The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), is a well-known federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
The institution offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in different fields such as Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Law, and Education.
As one of the leading universities in Nigeria, gaining admission into UNN is highly competitive. One of the key requirements for admission is choosing the correct and complete subject combination in both JAMB and O’Level.
To make your application process easier, I have put together the subject combinations for all courses and departments in UNN.
If you have any questions, feel free to drop them in the comment section at the end of this post.
UNN Courses – University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- Accounting
- Adult Education
- Agric Business
- Agricultural Extension (Agric Extension)
- Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Animal Science
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Art Combined (Combined Art Honours)
- B.A. (Single & Combined Hons) in Modern Languages
- Banking & Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences(s) (Combined Biological Sciences)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Botany (Plant Science and biotechnology)
- Business Education
- Business Management
- Civil Engineering
- Combined Social Sciences (Combined Honours)
- Combined Physical Sciences (Combined Honours)
- Combined Biological Science (Biological Science(s)
- Computer Education
- Computer Science
- Computer with Statistics
- Creative Arts
- Criminology and Security Studies
- Crop Science
- Dentistry & Dental Surgery
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & French
- Education & Geography
- Education & History
- Education & Igbo
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Music
- Education & Physics
- Education & Political Science
- Education & Social Science
- Education & Social Studies
- Education & Religious Studies
- Education Arts
- Education Fine and Applied Arts
- Education Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- English and Literary Studies
- Estate Management
- Fine Art / Fine & Applied Arts
- Food Science and Technology
- French
- French with German / Russian
- Genetics and Biotechnology
- Geography
- Geology
- German
- Guidance and Counselling
- Health Education
- History and International studies
- Home Economics and Education
- Home Science
- Human Anatomy
- Industrial Arts
- Industrial Technical Education
- Law
- Library abd Information Science
- Linguistics
- Linguistics Igbo and Other African Languages
- Local government Studies
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medical Rehabilitation
- Medicine & Surgery
- Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
- Metallurgical and Material Engineering
- Microbiology
- Music
- Nursing / Nursing Science
- Nutrition & Dietetics
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics and Astronomy
- Physiology
- Political Science
- Primary Education
- Psychology
- Public Administration & Local Government
- Pure & Industrial Chemistry
- Radiography
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Science Laboratory
- Social Work
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Soil Science
- Special Education
- Statistics
- Surveying & Geoinformatics
- Teacher Education Science
- Theatre & Film Studies
- Tourism Studies
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Veterinary Medicine
- Zoology
List of UNN Courses and Subject Combination 2026
Accounting
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any Social Science subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two subjects.
Adult Education
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Government or History, one Social Science subject and any other subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and three subjects from Literature in English, History, French, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Geography or Physics, Economics and Government.
Agricultural Extension (Agric Extension)
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and Physics or Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology or Agricultural Science plus one of Physics, Geography or Economics.
Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any one of Introduction to Agricultural Science, Materials and Workshop Processes and Machining, Tractor Layout Power Unit Under Carriage and Auto Electricity, Transmission System, Implement and Machine, Principles of Crop Husbandry and Land Use, Construction and Maintenance of Agricultural Machines, General Metal Work, General Wood Work or Building/Engineering Drawing.
Agricultural Economics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Mathematics or Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one of Geography, Physics or Economics.
Agricultural Science & Education
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry and any one of Physics, Economics, Geography, Mathematics, Government, Animal Husbandry, Fishery or Home Management.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Biology or Agricultural Science or Animal Husbandry or Fishery plus at least a pass in Chemistry.
Agriculture
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and either Physics or Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry and one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography or Economics.
Animal Science Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Mathematics or Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology or Agricultural Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics.
Archaeology Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Agricultural Science and Education.
O’level Requirements: Mathematics, English Language, Geography or Tourism or Economics, and any core Arts, Social Science or Science subject obtained in not more than two sittings.
Architecture
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology or Economics.
O’level Requirements: 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/Blocklaying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentry, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity.
Art Combined or Combined Art (Combined Honours) Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, the subjects to be combined and one other subject.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and the subjects to be combined.
B.A. (Single & Combined Honours) in Modern Languages Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: For Programme A – Use of English, French and any other two (2) subjects. For Programme B – Use of English and any three (3) subjects.
O’level Requirements: Programme A – five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and French. Programme B – credit passes in English Language and four (4) other subjects.
Banking & Finance Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any one of Government or Geography.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and any other subjects.
Biochemistry Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology.
Biological Science(s) (Combined Biological Sciences) Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and any other Science subject.
