The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a federal university in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
UNIMAID offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, medicine,1 law, and education.
Since admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses is through UTME, you must have the correct subject combination to stand a chance for admission.
This post is a compilation of all the courses offered at UNIMAID and their subject combination. Let me know in the comment if you have further questions.
UNIMAID Courses
- Accounting
- Adult Education
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Anatomy
- Animal Science
- Arabic Studies
- Architecture
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Building
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Creative Arts
- Dentistry & Dental Surgery
- Economics
- Economics /geography/physics
- Education & Arabic
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & Geography
- Education & Hausa
- Education & History
- Education & Islamic Studies
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education and Science
- Education Arts:
- Electrical /electronics Engineering
- English
- Environmental Biology
- Fine Art:
- Fisheries
- Food Science & Technology
- Forestry & Wildlife
- French
- Fulfulde
- Geography
- Geology
- Hausa
- Health Education
- History
- Human Physiology
- Industrial Chemistry
- Industrial Design
- Islamic Studies
- Islamic/sharia Law
- Kanuri
- Law
- Library Science
- Linguistics
- Linguistics & Fulfulde
- Linguistics & Kanuri
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Microbiology
- Natural Andenvironmental Science
- Nursing/nursing Science
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Petroleum Chemistry
- Pharmacy
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Physiotherapy
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Public and Private International Law
- Radiography
- Social Works
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Statistics
- Surveying and Geo-informatics
- Teacher Education Science
- Theatre Arts
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Veterinary Medicine
- Zoology
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, any of Economics/Principles of Account and any other Social Science Subject. | English Language, Mathematics, and any of Economics/Principles of account and any other social Science subject. |
| 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 or TC II with pass in English Language and four (4) other subjects. |
| 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; 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. | 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. |
| Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Animal Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. |
| Arabic Studies | Use of English, Arabic and two (2) subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences. | English Language, Arabic and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| Banking & Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, any of Economics/Principles of account/Commerce, and one (1) other social science subject. | English Language, Mathematics and any of Economics/Principles of Accounts/Commerce and and two (2) other social science subjects. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Business Administration | Use of English, Mathematics, any of Economics/Principles of Account/Commerce, plus any other Social Science Subject. | English Language, Mathematics, any of Economics/Principles of Account/Commerce, plus any two (2) Social Science 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. For NBC, the other subjects could be from any of the following: Commerce, Office Practice, Principles of Accounts, Secretarial Duties, Typewriting and Shorthand. |
| 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, Mathematics, Physics and any of Biology or Chemistry | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| Computer Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and and any of Chemistry or Biology. | Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and English Language. |
| Computer Science | Use of English, English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry or Biology | English Language, Mathematics or Further Mathematics and Physics. Other two subjects are Biology or Agric and Chemistry/Economics/Geography at not more than two sittings. |
| Creative Arts | Use of English, Fine Arts and two (2) other Arts subjects or Social Science subjects. | English Language and Fine Arts. For holders of NTC, the relevant subjects could be General Wood work, Building/Engineering Drawing, Introduction to Building Construction; Decorative Painting; Spray Painting, Lining, Sign and Design; Wall hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing; Printing Origination; Machine Printing and Finishing; General Metal Work, Basic Electricity, Spinning, Weaving, Surface Design and Printing; Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing; Graphic Design; Graphic Printing and Ceramics. |
| Dentistry | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other Science subject. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. |
| 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. |
| Economics /Geography /Physics | 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 & Arabic | Use of English, Arabic and any two (2) subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in relevant subjects including English Language, Maths 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 & 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, Any Three (3) Subjects | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language and Maths plus two (2) other relevant teaching subjects. |
| Education & Geography | Use of English, Geography plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Geography, English Language and Mathematics. |
| Education & Hausa | Use of English, Hausa and two (2) other subjects | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Maths and Hausa. |
| Education & History | Use of English, History and any other two (2) subjects chosen from Christian Religious Studies / Islamic Studies, Literature in English, French, Yoruba, Geography/Physics, Economics, Government and Hausa. | English Language, History and three (3) relevant Arts subjects. |
| Education & Islamic Studies | Use of English, Islamic Studies and two (2) other subjects. | English Language, Islamic Studies and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| Education & Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics plus one (1) other Science subject. |
| Education & Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one (1) other subjects. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects |
| Education & Science | Use of English, Three (3) relevant Science or NBC subjects | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Education Arts | Use of English, Subject of specialization and any two (2) Arts subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and subject of specialization. |
| Electrical /Electronics Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and and any of Chemistry or Biology. | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| English | Use of English, Literature in English and any other two (2) subjects. | Literature in English, English Language and three other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Environmental Biology | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
| Fine Art | Use of English, Fine Arts and two other Arts or Social Science Subjects | English Language, Mathematics, Visual Arts and any other two subjects |
| 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. |
| Food Science & Technology | Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics or Biology. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| Forestry & Wildlife | 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, Any Three (3) Subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes including French and English Language plus one other Arts subject. |
| Fulfulde | Use of English, Any three (3) Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in Arts/Social Science subjects. |
| Geography | Use of English, Geography and two (2) other subjects | English Language, Maths, Geography, and any two (2) subjects. |
| 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 | 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. |
| Human Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Industrial Chemistry | Use of English, English, Chemistry and any two of Biology, Maths, Physics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics at not more than two sittings. |
| Industrial Design | Use of English, Maths, Chemistry and Physics/Fine Arts | English Language, Mathematics, Visual Arts or Technical Drawing and any other two 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. |
| Islamic /Sharia 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. |
| Kanuri | Use of English, Any Three (3) Subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Literature in English. |
| 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 Science | 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 & Fulfulde | Use of English, Any three (3) Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in Arts/Social Science subjects. |
| Linguistics & Kanuri | Use of English, Any Three (3) Subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Maths |
| 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) Arts and Social Science subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include 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 or Biology. | 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. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Natural and Environmental Science | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Petroleum Chemistry | Use of English, English, Chemistry and any two of Biology, Maths, Physics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics at not more than two sittings. |
| Pharmacy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Physical Educaton | 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. |
| Physical Education | 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. |
| 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. |
| Physiotherapy | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Maths, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| 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, Government, Economics and any other subject. | ive (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Economics and Government. |
| Public & Private International 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. |
| Radiography | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 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. |
| 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. |
| Veterinary Medicine | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. |
| Zoology | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
Conclusion
Gaining admission to the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) requires meeting specific academic requirements.
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.
It was helpful the content.
Needs updates for 2025/2026 cut off mark and so on.
Thanks
Alright, Blessing
The cut off mark is not yet out. It would be released after the Post UTME form is out.
Feel free to let me know if you have further questions.
Good afternoon sir please what about theater art jamb combination
Favor, JAMB subject combination for Theatre Art is Use of English, Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects.