SOCIAL SCIENCES

SOCIAL/MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
FACULTY/SCHOOL/COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
B.Sc. (Hons)

1 Accounting 33 International Studies 65 Population Studies

2 Accountancy/Finance/Accounting 34 International Business 66 Pure and Applied Psychology
3 Accounting Management & Finance 35 International Relationship and Diplomacy 67 Regional Intergration and Diplomacy
4 Anthropology 36 Information Science Technology 68 Religion
5 Acturial Science 37 Islamic Studies with Acturial Science 69 Social Work & Administration
6 Arabic and Islamic Regligious Studies 38 Law/International Law and Diplomacy 70 Social Work/Community Development
7 Banking and Finance 39 Library and Information Science 71 Sociology
8 Business Management/Mgt Sciences 40 Library Science 72 Social Work
9 Business Administration 41 Literature 73 Sociology and Anthropology
10 Communications 42 Library Studies 74 Sociology and Psychology
11 Criminology and Penology 43 Local Government Studies 75 Transport Planning and Management
12 Demography and Social Statistics 44 Management Information System 76 Taxation
13 Economics 45 Management Technology 78 Tourism and Eventmanagement
14 Enterpreneuship 46 Mass Communication 79 Urban and Regional Planning
15 Economics and Development Studies 47 Marketing
16 Economics and Operation Research 48 Office System Management
17 Economics and Statistics 49 Peace and Development Studies
18 Finance 50 Personnel Management
19 Gender and Woman Studies 51 Philosophy
20 Geography 52 Project Management Technology
21 Geography and Planning Science 53 Political Science and History
22 Geography and Environmental Management 54 Political Philosophy/Economics
23 Geography and Resources Management 55 Political Science and Public Administration
24 Geography and Regional Planning 56 Poltitical Science and Diplomacy
25 Human Resources Management 57 Political Science and Conflict Resolution
26 Industrial and Labour Relations 58 Political Science
27 Industrial Relations & Personnel Mgt. 59 Policy and Administrative Studies
28 Industrial Relation 60 Political Scienceand International Relations
29 Information Resources Management 61 Political and Administrative Studies
30 Intelligence and Security Services 62 Public Relation and Advertising
31 Insurance 63 Psychology
32 Insurance and Acturial Science 64 Public Administration

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
ACCOUNTANCY/FINANCE/ACO Two ‘A’ level passes Five SSCE credit passes Mathematics, DIRECT ENTRY:
UNTING including Economics. including English Language, Economics and (i) AAU accepts:
ACHIEVERS Mathematics, Economics any other Social (a) BSc, BA or HND in other discipline
and two other relevant Science subject (b) ND (Upper Credit) in Accounting.
ADSU
subjects. (c) Foundation of ICAN
AJAYI (iii) ILORIN requires 'A' level passes in Accounting and at least
BINGHAM one of Mathematics, Business Management, Economics,
BIU Statistics, Geography and Government plus UTME
requirements.
COVENANT
(vi) BINGHAM, AJAYI and AAU requires A' level pass in
CRAWFORD Accounts. Accepts National Diploma in Accounting, Banking
CUAB and Finance or Business Management from a recognised
FED-NDUFU institution.
(vii) ILORIN Accepts National Diploma in Accounting/Finance plus
FEDOTUOKE
UTME.
FOUNTAIN (viii) CUAB
JABU (a) requires two ‘A’ Level passes to include Mathematics and
JABU either Economics or Account.
(b) IJMB at acceptable grades.
KASU
(c) NCE, ND, and approved equivalent of with at least lower
KSU credit may be admitted to the appropriate level.
NDU (x) JOS accepts:
NOVENA (a) Two Principal and one subsidiary passes in any of the
following subject: Principles of Accounts, Marketing,
NTNU
Finance, Economics, Government and Commerce. In
PAUL addition to the IJMB/A/L candidates should have credit in
REDEEMERS three 'O' level subjects as per ' O' level requirement other
SALEM than the ones obtained at IJMB/A/L.
(b) (i) Candidates must have completed from a recognised
SAU
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TANSIAN institution with a minimum of lower credit in any of the

following fields of studies: Business Administration,
TSUJ
Accounting, Accounting/Auditing, banking, Finance,
YOSU Marketing, Purchasing and Supply, Actuarial
Science/Insurance, Secretarial Administration, Office
ACCOUNTING Management, Psychology, Public Business Studies,
AAU Administration, Catering and Hotel Management and
ABUAD Statistics, Financial Studies.
(ii) In addition to the National or Higher National Diploma,
AUGUSTINE
candidates must have a minimum of five (5) credits in 'O'
AKSU level subject as per 'O' level requirement in A above.
AL-HIKMAH c. In addition to 'O' level requirement as per A above
AUCHIPOLY-DEG candidates must have at least a merit pass in any of the
following: Business Education, Mathematics/Economics,
AUE
Geography/Economics, Secretarial Studies, Financial
BABCOCK Studies
BAYERO d. In addition to the 'O' level requirement as per A above,
BAZE candidates must pass any of the following professional
courses. I.C.A.N, CI.B., A.C.I.S., A.C.C.A., N.I.M. and C.M.A.
BELLS
Institute of Certified Public Accounting of Nigeria.
BENIN (xi) For Business Administration, AJAYI accepts A' Level or
BOWEN equivalents in Economics and one of Business Management,
CALABAR Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Geography and
Government plus 'O' level credit passes in English Language
CALEB
and Mathematics
CHRISLAND (xii) LASU accepts:
CHRISTOPHER a. ND/HND not admissible for Direct Entry.
EDWIN CLARK b. For Public Administration it requires Two 'A' level passes
EKSU chosen from Economics, Accounts, Business Management,
Government, Geography and Statistics.
FED-GASHUA
c. For Marketing and Business Administration it requires two
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FED-GUSAU 'A' level passes chosen from Accounts, Business

Management, Government, Geography, Business Methods
FED-KASHERE
and Economics.
FED-KEBBI d. For Accounting it requires two A’ level passes chosen from
FUNAAB Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government
GOUU and Mathematics.
e. For Insurance it requires two A’ level passes chosen from
GREGORY
Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government,
GSU Geography and Statistics.
HALLMARK (xvi) UNN accepts for three year programme (Direct Entry)
ILORIN candidates to possess any of the following qualifications:
(a) Two GCE (A/L) passes or its equivalent in any of the
AL-QALAM
following subjects: Government, History, Economics,
KWASU Business Management, Accounting and Geography plus
LANDMARK UTME requirements.
MC-IBRU (b) ND from recognized institutions in Law, Secretarial studies
or its equivalent at merit level plus UTME requirements.
MOUNTAIN TOP
(c) Higher National Diploma of recognized institutions with a
NDA minimum of merit/lower credit level passes plus UTME
NORTHWEST requirement.
OBONG (xvii) BIU requires in addition to the O' level requirements
specified, a minimum of two relevant subjects passed at GCE
OOU
Advanced level or NCE (3 merits) or National Diploma in
PAN-ATLANTIC relevant field not below credit level.
POL-ACAD (xviii) BOWEN accepts two ‘A’ level passes which must include
RENAISSANCE Economics, IJMB/NCE/ND or approved equivalent in
relevant subject(s).
RHEMA
(xix) UNIOSUN accepts
RITMAN (a) For Accounting
SOUTHWESTERN 'A' Level passes in Economics and any one of the following
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UNIKINGS addition to UTME requirement. ND and approved

equivalents in relevant fields with at least a lower credit may
UMUDIKE
be considered. ICAN ATS (Final level) and Foundation pass of
UMYUK recognized professional bodies i.e. ICAN, ACCA (London),
UNIHEZ CIMA (UK), CIBN, CITN and other members of IFAC may be
VERITAS considered.
(b) For Business Administration
WESTERN-DEL
‘A’ Level passes in at least two (2) of the following subjects:
WUSTO
Economics, Geography, Business Studies, Government,
Accounting and Book-Keeping, in addition to UTME
requirement. ND and approved equivalents in relevant fields
ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
with at least a lower credit may be considered.
BENIN
(xxi) CALABAR accepts: (For Accounting)
SALEM
(a) UNICAL , DBA, ND (Upper Credit) in relevant field; HND
(lower credit) in relevant field
(b) does not accept IJMB or A/L paper or NCE for Direct Entry.
FINANCE
(xxii) CALABAR accepts (For Marketing)
AUN (i) Two A’ level passes chosen from Economics or Mathematics,
ILORIN Government and Geography. ND in Business Administration.
(ii) Does not accept IJMB and NCE
(xxiii) CALABAR accepts: (For Bus. Mgt)
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ (i) ND in any Management area including Accounting, Banking
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE and Finance, Business Management, Marketing and
BAZE Computer science at credit level or higher level.
CALABAR (ii) A/L in any three of Accounting, Business Management,
Economic and Mathematics plus O/L credits in English
Language, Mathematics, Commerce or Economic.
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (xxiv) BENIN - (For Accounting)
MANAGEMENT In addition to UTME requirements, requires two A' level
FUNAAB passes in Accounting and Economics/Business
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DIRECT ENTRY UTME
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting, Financial Studies or Business Management; First
AAU Degree (Second Class Lower) in any relevant discipline; NCE
with credit pass in Accounting; ICAN (foundation) or its
ABUAD
equivalent or Chartered Institute of Secretaries and
ACHIEVERS Administration (Final), HND (Upper credit) in Accounting is
ADSU accepted into300level.
AUGUSTINE (xxv) BENIN - (For Business Administration) Same as in Accounting
but requires two 'A' level passes including Economics or
AJAYI
Mathematics, requires ND (Upper Credit)/HND (Lower
AKSU credit) in Accounting, Business Administration, Banking and
AL-HIKMAH Finance, Marketing or Insurance or NCE ) with credit pass in
AUCHIPOLY-DEG Business Studies.
(v) BENIN (for Insurance and Actuarial Science) accepts
AUE
A. Applicant should possess five credit passes in the GCE or
BABCOCK equivalent examination, at least two of which shall be at the
YOSU Advance level or credit passes at least three of which shall
BELLS be at the Advance Level provided that subjects are not
counted at both levels of the examination. Credit passes at
BENIN
the Ordinary Level must include English and Mathematics.
BINGHAM C. ND in relevant discipline with at least upper credit grade in
BIU addition to five credits passes.
BOWEN D. HND in relevant discipline with at least lower credit in
addition to five credit passes.
CALEB
F. Final Certificate of relevant Professional Bodies in addition
CRAWFORD to five credit passes.
CHRISLAND (vi) ABU accepts two ‘A’ Level/IJMB passes in
CHRISTOPHER Management/Social Science Subjects one of which must be
Economics.
CUAB
(x) BENIN (for marketing) accepts:
DELSU
a. O’ level requirements plus two subjects at the GCE A/L or
EDWIN CLARK HSC, one of which should be Accounting and the other
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EKSU either Economics or Business Management.

