Benue State University (BSU) is a renowned institution of higher learning located in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Established to provide quality education and contribute to national development, BSU offers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines.
Gaining admission to BSU requires having the correct combination of subjects, which you will see in this post.
BSU Courses
- Accounting
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Biological Science(S)
- Biology
- Business Education
- Business Management
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Computer Science
- Education & English Language
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Religious Studies
- Education and Social Studies
- Educational Management
- Educational Technology
- Educational Technology/introductory Technology
- English Language
- Environmental Management & Toxicology
- Finance
- French
- Geography
- Guidance & Counselling
- History
- Home Economics & Education
- Human Physiology
- Industrial Chemistry
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing Science
- Philosophy
- Physical & Health Education
- Physics
- Plant Science & Biotechnology
- Political Science
- Pre-primary & Primary Education
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Radiography & Radiation Science
- Religion & Cultural Studies
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Taxation
- Teacher Education Science:
- Theatre Arts
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Vocational & Technical Education
- 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. |
| Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Biological Sciences | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and any other Science subject. |
| Biology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics. |
| 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. |
| Business 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. |
| Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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. |
| Doctor of Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology |
| Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| 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 & Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Geography. | Mathematics, English Language and three (3) other Science subjects. |
| Education & English Language | Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. | English Language and Literature in English plus three (3) other Arts or Social Science 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 & Religious Studies | Use of English, Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Religious Studies and three (3) other Arts 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. |
| Educational Management | Use of English, Five (5) ‘O’ Level NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language with ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. | Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other Social Science/Arts subject. |
| Educational Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| Educational Technology /Introductory Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| English Language | 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 Management & Toxicology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics and any other subjects. For NBC, the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of the following; Accounting, Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Economics. |
| 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 | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Geography, and any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics. |
| Guidance & 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. |
| History | Use of English, History and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include History and English Language. |
| Home Economics & Education | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. |
| Human Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Industrial Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Agricultural Science. |
| 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 & Information Science | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other relevant Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences subjects. |
| Linguistics | Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Philosophy | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and four (4) other relevant subjects. |
| Physical & Health Education | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes/TC II merit passes including English Language, Biology or its equivalent. |
| Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science subject from Further Mathematics and Biology or Agricultural Science. |
| Plant Science & Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| 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. |
| Pre-Primary & Primary Education | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language. |
| Pyschology | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Arts or Social Science | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Public Administration | Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject. | English Language, Economics and Government. For NBC holders, the other relevant subjects could be from any of the following: Accounting, Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Secretarial Duties. |
| Radiography & Radiation Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Religion & Cultural Studies | Use of English, CRS/IRS and any other two (2) subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and CRS/IRS |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Taxation | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics and any other subjects. For NBC, the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of the following; Accounting, Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Economics. |
| Teacher Education Science | Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. | English Language and Literature in English plus three (3) other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Theatre Arts | Use of English, Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Arts subjects. |
| 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. |
| Vocational & Technical Education | Use of English, Subjects of specialization and Mathematics or Physics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in NTC, City and Guilds Part I or WAEC Technical and Federal Craft Training Certificate including English Language, Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Physics, subject of specialization. |
| Zoology | Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
Conclusion
Gaining admission to Benue State University requires careful planning and meeting specific academic requirements.
- Course Selection: Choose courses that align with your interests, career goals, and academic strengths.
- Subject Combinations: Ensure you have the necessary subject combinations in your Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and JAMB as required by your chosen courses. This typically includes English Language, Mathematics, and other relevant subjects, depending on the program.
- JAMB Score: Meet the JAMB cut-off mark set by the university and your chosen program.
- Post-UTME: Prepare for and participate in any required post-UTME screening tests.
- Admission Requirements: Fulfill all other admission requirements, such as meeting specific grade point averages or having relevant work experience.
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