DELSU Postgraduate Admission Form 2025/2026 Academic Session – How to Apply


Delta State University school of postgraduate studies through the management of the university has announced the sale of  DELSU postgraduate admission form for 2025/2026 academic session. DELSU PG form is made available online for candidates interested in running a postgraduate programme at DELSU and must have met the PG admission requirement for the proposed programme.


This post will serve as a guide in applying for DELSU postgraduate application form both for first-time applicants and returning applicants as it would cover every grey area about DELSU PG admission form which includes the commencement date for the sale of  DELSU PG admission form, the application procedure, duration of all PG programmes, cost of the PG form and the closing date of DELSU PG admission form.

Before we proceed, as usual, based on the challenges faced by past DELSU PG applicants in their application process, I thought it necessary to address them all in order for you to avoid encountering such in your registration.

I will be listing all the frequently asked questions as it relates to DELSU postgraduate admission form. These questions as stated above is from past and current applicants. It is advised you note them down as it would assist in your application process.

The DELSU format below indicates the FAQs and their appropriate answers with regards to  DELSU PG form after which I will make available, DELSU postgraduate general admission requirements, how to apply for  DELSU postgraduate admission form.

FAQs on DELSU PG Admission Form

Q – Is DELSU postgraduate admission form 2025/2026 out?

A –  DELSU PG admission form is out and the online application has begun..

Q – How can I apply for DELSU PG admission form?

A – DELSU PG part-time registration procedure has been provided below as approved by the management of the university.

Q – How much is DELSU PG admission form?

A – Applicants are required to purchase the Delta State University, School of Postgraduate Studies Form at a fee of Thirty one thousand naira (N31,000) Only.

Q – I am still running my NYSC, can I apply for DELSU PG form?

A – NYSC discharge certificate is an important document for applying for DELSU postgraduate programme. Therefore without your NYSC discharge certificate, you cannot apply.

Q – I have NYSC exemption letter, can I apply for DELSU PG application form?

A – Yes you are eligible, all you need to do is present your exemption letter

Q – What is the closing date of  DELSU PG admission form?

A –  DELSU PG form closing date is Friday 29th November, 2024.

The above are the FAQs on Delta State University postgraduate admission forms for both current and prospective applicants. However, please feel free to ask questions via the comment section should you have any.

DELSU PG admission form application procedure will be a seamless one because I will simplify the application steps required to apply for the admission form so that new and prospective applicants can apply with ease. Applicants who have previously registered and participated in the prior registration exercise but were unsuccessful can also benefit from the information provided here.

Delta State University postgraduate admission form application process this academic session is the same step used by applicants during the previous session, the only major difference is the closing date of the application form. Going by the above information, it is important to point out that the schools that are affiliated to DELSU PG school are to follow the application steps outlined below but first let’s go through the requirements for applying for the form online.

DELSU REGULAR PROGRAMMES

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

  1. Department of Agricultural Economics

PGD, M. Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Agricultural Economics

Areas of Specialization: (i) Productive Economics and Farm Management (ii) Agricultural Marketing and Cooperative (iii) Agricultural Finance and Project Analysis (iv) Resource and Environmental Economics (v) Agribusiness Management

  1. Department of Agricultural Extension

PGD, M. Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Agricultural Extension

  1. Department of Animal Science

PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil & Ph.D. programmes in Animal Science

Areas of Specialization:

(i)Animal Production (ii) Animal Nutrition (iii) Animal Breeding and Genetics

  1. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Fisheries

  1. Department of Agronomy
  • Crop Science

PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Crop Science

Areas of Specialization:

(i)Crop Breeding (II) Plant Biotechnology (iii) Horticulture and Landscape Management (iv) Farming System and Crop Production (v) Crop Protection

  1. Soil Science

PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil & Ph.D. programmes in Soil Science

Areas of Specialization:

(i) Soil Conservation and Management (ii) Soil Fertility Management (iii) Soil Pedology

