Location
Yola, Adamawa State
Africa
Yola, Nigeria
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Yola is the capital city of Adamawa
State, Nigeria.
City Population: 88,500
Located in the eastern part of Nigeria,
Yola is a port city on the Benue River
Climate: Alternating hot rainy season
and a cool dry season
Largely agrarian economy: Farming,
fishing, trading, and livestock
production are mainstays of daily life
Hausa: The lingua franca of the Yola
Surrounding AUN
At a Glance
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1,400 undergraduate students from the 36 states of Nigeria
and Federal Capital Territory, and other African countries
Average Class Size is 18 with a student-faculty ratio of 16:1
Faculty- Over 85% of the faculty have masters or PhDs
degrees from American universities
Academic Schools:
 School of Arts & Sciences
 School of Business & Entrepreneurship
 School of Information Technology & Communications
Campus
Main campus comprised of 8
dormitories, cafeteria, classroom
building, and a general purpose
block
 The north campus includes
dormitories, athletic facilities,
admissions office, finance office,
and bookstore
 The entire campus is wireless
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School of Arts and Sciences
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The School of Arts and Sciences offers the following degrees:
 Bachelor of Arts in Economics
 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Language
 Bachelor of Arts in International and Comparative Politics
 Bachelor of Science in Natural and Environmental Science (Concentrations
in Conservation Biology and in Environment and Health)
 Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Chemistry
School of Business and
Entrepreneurship
SBE aims to be the leading
destination in undergraduate
business education in subSaharan Africa
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degrees:
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 B.Sc Business Management
with concentrations in:
○ Accounting
○ Business Economics
○ Marketing
○ Management
○ Entrepreneurship
 B.Sc Finance
School of Information Technology
and Communications
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Degrees available in the SITC
are:
 B.Sc Software Engineering
 B.Sc Computer Science
 B.Sc Information Systems
with concentrations in:
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Information Systems
○ Management Information
Systems
 B.Sc Communications
with concentrations in:
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Telecommunications and
Wireless Technology
○ Communications and
Multimedia
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Advertising
Print Journalism
Multimedia Design
Television and Film
Student Life
Student Residence Hall
Dining Hall
Student Life
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Intercollegiate and intramural
sports such as soccer,
basketball, polo, chess…and
much more
Student-initiated clubs and
university-sponsored
recreational activities
 Student Clubs
 The Craft Center
 Health and Wellness
Admissions
Application available online
at: www.aun.edu.ng
 Mailing address for
application, documents,
and materials:
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 Admissions
American University of
Nigeria
Lamido Zubairu Way, PMB
2250
Yola, Adamawa State,
Nigeria
Academic Calendar
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Organized into two 15
week semesters
 Fall (beginning in
September)
 Spring (beginning in
January)
 Typically classes meet
three hours a week and
courses are scheduled
Mondays through Fridays
Getting A Visa
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Plan in advance to allow ample time
for the application and processing of
the visa
You must have a passport in order to
apply for a visa
Helpful websites:
 http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/visas
.htm
 http://www.kstate.edu/studyabroad/visa/index.
html
Travelling To Yola
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There are flights to Yola on IRS, and Arik airlines. Flights
come to Yola from Abuja and then return on the next day.
From Abuja ground transportation is 9 hours and from Lagos
is 15-20 hours.
More information on transportation and contacts can be
found at:
http://www.americanuniversitynigeria.org/joomla/index.php?o
ption=com_content&view=article&id=39:onceaccepted&catid=9:admissions&Itemid=50
Electricity
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Electricity in Nigeria is 240
Volts at 50 Hz, you will
need a converter if your
device does not accept
this
You will need an adapter to
adapt the shape of the
plug
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Outlet shapes: Type
D and G sockets
Weather in Yola
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The average temperature
in Yola is 82˚F
The warmest average
maximum tepmerature is
102 F in March/April, and
the coolest average
minimum is 61 F in
December
September is the wettest
month with an average of
8.8 inches of precipitation
Contact Information
American University of Nigeria
Lamido Zubairu Way
Yola Township By-Pass
PMB 2250, Yola Adamawa State, Nigeria
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 234 805 200 0703 or 234 805 200 2962