Don’t fail a course in NOUN; why?

Don’t fail a course in NOUN; why? Explains the recent updates in the NOUN course and exam registration regarding the recent changes the NOUN management have implemented in the early quarters of the 2026 academic session.

Before we go deep into Don’t fail a course in NOUN, why? I have created a well-detailed video, explaining properly why you shouldn’t fail a course in NOUN in 2026.

This is why you need to sit up this semester; the management of the National Open University of Nigeria has made some significant changes that affect the COURSE and EXAM registration in NOUN.

The recent changes in the course and exam registration in NOUN have confirmed that students who sustained an F grade or INCOMPLETE can no longer re-register for the affected course alongside the current semester courses.

In the past years, if you failed a course in NOUN or received an INCOMPLETE or INCONCLUSIVE in any course in NOUN, you could re-register for the course(s) in the next semester alongside your current semester courses, but now that has changed.

It is now a must to register for past courses, or courses for which a student sustained an F grade or INCOMPLETE in NOUN, before you can be granted access to register for the courses for the current semester.

With this new update, how then can you register your courses and exams in the National Open University of Nigeria?

How to register courses and exams in NOUN 2026

With the recent changes in the course and exam registration in NOUN in 2026, the registration of the exam should be done first before the registration of courses, as opposed to what was being done before the update.

Before the update in the course and exam registration in NOUN, it was a good thing to do your course registration immediately after you had completed the semester registration.

But after the update, to be on the safe side, it is advisable to first check the registrable exams before proceeding to registrable courses for the semester.

By doing so, you save yourself the stress and funds you may lose to the registration of courses.

Course and Exam Registration in NOUN, What to do?

For the course and exam registration in NOUN, what to do first is to check your statement of results. If you do not know how to check your statement of results, click HERE!

In the statement of results, all you need to check are your outstanding courses, if there are any. After you have confirmed it, bear in mind that you will need it as a guide when registering for courses and exams for the semester.

With that done, head straight for the NOUN STUDENT PORTAL, where you do the course and exam registration. An outstanding

After you have successfully logged into the portal, head straight for ‘My Courses’, where you will find the sub-menus ‘Register Courses’, ‘Register Exam’, and many others.

Navigate to where it says register exams, and check to know if there are any outstanding exams you have. You need to register them, and after doing so, if there are still enough credit units to spare, then you may register the courses for the current semester.

What does ‘outstanding exams’ mean in NOUN?

An exam in NOUN means exams you must write or rewrite and pass before you are allowed to proceed with academic activities in NOUN.

The outstanding exams might be the case of courses you have registered for before, wrote the exam for and unfortunately failed the course for, or you had an INCOMPLETE or INCONCLUSIVE result. Such courses need to be rewritten and passed.

In conclusion

Students are advised to sit up, because the bar has been raised in NOUN; the standard is being increased every now and then. Now is the time to write a course once and pass it well.

This is why students are encouraged to join the PRIVATE CLASS, where all courses are treated and handled by professional tutors and coaches, with TMA support, SIWES, projects, and more, as it has to do with NOUN academic-related matters.

Click HERE! to join the private class today.

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