All students for the five-year programme are required to take and pass General Studies (GST) courses before graduation.A student must accumulate at least 30 units per level to qualify for graduation. A student must take and pass a minimum of 15 and maximum of 24 credit units of courses in any given semester.A unit of course is defined as one contact hour of lecture/tutorial or seminar.A pre-requisite course is one which a student must take and pass before taking a particular course at a higher level.The elective courses could be from within or outside the department and/ or from within or outside the Faculty. Elective courses consist of a wide range of courses from which students must select a given number which they must pass before they can be awarded a degree. An Elective course may be taken by a student but could be substituted for another in the same category.A core course must be taken and passed by all students before they can be awarded a degree.Students can transfer into 200-Level courses provided they have the relevant qualifications. Holders of OND and HND at minimum of upper credit level are eligible for consideration for admission into 200 and 300 levels respectively. It is also desirable for candidates to pass Further Mathematics and Technical Drawing at credit level, such candidates shall have added advantage.įor Direct Entry, in addition to ‘O’ Level requirements, candidate must have passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at GCE ‘A’ level or equivalent. In addition to acceptable passes in UTME, the minimum academic requirement is credit level passes in at least five subjects at O’Level in nationally recognized examination including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and other acceptable science subject at not more than two sittings. The University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).Mould the character of undergraduates for optimal service delivery and performance after their tertiary education.Ĭandidates are admitted into the degree programmes in any of the following three ways:.Provide the enabling environment where undergraduates are exposed to practise and theory in their programme, and transfer of knowledge and skills from experienced lecturers are encouraged.

Furnish students with opportunities to undertake research that are vital to the Nigerian society.Promote critical learning skills among undergraduates, where they are able to initiate individual and group inventions.The development of human capacity and character of the students admitted is expected to primarily help Nigeria join the league of developed nations and to contribute globally. The elevation of AFIT into a degree awarding institution in 2018 necessitated the review of its initial mandate from equipping and training the Air force personnel, into preparing a crop of young Nigerians to meet the need in infrastructure development, and contribute to narrowing the infrastructural deficit in the country. The department is one of the foundational departments in AFIT. Civil Engineering Philosophy/ Guiding Principles For Military Courses, the Department Conducts Initial Works Officers Course (IWOC), Works Supervisors Course (WSC), Airmen Basic Upgraders Course (ABUC) and Airmen Advanced Upgraders Course (AAUC).

The Department also conducts Civilian Courses which include a postgraduate Diploma in Construction Technology, Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, National Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology. These are all in addition to scheduled educational visits to construction sites and operational areas like the NAF Hangar and airstrip, aimed at consolidating classroom works. Courses are delivered through lectures, tutorials, laboratory and field work. The Department has the mandate of producing reliable and competent Civil Engineers as well as highly skilled artisans for all NAF works disciplines. The Department (CEED) is under the Deanship of the School of Ground and Communication Engineering. It was later upgraded to Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in December 2008. The department started as Works and Services School in October 2004, and it was tasked with carrying out military courses for the Air Force Institute of Technology.

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