The University of Lagos, often called UNILAG, is a prestigious public research university in Lagos, Nigeria.
UNILAG is renowned for its academic excellence and is consistently ranked among the top universities in Nigeria and Africa.
The university offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, law, and education.
Gaining admission to study any of the courses at UNILAG requires you to pass your Post UTME and apply using the correct subject combination.
To avoid you making any mistake with your JAMB or O’level subject, I have decided to make a compilation on this page. Let me know if you have any questions.
UNILAG Courses
- Accountancy/accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Adult Education:
- Anatomy
- Architecture
- Banking and Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biostatistics
- Botany
- Building
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Cell Biology & Genetics
- Chemical Engineering:
- Chemistry
- Chinese Studies
- Christian Religious Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering:
- Computer Science
- Creative Arts
- Data Science
- Dentistry and Dental Surgery
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Education and Biology
- Education and Chemistry:
- Education and Christian Religious Studies
- Education and Economics
- Education and English Language
- Education and French:
- Education and Geography
- Education and History:
- Education and Igbo:
- Education and Integrated Science:
- Education and Islamic Studies:
- Education and Mathematics
- Education and Physics
- Education and Yoruba
- Educational Administration
- Educational Foundations
- Electrical/electronics Engineering
- English Language
- Estate Management
- Finance
- Fisheries
- Fisheries
- French
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- Geophysics
- German
- Health Education
- History and Strategic Studies
- Home Economics and Education
- Human Kinetics
- Igbo
- Industrial Chemistry
- Industrial Mathematics:
- Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
- Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
- Insurance
- Insurance
- Islamic Studies
- Law
- Linguistics
- Marine Biology
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science:
- Medicine and Surgery
- Metallurgical and Material Engineering
- Meteorology and Climate Change
- Meteorology and Climate Science
- Microbiology
- Nursing Science
- Nursing Science
- Petroleum and Gas Engineering
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology
- Physiotherapy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Quantity Surveying
- Radiography
- Russian
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Surveying and Geoinformatics
- Systems Engineering
- Teacher Education Science:
- Technical Education:
- Urban and Regional Planning:
- Yoruba
- Zoology
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one of Financial Accounting, Geography, Government and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) subjects from the following: Geography, Further Mathematics, Financial Accounting/Principles of Accounting, Government, Business Management, Data Processing/Computer Studies, and Biology. |
| Actuarial Science | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one (1) subject from Financial Accounting, Geography, Government, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Mathematics, and Commerce. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any two (2) of Financial Accounting, Data Processing, Further Mathematics, CRS, IRS, Geography, Government, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Commerce, Civic Education, Insurance. |
| Adult Education | English Language and any three of Literature-in-English, History/Government, French, Geography, Mathematics, any Nigerian Language, CRS/IRS, Economics, Commerce, Civic Education, Social Studies, Financial Accounting, Biology/Agricultural Science, Food & Nutrition. | English Language, Mathematics and any three of Literature-in-English, History/Government, Geography, Economics, Commerce, any Nigerian Language, CRS/IRS, French, Civic Education/Social Studies, Biology/Agricultural Science, Financial Accounting, Food & Nutrition, Business Studies and other relevant subjects in Humanity. |
| Anatomy | English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Architecture | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any one of Chemistry, Geography, Economics, Biology, Fine Arts. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Fine Arts or Technical Drawing and any one of Economics, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Painting and Decoration/Building Construction. |
| Banking & Finance | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one (1) subject from Science, Social Science or Arts. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) subjects from Financial Accounting, Geography, Government, Commerce, Business Studies, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Biochemistry | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Biology | Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics. |
| Biomedical Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Botany | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Building | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Further Mathematics. |
| Business Administration | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one (1) subject from Science, Social Science or Arts. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any two (2) subjects from Arts, Science and Social Sciences. |
| Business Education | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one of Arts or Social Sciences subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences, Data Processing/Office Practice, Financial Accounting. |
| Cell Biology & Genetics | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Chemical Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Chemistry | English Language, Chemistry, Physics and any of Biology or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Chinese Studies | English Language and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. Social Studies and Civic Education are also accepted. |
| Christian Religious Studies | English Language, CRS and any two (2) from Literate-in-English, History, Government, French, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Visual Arts, Economics and Commerce. | English Language, Mathematics, CRS and any other two subjects. |
| Civil Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Computer Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics. | English, Mathematics Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Computer Science | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry or Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Biology. |
| Creative Arts | English Language, one Art subject and any two subjects. | English Language, Mathematics, any of Visual Arts/Fine Arts/Photography/Craft Practice/Dyeing and Bleaching/Painting and Decoration, one Art subject and any other subject. |
