Sandwich

GENERATION INFORMATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE IN THE SANDWICH PROGRAMME

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND GENERAL STUDIES

1. B.Ed Educational Administration and Planning
2. B.Ed Adult Education
3. B.Ed English
4. B.Ed Environmental and Management
5. B.Ed Guidance and Counselling
6. B.Ed Pre-Primary Education (Social Studies)

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

1. B.Sc. Ed. Biology
2. B.Sc. Ed. Chemistry
3. B.Sc. Ed. Integrated Science
4. B.Sc. Ed. Mathematics/Computer Science
5. Ed. Mathematics/Statistics
6. B.Sc. Ed. Physics
7. B.Sc. Ed. Statistics/Computer

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCTION

1. B. Agricultural Education
2. B.Ed. Home Economics
3. B.Ed Entrepreneurship

PAYMENT GUIDELINES

University of Agriculture, Makurdi Directorate of ICT Guideline for payment of school fees/other charges The University has introduced new payment options for payment of fees and charges. This payment option coined as “UAMpay” is a self-service payment system using Debit Cards, specifically MasterCard, Verve and any other debit card with Interswitch logo printed on it.

WARNING:  Do not share your card details with anybody. If you cannot make payments using your debit· card on your own after reading this step or watching the video, (visit site) kindly visit any of the designated banks across the nation to make payments.  Zenith BankØ  Skye BankØ  Union BankØ  United Bank for Africa (UBA)Ø  Do not give your card details to friends, staff or café (business centres) attendants to help you make· payment. You will be solely responsible for your actions.  If you are using public network to make payments, ensure no body is around you when you are making· payments Ensure that the address where you are asked to enter your Matric./Application/JAMB Number in http://fees.uam.edu.ng

SIMPLE STEPS TO MAKING PAYMENT

Step 1: Visit the main website at www.uam.edu.ng and click on fees or visit the https://fees.uam.edu.ng You will be redirected to a page shown below.

Step 2: Enter your Matric. Number (Matriculated students), Jamb Number (Newly admitted Students) or application Number (New applicants) as the case maybe in the space provided and click on view details to see your details. See sample below.

Step 3: Carefully go through the details displayed for you and ensure that they are all CORRECT. If your details are not correct, Call the support lines, or send an email or possible visit the nearest ICT support centre. The support contacts are displayed at the bottom of all the pages. If you agree that the Amount, your name and other details are ok, COPY your reference number generated for the payment you are about to make. You need the reference number to make complains if your transaction failed and after you have been debited Thick the box below your reference number to agree that you have confirmed your details and then click Continue and you will be redirected to inters witch payment page as shown below.

Step 4: Select the type of card you are using to make payments (verve/Mastercard). Note that the amount to pay is displayed with blue background.

Step 5: Enter your card details.  Your card number is printed on the card you are using. Enter numbers without space. The Expiry date (Month and year) is also printed on your card.  Cvv2 (Card Verification Value 2) is the last 3-digit printed at the back of your card CVV2  Enter your secret PIN number by clicking on the corresponding numbers displayed below the Card PIN box.  Click on Pay to continue.

Step 6: Some banks like GTB, adds additional layer of security to their online banking system by issuing a device called ‘token’ that generates random numbers for transactions. If you are required to enter the token generated, press the button on the token and enter the number displayed. If your bank requires a token to payments online and you don’t have one, contact the nearest branch of your bank

Step 7: Inters witch advertises their own additional security for online payment. If You wish to obtain inters witch token to further secure your online payments, you can enter your email and click on send email and continue button to subscribe. You can ignore the advert and click on No Thanks, Conclude payment button to continue

Step 8: If the transaction is successful you will see success page, print your receipt by clicking on the print receipt button. If you cannot print your receipt now, copy your PIN so that you can continue with registration. You can print the receipt later when you log into your portal. If the transaction is not successful, you will see the error page. Print this page and report to any ICT office if you have been debited.

Payment Options for Acceptance Fee/School Charges

Candidates have three payment options to pay a non-refundable acceptance fee of N1,350 only. But you should first go to the University website and generate an RRR number that you will use for the transaction.

The payment options are:

1. Internet Banking:
2. Mobile Banking:

• Bank Branch: Go to any branch (nation-wide) to make payments with your RRR Number.