FED-KEBBI b. In Exception cases the following Qualifications may also
be considered
FED-GASHUA
bi. O’ level requirement plus a complete pass in the
FED-GUSAU intermediate examination of the Institute of Chartered
FED-NDUFU Accountants of Nigeria or of any other equivalent
FOUNTAIN Professional Accounting body OR
GREGORY bii. O’ level requirement plus passes in all parts of the
GSU Associate ship Examination of the Institute of Bankers.
GOUU OR
(with options in biii. O’ level requirement plus National Diploma in Marketing
i. Management or any relevant subject (passes with minimum average of
upper credit) from a recognized Polytechnic or College of
ii. Marketing
Technology
iii. Public Administration biv. O’ level requirement plus a higher National in any
ILORIN relevant subject awarded by a recognized Polytechnic or
JABU College of Technology.
HALLMARK bv. O’ level requirement plus a bachelor’s degree in any
subject awarded by a recognized University.
KASU
AL-QALAM (xxvi) CALABAR accepts five credits, including English Language
KSU and Government, a pass in Mathematics, plus two 'A'
KWASU level papers in the Social Sciences (a minimum of C).
(xxvii) KWASU accepts
LANDMARK
a) For Accounting IJMB, Cambridge ONLY, ND Accounting
LAPAI (Upper Credit), HND Accounting (Lower Credit)
LASU b) For Business Administration IJMB, Cambridge ONLY, ND
MC-IBRU Business Administration (Upper Credit), HND Business
Administration (Lower Credit).
MOUNTAIN TOP
(xxviii) PAUL accepts two 'A' level passes chosen from Economics,
NORTHWEST
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NOVENA Accounting, Business Management, Government

and Geography.
NTNU
(xxiv) BELLS accepts two A' Level passes in any two of
OOU Chemistry, Economics, Geography and Mathematics.
ODUDUWA (xxv) EBSU accepts for Public Administration candidates with NCE,
PAN-ATLANTIC ND or HND, the candidates are expected to possess the
relevant O' level subject just like those being admitted
REDEEMERS
through UTME.
RENAISSANCE (xxvi) CRAWFORD accepts
RITMAN For Marketing
SALEM (i) Two 'A' level passes in Economics or anyone of Business
Management, Geography, Accounting Government,
SAU
Mathematics or Statistics.
SOUTHWESTERN (ii) NCE - With passes in Accounting, Business Studies or any
SUMMIT Social Science
TANSIAN (iii) ND/HND in relevant subjects not lower than Lower Credit.
(iv) CRAWFORD:
TSUJ
For Accountancy
UMUDIKE (a) Two 'A' level passes including Economics plus anyone of
UMYUK Accounting, Government, Commerce, and Business Mgt.
UNIHEZ (b) NCE - With passes in Accounting, Business Studies or any
Social Science
UNIKINGS
(c) ND/HND in relevant subjects not lower than Lower Credit.
VERITAS For Business Administration
WESTERN-DEL (a) Two 'A' level passes in Economics and any one of Business
WUSTO Management, Geography, Accounting, Government, or
Statistics
(b) NCE - With at least Merit level in Business Management or
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/ any Social Science subjects.
MARKETING (c) ND/HND in relevant subjects not lower than Lower Credit.
NDU (xxvii) AAU (For Public Administration) requires two 'A' level passes

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including Government/History, Economics or any other
Social Science subject.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (xxix) WESTERN-DEL accepts (For Accounting)
a) Two ‘A’ Level passes including Economics and one other
AAU
subject.
ABUJA b) NCE with at least merit passes in relevant subjects.
ABUAD c) National Diploma with at least lower credit passes in
AKSU Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration.
Intermediate passes in ICAN, ACCA, ICMA and CIBN
AUE
examinations
BABCOCK (xxx) WESTERN-DEL accepts (For Business Administration)
BAYERO a) Two ‘A’ passes in Economics and one other Social Science
BENIN subject.
b) National Diploma in Accounting, Banking and Finance,
YOSU
Business Administration, Marketing or Insurance, NCE in
CALABAR Business Studies
CRAWFORD (xxxi) AUE
CRAWFORD a) For Accounting accepts A’ level or HSC pass in Economics or
Business Management and at least one other subject, or
FED-GASHUA
ND/NCE (upper credit) in Accounting, Business Management
FED-GUSAU Studies from an approved Polytechnics, College of
GOUU Technology or College of Education.
GSU b) For Business Administration accepts A’ level or HSC pass in
Economics or Business Management and at least one other
JABU
subject or ND (Upper credit) in Business Administration from
KSU recognised Polytechnics.
LASU (xxxi) SALEM requires A’ level passes in Mathematics and any
LASU other relevant subjects.
(xxxiii)DELSU accepts ND (Upper Credit) in Business Administration,
NOVENA
Accounting, Marketing, Insurance, Banking/Finance,
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OOU accept IJMB.

(xxxiv) RHEMA accepts ND/HND in Accounting plus UTME
OBONG
requirements.
REDEEMERS (xxxv) FUNAAB requires A’ level passes in Accounting and at least
SAU one of Mathematics, Business Management, Economics and
TANSIAN Government plus UTME requirement. It accepts ND (Upper
TSUJ Credit) in Accounting or Business Administration. It does not
accept NCE.
UMYUK
(xxxvi) GOUU accepts
UNN (offers it as Public (a) for Accounting BSc, BA or HND in other discipline, ND
Administration and Local Govt). (Upper Credit) in Accounting, Foundation of ICAN.
VERITAS (b) For Business Administration two ‘A’ level passes in
Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics,
Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting,
Business Management, History and Government.
MARKETING
BSc, BA or HND in other discipline, ND (Upper Credit) in
AKSU Business Administration.
AL-HIKMAH (c) For Marketing two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one
BABCOCK of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry,
BAZE Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History
and Government.
BENIN BSc, BA or HND in other discipline, ND (Upper Credit) in
CALABAR Marketing.
CRAWFORD (d) For Public Administration;
CHRISTOPHER BA, BSc or HND or other disciplines, ND (Upper Credit) pass
in Public or Business Administration.
EDWIN CLARK (xxxvii) UMYUK requires
GOUU a. For Public Administration two A’ level passes including
GREGORY Government/History.
HALLMARK b. For Accounting Two ‘A’ level credit passes in Economics,
and any of Science, Social Science and Management. ND
LASU
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REDEEMERS with credit passes in relevant subjects. Business Admin
SALEM requires HND/ND with credit pass in relevant field. NCE/A
levels with a minimum of nine points in relevant field.
SOUTHWESTERN NCE/A levels with a minimum of nine points in relevant
TANSIAN field.
UMUDIKE (xxxviii) RENAISSANCE accepts ND (credit) from a recognised
WESTERN-DEL institutions in related fields like Accountancy, Business
Administration, Banking & Finance, Marketing plus UTME
requirement.
(xxxix) CALEB
MARKETING AND
(a) For Business Administration accepts ND at Credit level in
ADVERTISING
Business Administration, Secretarial Studies or Social
VERITAS Sciences related studies may be considered for admission by
direct entry provided they have the UME subjects at one
sitting.
INSURANCE (b) For Accounting accepts ND at Credit level in Accounting,
BENIN Banking, Financial Studies or Social Sciences related studies
GREGORY may be considered for admission by direct entry provided
JABU they have the UME subjects at one sitting.
LASU (xl) NDU requires
i. Candidates must possess at least two (2) Advanced level
passes which must include Economics or:
TRANSPORT PLANNING AND ii. National Diploma in a related discipline, with upper credit
MANAGEMENT pass in addition
OOU iii. Candidates must satisfy the normal UME entry qualification
of the ‘O’ level.
(xli) NTNU accepts any two A’ level passes in Arts or Social
Sciences subjects, ND/HND (lower credit) or NCE (merit) in
relevant fields.
(xlii) SOUTHWESTERN accepts
(a) NCE with passes at merit level in relevant subjects.

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(b) Two 'A' level passes in Accounting or Economics and any
one other subject.
(c) Foundation of professional examination such as ICAN,
ACCA, ICMA.
(d) ND/HND with at least a lower credit pass in the relevant
field.
(e) IJMB/NCE/ND/HND/ATS of ICAN.
(xliii) SOUTHWESTERN for Marketing accepts
IJMB/NCE/ND/HND/ATS of ICAN or approved equivalent.
(xliv) ABUJA for Public Administration accepts two A level credit
passes in Government or History, NCE (minimum 10 points)
or ND with Upper Credit in relevant discipline in addition to
the 'O' level requirements.
(xlv) UMUDIKE requires two A’ level passes in Accounting and any
other subject from Economics, Mathematics, Government. It
Accepts NCE, ND, HND in relevant discipline with at least
Lower Credit in addition to O’ level requirements.
(xlvi) PAN-ATLANTIC accepts:
a) Two A’ level passes in any relevant subjects.
b) ND/HND with lower credit passes in relevant courses.

UTME
(i) ILORIN requires 'O; level credit passes in any three of
Accounting, Business Method, Commerce, Geography,
Economics, Statistics and Government.
(ii) IGBINEDION accepts Financial Accounting in lieu of
Economics.
(iii) AJAYI requires two other subjects from Accounting, Business
Methods, Commerce, Geography and Government.
(iv) RENAISSANCE and CUAB accept Commerce in lieu of
Economics.

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(v) LAUTECH requires two subjects from Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, Agric. Science and Geography.
(vi) CUAB:
(a) for Business Administration requires Five (5) O’level credits
in English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any two
of the following: Commerce, Geography and Statistics is
required.
(b) For Accounting requires five credits passes in SSCE/GCE/O’
Level/NECO which include English Language, Mathematics,
Economics, and any other two social science subjects at not
more than two sittings.
(viii) LASU:
(a) For Accounting it requires other two relevant subjects
could be from any of Principles of Accounts, Commerce,
Office Practice and Secretarial duties.
(b) For Public Administration if requires 'O' Level credit to
include English Language, Mathematics, Government,
Economics and any one of Principles of Accounts,
Commerce, Office Practice and Secretariat Studies.
(c) For Business Administration it requires Five 'O' level credit
passes including English Language, Mathematics plus any
three of Economics, Accounting, Commerce, Government
and Geography.
(d) For Insurance, it requires Five 'O' level credit passes
including English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus
any two of Accounting, Business Method, Commerce,
Government, Geography and Statistics.
(e) For Marketing, it requires Five 'O' level credit passes
including English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus
any three of Business Method, Commerce, Book Keeping
and Economics.

