University · Kwara State
Admission requirements for Geology at Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Kwara State.
You must get credit passes in five subjects: English Language, Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics are compulsory. For your fifth subject, you can choose any other subject that you have a credit pass in.
Geology is a four-year undergraduate programme that equips students with a thorough understanding of the Earth's physical structure, composition, and the processes that have shaped it over billions of years. Students study core areas including mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, hydrogeology, geophysics, and stratigraphy, gaining both theoretical knowledge and practical field mapping skills. Laboratory sessions and industrial attachments further sharpen their technical competence. Graduates pursue rewarding careers in Nigeria's oil and gas sector, solid minerals and mining industry, environmental consulting, and groundwater resource management. The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) are relevant professional bodies that guide practice and certification for qualified geology professionals across the country.