students can pay install-mentally
• NOUN is an Open Distance Learning (ODL) and doesn't have a permanent lecture room for receiving lectures.
• NOUN doesn't have a campus unlike conventional universities
• NOUN accepts a Pass i.e D/E in Mathematics for admission into some of the courses including Management Courses.
• NOUN Law students haven't begun going to Law School ( This is being resolved as quickly as possible See here).
• NOUN students haven't begun going for NYSC but it is being resolved ASAP See here.
• NOUN 100-200 level student's exams are computer based while 300-400 levels are Paper based a.k.a Pen-on-Paper.
• NOUN runs two(2) semesters in a year.
• NOUN is a Work & Learn school, meaning you can study as well as go about your daily work activities.
• NOUN system can be considered a part-time/ Full-time studies.
• NOUN undergraduate students pay a maximum of 73000 naira for 100 level first semester depending on the course registered for.
• NOUN is for all classes of folks, rich, poor, middle class.
• NOUN students can't bribe their way into the school or for exams, you have to study to pass.
• NOUN convocation for it's graduating students is usually done January of each year.
• NOUN has two(2) matriculation ceremonies each year.
• NOUN doesn't delay in handing out certificates, it is handed to the graduating students immediately all protocols have been observed.
• NOUN certificates are fully acceptable and recognized by the entire work marketplace and the public.
• NOUN doesn't accept pass in entry into the institution depending on your course but above Pass.
• NOUN PGD programs has two(2) semesters while Masters has four(4).
• NOUN undergraduates go through the system four(4) years.
• NOUN doesn't condone cultism.
• NOUN doesn't have Student Union of Government(SUG) yet.
• NOUN has about 54 study centers all through Nigeria and still counting.
• NOUN has three(3) major centers in Lagos state, which are Victoria Island, Ikeja, and Apapa study centers.
• NOUN has the following schools: School of Science and Technology, School of Law, School of Management Sciences, School of Arts and Social, School of Agricultural Science, School of Education.
• NOUN is rated 17th among the top 100 universities in Nigeria (we are improving).
• NOUN Rating and G.P:. 70-100 = A, 60-69 = B, 50-59 = C, 45-49 = D, 40-44 = E, Below 30 = F. 1st Class = 4.50 and Above, 2nd Class Upper = 3.50-4.49, 2nd Class Lower = 2.50-3.49. 3rd Class = 1.50- 2.49.

NOUN is Beautiful, NOUN is me, NOUN is you, NOUN is systematic, NOUN is dynamic, NOUN is 21st Century. Don't you think so?????? 

Great NOUNites.

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