If you're thinking about coming to study at the University of Plymouth from Nigeria, this page has all the information you need.
If you have any other questions, you can contact our team at international.office@plymouth.ac.uk, or by phoning +44 1752 588049.
To reward outstanding achievement the University of Plymouth offers scholarship schemes to help towards funding your studies. You could get up to 50% off your tuition fees in your first year.
Undergraduate
To apply for a place on an undergraduate course from Nigeria, you should have obtained a good Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) or a West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC) and an acceptable International Foundation Year or equivalent. Our partner college on campus, University of Plymouth International College (UPIC), offers a wide variety of foundation courses.
Postgraduate
We require applicants to have completed a Nigerian bachelor degree with the following classification:
| Nigerian degree classification - federal institution | UK degree equivalent | |
| 1st | 1st | |
| 2:1 | 2:1 | |
| 2:2 | 2:2 |
A recognised English language qualification (e.g. IELTS) would be required, or successful completion of one of the University of Plymouth's pre-sessional English language courses.
If you're a student in Nigeria thinking of studying at the University of Plymouth then why not speak to an agent near you to find out more?
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