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(ix) COVENANT requires five 'O' Level credit passes to include
English Language, Mathematics, Economics , one science
subject from the following (Biology, Health/ General
Science, Agricultural Science, Physics and Chemistry) and
either of Geography, Government, Accounting, Book
Keeping and Commerce.
(x) COVENANT for Marketing requires English Language,
Mathematics, Economics one of Government or
History and any Science subject from Biology,
Health/General Science, Agricultural Science, Physics and
Chemistry.
(xi) UNIOSUN requires
(a) For Accounting
Five 'O' level credit passes at not more than two sittings in
subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics
and Economics to form the core subjects, with credit in any
of the following: Geography, Government and Accounting
at one sitting.
(b) For Business Administration
Five 'O' level credit passes at not more than two sittings in
subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics
and Economics to form the core subjects, with credit in any
of the following: Geography, Commerce, Government,
Accounts and Book-keeping at one sitting.
(xii) AUN accepts:
(i) 'A' level passes chosen from English Language, Mathematics,
Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Literature in English, Government, History, Economics,
Geography, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Visual
Arts, Computer Studies, Information Technology, Civics, and
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French.
(xiii) does not accept credit passes in the following; Agriculture,
Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Home Craft, Home
management, Physical Education, Physical and Health
Education, Music, Commerce, Accounting, Financial
Accounting, Book keeping, Islamic History, Religious Studies,
Tajweed, Library Studies, Diction, Kiswahili, Igbo,
Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic, Turkish, Study skills.
(xiv) accepts ICGSE and 'A' level Cambridge and does not offer
admissions direct to 200 level programs. May transfer
credits relevant to it's major at the discretion of the Dean of
school
(xv) CALABAR requires five credit including English Language and
Government and at least a Pass in Mathematics. No
candidates will be considered without a credit in English
Language.
(xv) KASU requires five 'O' level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two of Arts or
Social Science subjects.
(xvi) EBSU requires five O' level or its equivalent with credits in
English Language, Mathematics, Economics. Government
and any other subject.
(xvii) NTNU accepts one subjects from Accounting, Banking and
Finance, Commerce, Geography, Business Studies,
Government or Statistics in lieu of Economics.
(xviii) NTNU same as in Accountancy.
(xix) ABSU same as Political Science.
(xx) GOUU requires Five SSCE credit passes in not more
than two sittings in subjects which include English
Language, Mathematics and Economics.
(xxi) PAUL requires five SSCE credit passes including English
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Language, Mathematics, Economics and nay other two
relevant subjects.
(xxii) REDEEMER'S requires Five 'O' Level credit passes to include
English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other
two subjects in Social Sciences.
(xxiii) CRAWFORD requires for Business Administration five 'O'
level credit passes to include English, Economics,
Mathematics and at least 2 from Business Methods,
Accounting, Commerce, Geography and Government
(xxiv) AAU requires five credit passes including English,
Mathematics, Economics, Government/History and any
other subject. AAU can accept History/Government. AAU
also accepts Mathematics
(xxv) WESTERN-DEL (for Business Administration) requires five
SSCE credit passes including English Language, Mathematics,
Economics or Accounts, one other Social Science subject and
any one other subject of choice.
(xxvi) NDU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English,
Mathematics, Economics, and any two other subjects in not
more than two sittings.
(xxviii) BELLS requires a pass in Physics for Business Computing
and Information Technology.
(xxix) CALABAR requires five 'O' level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two of Arts or
Social Science subjects.
(xxx) KWASU:
(a) For Accounting requires five O’ level credit passes to include
English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting and
any other social science subject.
(b) For Business Administration requires five O’ level credit
passes to include English Language, Mathematics,
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Economics and any other two social science subjects
preferably Business Studies/Commerce or English Language,
Mathematics, Government and any two social science
subjects.
(xxxi) UNN requires minimum entry requirement plus credit level
pass in English Language, Government, or History and
Mathematics at SSCE or GCE ‘O’ level.
(xxxii)GOUU accepts
(a) For Business Administration and Marketing credit pass in
Commerce in lieu of Economics.
(b) For Public Administration five SSCE credit passes in English,
Mathematics, Government or History or Commerce and two
other subjects.
(xxxiii) UMYUK accepts
(a) Five credit passes at SSCE (or its equivalent) in English,
Mathematics, Economics and any other two relevant Social
Science subjects in not more than two sittings.
(b) For Business Administration, credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce and any
two Social Science subjects.
(c) For Public Administration, five credit passes or its equivalent
in English, Mathematics, Government or History and any
other two subjects from Arts or Social Science in not more
than two sittings.
(xxxiv) RENAISSANCE requires five credit passes to include
Mathematics, English Language, Economics or Accounting.
(xxxv)FUNAAB requires two relevant credit passes from any of
Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Government or
Geography.
(xxxvi) NDA requires credit passes in English Language,
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Commerce, Geography, History, French, Arabic and
Government.
(xxxv)KSU for Public Administration five SSCE credit passes in
English, Mathematics, Government, Economics and any
other Arts or Social Science subject.
(xxxvi)AUCHIPOLY-DEG for Business administration requires five
(5) O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics
plus any two (2) of Accounting, Business Methods,
Commerce, Government, Geography and Statistics.
(xxxvii) BENIN (for Insurance) – A pass in Further Mathematics is
an advantage.
(xxxviii) BENIN (for marketing) requires five credit passes to
include English Language, Mathematics, Economics and
two other subjects at not more than two sittings
(xxxix) ABUJA for Public Administration requires five Credit
Passes at SSCE (or its equivalent) including English,
Mathematics, Government or History, Economics or
Commerce and any other relevant subjects.
(xl) BABCOCK - A pass in Economics may be considered
provided the candidate has a credit pass in Accounting or
Commerce.
(xli) UMUDIKE requires two other credit passes from
Government, CRK and Geography.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) CRUTECH and EKSU require Economics, Mathematics, and
any Social Science subject.
(ii) BOWEN requires Government for Public Administration.
(iii) BENIN (for Public Administration) requires
Government/History, one Social Science subject and any
other subject.

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(iv) LAUTECH requires third subject from Physics, Chemistry
or Biology/Agric. Science
(v) JOS requires Principles of Accounting, Marketing, Finance,
Economics, Government and Commerce
(vi) UNN requires Government/History plus two other subjects
from social sciences or Arts.
(vii) CALABAR requires Government, Economics, Geography,
Mathematics, Accounting and Commerce.
(viii) WESTERN-DEL (For Business Administration) requires
Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science
subject.
(x) LASU:
(a) For Business Administration requires one of Commerce,
Geography or Government.
(b) For Insurance requires one of Geography, Commerce,
Business Methods or Statistics.
(c) For Public Administration requires Government as the other
subject.
(xi) AUE requires five credit passes to English Language,
Mathematics and any threes from Economics, Geography,
Commerce, Government, Accounts and Book-Keeping at not
more than two sittings.
(x) UMYUK requires for Public Administration Government or
History.
(xi) UMYUK for Business Administration – Same as in Economics.
(xii) NTNU accepts Economics/Principle of Accounting and any
two Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
(xiii) CUAB:
(a) for Business Administration requires Mathematics, English
Language, Economics and Government/Commerce or any
other social science subject.

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(b) For Accounting requires English Language, Economics,
Mathematics and Geography/Commerce/ Government.
(xiv) AUCHIPOLY-DEG for Business administration requires
Mathematics, Economics and any other subject.
(xv) OOU accepts Mathematics/Economics and any two other
Social Science subjects.
(xvi) BAYERO requires Government or History plus two other
Social Science subjects.
(xvii) ABUJA for Public Administration requires Mathematics,
Government, and any other Social Science subject.
(xviii) UMUDIKE requires one of Government, Principles of
Account, CRK and Geography as the fourth subject.

BANKING AND FINANCE (i) Two 'A' level passes Five SSCE credits including Mathematics, one DIRECT ENTRY
AAU in Accounting or English Language, Social Science (i) GOUU, FUNAAB, AJAYI and NTNU - As in Accounting.
Economics and one Mathematics, Economics subject and any (ii) CUAB accepts (i) Two ‘A’ Level passes to include
ABUAD
other subject. and two other relevant other subject Mathematics and either Economics or Account. (ii) IJMB at
ABUJA (ii) NCE with passes at subjects. acceptable grades. (ii) NCE, ND, HND and approved
ACHIEVERS merit level in relevant equivalent with at least lower credit may be admitted to
AUGUSTINE subjects. the appropriate level.
(iii) ND at credit level. (iii) UMUDIKE and AJAYI – Same as in Accounting.
AJAYI
(iv) Foundation (iv) LASU requires two 'A' level passes chosen from Accounting,
AL-HIKMAH International exam Economics, Business Management, Mathematics and
COOU such as ICAN, ACCA, Statistics. LASU accept 'A' Level pass in Government.
BABCOCK ICMA, GPFA. ND/HND not admissible for Direct Entry.
(v) BIU same as in Accounting
BAYERO
(vi) OOU accepts:
BAZE (a ) Part I Chartered Institute of Bankers
BELLS (vi) UNIOSUN accepts A' Level passes in Economics and any
BENIN one of Geography, Government and Accounting. ND (lower

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BIU credit) in relevant fields. Candidates with ICAN, ACCA

(London), CIMA (UK), CIBN, CITN and other members of
BOWEN
IFAC may be considered.
CALABAR (vii) CALABAR accepts ND in Banking and Finance.
CALEB (viii) BENIN - in addition to UTME requirement, requires
COVENANT two 'A' level passes including Economics; ND (Upper credit)
CRAWFORD in Accounting, Business Studies or Financial Studies; HND
CHRISLAND (Lower Credit) in Accounting , Financial Studies, Business
CHRISTOPHER Studies or Banking and Finance; NCE (overall merit) with
credit pass in Economics or Business Studies; Associate
CUAB
Institute of Bankers (Part 1). It also accepts HND Lower
EDWIN CLARK
credit or Merit in relevant Discipline.
EKSU
(ix) BELLS and WESTERN-DEL same as in Accounting
FOUNTAIN (x) CALEB accepts ND at Credit level in Accounting, Banking,
FUNAAB Financial Studies, or ATS, ICAN may be considered for
GOUU admission by direct entry provided they have the UME
GREGORY subjects at one sitting.
HALLMARK (xi) BAYERO does not accept Chemistry, Physics, and
KSU Agricultural Science & History.
KWASU (xii) JOS accepts National Diploma (Lower Credit) in Business
LANDMARK Administration, Accounting, Purchasing & Supply,
Marketing and other related disciplines.
LASU
(xiii) NDU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English,
MC-IBRU
Mathematics, Economics, and any two other subjects in
MOUNTAIN TOP
not more than two sittings.
NASARAWA (xiv) SOUTHWESTERN accepts:
NDU (a) NCE with passes at merit level in relevant subjects.
NTNU (b) SND in Management, Marketing, Accounting and
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OBONG Banking/Finance with a minimum of ‘B’ overall average.