| Dentistry | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Doctor of Pharmacy | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Early Childhood Education | English Language and any three subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and any three subjects. |
| Economics | English, Mathematics, Economics and any one subject from Biology, Financial Accounting, Geography and Government. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two subjects from: Biology, Financial Accounting, Geography and Government. |
| Education & Biology | English Language, Biology and any two of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Integrated Science. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any one of Physics, Agricultural Science, Health Science. |
| Education and Chemistry | English Language, Chemistry and any two of Physics, Biology, Agricultural Science and Integrated Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, and any two of Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. |
| Education & Christian Religious Studies | English Language, CRS and any two of Literature-in-English, History/Government, French, any Nigerian Language. | English Language, Mathematics, CRS and any two of Literature-in-English, any Nigerian Language, History/Government, French, Economics/Commerce, Geography, Civic Education/Social Studies. |
| Education and Economics | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one of Geography, History/Government and Literature-in-English. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two of Geography, History/Government, Literature-in English, Financial Accounting and Civic Education/Social Studies. |
| Education and English Language | English Language and any three subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, Literature-in-English and any two subjects from Arts, Science and Social Sciences. |
| Education and French | English Language and any three subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, and any three subjects from Arts, Science and Social Sciences. |
| Education and Geography | English language, Geography and any two subjects from Science or Social Sciences. | English, Mathematics, Geography and any two subjects from Science or Social Sciences. |
| Education and History | English Language and any three subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, History/Government and any two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. |
| Education and Igbo | English Language and any three subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, and any three subjects from Arts, Science and Social Sciences. |
| Education and Integrated Science | English Language, Biology and any two of Chemistry, Physics, Agricultural Science | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two of Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science. |
| Education and Islamic Studies | English Language and Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) and any two of Literature-in-English, History/ Government, French/ Arabic, Geography, Mathematics, Yoruba/ Igbo, CRS, Economics/Commerce. | English Language, Mathematics, Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) and two of Literature-in-English, any Nigerian Language, History/ Government, French/ Arabic, Economics/Commerce, Civic Education/Social Studies. |
| Education and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any one of Chemistry, Biology, Computer Studies, Data Processing. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two of Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, Computer Studies/Data Processing. |
| Education and Physics | English Language, Physics, Mathematics/Chemistry and one of Biology, Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and any two of Biology, Further Mathematics, Agricultural Science, Integrated Science, Computer Studies/Data Processing. |
| Education and Yoruba | English Language and any three subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, and any three subjects from Arts, Science and Social Sciences. |
| Educational Administration | English Language and any three of Literature-in-English, History, Government, Geography, any Nigerian Language, CRS/IRS, Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two of Literature-in-English, History, Government, Economics, Geography, any Nigerian Language, CRS/IRS. |
| Educational Foundations | English Language and any three of Literature in English, History, French, Geography, Yoruba/Igbo, CRK/IRS, Economics, Government, Civic Education. | English Language, Mathematics and three of Literature in English Language, History, Government, Geography, Economics, Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, French and Civic Education. |
| Electrical /Electronics Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| English Language | English Language, Literature-in-English and any two of CRS/IRS, French, History, Government and any Nigerian Language. | English Language, Mathematics, Literature-in-English and any two of French, History/Government, CRS/IRS and any Nigerian Language. |
| Estate Management | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one of Geography, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any two of Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Technical Drawing, Agricultural Science, Fine Arts/Building. |
| Finance | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any one (1) subject from Science, Social Science or Arts. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) subjects from Financial Accounting, Geography, Government, Commerce, Business Studies, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Fisheries | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. | Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language plus any other Science subject. |
| French | English Language and any three Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics and any three Arts or Social Sciences. Civic Education and Computer Studies are also accepted. |
| Geography | English Language, Geography and any two from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Government and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two subjects from Science or Social Sciences. |
| Geology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Further Mathematics. |
| Geophysics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Further Mathematics. |
| Health Education | English Language, Biology and any two Science subjects. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology/Health Science/Physical Education, one Science subject and any other subject. |
| History & Strategic Studies | English Language, History and/or Government and any one or two Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics, History/Government and any two of Literature-in-English, CRS/IRS, Civic Education and any Nigerian Language. |
| Home Economics & Education | English Language, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any one of Mathematics, Physics, Food & Nutrition/Home Management, Clothing & Textile. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry Biology/Agricultural Science and any one of Economics, Home Economics, Physics, Food & Nutrition/Home Management, Clothing and Textile, Garment Making/Dyeing & Bleaching/ Catering Craft Practice. |
