The University of Abuja, often called UniAbuja, is a federal university in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, law, medicine, and education.
Admission to the school to study any undergraduate course through UTME or Direct Entry is through JAMB, and all applicants must possess the correct subject combination.
UNIABUJA Courses
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Arabic Studies
- Architecture
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Botany
- Broadcasting
- Building
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Christian Religious Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Common & Islamic Law
- Computer Science
- Development and Communication Studies
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Drama/dramatic/performing Arts
- Economics
- Education & Arabic
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Christian Religious Studies
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & English Literature
- Education & Geography
- Education & History
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Islamic Studies
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Social Studies
- Educational Management & Planning
- Electrical Engineering
- English & Literary Studies
- Environmental Education
- Estate Management
- Film and Multi-Media Studies
- Geography
- Geology and Mining
- Guidance & Counselling
- History
- Industrial Design
- Information and Media Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistics
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing Science
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Political Science & International Relations
- Primary Education Studies
- Public Administration
- Public Relations
- Quantity Surveying
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Strategic Communication
- Surveying and Geo-informatics
- Teacher Education Science:
- Tourism and Hospitality Management
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Veterinary Medicine
- Zoology
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| 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. |
| 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 | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Fine Art, and Economics. | English, Mathematics, Physics and two other (Science or Social Science) subjects from the following; Technical Drawing, Economics, Geography, Chemistry and Fine Art. |
| 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 | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Biology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics. |
| Business Administration | 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. |
| Chemical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language 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. |
| 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 |
| Common Islamic Law | Use of English, English Language; Islamic Studies/ Arabic Language; Any other Two (2) Arts/Social Science Subjects | English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English, Islamic Studies/Arabic Language, Any other Arts/Social Science Subject. Evidence of basic knowledge of Arabic Language will be an added advantage |
| 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. |
| Doctor of Pharmacy | Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| 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 & English Literature | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Educational Management & 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 Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language. |
| 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 Education | Use of English, Mathematics and two (2) others from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | Mathematics, English Language and any of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health Science and Agricultural Science. |
| Film and Multi-Media Studies | Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
| 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. |
| Geology & Mining | Use of English, Any three (3) of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other subject. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Journalism and Media Studies | Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
| 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. |
| Linguistics | Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language. |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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 Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Political Science & International Relations | Use of English, Three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Tourism and Hospitality Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/Physics or one (1) Social Science subject | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics, Physics, English Language and any one of Nutrition, Fine Arts, Textile, Construction, Technical Drawing, Basic Electricity, Basic Catering and Food Services |
| Veterinary Medicine | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. |
Conclusion
Gaining admission to the University of Abuja requires a high JAMB score and the correct subject combinations.
Prospective students must ensure they have the necessary subject combinations in their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Meeting the JAMB cut-off mark and fulfilling other admission requirements are crucial steps in the selection process.
Let me know in the comment if you have any questions or need further clarification.
Hi, my name is Mary.
I did WAEC and NECO in the same year, but failed literature in English in WAEC and passed in NECO.
Can I use only my NECO to apply for Law in Uni Abuja? Or I should use both
Yes, Mary. You should use your NECO to apply for admission.
Let me know if you have further questions.
IN A SITUATION WHERE I GOT E8 LITERATURE IN WAEC AND C6 IN NECO AND I WANT TO STUDY INFFORMATION AND MEDIA STUDIES OR JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES, IS THERE A POSSIBILTY I CAN CONBINE BOTH THE WAEC AND NECO?
Yes, Joel. You can combine your WAEC and NECO result for admission.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Can I study journalism and media studies with an outstanding in economics
Yes, Sheriff, if you have English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
What are they 3 subject, just to avoid mistake
Judith, what course are you applying to?
Weldon bro. My WAEC result has no issue but computer science was cancelled from my school so I didn’t write it in WAEC and now I want to study computer science, can I get admission without that particular subject?
Yes, Johnson, you’re eligible for admission. The WAEC subject combination for Computer Science is English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two (2) other Science subjects.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Can I study Law in Uni Abuja with E8 in waec? Or I should take GCE/NECO to augment the result.
Pls advice…
Shieda, which subject did you get E8 in your WAEC?