PAN-ATLANTIC (c) Two 'A' level passes in Accounting or Economics and any
one other subject.
POL-ACAD
(d) IJMB/NCE/ND/Banking Certificate/ CIBN course or
REDEEMERS approved equivalent.
RANISSANCE (xv) ABUJA accepts :Two A level credit passes in Economics
RHEMA and any of Social Science, and Management or ND with
SAU Upper Credit in relevant discipline in addition to the 'O'
SALEM level requirements.
SOUTHWESTERN
SUMMIT UTME
UNIKINGS (i) UMUDIKE and CONVENANT - Same as in Accounting
UMUDIKE (ii) UNIOSUN requires Five 'O' level credit passes in the SSCE
(or its equivalent), credit in English, Mathematics and
WESTERN-DEL
Economics are compulsory with credits in at least two
WUSTO other subjects from Geography, Government, Accounts
and Book-Keeping at one sitting.
FINANCE (iii) BELLS, EBSU and REDEEMER'S same as in Accountancy.
(iv) GOUU and WESTERN-DEL same as in Accounting
NOVENA
(v) NDU (Banking, Finance and Insurance) requires five ‘O’
level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Economics, and
any two of the following; Accounting, Business Methods,
OFFICE AND INFORMATION
Commerce, Government, Geography and Statistics
MANGEMENT
(vi) NDU (For Office Management Technology) requires five ‘O’
NDU
level credit passes in English, Economics, and three other
subjects.
(vii) LASU requires two other subjects from Principles of
Accounts, Commerce and office Practice.
(viii) RHEMA accepts National Diploma in Banking and Finance,
Business Administration, Accounting, Financial Studies,
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Agricultural Economics or NCE in Economics/Business
Studies with UTME requirements.
(ix) CUAB requires five (5) O ’level credits in English Language,
Mathematics, Economics, and any two of the following:
Commerce, Geography and Statistics.
(x) FUNAAB requires two credit passes from any of Principles
of Accounts, Commerce, Government or Geography.
(xi) SOUTHWESTERN for Business Administration requires two
of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce,
Government, Geography, and Statistics as other relevant
subjects.

UTME SUBJECTS
(i) CUAB, KSU, KWASU and BENIN require Economics,
Mathematics and any other subject.
(ii) UMUDIKE, NTNU, BELLS and AJAYI – Same as in Accounting.
(iii) BABCOCK accepts Commerce in lieu of Mathematics
(iv) SALEM and WESTERN-DEL require Mathematics, Economics
and any other Social Science subject.
(v) LASU requires Economics and one of Government or
Geography.
(vi) AL-HIKMAH accepts Commerce in lieu of Mathematics or
Economics.
(vii) FUNAAB requires Mathematics, Economics and one of
Principles of Account, Commerce, Government.
(viii) ABUJA requires Economics/Commerce, English,
Mathematics and any other Social Science/ Commercial
Subject.

ECONOMICS Two ‘A’ level passes in Five SSCE credit passes in Economics, DIRECT ENTRY
AAU Economics and any English Language, Mathematics and (i) IBADAN ONLY A/Levels.

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AAUA one of Mathematics, Mathematics, Economics any of (ii) OAU accepts ND (Upper credit).
Statistics, Geography, and any two of Arts or Government, (iii) COOU & ESUTECH accept ND with GPA not below 2.50 (on 4.0
ABU
Physics, Chemistry, Social Science subjects. History, scale) NCE, HND and First Degree.
ABUAD Agric Science, Geography, Lit-in- (iv) UDU accepts ND (upper credit).
ABUJA Accounting, Business English, French (v) UDU accept National Diploma not below credit level in
ACHIEVERS Management, History and CRK/IRK. Business Studies and Statistics
and Government. (vi) IBADAN accepts two 'A' level passes but O/L credit passes
ADSU
should include Mathematics and Economics.
AJAYI (vii) EBSU and MAIDUGURI accept ND (upper credit)/HND (upper
AKSU credit) in relevant fields plus UTME requirements.
AL-HIKMAH (viii) OAU accepts 'A' level passes in Economics, and any other
subject.
AL-QALAM
(ix) OOU accepts ND (Upper Credit) in Marketing, General Admin.
AUE e.t.c. of OOU at least Lower Credit.
AUGUSTINE (x) BAYERO does not accept Chemistry, Physics, and Agricultural
AUN Science & History.
(xi) UNIZIK accepts 2 A’ level passes from Economics,
BABCOCK
Mathematics and Political Science. Direct Entry Applicants
BASU must posses UTME requirement.
BAYERO (xiii) UNN requires UTME requirements.
BAZE (xiv) DELSU accepts NCE in Economics and one other Social
Science subject.
BELLS
(xv) EKSU accepts any of the followings:
BINGHAM (a) five SSCE credit passes in Mathematics, Economics, English
BIU Language and two other subjects one of which must be from
BOWEN the Social Science
(b) Two A/L passes in Economics and any of Geography,
BSU
Government and Mathematics.
CALABAR (xviii)COVENANT accepts ND (Upper credit) in Marketing, Business
CALEB Administration or Banking and Finance.
CARITAS (xix) IGBINEDION accepts National Diploma (Lower Credit) in

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CHRISLAND Accounting, Business Admin./ Banking and Finance; NCE in

Economics, Mathematics or any other Social Science subject.
CHRISTOPHER
(xx) LASU requires A’ level pass in English Language.
COOU (xxiii) AL-HIKMAH accepts two A’ level passes in Economics and any
COVENANT other relevant subject.
CRAWFORD (xxiv) CUAB requires two 'A' level passes to include Mathematics
and either Economics or Accounting. Also accepts NCE/ND
DELSU
and approved equivalent of at least upper credit in relevant
EBSU fields and IJMB at acceptable levels
EDWIN CLARK (xxv) JOS does not require a credit pass in History and does not
EKSU accept ND, HND and NCE as entry requirements.
(xxvi) AAUA does not accept Physics, Chemistry or Agric. Sc. but
ELIZADE
accepts National Diploma at Upper Credit level and HND at
ESUTECH lower Credit level in relevant discipline.
FED-DUTSINMA (xxvii) UYO accepts ND/HND in relevant fields plus UTME
FED-GUSAU requirements.
(xxviii) AJAYI accepts 'A' Level or equivalents in Economics and one
FED-KEBBI
of Accounting, Business Management, Mathematics,
FED-LAFIA Geography and Government.
FOUNTAIN (xxix) BIU same as in Accounting
FUNAAB (xxx) UMUDIKE and BOWEN - Same as in Accountancy.
(xxxi) UNIOSUN accepts also accepts ND and approved
GOUU
equivalent in Accounting, Business Administration and
GREGORY Banking and Finance with at least upper credit level.
GSU (xxxii) AUN accepts
HALLMARK (a) 'A' level passes chosen from English Language,
Mathematics, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry,
IBADAN
Physics, Literature in English, Government, History,
ILORIN Economics, Geography, Further Mathematics,
JABU Technical Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer Studies,
JOS Information Technology, Civics, and French.

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KASU (b) does not accept credit passes in the following; Agriculture,
Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Home Craft, Home
KSU
management, Physical Education, Physical and Health
KWASU Education, Music, Commerce, Accounting, Financial
LAGOS Accounting, Book keeping, Islamic History, Religious
LANDMARK Studies, Tajweed, Library Studies, Diction, Kiswahili, Igbo,
Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic, Turkish, Study skills.
LAPAI
(c) accepts ICGSE and 'A' level Cambridge and does not offer
LASU admissions direct to 200 level programs. May
LCITY transfer credits relevant to it's major at the discretion of
MADONNA the Dean of school
(xxxiii) CRAWFORD accepts
MAIDUGURI
(a) Statistics.
MC-IBRU (b) NCE - With passes in Economics, Mathematics or any Social
MCPHERSON Science
MKAR (c) ND/HND in relevant subjects not lower than Lower Credit.
(xxxiv) WESTERN-DEL accepts two ‘A’ level passes in Economics
MOUNTAIN TOP
and one other subjects
NASARAWA (xxxv) BELLS – Same as in Accounting.
NDA (xxxvi) AUE accepts NCE or equivalent in relevant subjects with
NDU upper credit grade in addition to UTME requirement
(xxxvii) DELSU Requires two A’ level passes in Economics and any
NORTHWEST
one of Geography, Government and Mathematics. It also
NOVENA accepts ND (Upper Credit) in Business Administration,
NTNU Accounting, Marketing, Statistics and Banking/Finance. It as
OAU well accepts NCE in Economics.
(xxxviii) FED-OYEEKITI requires two A’ level passes chosen from
OBONG
Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government,
ODUDUWA Geography or Statistics.
OOU (xxxix) KWASU accepts IJMB Cambridge only.
PAUL (xxxv) RHEMA accepts National Diploma in Economics, Marketing,

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PHC Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Accounting

or NCE in Economics plus UTME requirements.
POL-ACAD
(xl) FUNAAB requires A’ level passes in Economics and at least
REDEEMERS one of Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Government
RENAISSANCE plus UTME requirement. It does not accept NCE.
RHEMA (xli) RENAISSANCE accepts NCE, ND/HND or First Degree plus
five credit passes at O’ level subjects other than those
RITMAN
passed at advanced level.
SALEM
(xlii) FED-OYEEKITI requires two A’ level passes chosen from
SAU Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government,
SOSU Geography or Statistics.
SOUTHWESTERN (xliii) BAYERO does not accept Chemistry, Physics, and
Agricultural Science & History.
SUMMIT
(xliv) NDU accepts
TANSIAN a. Two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one of the
TASUED following: Geography, Statistics, History, Accounting,
TSUJ Business Management.
UDU b. ND (Upper Credit) or NCE (credit level) relevant to
UMUDIKE Economic combination
UMYUK (xlv) NTNU – Same as in Accounting.
UNIHEZ (xlvi) CUAB – Same as in Banking and Finance.
(xlvii) EBSU accepts HND, NCE and ND with a minimum of Merit
UNIKINGS and Upper credit respectively in relevant fields.
UNIOSUN (xlviii) UMYUK accepts IJMB with a minimum of 9 points in
UNIZIK Economics and 2 other social sciences or management
UNN science subjects or a National Diploma in Accounting,
Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Purchasing
UYO and Supply Economics/Cooperative with at least lower
VERITAS credit. NCE in Economics and any other two relevant
WELLSPRING subjects with a minimum of 9 points.

