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Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by isyourboy(op): 4:12am On Sep 05, 2025
I’m quite of old age. Going to be 39 in few months. Most people I relied on to help me stand on my feet have either refused to help me, and even at time when they do, they give so little.


My plan is to back to school. Looking at my age, I feel I’m more deserving of a PhD since I know of a guy we went to secondary school together who’s now a lecturer at UNIBEN, and he told me a PhD and some papers or articles he researcher (I don’t know what that really mean) got him the job. I love physics and I had D7 in that which is a pass

Is it possible to do this PhD in a country like Germany 🇩🇪 or Denmark 🇩🇰 or even USA 🇺🇸? Or if at all Nigeria so I can get a lecturer job too? I really have passion for teaching high level student like the ones found in UNIBEN.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by MaziObinnaokija: 5:56am On Sep 05, 2025
grin triple jumper. U can even use Bet9jA slip for your PHD. .Nah sure banker
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by koladata(m): 6:07am On Sep 05, 2025
Yes, it is possible, just tell the school you want to apply to that you identify as master's holder.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by IamAsiri: 6:46am On Sep 05, 2025
koladata:
Yes, it is possible, just tell the school you want to apply to that you identify as master's holder.
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Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Nazgul: 6:48am On Sep 05, 2025
In the US (I don't know about Germany or Denmark) you can apply for masters without WAEC or high school certificate. Just be a professional in your field with working experience and you'll get admission.

But for PhD, I doubt. You'd have to complete your masters before applying for PhD.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by IamAsiri: 7:23am On Sep 05, 2025
koladata:
Yes, it is possible, just tell the school you want to apply to that you identify as master's holder.
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Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Bellfun(m): 7:28am On Sep 05, 2025
koladata:
Yes, it is possible, just tell the school you want to apply to that you identify as master's holder.
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Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Obiedun(m): 8:43am On Sep 05, 2025
Tender your leaving school certificate. They will accept you
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by kiddaz: 8:56am On Sep 05, 2025
koladata:
Yes, it is possible, just tell the school you want to apply to that you identify as master's holder.
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Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by ridwintin89(m): 9:41am On Sep 05, 2025
Very possible.

Just make your intention know,many people have been covered with PhD with going to school.

Know you way and the right people.

If you want PhD in Animal BioTechnology.

Contact me.Just a few common sense assessment.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Josbreed: 9:46am On Sep 05, 2025
If naso dem dey get Ph. D, we oryapa for street.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by verminnel(f): 9:48am On Sep 05, 2025
Hahahahaha this man 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by LordIsaac(m): 11:52am On Sep 05, 2025
koladata:
Yes, it is possible, just tell the school you want to apply to that you identify as master's holder.

Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by samuelson06(m): 12:08pm On Sep 05, 2025
isyourboy:
I’m quite of old age. Going to be 39 in few months. Most people I relied on to help me stand on my feet have either refused to help me, and even at time when they do, they give so little.


My plan is to back to school. Looking at my age, I feel I’m more deserving of a PhD since I know of a guy we went to secondary school together who’s now a lecturer at UNIBEN, and he told me a PhD and some papers or articles he researcher (I don’t know what that really mean) got him the job. I love physics and I had D7 in that which is a pass

Is it possible to do this PhD in a country like Germany 🇩🇪 or Denmark 🇩🇰 or even USA 🇺🇸? Or if at all Nigeria so I can get a lecturer job too? I really have passion for teaching high level student like the ones found in UNIBEN.
What area is your MSc? You never mentioned BSc or MSc in your post but went straight to PhD. I hope it's not what I'm thinking. If it is, you're just joking. Where are you going to get funding for these places you want to go sef?
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Caicedobets(m): 12:22pm On Sep 05, 2025
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Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Kutunban: 1:54pm On Sep 05, 2025
So you got D7 in Physics but now you want to be lecturing PhD students in UNIBEN? Bros, abeg calm down. 🤣 Even Germany no dey use juju, na merit. If you can’t even pass the subject at secondary school level, how do you plan to publish “papers” that will get you a lecturer position?

PhD no be “aso ebi” wey you just buy because your secondary school classmate has one. It’s earned with years of serious research, sweat, and brains. Stop comparing yourself with others. If teaching is really your passion, start from where your strength lies. Maybe adult education, secondary school, or tutorial centers.

