{"id":16600,"date":"2026-07-07T07:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellspringuniversity.edu.ng\/?page_id=16600"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:49:34","slug":"community-health-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellspringuniversity.edu.ng\/index.php\/community-health-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Community Health Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16600\" class=\"elementor elementor-16600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-676b31c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"676b31c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f05d739\" data-id=\"f05d739\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb486ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"fb486ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">College of Health Sciences | Faculty of Allied Health Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tDepartment of Community Health Science\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">The Bachelor of Community Health Science program is established to provide a rigorous academic and professional foundation for the production of top-tier Allied Health professionals. The program focuses on bridging the gap between clinical healthcare delivery and grassroots community wellness, with a massive emphasis on primary healthcare (PHC) systems, disease prevention, health promotion, and community-led interventions.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8397a elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"6e8397a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">Philosophy and Objectives<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">Our core objective is to train highly skilled health practitioners who possess deep analytical, diagnostic, administrative, and leadership capacities to manage healthcare institutions, formulate sound health policies, and effectively combat emerging and re-emerging epidemiological threats within West Africa and globally.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618d84d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"618d84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4154b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"4154b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tAdmission Requirements\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">To maintain the high standards required by both the NUC and professional regulatory boards, candidates must satisfy the following admission criteria:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03296e3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"03296e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">1. Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Pathway (100 Level Entry)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">Candidates seeking entry via UTME must possess:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f77ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"2f77ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">O&#039;Level Credentials: <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">A minimum of five (5) credit-level passes in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), NECO, or NABTEB in not more than two sittings. The compulsory subjects must include:  English Language | Mathematics | Biology (or Health Science) | Chemistry | Physics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67ffe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"d67ffe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">UTME<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">Subject Combination: Candidates must sit for the following subjects in the JAMB examination: English Language | Biology | Chemistry | Physics <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28066f elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"a28066f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">Institutional Cut-off: <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">Candidates must achieve an acceptable, competitive score in the UTME and participate in the university&#039;s Post-UTME screening exercises.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00a660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"d00a660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">2. Direct Entry (DE) Pathway (200 Level Entry)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">Candidates seeking advanced standing entry must meet the basic O&#039;Level credit requirements stated above, alongside any of the following qualifications:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16d2bd elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"c16d2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">1. Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Pathway (100 Level Entry)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">Candidates seeking entry via UTME must possess:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40a95e elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"c40a95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">A minimum of two passes at the GCE Advanced Level (A&#039;Level) or IJMB in principal science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics).  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a2a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"c0a2a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">A recognized Diploma in Community Health, Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW) certificate, or National Diploma (ND) in a related health science discipline with an upper credit pass from an NUC\/Board-accredited institution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0b074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"3e0b074\" 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class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tProgram Duration\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">In strict accordance with the NUC CCMAS guidelines for professional Allied Health programs, the duration is structured as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0fb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-valiance_core_section_title\" data-id=\"cb0fb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"valiance_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left  \">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px;color: #6D6D6D\">A first degree (B.Sc.) in a related biological science discipline with a minimum of a Second Class Lower 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AMENGIALUE\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" >Professor Orhue Osayamen Amengialue is a Professor of Medical Microbiology and Virology, and the Dean of College of Health Sciences, Wellspring University, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.  \n\nHe is an intellectual colossus, with a purpose driven personality, whose several years of experience span through the medical science practice and academia.\n\nHe holds a B.Sc. in Microbiology from the Ambrose Alli University, Edo State, Nigeria. Also, he holds an M.Sc. Degree in Public Health Microbiology, and a Ph.D Degree in Medical Microbiology and Virology, both from the University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Aside his medical background and expertise, he is a Chattered Manager, with certification in Management.\n\nProfessor Amengialue is an Environmental and Public Health expert, Medical Microbiologist and a Virologist who has contributed significantly to humanity and existing body of knowledge, through community service and scholarly research works, published in several reputable journals. 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