Botany (Plant Science and Biotechnology) Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Business Education Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one of Commerce, Financial Accounting, Government, History, Geography or CRK.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and any of Economics, Commerce, Financial Accounting, Typewriting, Government, History, Geography.
Business Management Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus any two of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography or Statistics.
Civil Engineering Department
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one other Science subject.
Computer Education Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics plus one other Science or Social Science subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics or Physics plus three Science or Social Science subjects.
Computer Science Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Economics or Geography.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Economics, Further Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Processing or ICT.
Computer with Statistics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any one of Chemistry, Economics or Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and any three of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Mathematics or Technical Drawing.
Creative Arts (Education) Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Fine Arts and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five SSC credit passes including English Language and Fine Arts.
Crop Science Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, Mathematics and one other Science or Social Science subject.
O’level Requirements: Credit passes in Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, Mathematics and at least a pass in Physics, plus one other Science or Social Science subject.
Dentistry Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one other Science subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
Early Childhood Education Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language.
Economics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French or Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two Arts or Social Science subjects.
Education & Biology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology and two other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and one other subject.
Education & Chemistry Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry and two other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language and two of Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science.
Education & Economics Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one other subject from Geography, Physics, History, Government or Literature in English.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Economics and Mathematics.
Education & English Language Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Literature in English, one Art and any other subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Literature in English and three other Arts or Social Science subjects.
Education & French
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, French plus two other Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and French.
Education & Geography Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Geography plus two other Social Science or Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including Geography, English Language and Mathematics.
Education & History Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, History and any two other subjects from Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies, Literature in English, French, Yoruba, Geography/Physics, Economics, Government or Hausa.
O’level Requirements: English Language, History and three relevant Arts subjects.
Education & Igbo
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Igbo and two other Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language and other Arts subjects to be combined with Education.
Education & Integrated Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.
O’level Requirements: Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Mathematics.
Education & Mathematics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry or Biology.
UNN JAMB Subjects: English Language, Mathematics and one other Science subject.
Education & Music
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Music and any two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including Music and English Language.
Education & Physics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one other subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Physics, Mathematics and two other Science subjects.
Education & Political Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Government or History plus two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Government or History and three other subjects.
Education & Social Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Mathematics.
Education & Social Studies
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three of Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Geography/Physics, Government, History or Islamic Studies.
O’level Requirements: English Language plus two Arts or Social Science subjects.
Education & Religious Studies
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, two Arts subjects including Religious Studies and one other subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Religious Studies and three other Arts subjects.
Education Arts
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, subject of specialization and any two Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language and other Arts subjects to be combined with Education.
Education Fine & Applied Arts
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Fine Arts, one other Arts subject and any other subject.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes or TC II or NTC/NBC merit including Fine Arts and English Language.
Education Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and three relevant Science or NBC subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and two other Science subjects.
Electrical Engineering
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
O’level Requirements: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language.
Electronics Engineering
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
O’level Requirements: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any other Science subject.
English & Literary Studies
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including Literature in English and English Language.
Estate Management
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.
O’level Requirements: Mathematics, English Language, Economics and any two from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Fine Arts, Technical Drawing, Agricultural Science or Building Construction.
Fine & Applied Arts
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Fine Arts and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Fine Arts.
Food Science & Technology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics and Biology or Agricultural Science.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, Physics, Basic Catering and Food Services, Bakery and Confectionaries, Hotel & Catering Craft (Cookery), Hotel & Catering Craft (Food/Drinks Services) and Basic Electricity.
French
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Literature in English and any other two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Literature in English, a Science subject and any other two Arts subjects.
French with German/Russian
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Literature in English, French and any other subject from Arts or Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Literature in English, French, a Science subject and any other subject from Arts or Social Sciences.
Geography
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Geography, Mathematics and any two other subjects.
Geology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology or Geography.
O’level Requirements: Any three of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology or Geography.
German
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, French and any two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: French, English Language and any three other subjects.
Guidance & Counselling
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language with at least a pass in Mathematics.
Health Education
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology and any two relevant subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes or TC II merit passes including English Language and Mathematics.
History and international Studies
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, History and any two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including History and English Language.
Home Economics & Education Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one other subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and/or Biology plus one of Physics, Home Management, Clothing and Textile, Food and Nutrition, Agricultural Science, Garment Making, Cosmetology, Catering Craft or Economics.
Home Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, and one of Biology, Agricultural Science, Food and Nutrition, Home Management, Catering or Garment Making.
