General Admission Requirements

General Admission Requirements

UTME UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

Admissions into the Federal University Lokoja shall be through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

In addition to attaining the general required standard in UTME, candidates must satisfy the general University requirement as well as the specific Faculty and Programmes requirements.

FACULTY OF ARTS

S/N

PROGRAMME

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

UTME SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTS

1.      

B.A. Archaeology

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and any 3 (three) from Arts, Social Sciences or Science

Any three (3) from Arts, Social Sciences or Science

2.      

B.A. Linguistics

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Literature in English and 3 (three) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.

Literature in English and any other 2 (two) from Arts and Social Science subjects

3.      

B.A. Arabic Studies

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Arabic and 2 (two) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.

Arabic and 2 (two) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.

4.      

B.A. Christian Religious Studies

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, CRK and any other 2 (two) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences

CRK and any other 2 (two) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences

5.      

B.A. Islamic Studies

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language and IRK / Arabic and any 3 (three) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.

Islamic Studies/ Arabic plus 2 (two) other Arts and Social Science Subjects

6.      

B.A. Philosophy

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language and any other 4 (four) relevant subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required.

Any three (3) subjects

7.      

B.A. Music

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Literature in English and any other 3 (three) relevant subjects.

Literature in English and any other relevant subjects.

8.      

B.A. Theatre Arts

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Literature in English and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences

Literature in English and any 2 (two) subjects from Arts or Social Sciences

9.      

B.A. History and Int'l Studies

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, History/Government and any other 3 (three) from Arts or Social Sciences

History/Government and any other 2 (two) subjects from Arts or Social Sciences

10.   

B.A. English and Literary Studies

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language and Literature-in-English and any other 3 (three) of either Arts or Social Science subjects

Literature in English and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects

 

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

S/N

PROGRAMME

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

UTME SUBJECTS

1.      

B.Sc. Economics

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any 2 (two) of Arts or Social Science subjects

Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography and Financial Accounting

2.      

B.Sc. Geography

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any 2 (two) from Economics, Government/History, Civic Education, Physics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Data Processing, Technical Drawing, Biology/Agricultural Science

Geography and any 2 (two) from Economics, Government/History, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agricultural Sciences

3.      

B.Sc. Mass Communication

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Literature-in-English and any other 2 (two) from Arts or Social Sciences

Literature in English and any other 2 (two) Arts or Social Science subjects

4.      

B.Sc. Political Science

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Government or History plus 2 (two) social sciences subjects

History/Government plus 1 (one) Social Science Subject and any other Arts or Social Sciences Subject

5.      

B.Sc. Sociology

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, History/Government, and any other 2 (two) from Arts or Social Sciences

History/Government and any other 2 (two) subjects from the Arts and Social Sciences

 

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

S/N

PROGRAMME

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

UTME SUBJECTS

1.      

B.Sc. Accounting

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any 2 (two) of Accounting, Commerce, Government, Geography, and Marketing

Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science Subject

2.      

B.Sc. Banking & Finance

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any 2 (two) of Accounting, Commerce, Civic Education, Government, Geography, and Marketing

Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science Subject

3.      

B.Sc. Business Administration

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any 2 (two) of Accounting, Marketing, Commerce, Government & Geography

Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science Subject

4.      

B.Sc. Public Administration

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Economics and Government/History and any other 2 (two) from Arts or Social Science Subject

Government, Economics and any other Arts or Social Science Subject

 

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

S/N

PROGRAMME

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

UTME SUBJECTS

1.      

B.Sc. Biochemistry

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics

2.      

B.Sc. Biology

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Physics

3.      

B.Sc. Biotechnology

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and any other Science subject

Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics

4.      

B.Sc. Botany

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject

Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics

5.      

B.Sc. Microbiology

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject

Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics

6.      

B.Sc. Zoology

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject

Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics

7.      

B.Sc. Chemistry

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics

8.      

B.Sc. Computer Science

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other 2 (two) science subjects

Mathematics, Physics and any one of Chemistry, Agricultural Science/Biology

9.      

B.Sc. Geology

Five SSCE passes at credit level in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other relevant science subject

Any three of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biology

10.  

B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Chemistry and 2 (two) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics

11.  

B.Sc. Mathematics

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any 2 (two) of Chemistry, F. Maths, Geography or Biology/Agric. Sci.

Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry/Biology/Agricultural Science

12.  

B.Sc. Physics

Five SSCE passes at credit level in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any 1 (one) of the following subjects: Biology, Geography or Agricultural Science

Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry

13.  

