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Is It Possible to Change Course After Admission?

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Change of course after admission, possible?

After being offered a course at a university, polytechnic, or college of education, a few students might want to consider changing their offered courses. Is this possible? And if YES, what are the modalities involved?

Let’s get the picture very clearly.

A student has been offered admission by the University of Lagos. He later wished to change the course. Is this allowed? What procedures should be followed if possible?

You Can’t Change Course on the JAMB Portal after Being Admitted

That’s the direct answer to your question.

It’s not possible to change the given course on the JAMB CAPS as soon as you accept the offer.

A confused candidate had directed the same question to JAMB. And the answer was capital NO.

JAMB says you can't change course after being admitted

That’s very accurate that the candidate couldn't change the course after the admission had been given and the offer accepted.

The answer was so quick and direct. Hence, the body didn’t have enough space and time to explain further.

I get you a further explanation and that is what you will read throughout this post. You will see other situations where it could be possible.

You Can Change if You’ve Not Accepted the Offer

JAMB allows you to reject admission on CAPS. Even though you can reject the offer, you’re at risk if you do. The school may not offer you the intended course if you should reject it based on the undesired course.

If you reject the offer because of the given course, you’re rejecting the institution and course altogether – not just the course. This is why it’s not advisable that you reject the offer unless you can risk letting all go.

Rejecting admission here, though, will, though, open space for any other school to come in. And if you’re not expecting any, you might have dished your admission chance this year with the click of a button.

If you don't mind, after you’d rejected admission on CAPS, you can still change the course.

You Can Change the Course on CAPS if Transferred

Lately, institutions are transferring candidates from their desired and applied courses to similar and less competitive courses.

With the transfer of admission, candidates are to check “Transfer Approval” on their CAPS to know if they’d been transferred by the institutions.

If transferred, you have to accept or reject the new course. If accepted, you need to change to the new course on the JAMB portal too. If you reject, you'd waved bye to the school and admission for the year probably.

With this, when the school completes the remaining processes, you will be able to see the new course as offered on CAPS under “Admission Status”. Then, accept finally before you print JAMB admission letters.

Now, if you’d been transferred, it means you’d been admitted too. This is because a school will not transfer you unless it’s certain it will offer you the course.

So, if you proceed to change of course, it will work. This is because it’s the school that transfers you to that and it’s required of you to do the change of course eventually.

You Can Change Course Going to 200 level

You must have heard of this before now. And if you haven't, here you have it.

It’s possible to change your course while going to the 200 level at your university.

Many universities allow this in certain conditions. The major one being that a candidate seeking to change course while going to the 200 levels must have a predetermined pass mark as a prerequisite.

For example, the University of Ibadan, Ladoke Akintola University, Obafemi Awolowo University, and a few others draw specific GP points for students willing to change course.

If you meet up with this point while at the end of your 100 level, you won’t be denied the chance to change the course. If however, you’ll be left with no other choice than to marry your current course.

Meanwhile for polytechnics and colleges of education, changing courses while going to ND 2 or NCE 200 level is not possible. I've got no reference to a polytechnic or college allowing such.

Conclusion

It's safe to say changing the course won’t be allowed by JAMB if you had been offered a course that you’d accepted on CAPS. But if you’re transferred on the JAMB CAPS, you will be allowed to change to the new course.

However, candidates are still left with the last option if the change is not possible on JAMB – which I already covered in this post.

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52 comments:

  1. i have done my clearance and t have paid my fees and the,school still changed my course

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    1. Yeah, it's possible.

      The school should inform you what t do next. You may likely be told to go and change to the same course on the JAMB portal

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  2. I want to change to accounting after I had upper credit in my result

    I want to change from OTM to ACC into another institution
    Is it possible MR TOLANI

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    1. Are you asking if you can change course through Direct entry?

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  3. Sir I have been transferred to quite a different course other than my course of preference, I don't know if I accept the course now i can still change to another course of my choice, when I finally resume school or subsequently.

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  4. Sir please is it possible to change faculty after first year

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    1. It is possible but not all universities accepting that. Confirm from your school first.

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  5. Should I carry out change of course after accepting transfer offer From *TRANSFER APPROVAL" on Jamb caps

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  6. During the jamb Registration I used my former secondary School instead of the one I wrote my waec,will it affect it? And also during the registration I chose different courses in the second,third,and fourth institution choices which my main Choice I added "political science" and subject combination for political science is not thesame in the other choices bcus in the second choice I added accounting, third choice was science laboratory technician, fourth choice digital media technology..it was the man that registered it that added this nonesense out of rush rush,I don't know sir if I will get admission offer with this or not and can I also change the later on if I get jamb admission B4 the writing post utme,I'll be waiting for your response sir

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    1. JAMB doesn't care about the name of your secondary school. All they want is your result.

      You can still change institutions and courses later.

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2021/04/can-i-choose-school-twice-with.html

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2021/04/can-i-choose-different-courses-for-my.html

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/07/help-what-happens-if-i-write-wrong.html

      No need to panic.

      Read more through the links below.

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  7. Please I have changed my course on jamb successfully, how long should I wait before it reflects on school portal. It's not been up to 1 day. Can I do any change through school portal or I don't know?

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    1. Read the post below.

