Course & admissions guide

Find the right UTME subjects and O'Level credits for your course. Requirements can differ by school — always confirm in the current JAMB brochure.

Health Sciences

Medicine & Surgery

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishBiologyChemistryPhysics

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Some schools offering it

University of Ibadan · OAU Ile-Ife · EKSU · ABUAD

Health Sciences

Nursing Science

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishBiologyChemistryPhysics

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Some schools offering it

University of Ibadan · EKSU · ABUAD · FUOYE

Health Sciences

Pharmacy

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishBiologyChemistryPhysics

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Some schools offering it

OAU Ile-Ife · University of Ibadan · University of Lagos

Computing

Computer Science

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishMathematicsPhysicsChemistry/Biology/Economics

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Physics and two others

Some schools offering it

FUOYE · EKSU · BOUESTI · Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti (ND)

Computing

Software Engineering

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishMathematicsPhysicsChemistry

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and one other

Some schools offering it

FUTA Akure · FUOYE · Afe Babalola University

Engineering

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishMathematicsPhysicsChemistry

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Further Maths/Technical Drawing

Some schools offering it

FUTA Akure · FUOYE · EKSU · ABUAD

Engineering

Civil Engineering

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishMathematicsPhysicsChemistry

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and one other

Some schools offering it

FUTA Akure · FUOYE · EKSU

Law

Law

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishLiterature in EnglishGovernment/CRS/IRSany other Arts/Social Science

O'Level

Five credits: English, Literature, Maths and two others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · OAU Ile-Ife · University of Ibadan · ABUAD

Management

Accounting

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishMathematicsEconomicsany other Social Science

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Economics and two others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · FUOYE · Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti (ND)

Management

Business Administration

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishMathematicsEconomicsany other subject

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Economics and two others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · FUOYE · BOUESTI

Social Sciences

Economics

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishMathematicsEconomicsany other Social Science

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths, Economics and two others

Some schools offering it

University of Ibadan · EKSU · FUOYE

Social Sciences

Political Science

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishGovernmenttwo other Arts/Social Science

O'Level

Five credits: English, Government, Maths and two others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · FUOYE · OAU Ile-Ife

Arts

Mass Communication

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishLiterature in Englishtwo other Arts/Social Science

O'Level

Five credits: English, Literature, Maths and two others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti (ND) · ABUAD

Arts

English & Literary Studies

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishLiterature in Englishtwo other Arts subjects

O'Level

Five credits: English, Literature and three others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · BOUESTI · University of Ibadan

Arts

Islamic Studies

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishIslamic Religious Studiestwo other Arts/Social Science

O'Level

Five credits: English, IRS/Arabic and three others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · University of Ibadan · OAU Ile-Ife

Arts

Yoruba / Linguistics

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishYorubatwo other Arts subjects

O'Level

Five credits: English, Yoruba and three others

Some schools offering it

EKSU · University of Ibadan · OAU Ile-Ife · BOUESTI

Arts

Igbo / Linguistics

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishIgbotwo other Arts subjects

O'Level

Five credits: English, Igbo and three others

Some schools offering it

University of Nigeria Nsukka · UNIZIK Awka · University of Lagos

Arts

Hausa / Linguistics

UTME subjects

Use of EnglishHausatwo other Arts subjects

O'Level

Five credits: English, Hausa and three others

Some schools offering it

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria · Bayero University Kano · Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto · University of Maiduguri

Education

Education (Science or Arts)

UTME subjects

Use of Englishtwo subjects in the teaching areaone other

O'Level

Five credits: English, Maths and teaching-area subjects

Some schools offering it

BOUESTI · EKSU · Colleges of Education (NCE)

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