Human Anatomy
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Industrial Technical Education
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics and any two from Science, Social Science or Trade subjects (Technical Drawing, Woodwork, Metalwork, Basic Electricity, Building Construction).
O’level Requirements: English, Physics or Mathematics at GCE/SSCE, NTC or City & Guild intermediate level.
Law
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Literature in English and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics or any Science subject.
Library & Information Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and three other relevant Arts, Science or Social Science subjects.
Linguistics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, any Language and two other subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language.
Linguistics Igbo & other African Languages
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Igbo and two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements: Igbo, English Language and any other Arts subject.
Marketing
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and any three relevant subjects.
Mass Communication
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language.
Mathematics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics or Geography.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Mechanical Engineering
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
O’level Requirements: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject.
Medical Laboratory Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Medical Rehabilitation Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Medicine & Surgery
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
O’level Requirements: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject.
Microbiology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
Music
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Music, one other Arts subject plus any other subject.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including Music and English Language.
Nursing Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology.
Nutrition & Dietetics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Mathematics or Physics.
O’level Requirements: Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, Mathematics, Physics and English Language.
Pharmacy Course
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (not more than two sittings).
Philosophy
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Government and any two other subjects.
O’level Requirements: Government or History, English Language and three other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required.
Physical Education
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology and any two relevant subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language and Mathematics.
Physics and Astronomy
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science subject from Further Mathematics, Biology or Agricultural Science.
Physiology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Political Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Government or History plus two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
O’level Requirements: Government or History, English Language and three other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required.
Primary Education
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language.
Psychology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology and any two subjects from Arts or Social Science.
O’level Requirements: Mathematics, English Language, Biology and one other subject from Arts or Social Science.
Public Administration & Local Government
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two other relevant subjects.
Local Government Studies
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two other relevant subjects.
Pure & Industrial Chemistry
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology or Agricultural Science.
Radiography
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
Religious and Cultural Studies
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Studies and any two other subjects.
O’level Requirements: English Language and Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Studies.
Russian
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Literature in English and any two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Literature in English, a Science subject and any other two Arts subjects.
Science Laboratory Technology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
Social Work
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Geography and any other subject.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Mathematics.
Sociology & Anthropology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three Social Science or Arts subjects.
O’level Requirements: Government or History, English Language and three other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required.
Soil Science
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and any other Science subject.
Special Education
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English and any three subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language.
Statistics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry and Economics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics and at least three subjects from Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics or Geography.
Surveying & Geoinformatics
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology or Economics.
O’level Requirements: 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, Carpentry, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign & Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching & Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity.
Theatre & Film Studies
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Literature in English and two other relevant subjects.
O’level Requirements: Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Arts subjects.
Urban & Regional Planning
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics or Chemistry.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Government, Biology, Art, History, IRK/CRK, Social Studies or Technical Drawing.
Veterinary Medicine
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Zoology
UNN JAMB Subjects: Use of English, Biology and any two of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
O’level Requirements: English Language, Biology and any two of Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics.
Conclusion
Gaining admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) requires that candidates meet the departmental cut-off marks and possess the UNN complete and correct subject or Subjects combinations. Prospective students must ensure that their JAMB, WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB results reflect the required subjects for their chosen course.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to use the comment section below.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – UNN Subject Combinations
1. Can I use two sittings of WAEC/NECO for UNN admission?
Yes, UNN allows candidates to combine results from two sittings, provided you meet the required credit passes in all necessary subjects.
2. What happens if I don’t have the correct subject or Subjects combination for my course?
If your UNN JAMB or O’level subjects do not match the departmental requirements, your admission will likely be rejected. Always confirm your course’s or departmental subject combination before applying.
3. Can I change my course after checking UNN’s admission requirements?
Changing courses is only possible during the JAMB registration or through official transfer procedures. You must ensure your new course combination is valid.
4. Do UNN courses have specific compulsory subjects in JAMB?
Yes. Each course has mandatory JAMB subjects (e.g., Medicine & Surgery requires English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology). Always check the official UNN guidelines.
5. Are additional subjects like CRK, Literature, or Economics required for all courses?
No, additional subjects vary by course. Arts and Social Science courses may require Literature, Government, or Economics, while Science courses require Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics.
6. How do I confirm my course’s subject combination?
Always visit the official UNN website or consult the latest JAMB admission brochure to verify JAMB and O’level subject requirements.
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Remember this Article is for information purposes, and to help UNN prospective students to avoid mistakes, for official statement and subject waivers please visit the UNN official website www.unn.edu.ng
Good luck to you all.