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/09/how-long-does-it-jamb-change-of.html

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  8. Pls can you change course as a direct entry student after giving admission

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  9. I was transferred and wanted to change my course but it said I couldn't change because my admission is in progress,is there anything I can please and I have paid to jamb

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  10. Can I do a change of course from mathematics to mechatronics engineering after my 100 level in FUTO

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  11. Pls, i put accounting when registering for jamb but to my suprise delsu gave me banking and finance, i did'nt do change of course in my jamb portal and now am going to 200lv can i still do the change of course in 200lv.

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    1. If you school sells change of course form, you can change going to 200 level.

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    2. I was transfered from Medicine to human anatomy and I accepted the course only for another list to be brought out and my
      name is there for medicine. What do I do in my jamb caps as I have already accepted admission for another course

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    3. Don't do anything. Continue wit your course. If you school need your JAMB admission letter for Medicine, they will ask you to do JAMB regularization to correct the course.

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  12. Pls i have been admitted college of edu but i want to change nce to degree is it possible

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    1. Except you decide to write a new JMAB and process the degree this time.

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  13. Sir I have been offered admission but I change it in the school but haven't change it in jamb can I still change it?am just 100level

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    1. If the admission was earlier given by JAMB for the old course, you may not be able to change with JAMB again after accepting it. At a later date, your school will ask you to do JAMB regularization to correct the difference.

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  14. Good afternoon sir,I am this year direct entry students,the jamb had already given me admission letter,on getting to school I need to change to another new course.
    Please can I still change my course from jamb portal

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    1. No you can't change to another course on JAMB now. Accept the school course too. Continue with you school activities. Later, you will be asked to do JAMB regularization to correct the course on the JAMB portal.

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  15. I changed course from medlab to medsurg In 200 level, do I still need it to be rectified on my jamb caps?

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    1. Yes. But that will be correction of admission usually called regularization. You may not need to worry about that yet. It may only be necessary when you're going for NYSC. Read the post below for more details

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/06/jamb-regularization-compulsory.html

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  16. Good day sir,I was transferred from med to agriculture and resource economics.pls is there any possibility of switching back to med after 100 level

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    1. Yes, if you can meet the requirements to be set by your university. Visit the admission office for the terms.

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  17. Please Sir can I do change of course 2nd semester 100level without starting from 100 level because someone said if you wait till end of 100 level you have to start the new course over again is it possible to change 100 level 2nd semester and continue like that.

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    1. I've not seen, read or heard that before. What I know about changing course while already in school has completely been shared in the post above. If you want a direct answer to your question, visit your school's admission office.

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  18. Good day sir,I applied usman danfodio university sokoto, first choice program (pharmacy) and I get less cut off Mark 169 when I wrote jamb, and they said I can't be able to study pharmacy with the mark, now I want to change course and university, what will I do??

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    1. You find out a school that can accept that score and for what course. Then, change to that.

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  19. Can i be in 100L and still write jamb again

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    1. Sure. Read the posts below for a better understanding

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2020/01/already-admitted-can-i-obtain-jamb-and.html

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2021/05/can-i-obtain-another-jamb-while-waiting.html

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  20. I want to do Change of course now that I have not gotten admission yet.
    So how can I do it?
    That's my question.

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    1. Go to CBT centre and do the changes

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    2. Can someone change course after the postume exam in futo

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  21. Sir plz l upload my results through C. E. P though l did not got admission last year but l want to go for direct entry for law Course will it be possible sir plz reply me to know l still av hope

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  22. I wrote jamb in 2013, I applied for public administration in akwa ibom state polytechnic. I was offered the course by jamb in the same institution. After my national diploma, it happens that the course I studied public administration does not have HND in akwa polytechnic.so switched to business administration in the same school. I check my jamb portal, my name is showing but the status says congratulations your name is on the matriculation list. I am confused I don't know what to do now. Please will it affect me from going to service.

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  23. Sir, in 2018 I chose medicine and I was given agriculture on jamb caps although I accepted and I printed the admission letter and after some pulling I was later given medicine on the school portal ..I was adviced to do regularisation for change of admission letter and I did and I have printed medicine admission letter although on my jamb caps I'm still seeing agriculture how can I change it please sir?

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    1. Ignore it. It's because you didn't use the same profile used for JAMB for your regularization. If you used the same, you will be seeing Medicine there instead. With your situation now, it's the regularization prefile that you will be suing one for anything.

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  24. Good morning, I changed my course from accounting to banking and finance on getting to where I would do my lasu screening i found out I can't use my jamb subject combination to study banking and finance so i did my screening and changed it to business admin,my question is should i wait till I'm given admission bfr changing it to business admin in jamb portal or I should go and change it now?

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  25. please i was offered admission on my jamb caps for a different course i screened for and i mistakenly accepted it what do i do ?

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  26. sir i was transfered by jamb and my jamb admission statue changed by its self. do i still need to do change of course if yes is it before or after getting admission.will i get admission if i donot change it now but after getting admission.

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  27. Sir please I want to study nursing and later transfer to medicine in 200level to another school is it possible sir I mean from the school I study nursing to another school to study medicine is it possible sir and does jamb results affect it or it depends on my cgdp in 100 level tt
    be accepted

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  28. Sir please I wrote jamb this year and I got 170 and I am going for civil engineering and I am about to write post utme, is it possible for me to get the course I want after post utme

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  29. Please how do I know when to do Change of course after been offered admission by the university in another course

    Pls reply me

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