Admissions
Eighteen-month post-basic psychiatric nursing programme
Current session
The admission advert for the next session will be published here when sales of forms open. Dates, fees and the examination date are given in the advert.
Entry requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
- A current NMCN practising licence.
- Five credits in WAEC, NECO or NABTEB (or a combination), including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, in not more than two sittings.
- Holders of a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) may also apply.
- Post-registration nursing experience is an advantage.
Documents to attach
- Completed application form
- Photocopy of NMCN registration certificate and current practising licence
- Photocopies of O'level results (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB)
- Photocopies of other nursing or academic certificates
- Two recent passport photographs
- Two references, one of them from the last school of nursing attended
- Payment receipt for the application form
Bring the originals of all certificates for screening if you are shortlisted.
How to apply
Follow these steps once the admission advert is published.
Read the admission advert
The advert for each session is published on this website, the hospital website and the hospital's official Facebook and X pages. It gives the dates, the form fee and the entrance examination date.
Pay the form fee
Pay the application fee through Remita as stated in the advert, using the Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) issued by the hospital's Accounts Office. Keep your payment slip and receipt.
Collect and complete the form
Present the payment receipt at the College office to collect the application form. Complete it and attach the documents listed below.
Submit before the closing date
Return the completed form with all documents to the College office before the closing date in the advert.
Sit the entrance examination
Shortlisted candidates sit the written entrance examination and an interview on the dates announced.
Check the admission list
Successful candidates are published on the official channels and receive an admission letter with registration details.
Admission fraud notice
Admission into the College is announced only on this website, the hospital website and the hospital's official Facebook and X pages. The College does not use Gmail, Yahoo or other personal email addresses, and does not sell admission through agents or advert websites. Pay fees only through the official Remita process described in the admission advert, and confirm any message you receive at contact@fnphcalabar.gov.ng before you pay.
Enquiries
College of Post-Basic Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Mary Slessor Avenue, Efut Ekondo, Calabar, Cross River State (directions). Email: contact@fnphcalabar.gov.ng. Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.