Are you a guardian or prospective student looking for admission to a Nigerian university? If yes, this post on O’level Requirements for All Courses at Any Nigerian University is for you.
As of the time of this post, There are about 170 universities in Nigeria Of these 79 are private, 43 are federal, and 48 are state universities.
All these educational institutions offer various academic programmes (Courses), These educational programmes have different O’level requirements and a student must present in not more than two seatings to gain admission to any of the schools.
Without wasting much time, let’s go straight to the topic of the day which is the O’level Requirements for All Courses at Any Nigerian University, Polytechnics, And College of Education.
What are O’level requirements?
The O’Level is the most important examination in the Nigerian educational system. It is taken by all students who have completed their secondary school education and are about to enter their university, polytechnics, or college of education school.
The examination is usually held twice a year, WAEC and GCE WAEC in May and NECO and NECO GCE in October.
The O’Level examinations are divided into three parts: the English Language, Mathematics, and Science subjects. In addition to these subjects, candidates must also complete Arts, General Paper, and Agriculture Paper.
Each subject has a set of compulsory questions which every candidate must answer correctly before they can be awarded an O’Level pass certificate.
The exams take place at various centers across the country where candidates sit for their papers in groups of 100 or more students each time.
The English Language examination consists of three papers: English Language (I), Literature (II), and English Language (III).
Candidates who wish to get an O’Level pass certificate must answer at least 60 questions correctly out of 80 on these papers.
In addition, they must write a short essay on any topic under three headings: How I See Myself as a Person? Why I Want to Study.
Why is O’level so important?
Students are required to take their O’level examination in order to be considered for admission into the university.
The students who have not sat for their O’level examination must complete it before they can register for any course at the institution.
The students must also ensure that they have completed all of their requirements before they take up any course offered by the university.
O’level Requirements for All Courses
Before you apply for any course of study in any university in Nigeria, it is very important to know the vital course for which you must have credit to enable you to gain admission.
If you want to study any science courses at any Nigerian university, then you will have to meet the O’level requirements for all courses.
These include English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, not limited to only these subjects.
If you want to study ART courses at any Nigerian university, then you will have to meet the O’level requirements for all courses.
These include English Language and Literature, Mathematics, government, accounting, economics, and history, not to mention but a few.
O’level Requirements for All Courses at Any Nigerian University
One thing any prospective student should know is that JAMB forms the basics of our higher education system, so, therefore, to know the O’level subject combination for any course you wish to study at the university, just add any other two relevant courses to whatever subjects you have written in your JAMB. That will give you the O’level requirements for the course of your choice.
Below are the O’level Requirements for All Courses at Any Nigerian University
O’level Requirements for Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Use of English
- Arabic and
- Three subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements for Christian Religious Studies
- Use of English
- Two Arts subjects including Christian
- Religious Knowledge and
- Any other two relevant subject.
O’level Requirements for Fine and Applied Arts
- Use of English Language
- Fine Art and
- Three other Arts subjects or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements for Theater Arts
- Use of English,
- Lit. in English and
- Three other relevant subjects.
O’level Requirements for Linguistics
- English
- Two relevant Arts subjects and
- Any other two relevant subject.
O’level Requirements for English and International Studies
- Use of English
- Literature in English
- Government or History or any other Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements for Mass Communication
- Use of English,
- Any three Arts and Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements for Law
- English
- Literature
- CRS and
- Government
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for French
- English
- French
- And any other three subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements for the English Language
- Use of English
- Lit.-in-English
- And one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.
O’level Requirements for Hausa
- English
- Hausa
- Lit in English and
- Any of Economics, Government, History,, and Arabic.
O’level Requirements for History and International Studies
- Use of English
- History/Government and
- Any other two subjects from Arts & Social Science
O’level Requirements for Islamic Studies
- English
- Islamic Religious Studies
- And two other Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements for Igbo Language
- English
- Igbo and
- Two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements for Music
- Use of English
- Music
- And one other Arts subject plus any other subject.
O’level Requirements for Philosophy
- Use of English
- Any three subjects.
O’level Requirements for Religious Studies
- English
- CRK/IRS and
- Any two other subjects.
O’level Requirements for Yoruba
- Use of English
- Yoruba and
- Two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements for Anthropology
- Use of English
- Any three of History CRK/IRK,
Geography, Economics, and Literature in English and French.
O’level Requirements for Criminology and Security Studies
- English
- Economics
- Government, and
- Any one of the following: History, Geography, Literature in English, French, IRK, Hausa.
O’level Requirements for Civil Law
- English Language and
- Any three Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements for Islamic / Sharia Law
- Use of English Language
- And Any three Arts or Social Science subjects including Arabic or Islamic Studies
- Economics
- Any other Social Science subject.
O’level Requirements for Business Administration
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Other Social Science subject
O’level Requirements for Public Administration
- Use of English
- Government
- Economics
- Any other subject
O’level Requirements for Banking and Finance
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- One Social Science subject and
- Any other subject
O’level Requirements for Economics
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics and
- Any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRK/IRK.
O’level Requirements for Demography and Social Statistics
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics/ Geography
- Any other subject.