(iv) Soil Chemistry (v) Soil Bio-Remediation

  1. Department of Forestry and Wildlife

PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil & Ph.D. programmes in Forestry & Wildlife

Areas of Specialization:

(i)Agroforestry (ii) Siviculture (iii) Forestry Economics (iv) Wildlife Management

(v) Wood Science (vi) Forest Biometrics

FACULTY OF ARTS

  1. Department of English & Literary Studies

M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in English Language M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Literature- in – English

  1. Department of Fine and Applied Arts

M.A. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Art History Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Areas of specialization in the Visual Arts: (i) Painting (ii) Graphics,

(iii) Ceramics, (iv) Sculpture and (v) Textiles Ph.D. Studio Art

Areas of Specialization: (i) Ceramics, (ii) Graphics,(iii) Sculpture, (vi) Painting and (v)Textiles

  1. Department of History and International Studies

M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in History

M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in International Studies

  1. Department of Languages and Linguistics: M.A. programmes in:

–              French (language)

–              French (Literature)

–              French(Translation)

–              M.A. programmes in: – Linguistics

M.Phil programmes in:

–              French

–              Linguistics;

Ph.D. programmes in:

–              French Translation Studies

–              Literature in French

–              Linguistics

  1. Department of Music

Postgraduate Diploma in Music (PGDM) M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Music

  1. Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy

PGD, M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Religious Studies

Areas of specialization:

–              Old Testament Studies

–              New Testament Studies

–              Church History

–              African Traditional Religions

–              Christian Theology

–              Sociology of Religion

–              Philosophy of Religion

PGD, M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Philosophy

Areas of specialization:

–              African Philosophy

–              Epistemology

–              Ethics

–              Metaphysics

–              History of Philosophy

–              Philosophy of History

–              Social and Political History

 

  1. Department of Theatre Arts

M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Theatre Arts

FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES

  1. Department of Anatomic Pathology

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Anatomic Pathology

Areas of Specialization

  • Forensic Medicine/Morbid Anatomy
  • Histopathology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  1. Department of Chemical Pathology

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Chemical Pathology

Areas of Specialization

  • Metabolic Medicine
  • Toxicology
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Infertility
  1. Department of Chemical Haematology and Blood Transfussion

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Haematology and Blood Transfussion

Areas of Specialization

  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Haemato-oncology
  • Serology
  • Haemato-immunology
  • Coagulation Medicine
  1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

Areas of Specialization

  • Bacteriology
  • Virology
  • Parasitology
  • Mycology
  • Immunology

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

  1. Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Anatomy

  1. Department of Medical Biochemistry

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Medical Biochemistry

  1. Department of Pharmacology

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Pharmacology

  1. Department of Physiology

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Physiology

FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

  1. Department of Community Medicine

M.Sc. and M.Phil programmes in Public Health

(a)          MSc Public Health and

(b)          Master in Public Health (MPH) Programmes

Areas of Specialization

  • Tropical Public Health
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Health Education
  • Health Services Administration & Management

(c)           Ph.D. in Public Health

Areas of Specialisation

  • Epidemiology
  • Environmental Health
  • Occupational Health and safety
  • Family and Reproductive Health
  • Health Policy and systems Management
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Social and rehabilitative medicine
  • Health Promotion and Health Education.
  • Biostatistics and Research Methods
  • Health Informatics and Digital Health
  1. Department of Surgery

M.Sc. and M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Surgery

Areas of Specialization for Ph.D. Programmes in Surgery

  • General Surgery
  • Orthopeadics and Trauma
  • Burns and Plastics
  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthorhinolarygology
  • Pancreatobiliary/GIT surgery
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Urology
  • Dentistry
  • Health Policy and System management
  • Anaesthesia
  • Ophthalmology
  • Paediatric Surgery
  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

M.Sc. and M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Areas of Specialization, PhD programmes in Obstetic and Gynaecology

