Miva Open University - Licensed by the National Universities Commission, Nigeria

Miva Open University ( https://miva.university/) an initiative of serial businessman Sim Shagaya, you can study from anywhere in the world. The handlers of Miva University have run the Ulesson platform for a while. I expect to see their domain change to ".edu.ng" soon.
They are offering the following courses:

School of Computing
BSc. Computer Science
BSc. Cybersecurity
BSc. Data Science
BSc. Software Engineering

School of Management and Social Sciences
BSc. Business Management
BSc. Economics
BSc. Accounting
BSc. Public Policy and Administration

 

200k-350k Naira per year or about $260-450USD. Must have A levels or O levels that include:

• English Language
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Two other science-related subjects

That may make it difficult (impossible?) for students from the US to gain admission, despite their claim that they accept students from around the world.

 

Once you have a high school diploma, which is the equivalent of O'levels, then A'Levels is like having a university diploma/associate degree

 

Most US HS students aren't going to have physics. University-level physics classes often require calculus as a prerequisite when a lot of HS students don't get past algebra. Unless someone finds out that Miva accepts Study.com courses as meeting these requirements, American students would have to pay a significant chunk of change to take the required university-level classes just to start at Miva as a freshman.

This doesn't mean Miva isn't a good choice for some. But it's, unfortunately, not as great as it might first appear.

 

Well systems differ, we run a system similar to the British, but not as flexible as the American system

 

Yea, it's like if you fit the description then come enroll

 

Right. It's just that I know a not insubstantial amount of Americans visit these forums looking for an inexpensive foreign degree. So I'm pointing out that this will quite possibly not work for them.

 

"O" and "A" levels aren't mysterious. They're High School graduation qualifications in countries that still somewhat follow the British system. "O" levels would be roughly equivalent to Grade 12 here. "A" levels indicate an advanced (extra) year, that we don't have here - aimed at advanced study suitable for people entering University. Don't despair if your system didn't offer those. (Mine did - Grade 13 - I got that in 1960. Only province in Canada that had it --- long gone now.)

North American high school standards will get you into a lot of programs. I can remember one young Canadian who had a very good HS record in Canada - sufficient to get him into Oxford! I think their minimum standard was 80%. I'm pretty sure a Nigerian school might be able to do something. Anyone interested should ask.

 

For sure, we've seen some foreign students school in Nigeria, So I guess there must be a way to measure. I may not have those details but quite sure there is

 

I'm sure there is. Conversely, we admit Nigerian HS grads to our higher-ed schools (and those from many other countries.) My Nigerian friend completed HS in her home country. Great college success here. She has a very good job - and is moving up the ladder well.

 

I'm not a science-head, but I had to take physics in Grade 11. "They" made me. It certainly wasn't University level - and I only scraped by. If I'd needed calculus - I'd still be in that class, 66 years later!

 

I don't remember my HS even offering physics at all. They didn't even have math past Algebra 2. No Precalculus. No Calculus. And Dual Enrollment wasn't really a thing (yet).

 

Mandatory, in the academic stream here, back in the day (1955-60 were my HS years.) 4 years of science, first 2 general, then 1-physics, 1-chemistry. For everybody. Also mandatory 4 years of Math, English, History and one foreign language (always French).
Options? Schmoptions. I was allowed one in first year - Latin, which I kept all the way through. And German, starting in 3rd year. I kept that through the 5th - "extra" year.

They poured it on, because they were loading 90% of the students with the only formal education most would receive. University was for about 10% of HS grads then. Wasn't a bad system really -- but very rigid.

 

And until 1967 there were no community colleges, at least in Ontario.

 

Over here when you get into the Senior Secondary School, you choose if you want to do sciences, commercial, or social science. So if you're in science class you will have to do Physics, Chemistry then Further Mathematics is optional. the technical class will do the science subjects with Technical drawing too.
These days it's easier as the kids can now use subjects like civic studies, and computer studies as fillers. When I wrote my exams I had to do Math, English (Compulsory regardless of the class chosen), physics, chemistry, Geography, Agricultural Science, Biology(compulsory for medical school and related courses in addition to chemistry, physics, math, and English), Economics (which I enjoyed) and 1 more I can't remember.
In fact in my Senior Secondary 1, they made us take the science core courses and we had to choose from others, I did Commerce, which to me is like an offshoot of economics.
However, to get into your first year you need ordinary-level knowledge, the college level would be taught

 

Thanks for introducing us to this newer institute and its program offerings.

Out of curiosity, are you part of the admissions team or otherwise affiliated with the university? If so, perhaps we could offer a suggestion to clarify that non-Commonwealth equivalents (such as the American or Canadian high school diploma) would be accepted for admissions.

 

Hahaha I waited for this question. I have no affiliation to the school, just information i thought was worth sharing