The University of Calabar (UNICAL) is a federal university located in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Established in 1975, it’s one of Nigeria’s second-generation universities and has grown into a prominent institution with a diverse range of academic programs.
UNICAL offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across various faculties.
UNICAL Courses
- Accounting
- Adult Education
- Agric-economics & Extension
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture (Crop Science Option)
- Animal Science
- Applied Chemistry
- Applied Geophysics
- Architecture
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Building
- Business Education
- Business Management/ Management Science
- Chemistry
- Christian Religious Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Criminology and Security Studies
- Cyber Security
- Dentistry & Dental Surgery
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & French
- Education & History
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Political Science
- Education & Religious Studies
- Education & Social Science
- Education & Social Studies
- Education and Geography
- Education Arts
- Education Technology
- Educational / Psychology Guidance and Counselling
- Educational Administration & Planning
- Educational Foundations
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Technology
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Electronics & Computer Technology
- Elementary Education
- English & Literary Studies
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Protection Resources Management
- Environmental Standards
- Estate Management
- Fisheries
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Food Science & Technology
- Forestry & Wildlife Management
- French
- Genetics & Biotechnology
- Geography & Environmental Science
- Geology
- Guidance & Counselling
- History & International Studies
- Home Economics
- Human Anatomy
- Human Kinetics & Health Education
- Human Nutrition & Dietetics
- Human Physiology
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistics
- Linguistics Communication Studies
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mathematics/statistics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Music
- Nursing/Nursing Science
- Peace & Conflict Studies
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physical & Health Education
- Physics
- Policy & Administrative Studies
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Public Health Technology
- Pure Chemistry
- Radiography
- Religious Studies
- Science Laboratory Technology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- Soil Science
- Special Education
- Statistics
- Surveying & Geoinformatics
- Teacher Education Science
- Technology and Vocational Education
- Theatre Arts
- Tourism Studies
- Urban & Regional Planning
- 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 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 |
| Agric-Economiccs & 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 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; Implement and Machine; Principles of Crop Husbandry and Land Use, Materials and Workshop Processes |
| 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 (Crop Science Option) | 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 Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. |
| Applied Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Applied Geophysics | Use of English, Any three (3) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Biology. |
| 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., Introduction to Building Construction, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentary, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity. |
| 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, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| 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. |
| Business Management /Management Science | 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. |
| 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. |
| Dentistry & Dental Surgery | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other Science subject. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. |
| Doctor of Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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 & French | Use of English, French plus two (2) other Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and French. |
| 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 & 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 & 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 & Social Science | Use of English, Any three (3) Social Science subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or equivalent to include English Language and Mathematics. |
| 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 & 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 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. |
| Education Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| Educational /Psychology Guidance and Counselling | Use of English, The subject of specialisation and one (1) each from Arts and Social Sciences or Arts and Sciences or Social Sciences and Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics |
| 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. |
| 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 Psychology | Use of English, The subject of specialisation and one (1) each from Arts and Social Sciences or Arts and Sciences or Social Sciences and Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Educational Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics and any three (3) of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths, and Technical Drawing. |
| Electronics & Computer Technology | 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. |
| Elementary Education | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. |
| 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. |
| Environmental Protection Resources Management | Use of English, Geography and any two (2) subjects from the Sciences or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two (2) subjects from Science or Social Science. |
| Estate Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject | Five (5) SSCE credit passes including Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language. |
| 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. |
| 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 Agricultural Science | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and Physics |
| 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. |
| Genetics & Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Geography & Environmental Science | Use of English, Geography and any two (2) Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics and Geography. |
| 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. |
| Home Economics | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. |
| Human Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Human Nutrition & Dietetics | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. |
| Human Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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 | Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language. |
| Linguistics Communication Studies | 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. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. |
| Mathematics /Statistics | Use of English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry or Biology | English Language, Mathematics and at least three (3) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Additional/Further Mathematics. |
| 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. |
| Music | Use of English, Music, one other Arts subject plus any other subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Music and English Language. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Peace & Conflict Studies | Use of English, Three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | English Language Government or History and at least a pass in Mathematics |
| Pharmacology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry. & Biology. |
| Philosophy | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language and four (4) other relevant subjects. |
| Physical & 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. |
| 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. |
| Policy & Administrative Studies | Use of English, Government and any other two (2) from the following Economics, Geography, History Accounting, Commerce | Five (5) SSC credits passes including English Language Government and a pass in Mathematics ‘O’ Level |
| 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. |
| Public Health Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Pure Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Radiography | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| 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. |
| Science Laboratory Technology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Social Work | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject | Five (5) SSC credits including English Language and 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. |
| Soil Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. |
| Special Education | Use of English, Any three (3) Subjects | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language. |
| 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. |
| Surveying & Geoinformatics | 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, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentary, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity. |
| 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 & Vocational 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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
This comprehensive list of courses and subject combinations offered at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) provides prospective students with the essential information needed to make informed decisions about their academic future.
I encourage you to carefully review these details and feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification