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WESTERN-DEL (l) SOUTHWESTERN accepts ND/HND or IJMB/NCE/ND/HND

and any one from Government, Geography, Further
WUSTO
Mathematics, and Economics history or approved
YOSU equivalent.
(li) ESUTECH in addition to Direct Entry requirements,
ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS requires three additional O’ level credit passes in subjects
BENIN other than those passed at advanced level.
(lii) SOSU requires candidates to also satisfy O’ level credit
ECONOMICS AND passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES any other two Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
IGBINEDION (liii) LAGOS accepts;
(a) Very good passes in three (3) JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects:
FED-GASHUA
Economics and any two (2) of Accounting, Geography,
FED-KASHERE Further Mathematics, Government, Lit-in English, Physics,
FED-OYEEKITI Chemistry and Biology.
(b) At least two (2) Cambridge A/Level passes in Economics,
and any one (1) of the following: Statistics, Geography,
Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Business Management,
ECONOMICS WITH
Mathematics, Accounting, History or Government.
OPERATION RESEARCH
CUAB (c) Candidates must satisfy the O/Level requirement
(liv) ABUJA accepts two A level Credit Passes in Economics and
any of Science, Social Science, Management subjects or
PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT History/Government OR NCE(minimum 10 points) OR ND
STUDIES with Upper Credit in relevant discipline in addition to the
'O' level requirements
SALEM
NOUN UTME:
(i) CALABAR does not accept Commerce.
(ii) OAU requires Five '0' level credit passes in English
CRIMINOLOGY AND Language, Mathematics, Economics, Geography/
PENOLOGY Government and any Arts or Social Science subject.
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SALEM (iii) MAIDUGURI accepts a pass in Mathematics, but such

candidates will be required to pass a remedial course in
Mathematics
CRIMINOLOGY (iv) LAGOS accepts Arts, Social Science and Science subjects in
BAYERO addition to Mathematics and Economics. Commerce is not
CALEB accepted as O/L subject.
POL-ACAD (v) IMSU - same as Marketing.
(vi) IBADAN requires 5 credit passes to include Mathematics,
Economics and any two Arts or Social Science subjects.
CRIMINOLOGY AND (vii) CUAB and BAYERO accept two only Social Science subjects.
SECURITY STUDIES (viii) PHC requires Government, History or Geography.
CHRISLAND (ix) BENIN accepts ND (Upper Credit)/HND (Lower Credit) in
relevant subjects. Direct Entry candidates must satisfy
UTME requirements.
(x) AAUA requires English Language, Mathematics, Economics
and one Social Science subject plus any other subject
(xi) EKSU requires five 'O' Level credit passes to include English
language, Mathematics, Economics and any two other
subjects, one of which must be a Social Science subject.
(xii) KSU requires any two relevant subjects as the fourth and
fifth subjects.
(xiii) UMUDIKE and CONVENAT - Same as in Accounting
(xiv) UNIOSUN requires Five 'O' level credit passes in English,
Mathematics, Economics and any two of Social Science
subjects at one sitting.
(xv) AUN requires Five 'O' level credit passes including English
Language, Mathematics, and any other three subjects from
the following; Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, Literature in English, Government, History,
Economics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Technical
Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer Studies, Information

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Technology, Civics, and French.
(xvi) KASU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two of Arts or
Social Science subjects and at least one Science subject.
(xvii) BELLS, GOUU and NTNU same as in Accountancy.
(xviii) PAUL requires five SSCE credit passes in not more than two
sittings including English Language, Mathematics and
Economics.
(xix) REDEEMER'S requires Five 'O' Level credit passes to include
English Language Mathematics, Economics and any other
two subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
(xx) WESTERN-DEL requires five SSCE passes including English
Language, Mathematics, Economics and one other Social
Science subject.
(xxi) NDU requires the five ‘O’ level credit passes in not more
than two sittings.
(xxii) LAPAI requires Five 'O' level credit passes in English,
Mathematics, Economics and any two of Social Science
subjects.
(xxiii) DELSU requires one of the other subjects from Commerce,
Principles of Book Keeping and Accounts, Geography,
Government and Secretarial Studies.
(xxiv) FED-OYEEKITI requires the other two subjects to include
one science subject and any one of Accounting, Business
Management, Government, Geography or Statistics.
(xxv) UNN requires Five ‘O’ level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Economics and two other relevant
subjects at WASC or GCE ‘O’ level.
(xxvi) ILORIN requires one of the two other subjects from
Accounting, Commerce, Business Methods, Geography,
Statistics and Government.

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(xxvii) FUNAAB requires two other relevant subjects from any of
Government, Geography, Commerce, Physics, History or
Statistics.
(xxviii) NDA requires the two other subjects from Accounting,
Commerce, Geography, History, French, Arabic and
Government.
(xxxix) UMYUK requires Five credit passes at SSCE (or its
equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics, Economics
and any two from Commerce, Government Geography,
Accounting and Book Keeping in not more than two
sittings.
(xl) FED-LAFIA requires credit passes in Government and any of
one of Commerce, History, CRK or IRS as the two other
subjects.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(I) ABU accepts Arabic
(ii) PHC and ILORIN require Economics, Mathematics either
Government or Geography or History.
(iii) OAU requires Mathematics, Economics and Geography or
Government.
(iv) IBADAN - Mathematics and any other two subjects
(v) OOU -Mathematics and any one of Economics, Geography,
Government, History and Literature in English
(vi) ABU, JOS, MAIDUGURI, PHC, EKSU and ESUTECH -
Mathematics is not compulsory
(vii) IMSU - same as Marketing
(viii) ILORIN requires one subject from Accounting, Commerce,
Business Method, Geography Government and Statistics.
(ix) AAU and BAYERO require any Social Science subject as the
third subject.

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(x) DELSU requires Social/Science subject as the fourth
subject.
(xi) EBSU and BENIN requires Mathematics, Economics and any
other subject.
(xii) BINGHAM also requires Geography and Accounting.
(xiii) CUAB and AAUA require Mathematics, Economics and any
other Social Science subject
(xiv) SALEM and EKSU require Mathematics, Economics and one
other Social Science subject.
(xv) LAGOS requires Economics, Mathematics and any Arts,
Science or Social Science subject but not Commerce,
CRK/IRK.
(xvi) AUN Accepts any subject combination which includes
Mathematics and any two of Environmental Science,
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature in English,
Government, History, Economics, Geography, Further
Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer
Studies, Information Technology, Civics, and French.
(xvii) ABSU requires Five SSCE credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, Economics and any two subjects.
(xviii) WESTERN-DEL requires Economics, Mathematics and any
of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English.
(xix) FED-LAFIA, DELSU requires Mathematics, Economics and
Government.
(xx) NTNU accepts Principle of Accounting or Commerce in lieu
of Economics.
(xxi) FUNAAB requires one of Government, Commerce or
Geography as the third subject.
(xxii) FED-OYEEKITI requires Mathematics, Economics and other
Social Science or Arts subject.
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of Economics, Geography and Literature in English.
(xxiv) UMUDIKE and NTNU – Same as in Accounting.
(xxv) OOU accepts Mathematics/Economics and any two other
Social Science subjects.
(xxvi) ABUJA requires Economic, Mathematics, and any other
subject in Social & Management Sciences

DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL Two 'A' level passes in Five SSCE credit passes Mathematics, DIRECT ENTRY
STATISTICS Geography, including English Language, Economics/Geogra (i) OAU accepts ND/ND (Upper Credit) in Statistics.
COVENANT Economics, Mathematics, Economics, phy and any other
OAU Government and Government and any one subject.
FED-KEBBI Mathematics of Geography or Biology U.T.M.E
FED-OYEEKITI (i) JABU requires English Language, Economics and two Arts or
Social Science subjects.
(ii) FED-OYEEKITI requires five SSCE credit passes including
English Language, Mathematics and Economics.
(iii) OAU requires credit passes in English Language,
DEMOGRAPHY AND
Mathematics, Economics, Government/Geography and
STATISTICS
History/any Science subject.
GOUU

U.T.M.E SUBJECTs:
(i) FED-OYEEKITI requires Mathematics, Economics and
another Arts or Social Science subject.
(ii) OAU requires Mathematics, Economics and Geography or
Government.

POPULATION STUDIES Two 'A' level passes in Five SSCE credit passes to Economics, DIRECT ENTRY

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JABU Geography and any include English Language, Geography and (i) JABU accepts five O level credit passes to include English
other Social Science Mathematics, Geography. other subject. Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two of
subjects. Arts or Social Science subject and HND, Bachelor Degree
from a recognised Institutions.

UTME
(i) JABU requires English Language, Mathematics, Economics
and any two Arts or Social Science subjects.

GEOGRAPHY Two ‘A’ level passes in Five SSCE credit passes in Geography and DIRECT ENTRY
ABSU Geography and any English Language, two other Arts or (i) BSU requires a credit pass in Mathematics.
one of Economics., Geography, and any three Social Science (ii) BAYERO does not accept ‘A’ level passes below grade D and
ABUJA
Government, Physics, from Arts or Social Science subjects NCE below grade C and requires Geography plus any two
BAYERO Chemistry, Biology, subjects with at least a Social Science subject.
BSU and Mathematics pass in Mathematics. (iii) ILORIN and BAYERO accept ‘A’ level passes or NCE in
EKSU Geography and any other Science or Social Science subject
(iv) MAIDUGURI accepts ND/HND in relevant fields.
FED-DUTSINMA
(v) UDU accepts NCE (merit level) in Geography and ND (at
FED-GASHUA least lower credit level) in Town Planning, Surveying,
FED-KEBBI environmental Management or Tropical Science plus at
IBADAN least 4 ‘O’ level credits including English and at least a pass
in Mathematics.
KSU
(vi) PHC - No Direct Entry
KWASU (vii) MAUTY does not accept Economics
LAGOS (viii) IBADAN requires 2 A' level passes in Geography and any
LAPAI one of Economics, Government or History.
(ix) KWASU accepts IJMB and two A' level papers in relevant
MAIDUGURI
subjects.
NDA (x) UNIOSUN accepts ND in Surveying, Geology, Civil
NDU Engineering or Urban and Regional Planning, and with NCE
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OAU (xii) UNN accepts:

(a) Two ‘A’ level passes in Geography and anyone of
PLSU
Economics, History, Agric Science, Geology, Lit. In English,
SOSU biology, Chemistry or Physics.
TSUJ (b) NCE (Merit level) in Geography and ND (at least Merit) in
UDU Town Planning, Surveying, Environmental Management or
UNIOSUN Tropical Science plus UTME requirement.
UNN (xiii) TSUJ in addition to O’ level requirement:
(a) Requires Three A’ level passes which must include
YOSU
Geography.
(b) Accepts NCE (merit) and ND/HND (credit) in relevant fields
such as Land Surveying, Cartography, Estate Management,
GEOGRAPHY AND
Town Planning, Architecture and Environment Science.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT (xiv) NDU accepts:
a. ‘A’ level passes in Geography and any one of the Social
ILORIN
Sciences, Arts or Pure Science subjects.
IMSU b. N.C.E. with credit passes in Geography and one teaching
PHC subject in the Social Sciences, Arts or Pure Science.
c. National Diploma at Upper Credit level in Urban/Regional
Planning or Environmental Science.
GEOGRAPHY AND (xv) LAGOS accepts;
METEOROLOGY (a) Very good passes in three (3) JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects:
ESUTECH Geography and any two of Economics, Chemistry, Biology,
Physics, and Government.
(b) Two (2) Cambridge A/Level passes in Geography and one
(1) of the following: Economics, Government, Chemistry,
Biology, Physics and Mathematics.
(c) Candidates must also satisfy the O/Level requirement.
(xvi) ABUJA accepts two A’ level credit passes in Geography and
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(upper credit) in Surveying, Town planning or
Environmental management.

UTME
(i) OAU requires credit passes in Mathematics, Geography and
any one of the following subjects: Economics, Government,
Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
(ii) IBADAN accepts candidates who did not offer Geography at
UTME, but has ‘O’ level credits in the subject.
(iii) IBADAN requires 5/6 'O' level credit passes at one or two
sittings to include English Language, Geography and any
three Arts or S/Science subjects with at least a pass in
Mathematics.
(iv) BSU and OAU require ‘O’ level credit pass in Mathematics.
(v) LASU accepts credits in English, Geography, and any 3 of
Economics, Government, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and
Additional Mathematics
(vi) OAU accepts credit in English, Geography and any three
other subjects.
(vii) ABSU requires credit passes in English Language,
Geography and any three of History, Government,
Economics, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
& Agric Science.
(viii) LASU accepts ‘O’ level pass in Mathematics
(ix) TSUJ and NDU require five ‘O’ level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two from Arts
or Social Science subjects
(x) BAYERO requires Geography and at least one other Social
Science subject.
(xi) ILORIN require 'O' level credit pass in Mathematics.
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Geography and any other three subjects.
(xiii) ILORIN requires at least a pass Mathematics.
(xiv) LAGOS requires credit passes in Geography and any two
from Science or Social Science.
(xv) UNIOSUN requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Geography and any to relevant
Science, Social Science or Humanities subjects at not more
than two sittings.
(xvi) KWASU requires credit passes in Mathematics, English,
Geography and any other two science or social science
subjects and one science subject preferably physics,
chemistry and technical Drawing.
(xvii) NDA requires credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, Geography and two other subjects from
Commerce, Economics, History, French, Arabic, Accounts
and Government.
(xviii) KSU requires credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, Geography and two other relevant subjects
in either Natural Sciences or Social Sciences.
(xix) UNN accepts Five ‘O’ level credit passes including English
Language, Geography and any three subjects and at least a
pass in Mathematics.
(xx) NDU requires five O’ level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two from Arts,
Social Science or Science subjects in not more than two
sittings.
(xxi) ABUJA accepts five credit Passes at SSCE (or its equivalent)
in English, Mathematics, Geography and any two of
Chemistry, Physics, Economics Biology/ Agricultural Science
and Government.

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UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) OAU -Mathematics required
(ii) LAGOS requires Geography and any two from Biology,
Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Government, and
Mathematics. (Commerce and core Arts subject not
accepted).
(iii) UNN and OAU - Geography and any two subjects.
(iv) ILORIN - Geography and any two from Science or Social
Science subjects
(v) NDU and LASU require Mathematics in the combination of
UTME subjects
(vi) ILORIN requires Basic Science subject.
(vii) BOWEN requires Economics and Government/History.
(viii) PHC accepts any three subjects, Geography is not
compulsory.
(ix) KWASU requires Mathematics, Government and any other
Arts or Social Science subject.
(x) TSUJ accepts two other subjects from Economics,
Government, History, Biology and other Science subjects.
(xi) ABUJA requires Geography and any other two of
Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Agricultural
science or Economics or Government.

GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL Two ‘A’ level passes Five SSCE credit passes to Geography and DIRECT ENTRY:
PLANNING including Geography. include English language, any Arts or Social (i) OOU accepts NCE (merit) and ND in Town Planning Estate
AAU Mathematics and Science subjects. Management or related fields (Lower Credit).
Geography. (ii) UYO accepts ND/ NCE / HND in relevant plus UTME
BENIN
requirements
DELSU (iii) CALABAR accepts NCE at credit level which should include
IGBINEDION Geography and ND in related field of discipline for Direct
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UYO Entry.
(iv) BENIN also accepts ND (Upper Credit)/HND (Lower Credit) in
Town Planning, Estate Management or Environmental
Management and Geographic Information System; NCE
GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
(overall merit) with credit pass in Geography. Direct Entry
AAUA
candidate must also satisfy UTME requirements.
LASU (v) DELSU and AAUA require one other 'A' level Social Science
subject and accept NCE (credit) in Geography; ND (Upper
Credit), HND (Lower Credit) in Town Planning or in related
GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING fields.
SCIENCE (vi) LASU accepts A’ level pass in any one of Economics,
EKSU Government, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
(v) DELSU accepts NCE (credit) in Geography or ND (Upper
Credit) in Town Planning, Land Surveying, Environmental
Resource Management, Estate Management or other
related fields.

UTME:
(i) CALABAR accepts any two of Economics, Government,
Agricultural Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
(ii) BENIN accepts TC II (overall merit)
(iii) OOU requires credits in English, Mathematics, Geography
and any two Social Science subjects
(iv) AAUA and UYO accepts P.7 in Mathematics
(v) DELSU accepts Geog, and any other Social Science Subject.
(vi) EKSU requires one of the other two subjects to be a Science
or Social Science subject.

UTME SUBJECTS:
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(ii) DELSU – Geography, Mathematics and one other Social
Science subject
(iii) BENIN and AAUA accept Geography and any other two
subjects.
(iv) CALABAR also accepts any two of Science or Agricultural
Science subjects.
(vi) EKSU requires credit passes in English Language and any two
subjects from Social Sciences or Sciences.

LIBRARY SCIENCE (i) Two 'A' level passes Five SSCE credit passes Any three Arts or DIRECT ENTRY/UTME:
AUE in relevant subjects. including English Language Social Science (i) IMSU requires a pass in Mathematics and a credit pass in
(ii) NCE/ND in relevant and Mathematics. subjects one Science subject
subjects. (ii) DELSU requires credit in Eng. Lang. and Mathematics.
LIBRARY AND (iii) AUN
INFORMATION SCIENCE (a) Accepts 'A' level passes chosen from English Language,
Mathematics, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry,
BAZE
Physics, Literature in English, Government, History,
Economics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Technical
Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer Studies, Information
Technology, Civics, and French.
(b) does not accept credit passes in the following; Agriculture,
Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Home Craft, Home
management, Physical Education, Physical and Health
Education, Music, Commerce, Accounting, Financial
Accounting, Book keeping, Islamic History, Religious
Studies, Tajweed, Library Studies, Diction, Kiswahili, Igbo,
Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic, Turkish, Study skills.
(c) accepts ICGSE and 'A' level Cambridge and does not offer
admissions direct to 200 level programs. May transfer
credits relevant to it's major at the discretion of the Dean
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UTME
(i) ABSU requires one Science subject from Biology/Agric,
Chemistry, Physics, one Commercial subject and any other
subject.
(ii) BELLS require English Language, Mathematics, Economics,
Physics plus any other subject.
(iii) AUN requires Five 'O' level credit passes
including English Language, Mathematics and any other
three subjects from the following; Environmental Science,
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature in English,
Government, History, Economics, Geography, Further
Mathematics, Technical Drawing. Visual Arts, Computer
Studies, Information Technology, Civics, and French.

UTME SUBJECT
(i) BAUCHI requires Mathematics, Economics and any one
Science subject.
(ii) AUN Accepts any subject combination which includes
Mathematics and any two of Environmental Science,
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature in English,
Government, History, Economics, Geography, Further
Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer
Studies, Information Technology, Civics, and French.
(iii) ABSU requires five SSCE credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics and at least one Science subject.

MASS COMMUNICATION Two ‘A’ level passes in Five SSCE credit passes in Any three from DIRECT ENTRY/UTME:
ACHIEVERS Arts or Social Science English Language and 4 Arts or Social (i) RHEMA, COOU and UNIZIK accept Good NCE, OND/HND in
subjects. other subjects in Arts or Science subjects. relevant areas.
ABU
Social Sciences. (iii) BSU accepts National Diploma in Mass Communication at

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COOU distinction or Upper credit level, a pass in Mathematics

plus UTME requirements.
AUE
(iv) IGBINEDION accepts ND (Credit) in Mass Communication,
AUN
Theatre Arts or any other related field.
BABCOCK (v) CUAB accepts National Diploma in Mass Communication.
BAYERO (vi) BIU requires in addition to the O' level requirements
BIU specified, a minimum of two relevant subjects passed at
GCE Advanced level or NCE (3 merits) or National Diploma
BOWEN
in relevant field not below credit level.
BSU (viii) BOWEN accepts two 'A' passes in any Arts and Social
CALEB Science subject.
CUAB (viv) ABU accepts
DELSU (a) Two ‘A’ level passes in Arts or Social Science subjects one
of which must be Government, Sociology, Economics or
IGBINEDION
Commerce.
ILORIN (b) Credit/Merit Pass in ABU Diploma in Mass Communication
EBSU or Journalism. Equivalent Diploma in Mass Communication
ELIZADE from a recognize University also acceptable.
(xv) KASU requires five 'O' level credit passes in English
IMSU
Language and four other subjects in Arts or Social Science.
FOUNTAIN (xvi) KWASU requires A’ level passes in Literature in English,
GOUU Government and any other subject or ND at Upper Credit
GREGORY level or HND lower credit level.
JABU (xvii) WESTERN-DEL requires two A’ level passes in Arts, Social
Sciences subjects. ND (lower credit) in Mass
KASU Communication.
KSU (xix) LASU accepts HND (lower credit) in Mass Communication,
KWASU Marketing, Book Publishing, Printing Technology or related
LAGOS field from a recognised Polytechnic in addition to UTME
requirements.
LASU (xx) AUE accepts

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MKAR (a) Five (5) papers at Principal level in Higher School Certificate
or GCE Advanced level together with credit passes in not
NOVENA
less than three other subjects including in English
ODUDUWA Language, Literature in English and Mathematics in the SSS
OOU Certificate Examination or GCE “O” Level examination or
PAN-ATLANTIC their equivalent, or
(b) Two (2) papers at Principal Level in H.S.C. or G.C.E.
REDEEMERS
Advanced Level plus credit passes in four (4) other papers
SAU (including English Language, Literature in English and
SOUTHWESTERN Mathematics) in the SSS Certificate examination or GCE
TANSIAN “O” Level examination or their equivalent.
(xxi) DELSU accepts ND (Upper Credit) in Mass Communication,
TSUJ
Communication Arts or Marketing from recognised
UNIZIK Polytechnics in addition to UTME requirements.
UYO (xxii) GOUU accepts BSc, BA or HND in any discipline, ND (Upper
WESTERN-DEL Credit) pass in Mass Communication.
(xxiii) RENAISSANCE accepts NCE, ND/HND or First Degree in
WUSTO
relevant subjects plus O’ level requirements.
RHEMA (xxiv) CALEB accepts ND at Credit level in Mass Communication
AL-HIKMAH or Social Sciences related studies may be considered for
admission by direct entry provided they have the UME
subjects at one sitting.
MEDIA AND (xxv) CUAB accepts NCE, ND, HND and their approved
COMMUNICATION STUDIES equivalents with at least lower credit may be admitted to
ABUAD the appropriate level. (ii) IJMB at acceptable grades levels.
(iii) In exceptional cases, holders of ND with lower credit
from recognized institutions may be admitted to 200
level (part II) in relevant degree programmes, provided
FILM AND VIDEO STUDIES they satisfy the minimum requirements stipulated for entry
WESTERN-DEL into 100 level (iv) HND with lower credit from recognized
institutions may be admitted into 200 level in the relevant

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degree programmes provided they satisfy the minimum
MASS COMMUNICATION AND requirements stipulated for entry into 100 level.
MEDIA TECHNOLOGY (xxvi) SOUTHWESTERN accepts
LCITY (a) At least two advanced level passes in any arts and Social
science.
(b) IJMB/NCE/ND/HND or its equivalents.
(xxvi) LAGOS accepts;
(a) Very good passes in three (3) JUPEB subjects: L i t - i n
English, and any two of Economics, Government, History
and CRS/IRS
(b) Candidates must also satisfy the O/Level requirement.
(xxvii) PAN-ATLANTIC accepts ND/HND with lower credit passes in
relevant courses.

