Department Of Accountancy

The department of accountancy started as the department of financial studies offering National Diploma (ND) in financial studies. Financial studies is a combination of accounting and finance majors insurance. It commenced with Pre-ND course in 1995/96 session. In 1996/97 the first set of National Diploma in Financial Studies started with the pioneer acting head of the department Mr. Luka M. Bambur with additional two Assistant Lecturers and two NYSC Staff. With the recommendation of ICAN the department by 2000 became the department of accounting and finance and there was National Diploma (ND) in Accountancy and National Diploma (ND) in Banking and Finance in the same department. In 2002, HND in Accountancy was introduced leading to the award of Higher National Diploma in Accountancy. Diploma courses are also run the department as consultancy. The department continued to run two courses until during the 2010/2011 session when the banking and finance became autonomous as the department of banking and finance, while accounting remains the department of Accountancy. The department since its inception had been running smoothly with good number of enrolment at both National Diploma and Higher National Diploma levels. Until the insurgency period precisely 2011 to 2013 a complete session was lost without graduation and intake. There was also a drop and even self withdrawal of students. As a result in 2014/2015 only eleven (11) students graduated with ND Accountancy out of fourteen students. The department during its operation for the past two decades still has its pioneer Lecturer in person of Isah Mohammed Damagum, one time Head of Department, Director of Consultancy and an outgoing Dean of the School of Management Science who served two terms. Since its inception the department lost only a lecturer due to accident which they were involved together with a Corper serving with the department on their way to supervise students on industrial attachment during the 2002/2003 session. The late lecturer was T.E.A Shinku. Among students there were only about three (3) cases of death recorded. Few staff have left for higher appointments elsewhere and there is a staff who just retired early last year on attaining the 65 years age limit.

NATIONAL DIPLOMA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A. UTME ? JAMB ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Use of English

2. Mathematics With either

3. Commerce/Economics/Principles of Accounts

4. Geography/Government or any other business or social science subject.

B. O/LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

1. English Language
2. Mathematics

Plus any three of the followings:
- Principles of Accounts/Book keeping
- Economics/Statistics
- Commerce/Marketing
- Government/Civic Education
- Geography/Social Studies
- Office Practice/Business Methods
- Computer Science/ICT/Data Processing In either
WAEC SSCE Examinations
NECO SSCE Examinations
NABTEB Examinations
At not more than two sittings.

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Candidate must have obtained:-
1. National Diploma in Accountancy with minimum of lower credit, in addition of one year industrial experience as an added advantage, but for those with just pass grade they must have undergone one year industrial experience.
2. National Diploma in Banking and Finance at a minimum of lower credit plus one year industrial experience or SIWES (post ND).

At National Diploma (ND) level the student/candidate must have met the minimum ordinary level requirements and attained a minimum of 103 total credit units including end of year project having GGPA of not less than 2.00 with minimum class attendance of 75% every semester. For Higher National Diploma in Accountancy, beside having the National Diploma (ND) as an entry requirement, the students/ candidates must have a minimum of 104 total credit units (TCU) including project and a minimum of 2.00 GGPA and has attained 75% attendance for each semester.