Graduating with a third class degree is a tough reality, better imagined than happening. But when it does happen, well, pick yourself up. Third class graduates can get to the top, and even become professors in academia. Yes, you heard it clear ‘PROFESSOR’
But before you get carried away, here are few steps you can take to get to yoir desired top
- Postgraduate Diploma: Take a postgraduate diploma course in your chosen area of interest. Now, take the course serious because its like a remedial for the not-too-good third class. Postgraduate diploma brushes you up intellectually and otherwise. In Nigeria, postgraduate diploma takes one year averagely.
- Professional Exams: Professional courses like ICAN, ACCA, PIMP, MSCE etc, can be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree if you do the exams to the highest level. With this, you can go ahead for a Master degree and even earn scholarship. Your professional certificate would erase any stigma of third class degree.
- Foundation Master: This is done abroad, and is similiar to postgraduate diploma. Student lacking academically take the foundation masters, and later convert to the master degree programme. They can go on to study for a Ph.D.
In all these steps above, third class graduates can bag a Ph.D, work in an institution and eventually become professors.
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Hi Mr Ayodele. Please can you tell me if U.I offers geology for post graduate diploma or anything related to geology?
Thanks for this post. I am a third class holder. But I just rose to the level of a fellow in the institute of professional managers and administrators. Can this certication erase my third class stigma
Hello Zainab, you have done well for yourself by raising to the rank of a fellow.
Don’t see your third class as a stigma because you have achieved success despite the low grade. Let it be your past. To erase it can only be by taking another bachelor’s degree.
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I have third class in biochemistry currently am running post graduate diploma in education.
You are doing fine.
With a pgde, you can make a good career in teaching
Those post graduate diploma in education erase third class? or it’s only for those desiring a teaching line?
Postgraduate diploma in education is for teaching
What if the 3rd class degree is in education e.g B.Sc(Ed)…
will you still go for PGDE before Masters?
Wow! This is peculiar.
From my understanding, yes, go for a PGDE.
The Pgde serve as a kind of cover/replacement for the poor BSc. Make sure you do well in your Pgde.
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