B.Sc. Statistics

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and any 2 (two) of Chemistry, Biology/Agric. Sci., Economics/ Geography

Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics/Geography

14.  

MB; BS

Medicine & Surgery

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Biology, Chemistry and Physics

 

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

S/N

PROGRAMME

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

UTME SUBJECTS

1.      

B.A. (Ed.) Economics

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any 2 (two) of Arts or Social Science subjects

Economics, Mathematics and 1 (one) of Arts or Social Science subjects

2.      

B.A. (Ed.) English Language

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language and Literature in English plus 3 (three) other Arts or Social Science subjects

Literature in English, and any other 2 (two) subjects chosen from Arts/Social Sciences

3.      

B.A. (Ed.) Geography

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Geography, Mathematics and any other 2 (two) from Arts, Science or Social Sciences

Geography plus 2 (two) other Social Sciences/Arts/Science subjects

4.      

B.A. (Ed.) History

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, History/Government and 3 (three) relevant Arts or Social Science subjects

History/Government and any other 2 (two) subjects chosen from Arts or Social Sciences

5.      

B.A. (Ed.) Political Science

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, History/Government and 3 (three) relevant Arts or Social Science subjects

Government or History plus 2 (two) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects

6.      

B.Ed. Business Education

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and 2 (two) other subjects in the Social Sciences or Arts

Mathematics, Economics plus 1 (one) Arts or Social Science subject

 

7.      

B.Ed. Guidance & Counseling

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics plus any 3 (three) Arts, Social Sciences or Science subjects

The subject of specialization and 1 (one) each from (Arts and Social Sciences) or (Arts and Sciences) or (Social Sciences and Sciences)

8.      

B.Ed. Social Studies

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Government/History and any other 2 (two) subjects chosen from Arts or Social Sciences

Government/History, and any other 2 (two) subjects chosen from Arts or Social Sciences

9.      

B.Ed. Integrated Science

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry/Physics and any other Science subject

Any 3 (three) of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Health Science and Agricultural Science

10.   

B.Sc. (Ed.) Biology

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 1 (one) science subject

Biology and 2 (two) other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics

11.   

B.Sc. (Ed.) Chemistry

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and1 (one) science subject

Chemistry and 2 (two) other subjects from Biology, Mathematics and Physics

12.   

B.Sc. (Ed.) Computer Science

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language and Mathematics and 3 (three) other Science subjects

Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Geography

13.   

B.Sc. (Ed.) Mathematics

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and any 3 (three) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Further Mathematics

Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Biology

14.   

B.Sc. (Ed.) Physics

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Physics, Mathematics and 2 (two) other Science subjects

Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus 1 (one) other subject

15.   

BLIS Library & Information Science

5 (five) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and 3 (three) other relevant Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences subjects

Any 3 (three) subjects from Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences subjects

 

 

DIRECT ENTRY UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

 

 

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/ N

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

 

 

 

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENT

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECT ENTRY ADMISSIONS

IJMB / GCE A’LEVEL

 

NCE

 

OND

 

HND

 

Bachelor’s

Degree

Min. Aggt. Points

0 to 16

Subject Requirement

1.

ECONOMICS

5 Credit passes at not more than 2 sittings in Eng., Maths, Econs & any 2 relevant Arts & Social Science subjects such as Fin. Acct, Geography & Govt./History

 

10

2 A’ Level Passes in Econs & any one of Maths, Statistics, Geography, Financial

Acct, Business Mgt., History & Govt.

At least Merit pass in 2 NCE teaching subjects including Economics

Minimum of Upper credit in Dip. in Acct. Bus. Admin., Mktg. & Bank. &

Finance (not more than 5 yrs.)

Minimum of Lower credit in Dip. in Acct. Bus. Admin., Mktg. & Bank. & Finance

(not more than 5 yrs.)

Minimum of 3rd Class in relevant Science courses from any recognized institution.

2.

ENGLISH

5 Credit passes in not more than 2 sittings in English, Lit. in English & any other 3 of either Arts or Social Science Subjects.

 

8

2 A’ Level Passes to include Lit. & one other Arts or Social Science Subjects (Not less than a ‘B’ or combination of a

‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘E

At least Credit Pass in 3 Subjects areas including Lit. in English

Minimum of Upper credit in relevant courses from any recognized institution.

Minimum of Upper credit in relevant courses from any recognized institution.

Minimum of 3rd Class in relevant courses from any recognized institution.

3.

