Taraba State University, located in Jalingo, Taraba State, is a state-owned university committed to providing quality education. The university offers a variety of programs across its faculties.
This article provides an overview of the programs offered, including the JAMB subject combinations and O’level requirements for admission.
TSU Courses
- Accounting
- Agric-economics & Extension
- Agricultural & Bio-resources Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Arabic
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemistry
- Christian Religious Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Christian Religious Studies
- Education & Computer Science
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & Geography
- Education & Hausa
- Education & History
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Islamic Studies
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Political Science
- Education & Science
- Education & Social Studies
- Education Arts
- Educational Administration & Planning
- Electrical /Electronics Engineering
- English Language
- Environmental Health Science
- Forestry & Wildlife Management
- French
- Geography
- Guidance & Counselling
- Hausa
- History & Diplomatic Studies
- Home Economics & Education
- Human Kinetics
- Industrial Chemistry
- Islamic Studies
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistics/English
- Linguistics/Hausa
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Microbiology
- Nursing Science
- Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
- Physics
- Political Science & International Relations
- Primary Education Studies
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Teacher Education Science
- Technology Education
- Theatre & Film Studies
- Tourism Studies
- 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. |
| Agric-Economics & Extension | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and one of Geography, Physics and Economics. |
| Agricultural & Bio-Resources Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. | nglish Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any from Introduction to Agricultural Science, Materials and Workshop Process and Machining |
| 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. |
| Agronomy | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Geography or Economics. |
| Animal Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. |
| Arabic | Use of English, Arabic and two (2) subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences. | English Language, Arabic and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | 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. |
| 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. |
| Civil Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| 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 | Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Religious Studies and three (3) other Arts subjects. |
| Education & Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Geography. | Mathematics, English Language and three (3) other Science 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 |
| 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) 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 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. |
| Electrical /Electronics Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| 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, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 & Diplomatic Studies | Use of English, History/ Government, Religious Studies and any other two (2) subjects. | English Language and any one of Religious Studies, Economics and History. |
| Home Economics & Education | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. |
| 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. |
| Industrial Chemistry | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry, and any Science subject | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry, and any Science subject. |
| 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. |
| 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) subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other relevant Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences 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 /Hausa | Use of English, Hausa and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Hausa and English Language plus one other Arts subject. |
| 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. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. |
| 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 | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language. |
| Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | Use of English, Three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | English Language, Government or History and at least a pass in Mathematics |
| 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. |
| Political Science & International Relations | Use of English, Three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Government or History and at least a pass in Mathematics |
| Primary Education Studies | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language. |
| Public Administration | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Public Health | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language. |
| 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. |
| Technology Education | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| Theatre & Film Studies | Use of English, Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Arts subjects. |
| Tourism Studies | Use of English, Geography and any two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language, Geography and any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects with ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. |
| 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 guide has provided valuable information about the programs offered at Taraba State University and the admission requirements.
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