The Federal University, Dutse (FUD) is a public university located in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State, Nigeria. It was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria on February 9, 2011, as one of nine new federal universities.
Gaining admission to the university requires having the correct subject combination in your JAMB and O’level (WAEC, NECO and NABTEB).
FUD Courses
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Agriculture
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Criminology & Security Studies
- Cyber Security
- Economics
- Economics
- English Language
- Environmental Health Science
- Environmental Management & Toxicology
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Forestry & Wildlife Management
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Information Technology
- Insurance
- Islamic Studies
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistics (Arabic)
- Linguistics (English)
- Linguistics (French)
- Mathematics
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing Science
- Physics
- Political Science
- Primary Education
- Public Health
- Software Engineering
- Taxation
- 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. |
| Actuarial Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| 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. |
| Banking & Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, one Social Science subject and any other subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Biology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics. |
| Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Business Administration | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| 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. |
| Criminology & Security Studies | 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. |
| Cyber Security | 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. |
| Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Social Sciences , History, Literature in English, French and Islamic Religious Knowledge/Christian Religious Studies. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) Social Sciences subjects OR any one Social Sciences and one of Islamic Religious Knowledge/Christian Religious Studies/History |
| 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 Health Science | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Environmental Management & Technology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Fisheries & Aquaculture | 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 Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics. |
| Human Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Human Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Information Technology | 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. |
| Insurance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Islamic Studies | Use of English, Islamic Studies plus two (2) other Arts subjects. | English Language and Islamic Studies or Arabic and any three (3) relevant subjects. |
| Library & Information Science | Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Linguistics (Arabic) | Use of English, Arabic and two (2) subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences. | English Language, Arabic and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| Linguistics (English) | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Arts or Social Science. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Literature in English and English Language. |
| Linguistics (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. |
| 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 Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. | English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science subject such as Biology, Agricultural Science, Geography, Electrical Electronics, Technical Drawing, Computer Processing. |
| 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. |
| Primary Education | Use of English, English and any three (3) subjects. | English, Mathematics, and three other relevant subjects in not more than two (2) sittings or Grade II Teacher’s Certificate with five Merit in relevant subjects with major or minor teaching subjects |
| Public Health | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Software Engineering | Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Geography, Further Mathematics, including, Technical Drawing, Economics in not more than two setting. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two relevant Science-based subjects from Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Geography, Further Mathematics, including, Technical Drawing, Economics in not more than two setting. |
| Taxation | Use of English, Mathematics, one Social Science subject and any other subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Zoology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics/ Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
