RSCHST Courses and Requirements for 2021/2022 Admission

Authority of the Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology (RSCHST) has released the list of courses available in the institution and requirements for each of them.

See also: RSCHST Admission Form is Now On Sale 2021/2022.

Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology Courses and Requirements

The courses listed below are available for application for the 2021/2022 academic session:

1.0 SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Environmental Health Technicians (Diploma) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Four (4) credits and two passes in GCE/WAEC/NECO examination. The Credits must be in any of the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Health Science, at not more than two sittings,
• Holders of Environmental Health Assistant certificate with two years post qualification experience may be admitted at 200 level of Environmental Health Technician programme provided they fulfill the entry requirement above.

Health Promotion and Education (Diploma) 2 years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) credit passes in GCE/SSCE/NECO or Teachers Grade it Certificate, must include English Language, Biology and three science subjects including Chemistry, Health Science, Nutrition, Physics, General Science or Integrated Sciences.

2.0 SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH

Community Health Extension Workers Programme (Diploma) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) O level credits in English language, Mathematics, Biology/Health Science and Chemistry and any other credit in Agric, Economics, Geography, Literature and Commerce at WASC/NECO/GCE O’ level at not more than two sittings.

Junior Community Health Extension Workers Programme (Certificate) 2years

Entry requirement:

• Three (3) Credit in WASC/NECO/GCE. Subject should include: English Language, mathematics, Biology/Health Science and any other two passes at not more than two sittings.

Emergency Medical technician (Diploma) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) Credit passes in WASC/NECO/SSCE or GCE. Subjects include: English Language, Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at not more than two sittings.

Dispensing Opticianry Technician Programme (Diploma) 3 years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) Credit in WASC/NECO/SSCE or GCE. Subjects include: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics at not more than two sittings.

3.0 SCHOOL OF PHARMACY TECHICIAN

Pharmacy Technician Programme (Diploma) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) O’ level credits in WASC/GCE/NECO which must include English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, and Physics at not more than two sittings.

4.0 SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

Medical Social Work (Diploma) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) O’ level credit in WASC/GCE or NECO which must include English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other subjects chosen from each of the underlisted subject groupings
• (Government/History/Civil Education, Christian Religious/Islamic Knowledge)
• (Health Science/Biology)
• (Economics/Commerce/Geography) at not more than 2 sittings.

5.0 SCHOOL OF DENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE

Dental Surgery Technician/Dental Health Technician Programme (Diploma) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Four (4) credits in WASC/GCE or NECO which must include Chemistry/Physics, Biology or Health Science, English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings.

Anesthetic Technician Programm (Certificate) 2years

Entry requirement:

• Four (4) Credit passes in WASC/NECO/SSCE or GCE Subject include: Mathematic, Physics, Biology/Chemistry and English Language at not more than two sittings.

6.0 SCHOOL OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Health Information Management (Professional Diploma) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) credits in WASC/GCE or NECO examinations at not more than two sittings. The credits must be in Mathematics, English Language, Biology/Health Science, and other two credits from any of the following subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Commerce, Economics, Government etc.

Health Information Management (Abridgement) 1year

Entry requirement:

• National Certificate in Information management (NCIM) in addition to possession of entry requirement for Health Information Management.

Hospital/Health Administration (Diploma) 2years

Entry requirement:

• Four (4) O’ level Credits in WASC/GCE/SSCE in Mathematics, English Language Economics/Government and Biology at not more than two sittings.

7.0 SCHOOL OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

Medical Laboratory Technician Programme (Certificate) 3years

Entry requirement:

• Fives (5) credits in WASC/GCE or NECO which must include: Biology, Chemistry, English Language, Physics and Mathematics at not more than two sittings and must be obtained within a space of 10 years prior to enrollment or NABTEB certificate.

Medical Laboratory Technician Programme (Abridgment) 2years

Entry requirement:

• Holders of Medical Laboratory Assistant Certificate in addition to the above requirement should apply

8.0 SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Public Health Nursing (HND) 2years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) O’ level credit in WASC/GCE/SSCE, which must include English Language, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics at not more than two sittings. In addition, candidates must possess any of the under listed:
  Nigerian Registered Nurse Certificate (or Accident and Emergency Certificate (for males) etc plus one year post qualification experience.

Public Health Nursing Abridgement (Refresher) programme (HND) 1year

Entry requirement:

• National Diploma in Public Health Nursing in addition to five credits in English Language, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and a pass in Mathematics in WASC/NECO/GCE.

Public Health (Diploma) 2years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) credits in WASC/GCE/SSCE/NECO which must include: English Language, mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Health Science at not more than two sittings.

9.0 SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Biomedical Engineering Technician Programme (Diploma)3years

Entry requirement:

• Five (5) O’ Level Credits in WASC/GCE/SSCE in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry or NABTEB certificate.