The Delta State University (DELSU) offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, law, and education.
As one of the best state universities in Nigeria, it is necessary to combine the subject in both your O’level results and UTME.
To avoid the possibility of you making any mistakes, I have decided to make this post to help you make the correct decision.
Let me know in the comment at the end of this post if you have any questions or need further clarification.
DELSU Courses
- Accounting
- Agribusiness Management
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Anatomy
- Animal Science
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Dentistry
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Drama/dramatic/performing Arts
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Computer Science
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & French
- Education & Geography
- Education & History
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Music
- Education & Physics
- Education & Political Science
- Education & Religious Studies
- Education & Social Studies
- Education and Mathematics
- Education Fine & Applied Arts
- Educational Management
- Electrical /electronics Engineering
- English & Literary Studies
- Entrepreneurship
- Fine Art/fine & Applied Arts
- Fisheries
- Forestry & Wildlife
- French
- Geography & Regional Planning
- Geology
- Guidance & Counselling
- Health Education
- History & International Studies
- Home Economics & Education
- Industrial Chemistry
- Industrial Mathematics
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistic & Urhobo
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Biochemistry
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Music
- Nursery & Primary Education
- Nursing/Nursing Science
- Office and Information Management
- Petroleum Engineering
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physical & Health Education
- Physics
- Physiology
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Religious Studies
- Science Laboratory Technology
- Sociology
- Teacher Education Science
- Technical Education
- Theatre Arts
- Zoology
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Agricultural Economics | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science and Mathematics or Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and one of Geography, Physics and Economics. |
| Agricultural Science & Education | 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. |
| Agriculture | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry and any one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Economics. |
| Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Animal Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. |
| Banking & 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. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Botany | 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 Administration | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| 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. |
| Chemical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language and any other Science subject. |
| Chemistry | Use of English, English Language, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics or Biology | Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics, Physics and one other science subject |
| Civil Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| Computer Science | Use of English, English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any of Biology, Chemistry or Geography | Mathematics (core), English Language (core), Physics (core), and any two of Computer Science (related subject) (i) Biology (ii) Chemistry (iii) Economics (iv) Geography |
| Dentistry | Use of English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry at one sitting. |
| Doctor of Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry at one sitting. |
| Drama /Performing 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. |
| 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, English Language, Biology, Chemistry and one other Art, Social Science/Science subjects | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry or Geography and Biology |
| Education & Chemistry | Use of English, Subject to be taken must include English Language and Chemistry | SSCE O’Level with credit passes in at least five (5) subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics and Chemistry |
| Education & Computer Science | Use of English, English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Economics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other one subject at not more than two sittings. |
| Education & Economics | Use of English, English Language, Economics and any other two subjects | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two other from Social Science |
| 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 & French | Use of English, French plus two (2) other Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and French. |
| Education & Geography | Use of English, English Language, Geography and any other from Social Science/Science | English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any three other from Arts/Social Science/Science |
| Education & History | Use of English, History and any other two (2) subjects chosen from Christian Religious Studies / Islamic Studies, Literature in English, French, Yoruba, Geography/Physics, Economics, Government and Hausa. | English Language, History and three (3) relevant Arts subjects. |
| Education & Integrated Science | Use of English, Mathematics and any other Art/Social Science/Science subjects | SSCE O’Level credit passes in at least five (5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics and Physics |
| Education & Music | Use of English, Music and any other two (2) Arts/Social Science subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Music and English Language. |
| Education & Physics | Use of English, Mathematics and any other Art/Social Science/Science subjects | SSCE O’Level credit passes in at least five (5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics and Physics |
| Education & Political Science | Use of English, Government/History and any other two Arts/Social Science/Science | Five O’Level credits which must include English Language, Mathematics and Government |
| 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, English Language and any other three subjects | English Language, Mathematics and any three other from Arts/Social Science/Science |
| Education & Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics plus any other Science/Social Science subjects | Mathematics, English Language and one of Chemistry or Physics |
