The Federal ministry of education granted permission to tertiary institutions located in the educationally less developed states to establish remedial programmes via a circular ref. FMEPS/213/C1/1/190 dated 9th March, 2000. Gombe state being among the educationally less developed states are therefore, qualified for universities in the state to run remedial programme. In accordance with the circular, the Management of Federal University, Kashere during its meeting held on 3rd April, 2014 considered and approved the establishment of a self-funding School of Preliminary and General Studies as contained in Volume I of the University’s academic brief. The academic brief state clearly that the school of remedial and general studies will be establish in collaboration with Gombe state government.

The school is established to serve the interest of Gombe state indigenes and the neighboring states. In addition, the Gombe state government will benefit through the training and retraining of its public officers which was hitherto the responsibility of former College of Administrative and Business Studies, Kumo.

The School will provide an opportunity for secondary school leavers who did not obtained the required entry qualification into the university, to remedy their deficiencies and get absorbed into the undergraduate programmes of the University.
The School of General and Preliminary Studies was established in 2015, Professor. A.U. Gurama was appointed as the Pioneer Director of the School. Eleven administrative staff was posted from the Registry Department of the Federal University Kashere to assist the Director for the take-off of the School.