1. Applicants must have successfully completed the Senior Secondary Certificate Exams and passed five (5) subjects in the SSCE/GCE, O’Level / NECO/ NABTEB or its equivalent obtained at not more than two sittings. The five (5) credit passes must include Mathematics, English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
2. Candidates applying to Covenant University are required to sit for the Unified Matriculation Examination (UME) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and attain the prescribed cut-off marks. The UME Subjects are English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
3. The candidate must also fulfil all other Admission Requirements as prescribed by the Senate of Covenant University. Candidates must meet the requirements of the Covenant University Scholastic Aptitude Screening (CUSAS) to qualify for admission. Candidates so admitted should commence their studies at the 100-level of the programme.

1. To be eligible for admission to a Bachelors Degree programme in one of the Colleges of the University, a candidate must have:
   1. satisfied the general requirements for admission into the University;
   2. satisfied the College or Departments‟ requirements for admission
   3. followed the approved course of study for the prescribed period;
   4. passed the required examinations;
   5. paid all the prescribed fees; and
   6. complied with such other regulations and requirements as may be prescribed
2. Before registering for a course, the student must meet the pre-requisites as prescribed for that course. Each student must complete the registration for each semester within the period prescribed for registration
3. Approved courses of study and syllabuses of courses for the examinations under these regulations and the number of papers in each course are those approved by Senate. Approved courses shall also include such lectures, tutorials, seminars, laboratory classes, fieldwork, as prescribed by departmental regulations, and such written work as the Department concerned shall require.
4. A candidate for a first degree must pass the prescribed examinations in the General Studies Programme. Each student will be required to take and pass courses in Entrepreneurial Development Studies and Total Man Concept. He must, in addition, complete all compulsory courses as prescribed in his/her programme.
5. A student shall be registered as a full-time student and enrol in any one semester for a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 25 units.
6. A candidate shall not be deemed to have followed any approved programme of study unless the Head of Department concerned certifies that his attendance and performance have been satisfactory.
7. Student Workload
   1. Workload is defined in terms of course units.
   2. One unit represents one hour of lecture or one hour of tutorial, or 3 hours of practical work per week throughout a Semester of fifteen weeks.
   3. All courses shall run for one semester.
8. A candidate whose work or progress is considered unsatisfactory may be required by Senate, on the recommendation of the appropriate College to be on probation or withdraw from the University. Failure in an examination is regarded as evidence of unsatisfactory progress. The duration of courses of study for a first degree shall normally not be less than four academic years. A student may be permitted to extend the period of study prescribed for a degree on condonable grounds as approved by Senate.
9. Candidate for examinations must register for these examinations at the prescribed times and in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the regulations for examinations.

To graduate with the Bachelor of Science degree programme in Biology, with two options (Plant Biology & Biotechnology) and (Animal & Environmental Biology), students must have successfully completed a minimum of 161 credit units’ distribution of which is shown below: