Ahmadu Bello University (ABU Zaria) is a prominent public research university in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. In terms of landmass and student population, it is one of the largest universities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
ABU Zaria offers different academic programs across its numerous faculties, institutes, and schools. These programs cater to various interests and career paths, spanning undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and certificate levels.
Admission to the school by UTME or Direct Entry (DE) is by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). It is compulsory to have the correct subject combination for any of the courses you want to study at the school.
ABU Zaria Courses
- Accountancy/accounting
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Adult Education and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Anatomy
- Arabic Studies
- Archaeology
- Archaeology/history
- Architecture
- Automotive Engineering
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biological Science(S)
- Botany
- Building
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Civil Law
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Dental Surgery
- Drama/dramatic/performing Arts
- Economics
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Christian Religious Studies
- Education & Computer Science
- Education & Geography
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Language Arts
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Religious Studies
- Education & Social Studies
- Education and Arabic
- Education and Biology
- Education and Hausa
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Education and Physics
- Educational Administration & Planning
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- English Language
- Environmental Sustainability
- Fine Art
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Forestry & Wildlife Management
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- Glass Technology
- Guidance & Counselling
- Hausa
- Health Education
- History
- Home Economics and Education
- Human Kinetics
- Industrial Design
- Insurance
- International Studies
- Islamic/Sharia Law
- Land & Surveying
- Library & Information Science
- Literature in English
- Local Government & Development Studies
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Mining Engineering
- Nursing/Nursing Science
- Pharmacy
- Physical & Health Education
- Physics
- Physiology
- Political Science
- Polymer and Textile Engineering
- Procurement Management
- Public Administration
- Quantity Surveying
- Radiography
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Surveying & Geoinformatics
- Sustainable Social Development
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Textile Science and Technology:
- Theatre and Performing Arts
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Veterinary Medicine
- Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
- Zoology
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accountancy | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| Actuarial Science | Use of English, Mathematics, and any two Management or Social Science Subjects | English Language, Mathematics and any other three (3) Managements, Social Sciences or Basic Science subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Adult Education and Community Development | Use of English and any other three Arts and Social Sciences subjects. | Five ‘O’ level credits in Arts and Social Sciences including English Language and with atleast a pass in Mathematics or TC II with five credits including English Language with atleast a pass in Mathematics. |
| Agricultural Extension | 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 Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any from Introduction to Agricultural Science, Materials and Workshop Process and Machining |
| Agricultural Science & Education | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agrictural Science and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science or Animal Husbandry, Crop Science, Fisheries and any other two Science 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. |
| Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Arabic Studies | Use of English, Arabic and any other two Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | English and three other Arts or Social Sciences subjects obtained at not more than two sittings |
| Archaelology | Use of English and any other three of the following Subjects: Geography, Geology, General Science, Physics, Chemistry, History, Government and Economics | English Language and any four of the following subjects Geography, Geology, General Science, Physics, Chemistry, History, Government and Economics/commerce |
| Architecture | Use of English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and any other restricted to Geography or Chemistry | English Language, Physics and Mathematics, plus any two of Geography, Fine Art, Technical Drawing, Wood/Metal Work |
| Automative Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science or technical subject (e.g. Biology, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Metal Work or Woodwork, Computer Studies and Economics) |
| Banking & Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce and any Management or Social Science subject. | English Language, Economics or Commerce, Mathematics and any other two (2) Management or Social Science subjects |
| 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. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Building | Use of English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and any other science/technical subject | English Language, Mathematics and Physics plus any two of the following: Chemistry, Biology, Fine Arts or Technical Drawing, Economics, Further Mathematics or any other science related subject. At least a pass in Chemistry is required obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Business Administration | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce and any Management or Social Science subject. | English Language, Economics/Commerce, Mathematics and any other two (2) Management or Social Science subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Business Education | Use of English, Mathematics and any two Business/Commercial subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and any other three Business/Commercial subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Chemical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics , Chemistry and any other Science subject |
| 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, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science subject (such as Technical drawing, Agricultural Science, Biology, Geography, Metalwork and Woodwork and Economics) |
| Civil 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. |