GEOGRAPHY

5 Credits passes in not more than 2 sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two from Arts and Social Sciences (Economics, Government/History) or Science

(Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science)

 

 

8

2 A’ Level Passes in Geo & any one of History/Government, Economics, or Biology/Agric., Chemistry, Physics, Geology & Mathematics

Minimum of Credit pass in Geography

Minimum of Upper Credit in Cart., Land Surveying & GIS/Geo- informatics

Minimum of Upper Credit in Cart., Land Surveying & GIS/Geo-informatics

Minimum of 3rd Class from Economics, Geology, Land Surveying, Cartography., GIS/Geo- Informatics, Chemistry

4.

HISTORY

Five SSC credit passes in not more than 2 sittings to include History/Government, English Language and any other three from Arts or Social Sciences.

 

8

2 A’ Level Passes in History/Government & any other Arts or Social Science

Minimum of Credit passes in 3 major subjects

Minimum of Upper Credit in relevant courses from any recognized institution

Minimum of Lower Credit in relevant courses from any recognized institution

Minimum of 3rd Class in Law or Education Courses and any Arts or Social Science

Courses

5.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

5 Credit Passes in not more than 2 sittings to include English, Maths, Govt./Hist. plus two Social Science Subjects & any other

subject.

 

-

2 A’ Level Passes to include History/ Government & one other Arts or Social Science.

Minimum of Credit pass in 3 major subjects

Minimum of Upper Credit in Pub.

Adm. & LG Studies or other cognate courses

Minimum of Lower Credit in Pub. Adm. & LG Studies or other cognate courses

Minimum of 3rd Class in Law or Education Courses & Arts, Social Science Courses

 

6.

BIOLOGY

5 Credit Passes in not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry & Biology

 

8

2 A’ Level Passes to include Biology/ Botany/ Zoology & Chemistry, Maths or Physics

Credit pass in Biology/ Agric Sci.

/ Lab. Tech & any related subject combination

Minimum of Upper Credit in Sci. Lab. Tech., Microbiology and

any other related field.

Minimum of Lower Credit in Sci. Lab. Tech., Microbiology and any other related field.

 

7.

CHEMISTRY

5 Credit Passes in not more than 2 sittings to include English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry & Biology

 

6

2 A’ Level Passes in Chemistry & any other of Mathematics, Physics or Biology

Minimum of Credit pass in Chem. & either Biology/Physics/ Mathematics

Minimum of Upper Credit in Polymer Chemistry, Color Chemistry, Science Lab. Tech &

Analytical Chemistry

Lower Credit in Polymer Chem., Color Chem., Science Lab. Tech & Analytical Chemistry

 

8.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

5 Credit Passes in not more than 2 sittings to include English, Mathematics, Physics, & any other two Science Subjects from (Biology/Agric., Chemistry & Computer Science)

 

 

 

9

IJMB: 2 A’ Level Passes in Maths & any one of Physics, Chemistry or Biology / Zoology/Botany

GCE A’L: 2 A’ Level

Passes to include Computer Science / Info. Tech & any one of

Physics, Maths, Chemistry & Biology

Minimum of Credit pass in Computer Sci./Maths/ Comp. Studies & any other relevant subject combination

Minimum of Upper Credit in Computer Science

Minimum of Lower Credit in Computer Science

 

9.

GEOLOGY

5 Credit Passes in not more than 2 sittings in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other relevant science subject.

 

8

2 A’ Level Passes from Geology, Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics

NCE Holders are not needed

Minimum of Upper Credit in Geology, Mining Engr., Mineral Resources. & Geophysics

Lower Credit in Geology, Mining Engr., Mineral Resources & Geophysics

Minimum of 3rd Class in B.Sc. – Chem., Bio, Physics & B.Eng.: Mining Engineering &

Chemical Engineering

10.

MATHEMATICS

5 Credit Passes in not more than 2 sittings to include English, Maths, Physics, & any two of Chemistry, F-Maths., Geography or Biology/Agric.

 

9

2 A’ Level Passes to include Mathematics & any one of Physics, Geography, Chemistry,

Biology, Economics or Statistics

Credit Pass in Mathematics & any other relevant subject combination.

Minimum of Upper Credit in Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science

Minimum of Lower Credit in Mathematics or any other relevant combination

Minimum of 3rd Class in relevant courses from any recognized institution.

11.

PHYSICS

5 Credit Passes in not more than 2 sittings to include English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any one of the following

subjects: Biology, Geography or Agricultural Science

 

10

2 A’ Level Passes to include Physics & any one of Mathematics and Chemistry

Credit in Physics & Mathematics and any other relevant subject combination.

Minimum of Upper Credit in Science Lab. Tech., Electronics & Electrical Engineering

Minimum of Lower Credit in Engineering or any other relevant discipline

Minimum of Pass Degree in Physics, Engineering and any other relevant discipline