  • Gynaeoncology
  • Foeto-maternal Health
  • Reproductive Health/Endocrinology
  • Urogynaecology
  1. Department of Internal Medicine

M.Sc. and M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Internal Medicine Ph.D. Programmes in Internal Medicine

Areas of Specialization for

  • General Internal Medicine
  • Child Health Pediatrics
  • Family Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Nephology
  • Neurology
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Geriatric
  • Dermatology
  • Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
  1. Department of Radiology

Ph.D Progammes in Radiology

Areas of Specialisation

  • Neuroradiology
  • Musculoskeletal and Sports Radiology
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Mammo-Radiology
  • Paediatric Radiology
  • Women Imaging
  • Chest/Thoracic Radiology
  • Abdominal Radiology
  • Uro-radiology

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

  1. Department of Business Education

M,Sc.(Ed)  Programme in Business Education

  1. Department of Educational Management and Foundations

M.Ed., M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in:

(i)            Educational Administration

(ii)           Educational Planning

(iii)          Higher Education

(iv)         Philosophy of Education

(v)          Sociology of Education

(vi)         History of Education

  1. Department of Guidance and Counselling

M.Ed, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in:

(i)            Guidance and Counselling

(ii)           Measurement and Evaluation

(iii)          Educational Psychology

  1. Department of Health and Safety Education

M.Ed, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in:

(i)            School Health Education

(ii)           Community/Public Health Education

(iii)          Occupational Health and Safety Education

  1. Department of Human Kinetics, Recreation and Sport Science Education

M.Ed, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in:

(i)            Human Kinetics Education

(ii)           Sports Management

(iii)          Exercise Physiology and Sports Science Education

  1. Department of Science Education

(i)            M.Ed, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in:

(ii)           M.Ed. Science Education (Biology)

(iii)          M.Ed. Science Education (Chemistry)

(iv)         M.Ed. Science Education (Integrated Science)

(v)          M.Ed. Mathematics Education.

(vi)         Ph.D. Science Education

(vii)        M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction

(viii)       Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction

  1. Department of Social Science Education

M.Sc. (Ed.), M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Social Studies Education

  1. Department of Technical Education

PGD, M.Sc. (Ed.) M.Phil and PhD programmes in Industrial Technology Education

  1. Department of Vocational Education

(i) M.Sc. (Ed.), M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Agricultural Education

(i) M.Sc. (Ed.), M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Home Economics Education

  1. Postgraduate Programmes in Institute Of Education

(i)            Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

(ii)           Postgraduate Diploma in Basic Education (PGDBE) and

(iii)          Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management (PGDEM)

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

  1. Department of Chemical Engineering

PGD, M. Eng. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Chemical Engineering

Areas of specialization:

–              Biochemical Engineering

–              Chemical Reactions Engineering/ Catalysis

–              Environmental Engineering

–              Materials/Polymer Engineering

–              Renewable Energy/Bioenergy

–              Unit Operations

  1. Department of Civil Engineering

PGD, M. Eng, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Civil Engineering

Areas of specialization:

–              Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

–              Geotechnical Engineering

–              Structural and Materials Engineering

–              Transportation and Highways Engineering

  1. Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering

PGD programme in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

M.Eng, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Area of specialization in:

–              Electric Power Systems and Machines

–              Control and Instrumentation

–              Electronic and Telecommunications

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering

PGD, M. Eng. M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Areas of specialization:

–              Heat and Mass Transfer Engineering

–              Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

–              Industrial Metallurgy and Corrosion Management

  1. Department of Petroleum Engineering

M.Eng, programmes in Petroleum Engineering

Areas of specialization:

(i)            Oil and Gas Production and Fuel Technology

(ii)           Drilling Engineering

(iii)          Reservoir Engineering

FACULTY OF LAW

Master of Laws (LL.M.);