| Computer Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any other Applied Science subjects like Chemistry and Computer Studies | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any other Applied Science subject (Further Mathematics, Computer Studies, Electronics, Applied Electricity, ICT, Data Processing and Economics) |
| 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. |
| Dental Surgery | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other Science subject. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. |
| Drama /Performing Arts | Use of English, Literature in English and any two other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | Literature in English, English Language and any other three Arts or Social Sciences 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 & Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and any other two Science subjects | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology, plus Physics/Geography |
| Education & Christian Religious Studies | Use of English, CRS and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects. | Five ‘O’ level credits which must include English Language and CRS obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Education & Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics and any other two Science subjects. | Five ‘O’ credits which must include Mathematics, English Language and any other three Science subjects. |
| Education & Geography | Use of English, Geography and any other two Science subjects. | Geography, Mathematics, English language and any other one from Chemistry, Physics or Biology |
| Education & Integrated Science | Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Education & Language Arts | Use of English, one Arts subject and two other Arts or Social Science. | English language and four other Social Science subjects, English Literature will be an added advantage. |
| Education & Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any other two Science subjects. | English Language and Mathematics obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| 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 and any 3 Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language and Social Science subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Education & Arabic | Use of English, Arabic and any two (2) relevant Arts/Social Science subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in relevant subjects including English Language and Arabic. |
| Education and 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 & Hausa | Use of English, Hausa, one (1) Arts and one (1) subject from Economics, French, Geography/Physics, Government, History, Islamic Studies, Literature in English and Mathematics. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language and Hausa. |
| Education and Islamic Studies | Use of English, Islamic Studies/Arabic and two (2) other Social Science or Arts subjects. | English Language, Islamic Studies and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| Education and Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one (1) other subjects. | nglish Language, Physics, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects |
| Educational Administration & Planning | Use of English and any other three subjects. | Five ‘O’ level credits in Arts and Social Sciences including English Language and Mathematics |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language. |
| Electrical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language. |
| 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 Sustainability | Use of English, Mathematics and any three Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Geography, Economics, Government and Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics and any other three subjects from the following list: Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Geography, Economics, Government and Agricultural Science |
| Fine Art | Use of English Language, Fine Art, and any other two (2) subjects in Humanities | Five (5) ‘O’ level credits in English Language, any two of Fine Arts/Painting and Decoration/Visual Arts, and any other two humanities subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Fisheries & Aquaculture | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science/Fisheries and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any of the following: Biology, Agricultural Science, Fisheries or Animal Husbandry |
| Forestry & Wildlife Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology or Agricultural Science. |
| 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, Biology and any other one from Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Agricultural Science and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography, Biology and any other science subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Geology | Use of English, Any three (3) of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other subject. |
| Glass Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and any other relevant subject obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Guidance & Counselling | Use of English and any other three subjects. | English Language and Mathematics or TC II with five credits including English Language with at least a pass in Mathematics obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Hausa | Use of English, Hausa, Literature in English and any of Economics, Government, History and Arabic. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Hausa. |
| Health Education | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes/TC II merit passes to include English Language and 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 and Education | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. |
| Human Kinetics | Use of English, Biology, and any other two Science subjects. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry/Physics and any other science subjects or TC II with five Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, PHE and any other subject obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Industrial Design | Use of English, Fine Art /Technical Drawing / Visual Art and any other two subjects. | English Language, any subject from Fine Art, Technical Drawing, Visual Art, Fashion Design, Interior Decoration, Painting and Decoration, Dying and Bleaching, woodwork, metal work, printing, or ceramics, and any other 3 subjects from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, Government, History, Economics, Commerce and Civic Education with at least a pass in Mathematics. obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Insurance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce, and any one Management or Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce, and any other two (2) management or social science subjects |
