The University of Ilorin, often called UNILORIN, is a prominent federal university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
UNILORIN boasts one of the largest university campuses in Nigeria, covering a vast area of land. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, law, and education.
As an aspirant, you must have the correct subject combination for any courses you want to study at UNILORIN. That is why I have decided to make this post.
Let me know in the comments if you have any questions.
UNILORIN Courses
- Accounting
- Adult Education
- Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Anatomy
- Applied Geophysics
- Arabic Studies
- Architecture
- B.a. (Ed.) Social Studies/b.sc. (Ed.) Social Studies
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Engineering
- Building Technology Education
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Common & Islamic Law
- Common Law
- Comparative Religious Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Criminology & Security Studies
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Economics
- Education & Arabic
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Christian Religious Studies
- Education & Computer Science
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & French
- Education & Geography
- Education & History
- Education & Islamic Studies
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Yoruba
- Educational Management
- Educational Technology / Introductory Tech.
- Electrical /electronics Engineering
- Electrical/electronics Education
- English Language
- Estate Management
- Finance
- Fisheries and Aquaculture:
- Food Engineering
- Food Science
- Forestry & Wildlife Management
- French
- Geography & Environmental Management
- Geology
- Hausa
- Health Education
- History & International Studies
- Home Economics
- Human Kinetics
- Igbo
- Industrial Chemistry
- Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
- Information & Communication Science
- Islamic Studies
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medical Laboratory Science:
- Medical Laboratory Science:
- Medicine & Surgery
- Metal Work Technology Education
- Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
- Microbiology
- Nursing/Nursing Science
- Optometry
- Performing Arts
- Physics
- Physiology
- Physiotherapy
- Plant Biology
- Political Science
- Primary Education Studies
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Quantity Surveying
- Social Work
- Social Work
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Surveying & Geoinformatics
- Surveying and Geoinformatics
- Teacher Education Science:
- Technical Education:
- Telecommunication Science
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Veterinary Medicine
- Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
- Wood Work Technology
- Woodwork Technology Education
- Woodwork Technology Education
- Yoruba
- 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 |
| Agricultural & Biosystems 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; Construction and Maintenance of Agricultural Machines; general Metal Work; General Wood Work and Building/Engineering Drawing. |
| Agricultural Science & Education | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics. | nglish 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. |
| Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Applied Geophysics | Use of English, Any three (3) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Biology. |
| 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 | 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. |
| 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. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Biomedical Engineering | Use of English, English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and English Language and Biology at on sitting. |
| Building Technology Education | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Civil Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| Common & Islamic 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. |
| Common Law | Use of English, Literature in English and any two (2) other Arts/or Social Science subjects. | English Language, Literature – in – English and any other three (3) Arts/Social Science subjects |
| Comparative Religious Studies | Use of English, CRS/IRS and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language, CRS/IRS and three (3) other Arts/Social Sciences/Science subjects. |
| Computer Engineering | Use of English, English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other relevant science subjects in a single sitting. |
| 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. |
| Criminology & Security Studies | 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. |
| 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 & 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 & 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 & French | Use of English, French plus two (2) other Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and French. |
| 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 & 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 & Yoruba | Use of English, Yoruba and any two (2) subjects chosen from History, Literature in English, French, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Geography and Physics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Yoruba. |
| Educational Technology /Introductory Tech. | 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 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. |
| Estate Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject | Five (5) SSCE credit passes including Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language. |
| Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| 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 Engineering | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Food Science | 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 & 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 & Environmental Management | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| History & International Studies | Use of English, subjects from the Arts and Social Sciences. | English Language, History/ Government and any other related subject. Language, Geography, Government/History. |
| Home Economics | 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, Bakery and Confectioneries, General Metal Work, Men Garment Construction and Finishing, Spinning, Weaving, Surface Design and Printing, Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing, Ladies Garment Construction and Finishing. |
| Human Kinetics | Use of English, English Language and three (3) other relevant subjects. | ive (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. |
| Igbo | Use of English, Igbo and two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Igbo, English Language and any other Arts subject. |
| Industrial Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Agricultural Science. |
| Industrial Relations & Personnel Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus any two (2) subjects from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government, Geography and Statistics. |
| Information & Communication 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Linguistics | Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language. |
| Marketing | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics and any three (3) 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. | 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. |
| Metal Work Technology Education | Use of English, Math, Physics and any other subject. | English Language Mathematics and one (1) of Biology /Agricultural Science; Physics, or Chemistry and two (2) from General Science /Integrated Science, Technical Drawing/Fine Art, Geography, Health Science Food and Nutrition, Physical and Health Education, Auto Technical, Building, Electrical Electronic, Metal Work and Wood Work. |
| Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one other Science subject. |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Optometry | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Physiotherapy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Maths, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Plant Biology | 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. |
| Primary Education Studies | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language. |
| Psychology | Use of English, English language and two from Government Economics, Geography, Commerce and other one from Art or Science | English language. Mathematics, and any other subject from the following Social Sciences Subject: Government, Economics, Geography, Commerce, Civil Education, Social Studies |
| Public Administration | Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject. | ive (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Economics and Government. |
| 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., 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Technical Education | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry. | ive (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in relevant subjects which must include English Language and Mathematics |
| Telecommunication 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. |
| 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. |
| Veterinary Medicine | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. |
| Water Resources & Environmental Engineering | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics | Physic Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and Biology |
| Wood Work Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| Woodwork Technology Education | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Physics or Mathematics. |
| Yoruba | Use of English, Yoruba and two (2) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Yoruba and English Language. |
| 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
Gaining admission to the University of Ilorin requires careful planning and meeting specific academic requirements.
Prospective students must choose courses that align with their interests and career goals and 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.