The text instructions/guidelines of how to make payment using the three options is contained on our website linkhttps://uam.edu.ng Candidates will be given a Payment Slip from the Bank or print the slip online (if payment is made using ATM debit card)and use  the applicant’s Application Number as User Name and Payment Pin as Password  to register on the screening portal at http://entry.uam.edu.ng/sw

The Screening Exercise Sessions

1. The screening exercise occurs yearly as students are being admitted for any contact session.
2. Candidates are expected to come along with the following during the Screening Exercise.S
3. Evidence of Payment of Acceptance fee (Payment Slip)
4. A Printout of Admission Letter from school portal
5. Signed copy of Acceptance of Offer of Provisional Admission from the University Portal
6. Original and photocopy of Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age
7. Original and photocopy of O Level certificates/statement of results, NCE and diploma
8. Foure copies of passport photograph
9. Certificate of State of Origin from your Local Government (for Nigerians only)
10. Procured unused WAEC and/or NECO scratch card for checking/confirmation of your O/Level results

 School Charges/Fees

1. If the Academic Office certifies your certificates and qualifications for the degree programme you are being admitted into, then proceed to the university website to generate another RRR Number, go to the participating banks or use your ATM card to pay your School Charges.
2. After paying the mandatory school charges/fees, proceed to your Department to confirm the courses you will be offering in the first semester.
3. Return back to ICT to register online and printout your Student Data form and Registration form. Note that online registration is complete only when you click

Course Unit System and Regulations Governing Award of Degree Description.

The course unit system is an operational system in which the entire programme of courses required by a student consists of a prescribed number of units. By this, the student’s work load within a contact is defined in terms of units where one unit represents one hour of lecture or one hour of tutorials, or two, three, four or more of practical work per week, throughout the contact (equivalent of two semesters)

REGISTRATION OF COURSES:

Registration of courses takes place from the commencement of every contact session. Each Degree option has a programme examination officer who doubles as the course adviser. His duty is to monitor students academic progress and advise him/her appropriately as to how many units he or she should register for in each contact. Students are expected to complete their departmental registration forms provided to them, fill all registration formalities required and proceed to ICT for registration. After the ICT registration, Print out, signed by exam officers must be submitted to the department, sandwich office, Dean’s office and the academic office.

GRADING SYSTEM

Level of performance of students can be ascertained through the following grading system;

Mark Range (%)                   Letter Grade         Interpretation

70 -100                                           A                          Excellent

60-69                                              B                          Very Good

50-59                                              C                          Good

45-49                                              D                          Satisfactory

40-44                                              F                           Failed

PERFORMANCE PER CONTACT: 

The performance of a student in any contact is determined through grading point average (GPA).  This is done through awarding of credit points in respect of each course taken during the contact.  Following are the Numerical values attached to the letter grades:

A=5 Credit points per unit of course

B=4 Credit points per unit of course

C=3 Credit point per unit of course

D=2 Credit point per unit of course

E=1 Credit point per unit of course

F=0 Credit point per unit of course

The contact GPA therefore, is the ratio of the total number of credit points earned (TPE) to the total number of credit point carried (TCC) of courses offered during the contact. Thus GPA = TPE/TCE.

ACADEMIC PROBATION 

If at the end of any contact session, student’s CGPA is less than 0.70, such a student shall be placed on academic probation during the subsequent contact session.

Class of Degree:

1^st Class  4.5                   –             5.0

2¹ Class 3.5                     –             4.49

2²   Class 2.5                   –             3.49

3^rd Class 1.5                   –             2.49

Note:

A            =            70 – 100%

B            =            60 – 69%

C            =            50 – 59%

D           =            45 – 49%

E            =            40 – 44%

GPA = TOTAL CREDIT EARNED (170) = TCE

TOTAL CREDIT LOAD CARRIED (34) = TCC

GPA = 170

34

G.P.A. = 5.0

G.P.A   =     TOTAL CREDIT EARNED

TOTAL CREDIT LOAD

G.P.A  =   34

34

=    1.0

Any body with G.P.A. below this places that student on probation

G.P.A    =     114                                            TCE

34                                             TCC

G.P.A.   =   3.35

(This is a second class lower (2.2) G.P.A.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PROGRAMME

• A student who is on probation at the end of a contact and fails to make up a CGPA of at least 0.70 at the end of the next contact shall be asked to withdraw from the programme.
• A student who has over stayed on a above 7 years programme will be asked to withdraw from the sandwich programme of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, the minimum duration of a programme is five years and the maximum duration is seven years.
• A student who fails to register for two consecutive contacts will be deemed to have withdrawn voluntarily from the programme.
• Deferment

QUALITY ASSURANCE:

There is a Quality Assurance Committee headed by Professor S.O. Iji in the Department of Science Education. The Committee regulates prices of handouts/books sold to students.

