Niger Delta University (NDU), established in 2000, is a state-owned university located in Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Founded to expand access to higher education in the Niger Delta region, NDU offers a range of programs across various faculties.
Understanding the specific requirements for admission is crucial for prospective students. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the courses offered at NDU, along with the necessary JAMB subject combinations and O’level requirements for a successful application.
NDU Courses
- Accounting
- Adult & Community Education
- Agric-extension & Rural Sociology
- Agricultural & Environmental Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Architecture
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biological Science(S)
- Biology
- Building
- Business Administration & Management
- Business Education
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Crop Production Technology
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & Geography
- Education & History
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Political Science
- Education & Science
- Education & Social Studies
- Education and French
- Education and Religious Studies
- Education and Social Studies
- Education Arts
- Educational Foundations
- Educational Management
- Electrical /Electronics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- English & Literary Studies
- Environmental Management
- Fine Art/fine & Applied Arts
- Fisheries
- Geography
- Geology
- Guidance & Counselling
- Health Education
- History & Diplomacy
- Human Anatomy
- Human Kinetics
- Human Physiology
- Industrial Education Technology
- Insurance
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Livestock Production Technology
- Marine Engineering
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics/Computer Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing/Nursing Science
- Office & Information Mangement
- Office and Information Management
- Petroleum Engineering
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics With Electronics
- Political Science
- Pure & Applied Chemistry
- Quantity Surveying
- Religious Studies
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Technical Education
- Theatre Arts
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Vocational & Industrial Education
- 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. |
| Adult & Community Education | Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) of Literature in English, History, French, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Geography/Physic, Economics and Government or TC II with pass in English Language and four (4) other subjects. |
| Agric-Extension & Rural Sociology | 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 & Environmental 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, Tractor Layout Power Unit Under Carriage and Auto Electricity; Transmission System |
| 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. |
| 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 Science(s) | 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. |
| Building | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and any one of Geography, Economics, Arts and Technical drawing. |
| Business Administration & Management | Use of English, Mathematics and two (2) of Geography, Commerce, Government, Principles of Accounts and Economics | English Language, not Literature in English and Mathematics and any three (3) subjects from the following: Economics/Commerce, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, Literature in English Geography Office Practice Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Physics, History/Government Typewriting Shorthand |
| 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, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and English Language. |
| 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, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| Crop Production Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics. | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and one Science/Social Science subject and at least ‘O’ Level pass in Physics. |
| Curriculum & Instruction | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects chosen from Arts/Science. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language. |
| Doctor of Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry |
| 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 & 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 plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Geography, English Language and Mathematics. |
| 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, 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 & Political Science | Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | English Language, Government/History and three (3) other subjects. |
| Education & Science | Use of English, Three (3) relevant Science or NBC subjects | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Education & Social Studies | Use of English, Any three (3) Social Science subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or equivalent to include English Language and Mathematics. |
| Education & French | Use of English, French plus two (2) other Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and French. |
| Education & Religious Studies | Use of English, Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or TC II merit in five (5) subjects including 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. |
| Education Arts | Use of English, Subject of specialization and any two (2) Arts subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in relevant subjects including English Language, Mathematics and subject of specialization. |
| Educational Foundations | Use of English, The subject of study and two (2) other relevant subjects. | English Language, the subject of study and three (3) relevant subjects. |
| Educational Management | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other Social Science/Arts subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language with ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. |
| Electrical /Electronics 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 | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| English & Literary 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. |
| 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. |
| Fine & Applied Arts | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Fine Arts/Physics. | Five (5) SSC passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts and two (2) other from social science subject. |
| 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. |
| Geography | Use of English, Geography and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects | English Language, Geography, and any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics. |
| 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. | Five (5) SSC credit passes/TC II merit passes to include English Language and Mathematics. |
| History & Diplomacy | Use of English, History/Government and any other two (2) subjects from the Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Geography, Government/History. |
| Human Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Human Kinetics | Use of English, English Language and three (3) other relevant subjects. | English Language, Mathematics, Health Science/Physical Education/Biology and any two (2) other subjects. |
| Human Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Industrial Education Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| Insurance | 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. |
| 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) Arts or Social Science subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Livestock Production Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and Physics/Mathematics. | Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agricultural Science, Physics and English Language. |
| Marine Engineering | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject. |
| 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 /Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any one (1) of Chemistry, Economics and Biology. | English Language , Mathematics and any three (3) of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths, and Technical Drawing. |
| Mechanical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| 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, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language and four (4) Science subjects chosen from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Human Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene, Health Science, Further Mathematics and General Science. |
| Office & Information Management | Use of English, Mathematics, one Social Science subject and any other subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Petroleum Engineering | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any one Science subject. |
| Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, 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. |
| 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. |
| Physics with Electronics | 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. |
| 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. |
| Pure & Applied Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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. |
| 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 & Anthropology | 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. |
| Technical Education | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in relevant subjects which must include English Language and Mathematics or NTC/NBC. |
| 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 & Industrial 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 | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
Conclusion
I hope this detailed guide has provided you with the essential information on the courses offered at Niger Delta University (NDU) and their corresponding JAMB and O’level subject combinations.
Let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification. I would love to hear from you.