| Education Fine & Applied Arts | 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 | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other Social Science/Arts subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in five (5) subjects 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 & Literary Studies | Use of English, Literature in English, CRS, and any other Arts/Social Science subject | At least five SSC/NECO/GCE O’ Level Credit Passes at not more than two sittings, to include English Language, Literature-in-English, plus one other Arts subject. |
| Entreprenuership | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce, Government or any other social science subjects | O’Level Credit passes in five (5) subjects which must include: (a) English Language (b) Mathematics (c) Economics/Commerce (d) Government or any other social science subjects |
| Fine & Applied Arts | Use of English, and any other three subjects from Arts and Social Science | Mathematics, English Language, and four other subjects from Arts, Social Science and Science |
| Fisheries | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. | Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language plus any other Science subject. |
| Forestry & Wildlife | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics. |
| French | Use of English, English Language, and any three from Arts, Social Science and Science | Mathematics, English Language and four other subject from Arts, Social Science and Science |
| Geography & Regional Planning | Use of English, Geography, and any two subjects from Science, Arts or Social Sciences | English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two other subjects from Arts, Science or Social Sciences. |
| Geology | Use of English, Any three (3) of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other subject. |
| 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. |
| Health Education | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) relevant subjects. | i) Five (5) SSC credit passes/TC II merit passes including English Language, Biology or its equivalent. ii) Five (5) SSC credit passes/TC II merit passes to include English Language and Mathematics. |
| History & International Studies | Use of English, English Language, and in History or Government and at least three other Arts/Social Science subjects as well as a minimum of pass in Mathematics | English Language, and in History or Government and at least three other Arts, Social Science subjects |
| Home Economics & Education | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. |
| Industrial Chemistry | Use of English, English Language, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics or Biology | Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics, Physics and one other science subject |
| Industrial Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Law | Use of English, Literature and any other two subject in Art/Social Science. | English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics in not more than two sittings and two other subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. |
| Library & Information Science | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other relevant Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences subjects. |
| Linguistics & Urhobo | Use of English, English Language, and any three from Arts, Social Science and Science | Mathematics, English Language, three other subject from Arts, Social Science and Science |
| Linguistics | Use of English, English Language, and any three from Arts, Social Science and Science | Mathematics, English Language, three other subject from Arts, Social Science and Science |
| Marketing | Use of English, (i) English Language (ii) Mathematics (iii) Economics or Commerce (iv) Government or any other Social Science subject | O’ Level Credit passes in Five (5) subjects which must include: (a) English Language (b) Mathematics (c) Economics/Commerce (d) Government or any other Social Science 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 & Metallurgical Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one other Science subject. |
| Mechanical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| Medical Biochemistry | Use of English, English Language, Chemistry, Biology and Physics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology in not more than two sittings. |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Use of English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry at one sitting. |
| 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. |
| Music | Use of English, Music, one other Arts subject plus any other subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Music and English Language. |
| Nursery & Primary Education | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Office & Information Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any one Science subject. |
| Petroleum Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry. & Biology. |
| Pharmacology & Therapeutics | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Pharmacy | Use of English, English Language and any other three subjects | English Language and Mathematics and other three subjects. A Pass in Mathematics |
| Philosophy | Use of English, Government and any other two (2) subjects | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| 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. |
| Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Political Science | Use of English, Government, one other Social Science subjects and any other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Government, one Social Science and any of Science or Arts subjects. |
| Psychology | Use of English, English Language, Mathematics and any other two subjects | English Language, Mathematics, Biology/Health Science, one social science and any other subject |
| Public Administration | Use of English, Christian Religious Studies (CRS, English Language and any other two subjects) | English Language, CRS and Mathematics and any other two subjects. A pass in Mathematics is acceptable but students must have five (5) credit passes with English Language and CRS. |
| Religious Studies | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Science Laboratory Technology | 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. |
| Sociology | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. |
| 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. |
| Technical Education | (i) English Language (ii) Mathematics (iii) Physics or Chemistry (v) Any other Science or Social Science subjects | Mathematics, English Language, Physics or Chemistry and any other Arts/Social Science/Science subjects. |
| Theatre Arts | Use of English, and three others from Arts/Social Science | Five (5) credits at SSCE level or its equivalent, including English and Literature, earned at not more than two sitting. |
| 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
Conclusion
Gaining admission to Delta State University (DELSU) 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) 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.
