PhD in Political Science - Babcock University, Nigeria

• Political Science

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree must satisfy the general regulations governing postgraduate studies at Babcock University. In addition, the following are requirements for the PhD Political Science degree programme:

1)     An MSc or MA degree in Political Science or cognate disciplines from Babcock University, or from any other institution recognized by the BU Senate, with at least a CGPA of 60% or 4.0 on a 5.0 scale, in order to quality for regular admission to the PhD programme.

2)     Candidates who score between 3.5 and 3.99 on a 5.0 scale or 55-59% at the MSc/MA may be admitted under conditional status to the PhD programme, provided that they successfully complete a minimum of 15 additional credits in Master’s-level coursework in Political Science at Babcock University prior to commencing any coursework in the PhD in Political Science programme.

3)     Candidates whose Masters’ degrees (MSc or MA) are from other disciplines outside Political Science shall be required to complete any courses (including a Master’s thesis) that are lacking in the transcript when compared with the Babcock University MSc Political Science programme. In such cases, the completed Master’s degree and any remedial coursework must attain the required proficiency of 60% for regular admission into the PhD programme.

4)     Professional certificates/degrees or professional experience shall not be considered as relevant for direct admission into the PhD programme. Prospective candidates who are holders of professional degrees shall be required to take remedial credits at the MSc level, based on perceived deficiencies in the transcripts presented. Furthermore, holders of professional degrees who were not required to complete a thesis/project in the course of such prior qualifications will be required to complete a thesis among other requirements before being admitted into the PhD programme.

5)  Candidates admitted conditionally/provisionally into the PhD programme cannot take PhD-level courses until they have satisfied remedial course requirements stipulated for their admission.

6)  The Department reserves the right upon the approval of the CPGS to offer or deny admission to prospective applicants based on existing faculty and/or staffing needs, budgetary considerations, strategic needs/plans, and so on.

After completion and submission of your Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)/Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) FORM

Step 1: VISIT https://applications2.babcock.edu.ng/babcock/ to start the application process.

Click on "Click to start application" button to create login details with a valid email address and telephone number to obtain your Password Admission Application

Step 2:  Log-in with your Username as your email address and Password as sent to the email address supplied in step 1.

To login click on the "Click to start application" button and then select Login here

Step 3: Filling the form:

• Click to fill Form. Make sure you fill all information requested for.
• Click button to save form if you have filled every information.
• Upload your Passport Photograph according to the specified size, and JPG or PNG format.
• Select Screening Centre and Date of Screening.

Payments: Take the APPLICATION ID to the bank (Wema, Diamond, GTB, FirstBank, UBA). Tell the Teller you are paying for Babcock Application Fees via eTranzact platform. The fee is ₦2,000.00. Service charge is ₦350.00. Total ₦2,350.00.

You can now pay online as well

Step 4: Once payment is done, then log in to the application system and Click Submit.

Step 5: Follow all instructions on the left menu, and be sure you print your completed Application Form