Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) is a public university in Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria.
ABSU offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, law, and education.
Admission to the university is by UTME, and all applicants must have the correct subject combination for the course they want to study in the school.
ABSU Courses
- Accounting
- Agric-economics & Extension
- Anatomy
- Animal Science & Fisheries
- Architecture
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Building Technology
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemistry & Industrial Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Science
- Crop Production & Protection
- Economics
- Education & Accounting
- Education & Agricultural Science
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Government
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Political Science
- Education & Social Studies
- Education Fine Art
- Educational Management & Planning
- Electrical/electronics Engineering
- English Language & Literature
- Environmental Resources Management
- Environmental Science
- Estate Management
- Fine/Applied Arts
- Food Science & Technology
- French
- Geography
- Geography & Planning
- Government & Public Administration
- Guidance and Counselling
- History & International Studies
- Home Economics & Education
- Igbo
- Information & Communication Tech Engineering
- Language & Literature
- Law
- Library and Information Science
- Library Science
- Linguistics & Communication Studies
- Management
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing/Nursing Science
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physiology
- Plant Science & Biotechnology
- Political Science
- Public Health
- Pure & Industrial Physics
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Soil Science
- Statistics
- Surveying & Geo-informatics
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Zoology
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| Agric-Economics & Extension | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and one of Geography, Physics and Economics. |
| Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Animal Science & Fisheries | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. |
| Architecture | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics., Introduction to Building Construction, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentary, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity. |
| Banking & Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include: English Language, Mathematics and any other subjects. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Building Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and any one of Geography, Economics, Arts and Technical drawing. |
| Business Administration | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, plus any two (2) of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography, and Statistics. |
| Business Education | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) of Literature in English, History, Government, Geography, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other subjects in the Social Sciences or Arts. |
| Chemistry & Industrial Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Civil Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| Computer Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and English Language. |
| Computer Engineering Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and English Language. |
| Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Crop Production & Protection | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and one Science/Social Science subject and at least ‘O’ Level pass in Physics. |
| Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRS/IS. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Education & Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Education & Agricultural Science | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science., Mathematics and another relevant subject. |
| Education & Biology | Use of English, Biology and two (2) other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and one (1) other subject. |
| Education & Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. |
| Education & Government | Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | English Language, Government/History and three (3) other subjects. |
| Education & Integrated Science | Use of English, Any three (3) of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Mathematics |
| Education & Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics plus one (1) other Science subject. |
| Education & Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one (1) other subjects. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects |
| Education & Political Science | Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | English Language, Government/History and three (3) other subjects. |
| Education & Social Studies | Use of English, Any three (3) of Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Geography/Physics, Government, History and Islamic Studies. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language plus two (2) Arts /Social Science subjects. |
| Education Fine Art | Use of English, Fine Arts, one (1) other Arts subject and any other subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or TC II or NTC/NBC merit including Fine Art and English Language. |
| Educational Management & Planning | Use of English, Any three (3) of Literature In English, History, French, Geography/Physics, Economics and Mathematics. | Five (5) TC II merit including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Electrical /Electronics Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| English Language & Literature | Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. | Literature in English, English Language and three other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Environmental Resources Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and any one of Economics, Physics and Chemistry. | Geography and any other four (4) relevant subjects plus a pass in English Language |
| Environmental Science | Use of English, Fine Arts and two (2) other Arts subjects or Social Science subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Fine Arts. |
| Estate Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject | Five (5) SSCE credit passes including Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language. |
| Fine/Applied Arts | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Fine Arts/Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts and two (2) other from social science subject. |
| Food Science & Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Physics and Biology/ Agricultural Science | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Physics, Basic Catering and Food Services, Bakery and Confectionaries, Hotel & Catering Crafty course (Cookery), Hotel & Catering Craft Course (Food /Drinks Services) and Basic Electricity. |
| French | Use of English, French and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including French and English Language plus one other Arts subject. |
| Geography | Use of English, Geography and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects | English Language, Geography, and any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics. |
| Geography & Planning | Use of English, Geography and any Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | Five (5)SSC credit passes to include English language, Mathematics and Geography. |
| Government & Public Administration | Use of English, Three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language Government or History and at least a pass in Mathematics |
| Guidance and Counselling | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language with ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. |
| Home Economics & Education | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. |
| Igbo | Use of English, Igbo and two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Igbo, English Language and any other Arts subject. |
| Information & Communication Tech Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any one of Account, Commerce and Government. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Economics and Mathematics. |
| Language & Literature | Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Literature in English. |
| Law | Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. | Five (5)’O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics. |
| Library and Information Science | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other relevant Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences subjects. |
| Library Science | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other relevant Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences subjects. |
| Linguistics & Communication Studies | Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language. |
| Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, plus any two (2) of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography, and Statistics. |
| Marketing | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics and any three (3) relevant subjects. |
| Mass Communication | Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
| Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. |
| Mechanical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Medicine & Surgery | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Optometry | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Plant Science & Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science and any other subject. |
| Political Science | Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Public Health | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Pure & Industrial Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and one (1) other Science. |
| Religious Studies | Use of English, CRS/IRS and any other two (2) subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and CRS/IRS. |
| Sociology | Use of English, Three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects. | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Soil Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. |
| Statistics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics and at least three (3) subjects from Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography. |
| Surveying & Geo-Informatics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics., Introduction to Building Construction, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentary, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity. |
| Urban & Regional Planning | Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography, and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Government, Biology, Art, History, IRK/CRK, Social Studies and Tech Drawing. |
| Zoology | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
Conclusion
Gaining admission to Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) requires getting a high JAMB score, passing the Post UTME exam, and applying with the correct subject combination.
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