| International Studies | Use of English, Government/History and any other two subjects from Economics, Geography, Civic Education and Commerce | English Language, Mathematics, Government /History and any other two Social Science subjects from Economics, Commerce/Civic Education and Geography |
| Islamic /Sharia Law | Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects including Arabic or Islamic Studies | Five (5)’O’ Level credit passes in Arts or Social Sciences to include English Language and Islamic Studies or Arabic. |
| Land & Surveying | 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. |
| Library & Information Science | Use of English and any other three subjects. | English Language and Mathematics and any three (3) subjects or TC II Certificate with credit/merit in at least five subjects including English Language and at least a pass in Mathematics obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Literature in English | Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Literature in English and English Language. |
| Local Government & Development Studies | Use of English, Government/History/Civic Education, Economics/Commerce/Book Keeping and any other subject | English Language, Government/History/Civic Education, Economics/Commerce/Book Keeping and any other two subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Marketing | Use of English, Mathematics, Marketing/Commerce/Economics and any other two relevant subjects. | English Language, Mathematics, Marketing/Economics and any other two relevant subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Mass Communication | Use of English and three relevant subjects to be chosen from Government/History/Civic Education, Economics/Commerce/Financial Accounting/Marketing, any Nigerian language, Literature in English, CRS/IRS. | English Language and Mathematics, Government/History/Civic Education, Economics/Commerce/Financial Accounting/Marketing, any Nigerian language, Literature in English or CRS/IRS. In addition, Literature in English can serve for any of the two Social Science Subjects combination (Government/History/Civic Education OR Economics/Commerce/Financial Accounting/Marketing) obtained at not more than two sittings |
| 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 | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science subjects obtained at not more than two sittings |
| Mechatronics Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science or technical subject (e.g. Biology, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Metal Work or Woodwork, Computer Studies and Economics) |
| 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. |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science subject (including Technical Drawing, Metalwork and Woodwork and Economics) |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Mining Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science subject (including Technical Drawing, Mining Trade Course, Metalwork, Woodwork and Economics) |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Pharmacy | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Physical & Health Education | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes/TC II merit passes to include English Language and Mathematics. |
| Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and two other science subjects |
| Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Political Science | Use of English, Government/History and any other two subjects from Economics, Geography, Civic Education and Commerce | English Language, Mathematics, Government /History and any other two Social Science subjects from Economics, Commerce/Civic Education and Geography |
| Procurement Management | Use of English and any other three from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Data Processing, Computer Studies, Geography, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Building Construction, Economics, Marketing, Commerce, Financial Accounting, Business Studies, Government and History | English Language, Mathematics and any other three from Physics, Chemistry, Data Processing, Computer Studies, Geography, Agricultural Sceince, Technical Drawing, Building Construction, Economics, Marketing, Commerce, Financial Accounting, Business Studies, Government and History |
| Public Administration | Use of English, Government/History/Civic Education, Economics and any other Management, Arts or Social Science subject. | English Language, Government/ History/Civic Education, Economics, Mathematics and any one Management, Arts or Social Science subject |
| Quantity Surveying | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry, Economics and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus any two of the following: Chemistry, Economics, and Technical Drawing |
| Radiography | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Sociology | Use of English, Government/History/Civic Education, Economics/Geography and any other Arts or Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Government /History/Civic Education, Economics/Geography and any other Arts or Social Science subject |
| Statistics | Use of English, Mathematics, and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics and three other subjects, two of which must be Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Computer Science or Studies/Data Processing) |
| Surveying & Geoinformactics | Use of English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and any other science/technical subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other two (2) science/technical subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. |
| Telecommunication Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any other Applied Science subjects like Chemistry and Computer Studies | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and any other two science subjects |
| Textile Science and Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics |
| Theatre and 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. |
| Urban & Regional Planning | Use of English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any other restricted to Economics, Government, Civic Education, History, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science | English Language, Mathematics, Geography, Physics, and any other subject restricted to Economics, Commerce, Technical Drawing, Fine Art, Government, Civic Education, History, Physics, Biology, or Agricultural Science |
| Veterinary Medicine | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. |
| Water Resources & Environmental Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and any other science subject (Technical Drawing, Agricultural sciences, Geography, Biology, Data processing, wood work, metal work and Economics) |
| Zoology | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