PhD is not a poverty escape plan, it’s a calling. If na survival, go learn tech, data, trade, or even handywork, those things can put food on the table faster than you dreaming of PhD in Denmark with D7 in Physics.

In short: PhD no be visa, and UNIBEN no be N-Power.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by sambas: 3:55pm On Sep 05, 2025
koladata:
Yes, it is possible, just tell the school you want to apply to that you identify as master's holder.
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Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by AllBlack: 4:07pm On Sep 05, 2025
isyourboy:
Is it possible to do this PhD in a country like Germany 🇩🇪 or Denmark 🇩🇰 or even USA 🇺🇸? Or if at all Nigeria so I can get a lecturer job too? I really have passion for teaching high level student like the ones found in UNIBEN.
Yes very possible. Ask Tinubu.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by ItShallPass: 6:14pm On Sep 05, 2025
isyourboy:
I’m quite of old age. Going to be 39 in few months. Most people I relied on to help me stand on my feet have either refused to help me, and even at time when they do, they give so little.


My plan is to back to school. Looking at my age, I feel I’m more deserving of a PhD since I know of a guy we went to secondary school together who’s now a lecturer at UNIBEN, and he told me a PhD and some papers or articles he researcher (I don’t know what that really mean) got him the job. I love physics and I had D7 in that which is a pass

Is it possible to do this PhD in a country like Germany 🇩🇪 or Denmark 🇩🇰 or even USA 🇺🇸? Or if at all Nigeria so I can get a lecturer job too? I really have passion for teaching high level student like the ones found in UNIBEN.
Yes, very possible. There are some routes you could take to earn yourseod a Ph.D in a year or two, especially using some UK educational institutions. I don't think there's anything like that in Germany.

Also, there are Life Experience Exams you can take to show deep knowledge of a subject matter and earn degrees upon degrees as you pass those exams. Sometimes, after passing the exams, you might be asked to attend one semester of school to finally earn the degree you applied for.

It's very possible and absolutely legal
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Kobojunkie:
isyourboy:
I’m quite of old age. Going to be 39 in few months. Most people I relied on to help me stand on my feet have either refused to help me, and even at time when they do, they give so little.
My plan is to back to school. Looking at my age, I feel I’m more deserving of a PhD since I know of a guy we went to secondary school together who’s now a lecturer at UNIBEN, and he told me a PhD and some papers or articles he researcher (I don’t know what that really mean) got him the job. I love physics and I had D7 in that which is a pass
Is it possible to do this PhD in a country like Germany 🇩🇪 or Denmark 🇩🇰 or even USA 🇺🇸? Or if at all Nigeria so I can get a lecturer job too? I really have passion for teaching high level student like the ones found in UNIBEN.
You need to have at least a Bachelors degree from an accredited University before you can apply for most PhD programs out there. There are tuition-free Bachelor's programs from accredited Universities that you can obtain online(you pay an administrative fee). undecided

https://www.uopeople.edu/
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Nnamdipapa(m): 7:01pm On Sep 05, 2025
Kobojunkie:
You need to have at least a Bachelors degree from an accredited University before you can apply for most PhD programs out there. There are free Bachelor's programs from accredited Universities that you can obtain online. undecided

https://www.uopeople.edu/
UofPeople is not free
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by isyourboy(op): 7:06pm On Sep 05, 2025
samuelson06:
What area is your MSc? You never mentioned BSc or MSc in your post but went straight to PhD. I hope it's not what I'm thinking. If it is, you're just joking. Where are you going to get funding for these places you want to go sef?
No bSc or MSc yet. I just thought I can use my WAEC to start PhD in these countries
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by isyourboy(op): 7:11pm On Sep 05, 2025
ItShallPass:
Yes, very possible. There are some routes you could take to earn yourseod a Ph.D in a year or two, especially using some UK educational institutions. I don't think there's anything like that in Germany.

Also, there are Life Experience Exams you can take to show deep knowledge of a subject matter and earn degrees upon degrees as you pass those exams. Sometimes, after passing the exams, you might be asked to attend one semester of school to finally earn the degree you applied for.