O’level Requirements for Geography
- Use of English
- Geography
- Two other Arts or Social Science subjects
O’level Requirements for Library Science
- Use of English
- Any three Arts or Social Science subjects
O’level Requirements for Mass Communication
- Use of English
- Any three from Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements for Sociology
- Use of English
- Three Social Science or Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements for Political Science
- Use of English
- Government or History
- Plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects
O’level Requirements for Philosophy
- Use of English
- Government
- And any other two subjects
O’level Requirements for Psychology
- Use of English
- Any three subjects from Arts or Social Science
O’level Requirements for Religious Studies
- Use of English Language
- CRK/IRS
- And any two other subjects.
O’level Requirements for Social Works
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Economics/ Geography
- Any other subject
O’level Requirements for Sociology and Anthropology
- Use of English
- Three Social Science or Arts Subjects
O’level Requirements for Industrial Relations
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics
- One other relevant subject
O’level Requirements for Human Resources Management
- Use of English
- Economics
- Government
- Any other relevant subjects.
O’level Requirements for International Relations
- Use of English
- Economics
- Literature- in English
- Geography/Government / History.
O’level Requirements for Business Management
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics
- One other subject.
O’level Requirements for Cooperative and Rural Development
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Any other subject.
O’level Requirements for Tourism
- English
- Mathematics
- Economics
- And any other subject.
O’level Requirements for Marketing:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Plus one other relevant Subject.
O’level Requirements for Insurance
- English
- Mathematics
- Economics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Medicine and Surgery:
- Use of English
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry.
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Agricultural Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry.
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Computer Science:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- One of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography
O’level Requirements for Biochemistry Jamb Subjects:
- Use of English
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Biological Sciences:
- Use of English
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics or Mathematics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Physics:
- Use of English
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry or Biology.
O’level Requirements for Mathematics:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology
- Agricultural Science.
O’level Requirements for Chemistry:
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Two of Physics, Biology and Mathematics.
O’level Requirements for Nursing:
- Use of English
- Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry.
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Food, Science and Technology:
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Mathematics/Physics
- Agric Science.
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Pharmacy:
- Use of English
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry.
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Industrial Chemistry:
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Any of Physics/Biology/Agricultural Science.
O’level Requirements for Fisheries:
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Biology/ Agricultural Science and
- Any other Science subject.
O’level Requirements for Geology:
- Use of English and
- Any three Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography.
O’level Requirements for Geography:
- Use of English
- Geography and
- any two of Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Agricultural Science.
O’level Requirements for Surveying an Geoinformatics:
- Use of English
- Physics
- Mathematics
- and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, and Economics.
O’level Requirements for Statistics:
- Use of English
- Mathematics and
- any two of Physics, chemistry, agricultural science and economics.
O’level Requirements for Building:
- Use of English
- Physics
- Mathematics, and
- any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
O’level Requirements for Microbiology:
- Use of English
- Biology
- Chemistry and
- either Physics or Mathematics.
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Botany:
- Use of English,
- Biology,
- Chemistry and
- any other Science subject.
O’level Requirements for Zoology:
- Use of English,
- Biology and
- any two of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
O’level Requirements for Pure and Applied Mathematics:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics and
- Biology or Agric Science or Chemistry or Geography.
O’level Requirements for Agriculture:
- English
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics and Mathematics.
O’level Requirements for Agricultural Economics:
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/ Agricultural Science
- Mathematics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Agric-Extension:
- English
- Chemistry
- Biology/ Agricultural Science
- Mathematics or Physics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Agronomy:
- English
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Agriculture
- Physics or Mathematics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Animal Production and Science:
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agric Science
- Physics/Mathematics.
O’level Requirements for Crop Production and Science:
- English
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agriculture
- Mathematics or Physics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Soil Science:
- English
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Veterinary Science:
- English
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Forestry:
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Biology or Agriculture and Physics
- Mathematics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Civil Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Chemical Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry.
O’level Requirements for Computer Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Electrical Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Electronic Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Marine Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Mechanical Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Metallurgical and Materials Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Petroleum and Gas Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Systems Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Structural Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry.
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Production and Industrial Engineering:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Subject combination for Architecture:
- English
- Physics
- Mathematics, and
- any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
O’level Requirements for Quantity Surveying:
- Use of English
- Physics
- Mathematics, and
- Any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
O’level Requirements for Urban and Regional Planning:
- English,
- Mathematics,
- Geography and
- one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry.
O’level Requirements for Estate Management:
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Economics and
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Anatomy:
- English,
- Mathematics,
- Biology and
- Chemistry or Physics
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Dentistry:
- Use of English,
- Chemistry,
- Biology and
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Medical Laboratory Science:
- English Language,
- Physics,
- Chemistry and
- Biology
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Medical Rehabilitation:
- Use of English,
- Physics,
- Chemistry and
- Biology
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Physiology:
- Use of English,
- Biology,
- Physics and
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Physiotherapy:
- Use of English,
- Biology,
- Physics and
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Radiography:
- Use of English,
- Biology,
- Physics and
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
O’level Requirements for Veterinary Medicine:
- Use of English,
- Biology,
- Physics and
- Chemistry
- And any other two relevant courses.
Conclusion
I understand that some universities have various course combinations which I may have not listed and provided the O’level subject requirements.
Those type, of course, uses the same O’level requirements as their parent courses.
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