Admission Requirements:

The admission requirement for PhD in Microbiology is MSc degree in Microbiology with at least a CGPA of 3.50 from Ahmadu Bello University or any other recognized University. The PhD programme is by research and course work where necessary.

All candidates admitted into postgraduate programmes in the Department must have a minimum of credit pass at O' level in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and English language.

Graduation Requirements

(a). Course Work: All Ph.D. candidates are expected to do course work and must earn a minimum of 54 credit units before graduation

(b). Research:All Ph.D. candidates are expected to carry out research work and produce a dissertation before graduation.

(c). Seminar/Examination: Ph.D. candidates will present 4 seminars. At the end of their research work they will be subjected to internal and external examinations to defend their dissertations.