Literature in English sir…
No, Sheida, you cannot study Law with an E8 in Literature in English, except you’re going for Islamic Law.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Okay thank you…
One more question pls,
Can I study Mass Communication with the same result?
Shieda, check the main post to see the subject combination for Film and Media Studies.
Please can I study mass communication with E8 in maths in uniabuja
Yes, Roseline. You can gain admission to the depart of Film and Media Studies.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Thank you, what subject I will write in my jamb for this course
Roseline, the subject combination is Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. Let me know if you have further questions.
Can I study journalism and media studies with E8 in mathematics.
Yes, Roseline
Can I study Business Administration with Mathematics English,Economics, Commerce Accounting,Office practice,Christ Religious Studies, Civil Education,ICT
Yes, Goodluck. Your subject combination is correct for Business Administration.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Good afternoon sir.
Sir what about tourism and hospitality management.
The combination subjects for jambs.
I am art student and don’t want to write mathematics in jamb.
Please sir.
Thank you sir.
Happy, Here is the subject combination for Tourism and Hospitality Management;
JAMB: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/Physics or one (1) Social Science subject
WAEC/NECO: Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics, Physics, English Language and any one of Nutrition, Fine Arts, Textile, Construction, Technical Drawing, Basic Electricity, Basic Catering and Food Services
Let me know if you have further questions.
Is chemistry physics and Mathematics the jamb combination for information and media studies in UniAbuja
Joshua, the subject combination is the same as Journalism and Media Studies.
Feel free to let me know if you have further questions.
Good afternoon .
I wrote English, chemistry, physics and geography in my jamb can I study Geology or survey and geoformat in university of abuja
Yes, Emmanuel. Your subject combination is correct for Geology. I wish you the very best with your admission.
Good morning
I don’t see the subject combinations for architecture..
Success, the omission has been fixed. Check again to see the subject combination for Architecture.
Feel free to let me know if you have further questions.
What about criminology?
Tobi, UNIABUJA does not offer Criminology at the moment.
Please what the jamb/WAEC subject combination for quantity surveying
JAMB: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
O’level: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics.
Good evening, please I want to do a change of course, I originally wanted to study physics with electronics(at Lead City), but I want to change to biochemistry(at uniabuja). My subject combination for JAMB was: English, Biology, Physics and Mathematics. Please, would it be possible for me to change to biochemistry even with my subject combination?
Mirae,
The JAMB subject combination for Biochemistry in UNIABUJA is Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
But, there are other schools that accept Mathematics for Biochemistry.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Please what accounting course can I study without economics
That is English ,maths,accounting and commerce
Hello Samuel, have you gone through the list to see the courses you can study without economics?
Good afternoon sir, I got 258 in jamb with this subject combination
English _b3 in waec
Government_c4 in waec
Literature_d7 in waec
CRS_B3 in waec, what course can I go for in Uni Abuja aside law?
Thank you
Faith,
You can look into Political Science, Media Studies, Public Administration, Guidance & Counselling, etc.
Also, use the subject combination on this page to search for other courses you find interesting.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Please what is the jamb subject combination for Mass communication in the university of Abuja ?
is journalism and media studies same as mass communication in UNIABUJA?
Yes, they’re the same course.
Here is the subject combination;
JAMB: Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects.
WAEC/NECO: English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Sir please I just asked a question, I’d be waiting for a response 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Please I majored in geography and regional planning in my first degree and I want switch to law in uniabuja. But I don’t have literature in English in my olevel. What can u tell me please
Hello, Mr Adam
It is nice to hear from you. But, unfortunately, you cannot study Law at UNIABUJA without Literature-in-English.
From your first degree programme, I am guessing you were originally a Science student.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Good afternoon sir/ma please can I omit mathematics for the subject combination to study accounting. Thanks
No, Muna
Mathematics is required in JAMB and O’level. Let me know if you have further questions.
Good afternoon Sir/ma’am.
Please what exactly are the four utme subject combinations for political science and international relations?
Am I to use crs, English, government and literature? or English, economics government and literature.
Hello Queen
Either of the subject combination is correct.
Let me know if you have further questions.