DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND BANKING AND FINANCE

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN THE DEPARTMENT

The current academic programmes in the Department of Accounting and Banking and Finance are listed below:

1. Accounting
2. Banking and Finance

Accounting (B.Sc.) Programme

Philosophy, Aims and Objectives of the Degree Programme

Philosophy

The general philosophy of undergraduate training in the accounting programme is to provide the students with quality education and training that will develop the mind, impart both theoretical and practical knowledge on the individual student, develop self-confidence, and help graduates to be innovative and self-reliant in the field of accounting

Aims and Objectives of the Degree Programme

The specific objectives of the Accounting programme for students are to:

1. Produce high level accounting personnel that can contribute to the development of accounting practice through research and publications;
2. Provide basic knowledge and skills needed for the understanding and analysis of problems relating to accounting in the management of industries, commercial ventures, public enterprises, and other human organizations;
3. Equip students with knowledge and skills for decision making, especially the analytical skills needed for recognizing, defining, and solving problems, data collection ie especially data gathering and analytical skills;
4. Develop in students, leadership and interpersonal relations skills in accounting/management;
5. Provide training aimed at improving and upgrading the existing and potential manpower needed for national development; and
6. Develop in students’ entrepreneurial skills and competencies to adequately prepare them to be innovative in creating accounting jobs especially in this era of technological advancement and progression.

 Basic Admission Requirements and Expected Duration of the Programmes

Admission requirements

Candidates can be admitted into the Accounting degree programme by one of the following ways:

1. The Indirect/Preliminary Mode (4 years Degree Programme)
2. Direct Entry

4 Year Degree Programme

In addition to appropriate UTME-Score, a candidate must possess five Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC)-credits passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics with any other three (3) from Principles of Accounting, Commerce, Economics and any other relevant comercial subjects in not more than two sittings.

3 Year Degree Programme:

For Direct Entry, a candidate must possess five Senior Secondary Certificate Examination SSCE (or its equivalent) credit passes, two of which must be at the advanced level and one of which must be Principles of Accounting, Commerce and Economics.

Minimum duration

A student will not be allowed to exceed an additional 50 percent of the duration of the programme if he fails to graduate within the minimum number of years.