Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has extended its 2026/2027 supplementary admission application period until Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
The exercise opened on 17 October 2026 at 12:00 noon and is intended for prospective 2026/2027 UTME candidates who successfully registered for the university's Post-UTME screening and wish to apply for supplementary admission into an eligible department.
Who can apply for COOU supplementary admission
- A minimum score of 150 in the 2026 UTME is required for non-professional programmes.
- A minimum score of 200 in the 2026 UTME is required for the professional programmes marked below.
- Applicants must meet the university's minimum entry requirements for their chosen course.
- Candidates must have taken the appropriate UTME subject combination for their proposed course.
- The exercise is for applicants who have not already been admitted into any department at COOU. Candidates already considered for admission cannot apply.
Applicants should select only programmes for which they meet the stated requirements. Intra-university transfer can only be possible after two years of study.
Courses available for supplementary admission
The university has advertised the following 27 programmes:
- Animal Science
- Crop Science & Horticulture
- Data Science
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Environmental Health Sciences (professional programme)
- Environmental Management Technology
- Estate Management
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- International Relations
- Library & Information Science
- Logistics And Supply Chain Management
- Mathematics
- Music
- Procurement Management
- Public Health (professional programme)
- Religious Studies
- Social Studies
- Software Engineering
- Soil Science
- Taxation
- Transport Management
- Urban & Regional Planning
Professional programmes: Environmental Health Sciences and Public Health are marked as professional courses and require the stated UTME minimum of 200.
How to apply for COOU supplementary admission
- Visit the official COOU applicant portal and log in to your profile.
- If you have already purchased the Post-UTME form, open your Dashboard and select the Supplementary Admission card. Otherwise, add your O'Level results and purchase the Post-UTME form first.
- Under Available programs, browse the programmes for which you are eligible.
- Click Add to choose your preferred programme.
- Select Continue, review the total displayed and make the required payment to confirm your reservation.
- After payment, confirm that the programme is listed under My programs.
- Monitor the JAMB CAPS transfer page regularly for any transfer offer.
JAMB CAPS instructions after applying
Candidates who have completed the supplementary application must keep checking the Transfer Approval section on JAMB CAPS and promptly accept any transfer to the new programme when it appears.
Applicants must also complete a Change of Course to the new programme on JAMB CAPS and ensure that their O'Level results have been properly uploaded to JAMB CAPS so their admission can be processed.
The supplementary admission portal is available only during the advertised application period and each active user has limited time to complete the process. The closing date is 15 November 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
