metallurgical and material engineering

In order to be eligible for admission into the undergraduate (B.Eng. degree) programme, a candidate, in addition to satisfying the University general entry requirements, must obtain at least credit passes in each of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as well as any other science subjects at the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations or its equivalent. The current minimum requirements for admission into 100 level (UTME entry) and 200 level (Direct entry) of the Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering are given below:

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Mode

Applicants seeking entry through UTME must have attained the age of sixteen years on the first day of October in the year of their candidature possess the Senior School Certificate of Education (SSCE) or the General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level GCE with passes at credit level in at least five subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. The five subjects should include English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any other relevant science subject. UTME subjects are: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

Direct Entry Mode

Applicants seeking Direct Entry into 200 level should have:

Five SSCE or GCE O’ level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any other science subject.GCE ‘A’ level or IJMB passes or equivalent “A” level pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Candidates with Higher National Diploma (HND) may also be admitted into the 200 level with upper or lower credit or 300 level with distinction as special admission. Ordinary National Diploma (OND) candidates possessing overall upper credit pass in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering or related disciplines may be considered for admission into 200 level.

Transfer Mode

The University may admit on transfer a student undergoing an undergraduate degree program in another Engineering department of AFIT or another recognized University provided such a student meets the minimum admission requirements of this University and is seeking transfer into the program similar to the one he/she is in the present university without any pending issues/case against such candidate. Students seeking transfer into the department must possess a minimum CGPA of 3.5. Transfer application shall be made on the approved application form obtainable from the Registrar’s Office and payment of the stipulated fee approved by the Senate.

MATRICULATION

All fresh undergraduates must matriculate as a requirement for graduation. Matriculation ceremony is scheduled for a date after the student’s registration and communicated to them appropriately. Every matriculating student shall take the matriculation oath and sign the register.

DEFERMENT OF ADMISSION

For an offer of admission to be deferred, the candidate must fulfill the following conditions:

1. Be registerable;
2. Matriculate either in person or notionally;
3. Have a registration number;
4. Must apply to the registrar for deferment through the HOD and Dean, stating acceptable reasons for seeking deferment;
5. Defer for only one academic session immediately preceding the year of admission.

NOTE: No student shall be permitted to defer admission for more than two (2) times in a programme. In all cases, application for deferment must be received not later than a week before the Exam by the HOD.

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

Undergraduates’ students are not allowed to change their degree programme until a minimum of one full academic session is completed in the university. Any student with CGPA below 3.00 or his/her qualifications falls short of the entry requirement of the department shall not be permitted to change their programme. All Senate approved a change of programme shall be conveyed by the Registrar to the student involved and a notification sent to the department and faculties involved. Any course is taken in his/her former Department that is relevant to the department, including the general studies course shall be credited to him/her. The remaining course shall appear in his official academic records but shall not be considered in determining the CGPA for graduation. It is the responsibility of the Departmental Board to decide on which courses taken in the old department are relevant to our department.

DURATION OF STUDY

The minimum duration of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering B.Eng. programme is five academic sessions for candidates entering through the UTME mode, four academic sessions for candidates entering through the Direct Entry mode and 3 academic seasons for candidate entering through special admission mode.  The maximum duration is seven academic sessions for candidates entering through the UTME mode and six academic sessions for candidates entering through the Direct Entry mode and 5 academic seasons for special admission candidates.

Every student is expected to register for all courses during the time stipulated which is usually within the first two weeks of resumption, except where otherwise stated. Late registration will be allowed for a period of time but the students will be charged a late registration fee. All course registration shall be done at the department and the Head of Department will sign for all courses registered. The Department shall ensure that students re-register for all previously failed courses that require a pass and meet the prescribed requirements for each course registered. Students are not allowed to sit for examinations in courses for which they have not been registered. Any culprits will be appropriately disciplined. Application for adding or dropping a course must be made and certified by the Registrar after obtaining approval of the Head of the Department, not later than four weeks before the final examination in each semester.

