{"id":2991,"date":"2025-06-20T14:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:11:12","slug":"oau-pre-degree-programme-foundation-for-academic-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/oau-pre-degree-programme-foundation-for-academic-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"OAU Pre-Degree Programme \u2013\u00a0 Foundation for Academic Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2991\" class=\"elementor elementor-2991\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7be1c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e7be1c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39504cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39504cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>At a time when national statistics painted a gloomy picture for UTME candidates, 1.5 million out of 1.9 million scored below 200 points, OAU pre-degree programme quietly achieved what many thought was improbable: an 88% pass rate, with 52 students scoring above 300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This remarkable feat was not a product of chance. It was the outcome of an intentional, layered strategy to equip students with both academic knowledge and psychological resilience. At the Centre for Distance Learning (CDL), Obafemi Awolowo University, pre-degree students were given a unique academic experience that prioritized results, not just instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outcome? A performance that far exceeded the national averages. While the country at large struggled with results, OAUCDL students excelled, and internal statistics showed that the efforts made were not in vain. \u201cOur students cannot fail because of the measures we put in place,\u201d one facilitator affirmed. The results validated that conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the 2025 UTME behind us, the Centre is already setting sights on 2026. \u201cWe\u2019ve learned what works, and we\u2019re going to build on it,\u201d the team revealed. Preparation for the next UTME now begins from day one of resumption. Students are not only taught content but are also immersed in a culture of focus, accountability, and high expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe best place to send your child is the Centre for Distance Learning,\u201d the Programme Coordinator emphasized. \u201cWe are not just after making money. We are after making value.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This remarkable feat was not a product of chance. It was the outcome of an intentional, layered strategy to equip students with both academic knowledge and psychological resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}