| Human Kinetics | English Language, Biology and any two Science subjects. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology/Health Science/Physical Education, one Science subject and any other subject. |
| Igbo | English Language and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. Social Studies and Civic Education are also accepted. |
| Industrial Chemistry | English Language, Chemistry, Physics and any of Biology or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Industrial Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Geography | English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and any one of Economics, Chemistry and Geography. |
| Industrial Relations & Personnel Management | Mathematics, Economics and one other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus any two (2) subjects from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government, Geography and Statistics. |
| Insurance | Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Islamic Studies | English Language, Islamic Studies and any two from Literature in English, History, Government, French, Yoruba, Igbo, Visual Arts, Economics and Commerce. | English Language, Mathematics, Islamic Studies and any other two (2) subjects. |
| Law | English Language and any three Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any two Arts or Social Sciences subjects or Principles of Accounting and any one of Arts or Social Science subjects. Civic Education is not accepted. |
| Linguistics | English Language and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. Social Studies and Civic Education are also accepted. |
| Marine Biology | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Mass Communication | English Language, Literature-in-English and any two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. Mathematics is accepted. | English Language, Mathematics, Literature-in-English and any two of Economics, History/Government, Geography, any Nigerian Language, CRS/IRS and Civic Education. |
| Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and any one of Economics, Chemistry and Geography. |
| Mechanical Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics.y. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Medical Laboratory Science | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Medicine and Surgery | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Metallurgical and Material Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Meteorology and Climate Change | English Language, Geography, Mathematics and any one subject from Physics, Agricultural Science and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography, Physics and any one subject from Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Sciences, Further Mathematics, Computer Sciences/ Information Technology. |
| Meteorology and Climate Science | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Geography | Physics, Mathematics and English Language and either Chemistry or Geography |
| Microbiology | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Nursing Science | English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language. |
| Petroleum and Gas Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Pharmacology | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Pharmacy | English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Philosophy | English Language, one Arts and any two Arts, Social Sciences or Science. | English Language, Mathematics, one Arts and any two Arts, Social Sciences and Science. Civic Education is also accepted. |
| Physics | English Language, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Further Mathematics. |
| Physiology | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Physiotherapy | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Political Science | English Language, Government, Economics/Geography and any one of History, Literature-in-English, CRS/IRS. | English Language, Mathematics, Government, Economics/Geography and any one of History, Literature-in-English and CRS/IRS. |
| Psychology | English Language and any three subjects from Mathematics. Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Government, Literature-in-English. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and any two subjects from Social Sciences, Arts and Science (including Health Education, Health Science and Integrated Science). UNILAG does not accept Commerce, CRS/IRS and Financial Accounting |
| Quantity Surveying | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any one of Economics, Geography or Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two of Geography, Economics, Technical Drawing and Chemistry. |
| Radiography | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Russian | English Language and any three Arts or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics and any three Arts or Social Sciences. Civic Education and Computer Studies are also accepted. |
| Social Work | English Language, two Social Sciences subjects and one Arts subject. Mathematics is accepted. | English Language, Mathematics, and any two of Economics, Government/History, Civic Education and Geography and one of Literature-in-English, CRK/IRK, any Nigerian Language and Biology. |
| Sociology | English Language, two Social Sciences and one Arts subject. Mathematics is accepted. | English Language, Mathematics, and any two of Economics, Government/History, Civic Education and Geography and any one of Literature-in-English, CRK/IRK and any Nigerian Language. |
| Statistics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and any one of Economics, Chemistry and Geography. |
| Surveying & Geoinformatics | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| System Engineering | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics. | English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Teacher Education Science | 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. |
| Technical Education | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any one of Chemistry, Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics/ Technical Drawing and any two of Chemistry, Electrical/ Electronics, Metal/ Automobile works. |
| Urban and Regional Planning | English Language, Mathematics, Geography/Economics and any one of Chemistry, physics, Biology, Fine Arts /Technical Drawing. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, and Fine Arts/Technical Drawing. |
| Yoruba | English Language and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. | English Language, Mathematics and any three Arts, Science or Social Sciences. Social Studies and Civic Education are also accepted. |
| Zoology | English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
Conclusion
Prospective students must choose courses that align with 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.
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