All courses are to be sub-divided into more or less self-sufficient and logically consistent packages that are taught within a semester and examined at the end of that particular semester. Credits are weights attached to a course. One credit is equivalent to one hour per week per semester of 15 weeks of lectures or three hours of laboratory/studio/workshop work per week per semester of 15 weeks or two hours of seminar per week per semester of 15 weeks or four weeks of industrial attachment. The minimum number of credit units for the award of a degree is 120 units, subject to the usual Departmental and Faculty requirements. The minimum and maximum credit load per semester is 18 and 24 credit units respectively.

For ease of identification, course numbers can be prefixed by a three-character programme/subject code. Thus, the course code is in the form: DEP LNJ (where the three-letter code DEP identifies the programme, ‘L’ in LNJ represents the level of the course (1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 for all undergraduate courses) and NJ is a two-digit numbering of courses. Thus, for example, MME201 is a 200-Level course with number 0 representing compulsory/core course/area of specialty in the Department (It can also be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc) and 1 is the departmental numbering for Metallurgical and Materials Engineering programme for first semester.

Course Codes

Standard Course Terminologies

Core/Compulsory Course: A course which every student must take and pass in any particular programme at a particular level of study.

Elective Course: A course that students take within or outside the faculty. Students may graduate without passing the course provided the minimum credit unit for the course has been attained.

Optional Course: A course which students can take based on interest and may count towards the minimum credit unit required for graduation.

Pre-requisite Course: A course which a student must take and pass before taking a particular course at a higher level.

Required Course: A course which a student must take and pass before graduation but the course is not taught in the student’s department.

Grading of Courses

Grading of courses shall be done by a combination of percentage marks and letter grades translated into a graduated system of Grade Point.

A total of 75% attendance is required by student before he/she can be allowed to sit for examination for any course. Any student who fails to sit for the examination of a course without a satisfactory reason earns the grade of “F”. In cases where student was unable to sit for a particular examination due to health challenges, it is expected/required that a sick letter/medical report duly satisfied by the Institute Clinic is presented to the Department/Faculty. In such circumstance, the student can then be deregistered for such course.  At the end of every semester, the Grade Point Average (GPA) system shall be used to determine a student’s standing. The GPA is computed by multiplying the units of each course by the grade point achieved by the student for that course and then dividing the total for all the courses by the total number of units for all the courses taken in the semester. The Cumulative Grade Point Average over a period of semesters is calculated in the same manner. To calculate a student’s GPA (CGPA), grades obtained in ALL courses whether compulsory or optional and whether passed or failed must be included in the computation. When a student repeats the same course more than once before passing or substitutes another course for a failed optional course, grades scored at each and all attempts shall be used for the computation of the GPA.

Computation of Grade Point Average and Cumulative Grade Point Average

The process of calculating the GPA is as follows:

Akinropo had the following scores in 3 subjects offered in a semester as shown below:

1. General Physical Chemistry 80%     –           A.
2. Basic Engineering Drawing 68%     –           B.
3. Elementary Mathematics 52%     –           C.

Therefore, Akinropo’s GPA for the current semester is 32/8 = 4.00

CGPA Calculation

The process of calculating the CGPA for 2 semesters is as follows:

Akinropo’s TUGP for the 1^st semester = 32.00

Akinropo’s TNU for the 1^st semester = 8

Akinropo’s TUGP for the 2^nd Semester = 23

Akinropo’s TNU for the 2^nd Semester = 8

Therefore, Akinropo’s CGPA at the end of the Course =

1^stSemester TUGP +2^nd semester TUGP = 32 +23=     55

1^st Semester TNU +2^nd semester TNU        8 + 8          16

Akinropo’s CGPA at the end of the course = 3.44

            100-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Second Semester

NOTE:

C = Compulsory, E = Elective, R = Required, LH = Lecture hours,             PH = Practical hours

200-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Second Semester

200 Level Second Semester Vacation

300-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Second Semester

300 Level Second Semester Elective Courses

Each of the Students is expected to choose at least ONE Elective course from the following courses before graduation

300 Level Second Semester Vacation

400-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Second Semester

500-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Second Semester

Summary