Students should note that on no account should resource persons give them lecture materials without passing through the quality assurance committee. Students should report anybody who contravenes or sells materials above the approved price.                      

Student should note that no course should have more than one material even if taught by 3 or more lecturers.

STUDENTS’ HANDBOOK:

Each student is entitled to a copy of sandwich programme information handbook which is already paid for along with school fees. Every student should study their information handbook as it contains vital information on the vision/mission, how the programme is run generally and course listings and synopsis according to degree options. This is designed to serve as a guide in students registration and adjustment in the school.

HELP CHANNEL

Help channels can be addressed through two ways:

1. Academic and
2. Administrative channels

Academic matters can be channeled through the Examination officers and then Heads of Departments.  The following are names of Examination officers and the various programmes they handle for the 2014/2015 – 2015/2016 contact session

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS:

Any student having issues administratively can channel such matters through Heads of Departments, Dean of College and the Guidance and Counseling Units, Individual Counselling Psychologists in the department of educational foundations and general studies, on such matters as study habits adjustment, failure, frustrations etc.

SUPPORT AND INQUIRIES

Directorate of ICT:

For any inquiry or support use the following helplines:

• Email support: uss@uam.edu.ng
• Telephone call and text message during working hours only: 08111753334, 08186570255
• Live chart with our staff: check uam.edu.ng
• Physical contact on campus: ICT HelpDesk, Block B, South-core or ICT HelpDesk, PG School, North-core

ENTERPRENEURSHIP PRACTICALS:

All Sandwich students are exposed to Entrepreneurship Practicals in their contact 2 and 3 Students are advised to take the practicals seriously and understand that training is not just theoretical but also skill acquisition focus.  Some sandwich students are already into production of many products through their exposure to the entrepreneurship practicals.

TEACHING PRACTICE AND PRACTICUM:

From contacts 4-5, students go for Teaching Practice for six months and another six months for practicum.  The Teaching Practice and Practicum are done at different periods.

Note that Teaching Practice holds first and practicum comes second. Note also that Teaching Practice involves all students from all programmes from contact 4-5 while practicum is only for students who are offering B.Ed. Administration and Planning, B. Ed. Guidance and Counselling, B.Ed. Entrepreneurship Education and B. Ed. Adult Education respectively.

SANDWICH STUDENTS’ DEVELOPMENT FUND

SANDWICH DIGEST 

Sandwich students have formed UAM Development Fund. The major activity under this development fund is for now the production of UAM Sandwich Digest.  The digest documents yearly student’s experiences while on Sandwich Programme, carries adverts and good messages  The digest also contains Album of Graduating set for each contact session.

Sandwich students agree on stipulated dues for the production of the digest which also generates income that contributes to development projects in the sandwich programme. Every student and alumni members are encouraged to be committed to this to support their programme.

REGISTERED CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP:

Sandwich student have a registered Christian Fellowship which holds at the Special Science Senior Secondary School. For any spiritual help contact the leadership of the Fellowship, Pastor Abako for further directives, Pastor Abako is from Entrepreneurship Department. Students are encouraged to join this fellowship.

SECURITY/I.D. CARD: 

Every student is supposed to have an I.D. Card so as to become a bonafide student of the University of Agriculture, so students should ensure, they go to the Security Department, submit passport photographs and other relevant documents for production of their I.D. Cards. Note that, the charge for the I.D. Card is already inputted in the tuition fees.

LIBRARY USE: 

Students should feel free to go to the Library, demand for Library Cards, be registered and use the Library to study.

CLINIC REGISTRATION/USAGE:

Students are to go to the Director of University Health Services to collect Health Form then proceed to Record Unit and collect X-ray and Laboratory orders (Forms), then (students) will now go to accounts office and pay a sum of N2,000 only for the two services (X-ray and Lab.) above, after payment, they will move to the X-ray and Laboratory Units for the Examinations. They will then come back to the OPD (Out Patient Department)/Vital signs table then students are given physical Examination by Doctors, after that, they go back to the Director’s office for comments/stamping of their forms, next, the forms are returned to Health Records Unit for final registration. When this process is over students can fully be attended to in the clinic when sick.