It's very possible and absolutely legal
The problem here is Nigeria. Looking at how anyhow our universities are, can they give jobs without the PhD being from a Nigerian university, or Germany or UK ? That’s the real question here. Tbh, teaching is my passion and I’m really willing to go back to school
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by isyourboy(op): 7:12pm On Sep 05, 2025
Kobojunkie:
You need to have at least a Bachelors degree from an accredited University before you can apply for most PhD programs out there. There are free Bachelor's programs from accredited Universities that you can obtain online. undecided

https://www.uopeople.edu/
Thanks so much

The problem here is Nigeria. Looking at how anyhow our universities are, can they give jobs without the PhD being from a Nigerian university, or Germany or UK ? That’s the real question here. Tbh, teaching is my passion and I’m really willing to go back to school

My friend do his degree, and PhD everything in UNIBEN so he works there now. According to what he told me, he said he do PhD i think it’s some expert that do that?
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Kobojunkieee: 7:17pm On Sep 05, 2025
isyourboy:
➜Thanks so much
The problem here is Nigeria. Looking at how anyhow our universities are, can they give jobs without the PhD being from a Nigerian university, or Germany or UK ? That’s the real question here. Tbh, teaching is my passion and I’m really willing to go back to school
My friend do his degree, and PhD everything in UNIBEN so he works there now. According to what he told me, he said he do PhD i think it’s some expert that do that?
1. It seems you don't understand what a Ph.D really implies. At this point, I have to ask why you really want to get a Ph.D. Is it merely because you saw a friend do it and it worked out for him? sad

I would suggest you find what you are really passionate about and work towards that rather than trying to do what you see someone else doing well. undecided
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by isyourboy(op): 7:22pm On Sep 05, 2025
Kobojunkieee:
1. It seems you don't understand what a Ph.D really implies. At this point, I have to ask why you really want to get a Ph.D. Is it merely because you saw a friend do it and it worked out for him? sad

I would suggest you find what you are really passionate about and work towards that rather than trying to do what you see someone else doing well. undecided
Hmm from what I see, u need such a result to get a lecturer position in the university. He followed the route. What I want is to be a teacher in the university and also write research. He write a lot of stuff which i see from the google link he sent to me
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Kobojunkieee: 7:23pm On Sep 05, 2025
Nnamdipapa:
UofPeople is not free
You mean even though their programs are advertised as tuition-free, they really aren't? 🥱

The estimated cost for obtaining a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science, for instance, over a period of, say, 2 years is $6,400(estimated cost per month $267), mainly for administrative costs. Are you not OK with this being tuition-free?🤔
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Kobojunkieee: 7:26pm On Sep 05, 2025
isyourboy:
➜Hmm from what I see, u need such a result to get a lecturer position in the university. He followed the route. What I want is to be a teacher in the university and also write research. He write a lot of stuff which i see from the google link he sent to me
You want to be a lecturer or a lecturer at a particular university? You don't need to have a Ph.D to be a lecturer. Some schools hire Master's holders as lecturers too. They may collaborate with other lecturers to write and do research, too.

So, if working in a particular school like UNIBEN is what you really want, then you should investigate the kind of opportunities at that particular school to know whether you even need a Ph.D at all. undecided
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by isyourboy(op): 7:30pm On Sep 05, 2025
Kobojunkieee:
You want to be a lecturer or a lecturer at a particular university? You don't need to have a Ph.D to be a lecturer. Some schools hire Master's holders as lecturers too. They may collaborate with other lecturers to write and do research, too.

So, if working in a particular school like UNIBEN is what you really want, then you should investigate the kind of opportunities at that particular school to know whether you even need a Ph.D at all. undecided
Hmmm. This looks good. Didn’t know. I’ll have to seek more information from people that chose that path
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Nnamdipapa(m): 7:32pm On Sep 05, 2025
Kobojunkieee:
You mean even though their programs are advertised as tuition-free, they really aren't? 🥱

The estimated cost for obtaining a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science, for instance, over a period of, say, 2 years is $6,400(estimated cost per month $267), mainly for administrative costs. Are you not OK with this being tuition-free?🤔
Its very cheap but not free as you have stated. Free means free.
Re: Can I Start My PhD With Just My WAEC Certificate? by Kobojunkie: 7:38pm On Sep 05, 2025
Nnamdipapa:
➜Its very cheap but not free as you have stated. Free means free.
Wrong! It says it is tuition-free, and that is what I showed there. Basically, you pay administrative costs alone and get a bachelor's degree for free. undecided
“Tuition-free” means that unlike other universities, UoPeople doesn’t charge students for taking courses. UoPeople also doesn’t charge students to enroll, to pay for books or other course materials, or for campus fees. Our unique online model of higher education allows us to bring the classroom to you– cutting the cost for our student overall.
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