Kaduna State University (KASU), established in 2005, is a state-owned university located in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
KASU offers a wide range of academic programs across various faculties. Choosing the right course of study and understanding the specific requirements for admission are crucial steps for prospective students.
This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the courses offered at KASU, along with the necessary JAMB subject combinations and O’level requirements for a successful application.
KASU Courses
- Accounting
- Agriculture
- Arabic Studies
- Architecture
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biological Science(S)
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Broadcasting
- Building
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Chinese Studies
- Christian Religious Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Criminology & Security Studies
- Cyber Security
- Data Science
- Drama/dramatic/performing Arts
- Economics
- Education & Arabic
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Christian Religious Studies
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & Geography
- Education & Hausa
- Education & Islamic Studies
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education and Arabic
- Education and Biology
- Education and Chemistry:
- Education and Christian Religious Studies
- Education and Economics
- Education and English Language
- Education and Geography
- Education and Hausa
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Education and Mathematics
- Education and Physics
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- English Studies
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Standards
- Estate Management
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Hausa
- History
- History & Strategic Studies
- Industrial Chemistry
- Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
- Information Systems
- International Relations & Diplomacy
- Islamic Studies
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Library and Information Science
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing
- Nursing Programme
- Pharmacy
- Physics
- Physiotherapy
- Political Science
- Procurement Management
- Quantity Surveying
- Radiography
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- Statistics
- Theatre Arts
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. |
| 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. |
| Arabic Studies | Use of English, Arabic and two (2) subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences. | English Language, Arabic and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| 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 |
| 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 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. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics. |
| Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Building | 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 |
| 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. |
| Chinese Studies | Use of English, For Programme A, French and any other two (2) subjects. For Programme B, any three (3) subjects. | For programme A, five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and French. For Programme B, credit passes in English Language and four (4) other subjects. |
| Christian Religious Studies | Use of English, Two (2) Arts subjects including CRS and any other subject. | English Language, CRS and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| Computer Engineering | 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. |
| 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, 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. |
| 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 & 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 & 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 & Christian 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 & Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government and Literature in English. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Economics and Mathematics. |
| 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 & Geography | Use of English, Geography and two other Science subjects. | ‘O’ level Credit in Eng, Maths, Geography and any other two Science subjects |
| Education & Hausa | Use of English, Hausa and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. | ‘O’ level Credit in Eng, Maths, Hausa, two other relevant credits such as in ISS, Geog |
| Education & 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 & 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 or NTC/NBC. |
| Education & Arabic | Use of English, Arabic and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. | English Languange, Maths, Arabic, two other credits such as ISS, Hausa, and Grade II Teachers certificate, five Credit, Higher Arabic & Isl certificate, five Credit including Islamic & Arabic |
| Education & Biology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and two other Science subjects | ‘O’ level Credit in Eng, Maths, Biology and any other two Science subjects |
| Education & Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry, Physics and one other Science subject. | ‘O’ level Credit in Eng, Maths, Chemistry and any other two Science subjects |
| Education & Christian Religious Studies | Use of English, CRS and two other subjects in Arts or Social sciences. | ‘O’ level Credit in Eng, Maths, CRS, two other relevant credits |
| Education & Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and two other subjects. | ‘O’ level Credit in Eng, Maths, Economics and any other two subjects |
| Education & English Language | Use of English, English and two other subjects in Arts and Social Sciences. | Eng, Maths, English Literature, two other relevant credits in CRS, ISS, Geography |
| Education & Geography | Use of English, Geography plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Geography, English Language and Mathematics. |
| 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 & Islamic Studies | Use of English, ISS and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. | Eng, Maths, ISS, two other credits such as in Arabic, Hausa and Grade II Teachers certificate, Higher Islamic certificate, five Credit including Islamic & Arabic. Eg NBAIS etc |
| Education & Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one Science subject. | Eng, Maths, and any other three Sciences subjects |
| Education & Physics | Use of English, Eng, Maths, Physics and any other two Sciences subjects | Physics, Mathematics and one other Science subject. |
| Electrical /Electronics Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry | Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, and one science subject |
| Mechanical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry | Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, and one science subject |
| English Studies | 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. |
| Entrepreneurship | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one other Social Science or Commercial subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, one Science subject and one other Social Science or Commercial subject. |
| Environmental 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. |
| Estate Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject | Five (5) SSCE credit passes including Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language. |
| 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 any two (2) of Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any other two (2) Science subjects. |
| Geology | Use of English, Any three (3) of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other subject. |
| Geophysics | Use of English, Any three (3) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Biology. |
| 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. |
| History | Use of English, History or government and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, History or Government and two other subjects in Arts or Social sciences. |
| History & Strategic Studies | 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. |
| Industrial Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Agricultural Science. |
| Industrial Relations & Personnel Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus any two (2) subjects from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government, Geography and Statistics. |
| International Studies & Diplomacy | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following: Economics, History, Government, Geography, Literature in English and French. | English Language, Government and Mathematics and any other two (2) 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. |
| 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 and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other 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. | English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. |
| 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, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language. |
| Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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. |
| Physiotherapy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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. |
| Procurement Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| Quantity 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 |
| Radiography | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Conclusion
We trust that this detailed overview of Kaduna State University (KASU) courses and their corresponding JAMB and O’level subject combinations has been beneficial.
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