UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

   B.SC. DEGREE PROGRAMME

The B.Sc. graduate in Botany is suited for specialized postgraduate training or specialized work in research institutes, forestry, agriculture, industries, civil service or the teaching profession.

Each student is assigned to a departmental adviser who will counsel and guide him/her in the selection of courses from the pool of prescribed core and elective courses designed to achieve the objectives already stated.

Degree Offered:         
            Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Botany.

Entry Requirements:
            Requirements for students intending to obtain the B.Sc. Degree in Botany are those for admission to the University and to the Faculty of Science, except that the qualifying subjects must include credits in Biology or Agricultural Sciences, Chemistry in addition to English and Mathematics at the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education, Senior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent.  Candidates with G.C.E. A/L passes in Chemistry and Botany or Biology may be offered direct entry into Part II of the Degree Programme provided they satisfy the requirements for admission to the University and the Faculty of Science.

Requirements for the Award of Degree:
            The minimum requirement for the award of the B.Sc. Degree in Botany is satisfactory completion of not less than 155 units of course work.  Students who are admitted directly into the Part II of the B.Sc. Programme may be exempted from courses adjudged equivalent to the required foundation courses.
            Other requirements are those stipulated by the University for the award of first degree under the course unit system.

Other information about the degree are:

Graduation Requirements

Outline of Programme

Course Content