Master of Law and Diplomacy (MLD), M.Phil and Ph.D. in Law programmes

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

  1. Department of Accounting

PGD, MSc, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Accounting

  1. Department Banking and Finance

PGD, MSc, M.Phil. and Ph.D programmes in Banking and Finance Cooperate Finance

(i)            Bank Management

(ii)           Public Sector Financial Management

(iii)          Investment and Portfolio Management

(iv)         International Finance

(v)          Financial Markets and Institutions

(vi)         Finance and development

 

  1. Department of Business Administration Business Administration programmes in:

(i)            PGD and M.Sc. Management

(ii)           M.Phil Management

(iii)          Ph.D. Business Management

Areas of specialization:

–              General Management

–              Human Resources Management

–              Entrepreneurship

–              Operations Research

–              Financial Management

–              Project Management

 

  1. Department of Marketing

PGD, MSc, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Marketing    Areas of specialization:

–              Strategic Marketing Management

–              Oil and Gas Marketing

–              Marketing Research

–              Digital Marketing

–              Political Marketing

–              Analytical Marketing

–              Financial Services Marketing

–              Marketing Communications

–              Consumer behavior

  1. Department of Public Administration

PGD, MSc, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Public Administration .

FACULTY OF PHARMACY

  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology

M.Sc. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology

Areas of specialization:

–              Antimicrobial Evaluation

–              Biotechnoogy

–              Vaccinology and Immunology

–              Quality control and formulation Microbiology

  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration

M.Pharm,. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration

Areas of specialization:

–              Pharmaceutical Care

–              Pharmacokinetics

–              Pharmacotherapeutics

–              Pharmacoeconomics

–              Public Health Pharmacy/Epidemiology

  1. Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy

M.Pharm,. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy

Areas of specialization:

–              Powder/Tableting Technology

–              Disperse Systems

–              Bio-Pharmaceutics

–              Drug Delivery System

–              Pharmaceutical Excipient Development

  1. Department of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine

M.Sc,. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine

Areas of specialization:

i) Phytochemistry

ii) Ethnopharmacology

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

  1. Department of Animal and Environmental Biology

(i)            PGD programme in Animal and Environmental Biology

(ii)           M.Sc, M.Phil & Ph.D Programmes in Zoology

Areas of Specialization:

–              Entomology

–              Hydrobiology and Fisheries

–              Parasitology

–              Pest and Disease Management

  1. Department of Biochemistry

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Biochemistry

  1. Department of Botany

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Botany

  1. Department of Chemistry

(i)            PGD programme in Chemistry

(ii)           M.Sc, M.Phil & Ph.D. programmes in Chemistry

Areas of specialization:

–              Environmental Chemistry

–              Organic Chemistry

–              Inorganic Chemistry

–              Physical Chemistry

–              Industrial Chemistry

  1. Department of Computer Science

PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Computer Science

  1. Department of Geology

M.Sc., M.Phil and PhD programmes in Geology

Areas of specializations:

  • Engineering Geology
  • Petroleum Geology
  • Mineral Exploration
  • Environmental Geology
  • Hydrogeology
  1. Department of Mathematics

(i)            M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Mathematics (ii) M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Industrial Mathematics

Areas of specializations:

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Pure Mathematics
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Computational Statistics
  • Differential Equations
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Stochastics Analysis
  1. Department of Microbiology

(i)            M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Microbiology

(ii)           M.Sc. programme in Medical Microbiology

Areas of specialization:

–              Environmental Microbiology

–              Food and Industrial Microbiology

–              Medical Microbiology

  1. Department of Physics

(i)            M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Geophysics

(ii)           M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Solid State Physics

(iii)          M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Radiation & Health Physics

(iv)         M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Theoretical Physics

(v)          M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Solar Energy and Materials Physics

FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

  1. Department of Economics

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Economics

Areas of specialization:

–              International Economics

–              Public Finance

–              Public Sector Economics

–              Health Economics

–              Environmental Economics

–              Energy and Petroleum Economics

–              Industrial Economics

–              Development Economics

–              Monetary and Banking Economics

  1. Department of Geography and Regional Planning

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Geography and Regional Planning

Areas of specialization:

–              Biogeography

–              Climatology

–              Environmental Resources Management

–              Geographic Information System (GIS)

–              Geomorphology

–              Industrial Geography

–              Population Geography

–              Regional Development and Planning

–              Remote Sensing

–              Rural Geography

–              Soil Geography

–              Tourism and Recreational Planning

–              Transportation Geography

–              Urban Geography

–              Hydrology and Water Resources Management

  1. Department of Library and Information Science

PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Library and Information Science

  1. Department of Mass Communication

PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Mass Communication

Areas of specialization:

–              Print Journalism

–              Radio/ Television and Film

–              Public Relations and Advertising

  1. Department of Political Science

(a) M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Political Science

 

Areas of specialization:

–              International Relations

–              Comparative Politics

–              Developmental/ Environmental Studies

–              Political Theory

 

  1. Department of Psychology

PGD, MSc, M.Phil, and Ph.D. programmes in Psychology

Areas of specialization:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
  1. Department of Sociology

M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Sociology

Areas of specialization:

–              Sociology of Development

–              Criminology and Security Studies

–              Industrial Sociology

–              Sociology of Health and Illness

–              Sociology of Quality of Life

  1. WEEKEND PROGRAMMES FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

Department of Community Medicine

(i)            M.Sc. programme in Public Health (Part-time)

(ii)           Masters in Public Health (MPH)

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Professional Master programme in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Engineering (MPRPCE).

Professional Master programme in Renewable and Sustainable Energy (MRSE)

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

  1. Department of Business Administration

(i)            Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA)

(ii)           Professional Master programme in Business Administration (MBA

Areas of Specialization:

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Entrepreneurship and Small Scale Business Management
  • General Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Marketing
  1. Department of Public Administration

(a)          PGD in Public Administration (PGDPA)

(b)          Professional Master programme in Public Administration (MPA)

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

  1. Department of Economics

Postgraduate Diploma programme in Petroleum Economics (PGDPE) Professional Master programme in Energy and Petroleum Economics (MEPE)

  1. Department of Mass Communication

(a)          Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Management (PGDCM) (b) Professional Master programme in Communication Management (MCM)

Areas of specialization:

–              Public Relations

–              Advertising Management

–              Developmental Communication

  1. Department of Political Science

Professional Master programme in Peace, Security and Development Studies

  1. Department of Psychology

Master of Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health (MCBMH)

  1. Department of Sociology

Master in Crime Control (MCC) programme

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Interested candidates must meet the matriculation requirements including a credit pass in English Language and Mathematics at the O’level i.e., WAEC, NECO, NABTEB.
  2. Graduates of Delta State University, Abraka or other recognized Universities with at least Third-Class Honours Degree.
  3. HND holders with a minimum of Lower credit from recognized institutions.
  4. Holders of any other qualifications together with relevant field experience as deemed acceptable to the University.

How To Apply for DELSU Postgraduate Admission Form

Kindly read through carefully before proceeding to the application button below. Follow the outlined steps below for your application

Candidates are required to visit https://portal.delsu.edu.ng/ and complete the Delta State University, Abraka 2024/2025 PG Admission Form online and to also generate an application virtual pin of N25.000.00 (twenty-five thousand naira) only. Payment should be made at any of the following designated banks:

  • UBA
  • Zenith Bank
  • Unity Bank
  • Fidelity Bank

Click HERE to start your application process.

DELSU PG FORM CLOSING DATE

The management has announced that the sale of forms commences on Monday 1st of July, 2024 and closes on Friday 29th November, 2024.

I hope this has helped? Do you have any questions as regards Delta State University, Abraka PG part-time form 2025/2026 academic session? Please reach out to us via the comment section or our contact us page.