Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), established in 1999, is a state-owned university located in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria. Committed to providing quality education across diverse academic disciplines, PAAU offers a variety of programs through its faculty.
This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the courses offered at PAAU, along with the necessary JAMB subject combinations and O’level requirements for a successful application.
Courses
- Accounting
- Agriculture
- Animal & Environmental Biology
- Arabic Language & Literature
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemistry
- Christian Religious Studies
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Christian Religious Studies
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & Geography
- Education & Islamic Studies
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Social Studies
- Education and Computer Science
- Education and Political Science
- Educational Administration & Planning
- English & Literary Studies
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Food Science & Technology
- Forestry
- Geography
- Geology
- History & International Studies
- Home Science
- Home Science and Management
- Human Anatomy
- Human Kinetics
- Human Physiology
- Industrial Chemistry
- Islamic Studies
- Islamic/Sharia Law
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Mass Communication
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mathematics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Microbiology
- Nursing Science
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Plant Science & Biotechnology
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Teacher Education Science
- 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. |
| Animal & Environmental Biology | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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 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. |
| 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 & 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 plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Geography, English Language and Mathematics. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 and Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Geography. | Mathematics, English Language and three (3) other Science subjects. |
| Education and 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. |
| Educational Administration & Planning | Use of English, Any three (3) of Literature In English, History, French, Geography/Physics, Economics and Mathematics. | Five (5)’O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics and Economics. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Food Science & Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Physics and Biology/ Agricultural Science | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Physics, Basic Catering and Food Services, Bakery and Confectionaries, Hotel & Catering Crafty course (Cookery), Hotel & Catering Craft Course (Food /Drinks Services) and Basic Electricity. |
| Forestry | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics. |
| 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. |
| Home Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and at least ‘O’ Level pass in English Language and Physics. |
| Home Science and Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics. | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and at least ‘O’ Level pass in English Language and Physics. |
| 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. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes at one (1) sitting to include 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 Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Agricultural Science. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two (2) other 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. |
| Mathematical Sciences | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any one (1) of Chemistry, Economics and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| 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. |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Pharmacology | Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Philosophy | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | 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. |
| Plant Science & Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| 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. |
| Public Administration | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Theatre Arts | Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Arts subjects. |
Conclusion
I hope this comprehensive guide has provided you with valuable insights into the courses offered at Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) and the necessary subject combinations for admission.
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