UTME:
(i) UNIZIK and BSU require five ‘O’ level credit passes to
include English Language and at least a pass in
Mathematics
(ii) KWASU requires five O' Level credit passes to include
English Language, Mathematics, Government and
Literature-in-English.
(iii) OOU, LASU and REDEEMER'S require Five 'O' level credit
passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Lit-in-
English and two additional subjects in Arts and Social
Sciences.
(iv) IMSU requires five 'O' level credit passes to include English
Language, Lit-in-English and at least a pass in Mathematics
(v) UNIZIK requires a credit pass in Lit-in-English
(vii) BELLS require credit passes including Mathematics and
Geography.
(viii) CUAB requires credit pass in Lit-in-English,
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History/Government, Economics
(ix) EBSU requires credit in Literature in English, English
Language and Mathematics and a pass in a Nigerian
Language will be an advantage.
(x) GOUU, ABUAD and BIU require credit pass in Mathematics.
(xi) ILORIN accepts National Diploma at Upper Credit level in
Mass Communication. Also does not accepts 'A' passes
(xii) ABU requires Five ‘O’ level credit passes in English
Language, Economics/Commerce, Government/History,
Literature in English/CRK/IRK and any Nigerian Language
with at least a pass in Mathematics.
(xiii) BOWEN requires five SSCE Credit Passes to include
English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics and
any other subjects in arts and social sciences.
(xiv) WESTERN-DEL accepts five ‘O’ level credit passes including
English Language, Literature in English, Government and
any other social sciences subject.
(xv) JABU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes including English
Language, Literature in English and at least a minimum of a
pass in Mathematics
(xvi) AUE requires Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC)
with credit passes in at least six (6) subjects, including
English Language, English Literature and Mathematics
obtained at not more than two sittings.
(xvii) DELSU requires credit passes to include English Language,
Mathematics and two other subjects from Economics,
Government, Geography, Commerce and Government.
(xvii) ABUAD for Media and Communication Studies requires
credit pass in Mathematics.
(xviii) LAGOS requires Five O' Level credit passes to include
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two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences and related
disciplines.
(xix) KSU requires five credit passes at SSCE and/or GCE O/L in
English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics and
any other two Arts and or Social Science subjects.
(xx) CUAB – Credit pass in Literature in English will be an added
advantage.
(xxi) SOUTHWESTERN requires credit passes to include English
Language, Literature in English and Government plus at
least a pass in Mathematics.
(xlvi) PAN-ATLANTIC and WESTERN-DEL accept five ‘O’ level
credit passes including English Language, Literature in
English, Government and any other relevant subjects

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) LAGOS, AUE and BOWEN require Literature in English.
(ii) LAGOS accepts Mathematics as UTME subjects.
(iii) KSU requires Literature in English and any other two Arts or
Social Science subjects
(iv) ABU requires Literature in English and any other two
subjects.
(v) WESTERN-DEL requires Literature in English and any other
two (2) Social Sciences or arts subjects. A pass in
Mathematics may be accepted.
(vi) JABU requires Literature in English.
(vii) DELSU requires Mathematics and two other subjects from
Economics, Government, Geography and Commerce.
(viii) KWASU requires Mathematics, Literature in English and
any other subject.
(ix) SOUTHWESTERN requires Literature in English, Economics
and Government.
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(x) BAYERO requires any three subjects from Social Science
subjects.

POLICY AND STRATEGIC 2 'A' Level passes in Five SSCE credits passes Government and UTME.
STUDIES Social Sciences including English, any other two (i) COVENANT requires five Credits Passes in English Language,
COVENANT including Geography Government and at least a from the following Mathematics, Economics, Government or History and One
and Economics in pass in Mathematics Economics, Science Subject
addition five credit Geography, History
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE passes in O' level. Accounting,
STUDIES Commerce
CALABAR

SOCIAL JUSTICE
ABUAD

ENVIRONMENTAL 'A' level passes, ND or Five SSCE credit passes to Geography and DIRECT ENTRY
PROTECTION AND RESOURCES NCE (Merit) in Science include English Language, any two subjects (i) CALABAR may consider two subjects from NCE/ND at credit
MANAGEMENT or Social Science Mathematics, Geography from Science or level in relevant disciplines in addition to O’ level
CALABAR subjects and any two subjects from Social Science. requirement.
Science or Social Science.

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM Five SSCE credit passes in Geography and DIRECT ENTRY
EKSU English Language, any two other Arts (i) WESTERN-DEL accepts NCE in Home Economics with a
KWASU Geography and any three or Social Science minimum of merit pass, ND/HND Home Economics
from Arts or Social Science subjects (Credit level) or Food Science or Hotel and Catering
subject with a least a pass Management or any other related course.
HOTEL AND TOURISM in Mathematics (ii) KWASU accepts

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MANAGEMENT a) IJMB and A 'levels in 2 social science or science subjects
WESTERN-DEL b) ND (upper credit) in Hotel and catering Mgt. HND (Lower
Credit) in Hotel and in catering Mgt. NCE (Merit) in Home
Economics/Mgt.

U.T.M.E
(i) REDEEMER'S requires Five 'O' Level credit passes to
include English Language, Mathematics, and any other
three relevant subjects.
(ii) ABUAD requires five O level credit passes including
English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other
two relevant Subjects
(iii) WESTERN-DEL requires five credit passes including English
Language, Mathematics/Physics, Chemistry, Biology/
Agricultural Science, Food and Nutrition/Home
Economics.
(iv) KWASU requires credit passes in Mathematics, English,
two Social Science subjects and any one science subject
(v) PHC requires five credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, Economics and any other two from
Government/History, Geography, Commerce, Accounting,
Literature in English, CRK/Islamic Studies, Chemistry,
Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

U.T.M.E. SUBJECTS
(i) REDEEMER'S requires Any three subjects from Social
Sciences or Arts.
(ii) ABUADD requires Economics and two relevant subjects
(iii) WESTERN-DEL requires Mathematics/Physics, Chemistry,
Biology/ Agricultural Science.
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(vi) KWASU requires credit passes in English, and any 3
social science subjects or 2 science and one social
science subjects or a combination of Arts and Social
Science subjects.
(vii) PHC accepts Mathematics, Economics and any other
subject.

POLITICAL SCIENCE Two 'A' level passes Five SSCE credit passes in Government or DIRECT ENTRY:
AAU including Government Government or History, History plus two (i) CALABAR requires three ‘A’ level passes in Government and
or History. English Language and three other Social any one of Economics, Mathematics and Geography. History
AAU A
other subjects. At least a Science/Arts not acceptable in lieu of Government but accepts I.J.M.B.
AAUA pass in Mathematics is subjects. (ii) ILORIN and DELSU accept ‘A’ level passes in Government,
ABSU required. and any Social Science subject.
ABU (iii) OAU requires Government.
(iv) UNIZIK and IBADAN accept any two A level passes
ABUAD
(v) BINGHAM accepts National Diploma in Public Administration
ACHIEVERS at merit level
ADSU (vii) AAU requires A level passes in Government and one social
AKSU science subject are mandatory.
(viii) UNIZIK requires similar requirement as for Economics for
COOU
both Direct Entry and UTME applicants. But a pass in O/L
BABCOCK Mathematics is acceptable
BOWEN (ix) LAGOS requires ;
YOSU (a) Very good passes in three JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects:
Government, and any two of Lit-in- English, Economics,
BASU
History, and CRS/IRS, Geography.
BAYERO (b) Two (2) Cambridge A/Level passes including
BINGHAM Government/History.
BSU (c) Candidates must also satisfy the ‘O’ Level requirement.
CALABAR (xii) COVENANT accepts ND (Upper credit) Public Administration

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME

CALEB plus UTME requirements.

(xiii) AAUA - same as in Accounting
CARITAS
(xiv) ABU as in International Studies
COVENANT (xv) COOU accepts ND/HND (Lower Credit) or NCE in any related
CHRISLAND Social/Management Science.
CHRISTOPHER (xvi) GSU accepts NCE in relevant subject.
(xvii) JOS IN addition to the 'A' level passes required, credit passes
DELSU
at the ordinary level must include English Language,
EBSU Government or History.
EDWIN CLARK (xviii) EBSU accepts HND, NCE and ND with a minimum of Merit
ESUTECH and Upper credit respectively in relevant fields.
(xix) UNN accepts National Diploma in Public Administration at
FED-DUTSINMA
merit level plus UTME requirements.
FED-KEBBI (xx) BIU requires in addition to the O' level requirements
FED-GASHUA specified, a minimum of two relevant subjects passed at GCE
FED-GUSAU Advanced level or NCE (3 merits) or National Diploma in
relevant field not below credit level.
FED-LAFIA
(xxi) AAUA accepts National Diploma in related discipline at
FOUNTAIN Upper credit level.
GOUU (xxii) ABU accepts Three 'A' level/IJMB passes from any of the
GREGORY following subjects: Government, History, Sociology,
Economics, Geography.
GSU
(xxiii) AAU accepts two 'A' level passes from Mathematics,
IBADAN Economics, Geography and Government or History are
ILORIN acceptable."
JABU (xxiv) LASU accepts first degree in cognate or related discipline
JOS with minimum of second class lower division.
(xxv) DELSU accepts ND (Upper credit) from a recognised
KASU
Polytechnic or degree in Arts, Social science or Law at least
AL-QALAM
Third Class honours.
KSU
(xxvi) KWASU accepts two A’ Level passes in Govt. and any one of
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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME

KWASU History. Economics, Business methods and Geography or ND

LAGOS (upper credit) in Public Admin. Or LOCAL Government or
LANDMARK HND (Lower Credit) in Public Administration or Local
LAPAI Government.
LASU (xxvii) GOUU requires three ‘A’ level passes in Government and
MAIDUGURI any one of Economics, Mathematics and Geography. I.J.M.B.
MADONNA (xxiii) RENAISSANCE accepts at least apass in A’ level GCE or its
MKAR equivalent in Government and History or a National
Diploma.
NDU
(xxiv) NDU accepts:
NASARAWA
a. Two ‘A’ level passes in Government and any one of the
NOVENA
following: Economics, History or Geography.
OAU b. N.C.E. at credit level in Political Science and in combination
OBONG or Local Government Administration with credit passes.
ODUDUWA (xxv) SOUTHWESTERN accepts IJMB/NCE/ND/HND or its
OOU equivalents.
POL-ACAD (xxvi) BOWEN requires two A’ level passes in Government and any
one of Economics, Geography, Mathematics or History.
REDEEMERS
RENAISSANCE UTME:
RITMAN (i) ABUAD, GOUU, OOU, DELSU, CALABAR, OAU, LASU, and
SOSU EKSU require credit pass in Mathematics. EKSU also
requires another Social Science subject apart from
SOUTHWESTERN
Government.
SUMMIT (ii) OAU and CALABAR require credit pass in Government.
TANSIAN (iii) IBADAN requires 5 ‘O’ level credits in Government/History,
UDU English. Language and three other subjects plus at least a
pass in Mathematics.
EKSU
(iv) CALABAR requires two Social Science subjects including

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UNIHEZ Government. It does not accept History in lieu of

Government.
UNIKINGS
(v) DELSU and UNN require credit pass in Government and any
UNIZIK 2 other subjects plus at least a pass in Mathematics. Does
UNN not accept History in lieu of Government.
UMYUK (vi) EBSU requires credit pass Mathematics and two other
subject.
UYO
(vii) AAUA accepts National Diploma in related Discipline at
WELLSPRING Upper Credit level.
WUSTO (viii) BIU requires credit pass in Mathematics
(ix) JABU accepts a pass in Mathematics.
(xi) COVENANT same as Marketing.
(xii) ABU requires five O/level credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, Government or History, and any other two
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Social Sciences or Arts Subject.
INTERNTIONAL LAW AND (xii) KASU requires a credit in Mathematics.
DIPLOMACY (xiii) ABSU requires Five SSCE credit passes in English Language,
BABCOCK Government or History and any three subjects from Arts,
Social Science subject and at least a pass in Mathematics
(xiv) REDEEMER'S requires Five 'O' Level credit passes in English
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND Language, Mathematics, Government or History and two
DIPLOMACY other subjects.
VERITAS (xv) KWASU accepts credit passes in English, Mathematics,
Government/History and two other social science subjects
or one Arts and 1 social science subject.
(xvi) LAGOS requires five credit passes to include English
Language, mathematics, Government plus two other
subjects from Economics, Geography, History, Literature in
English, CRS/IRS.
(xvii) UMYUK requires five credit passes at SSCE (or its
equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics, Government

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
or History and any other two credits in Arts/Social Science
subjects in not more than two sittings.
(xvii) KSU - Credit pass in Mathematics is required.
(xviii) FED-LAFIA – Same as in Sociology.
(xix) BOWEN requires five credit passes to include English
Language, Mathematics, Government and one social
science subjects.
(xx) ESUTECH requires five credit passes to include English
Language, Mathematics, Government and two social
science subjects.
(xxi) EDWIN CLARK requires five credit passes to include English
Language, Economics, Government and any other two
subjects plus at least a pass in Mathematics.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) LASU requires Mathematics.
(ii) ILORIN - Government or History plus any two of Economics,
Geography Lit in English, English and Mathematics
(iii) IBADAN - 3 subjects in Arts, Science Social Sciences
(iv) AAU - Government and Mathematics are mandatory
(v) LAGOS requires Government and any other 2 subjects from
Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English,
CRS/IRS and Mathematics.
(vi) DELSU requires Government, one Social Science subject
and any other subject.
(vii) EBSU requires Government and Economics.
(viii) AAUA accepts three Arts or Social Science subjects
and Mathematics
(ix) ABU requires Government or History, and any two of
Economics, Geography, Civic Education, Islamic Studies,
CRS.

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
(x) ABUAD and KWASU require Government and any two (2)
Social science or one (1) Arts and one (1) Social Science
subject or Mathematics.
(xi) FED-LAFIA – Same as in Sociology.
(xii) OAU accepts Mathematics, Government and any one of
Economics, Geography or Literature in English.
(xiii) BOWEN requires Mathematics, Government and any other
Social Science subject.
(xiv) BAYERO requires Government or History plus two other
Social Science subjects.

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND Two ‘A’ level passes in Five SSCE credit passes Three Arts or DIRECT ENTRY:
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Government and one including English Language Social Science (i) MAIDUGURI and UYO accept ND/HND with good grades in
AAU other Social Science Government or History and subjects relevant fields.
BENIN subject at least a pass in (ii) UYO requires HND/ND in relevant fields plus UTME
BIU Mathematics requirements
(xi) PHC - No direct entry
IGBINEDION
(iv) BENIN accepts merit in ND (Upper Credit)/HND (Lower
KWASU Credit) in Public Administration or Mass Communication;
RHEMA ND/NCE (overall merit) with Credit pass in
WESTERN-DEL Government/History and any other Social Science subject.
Direct Entry candidates must satisfy UTME requirements.
(v) UNIOSUN in addition to UTME requirement accepts second
'A' level pass in History, English Language, Literature in
POLITICAL AND English and Mathematics.
ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES (vi) CRAWFORD accepts
PHC (a) two 'A' level passes in Government and any other Social
Science subjects

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
(b) NCE - With at least Merit level.
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND (c) ND/HND in relevant subjects not lower than Lower Credit.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (xii) WESTERN-DEL accepts
ABUJA a) At least two ‘A’ level passes in any one of the following
subjects. Government, History, Economics or Geography.
CRAWFORD
(v) TSUJ in addition to O’ level requirement accepts:
CUAB (a) IJMB (Arts and Social Sciences)
GOUU (b) National Diploma in Public Administration (lower credit to
TSUJ be placed in 100 level while upper credit in 200 level).
(ix) NTNU accepts any two A’ level passes in Arts or Social
UNIOSUN
Sciences subjects, ND/HND (lower credit) or NCE (merit) in
NTNU relevant fields.
(x) CUAB – Same as in Mass Communication.
(xi) ABUJA accepts two A level credit passes in Arts or Social
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND science subjects. Or NCE (minimum10 points) /ND (upper
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES credit) in social works and other relevant discipline in
CUAB addition to the 'O' level requirements.

UTME:
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND (i) UYO requires at least P.7 in Mathematics
CONFLICT RESOLUTION (ii) PHC requires Economics, Government/History and any
AL-HIKMAH other Social Science or Arts subject.
(iii) ABUAD and BENIN require credit passes in English
Language, History/Government and Mathematics
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND (iv) GOUU requires five SSCE credits passes in not more than
DEFENCE STUDIES two sittings in subjects which include English Language,
NDA Mathematics, Economics and Government.
(v) UNIOSUN requires five 'O' level credit passes obtained at
not more than one sitting in relevant subjects including
PEACE STUDIES AND CONFLICT English Language, Government and Mathematics and any
RESOLUTION other two subjects.
OBONG
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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
(vi) CRAWFORD Five 'O' level credit passes to include English,
Government and 3 other subjects with at least pass in
CONFLICT AND PEACE Mathematics
RESOLUTION (xiii) WESTERN-DEL requires five SSCE credit passes including
BIU English Language, Mathematics, Government and one
other Social Science subject plus and other subject of
Choice
PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (xiv) TSUJ requires credit passes in English Language,
ABUAD History/Government and Mathematics (at least a pass and
any two or three if Mathematics is not passed at credit
level, Economics, Geography, CRS/IRS, Commerce,
Literature in English.
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC (xv) NDA requires credit passes in English Language,
ADMINISTRATION Mathematics, Government and two other subjects from
ABSU Economics, Commerce, Geography, History, French, and
BAZE Accounts.
IMSU (xvi) CUAB requires five (5) O’ level credits at SSCE, GCE, NECO
or approved equivalent which must include English
Language, Mathematics, and any other three subjects as
may specified by each Faculty.
(xvii) ABUJA requires credit passes to include English Language,
Government and Mathematics.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) BENIN and EBSU accept Government or History, one other
Social Science subject and any other subject
(ii) UYO - Government or Economics plus any 2 Arts or Social
Science subjects
(iii) PHC requires Economics, Government/History and any
other Social Science and Arts subject.
(iv) CRAWFORD requires English, Mathematics, Government

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
and any Social Science subject or History
(v) CUAB, TSUJ and ABUAD require History or Government and
any two Arts or Social Science subjects.
(vi) NTNU accepts Government/History/Civic Education and
any two Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
(vii) ABUJA requires Government and any other two Arts or
Social science subjects.

PHILOSOPHY: As in Political Science As in Political Science Government and DIRECT ENTRY:

CALEB any other two (i) GOUU accepts any two ‘A’ level passes and any degree
GOUU subjects which the senate may consider acceptable for admission
DELSU purpose.
UNN a. UNN accepts any two A’ level passes plus UTME
requirements.

UTME:
(i) GOUU requires credit passes in English Language,
Mathematic and any three subjects.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) UNN accepts any three subjects.

PSYCHOLOGY As in Political Science As in Political Science Any three subjects DIRECT ENTRY:
AAUA from Arts or Social (i) IMSU - No direct entry
Science (ii) OAU requires at least one of the two ‘A’ level passes to be a
ABUAD
Social Science subject
COOU (iii) BSU, EBSU and RENAISSANCE require:
BAZE (a) Any two ‘A’ level passes plus UTME requirements

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INSTITUTIONS
UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME

BSU (b) National Diploma plus 4 ‘O’ level credits to include Chemistry,
Biology or Health Science or General Science plus UTME
CALEB
requirements.
CARITAS (c) Registered Nurse Certificate plus credit in Bio/Health
COVENANT Science/General Science and a pass in Mathematics/Statistics
CHRISLAND plus UTME requirements
(iv) ESUTECH and IBADAN requires Two ‘A’ level passes from Arts,
CHRISTOPHER
Science or Social Science subjects
DELSU (v) UNIZIK accepts two ‘A’ level passes NCE/ND/HND, in Social
EBSU Work, or Nursing or any other relevant areas plus at least a
EKSU pass in Biology/Health Science/Integrated Science and
Mathematics.
ESUTECH
(vi) UNIZIK - Direct Entry applicants must posses UTME
FED-GASHUA requirements
FED-NDUFU (vii) JOS accepts Diploma (Distinction/merit) and advanced
FED-OYEEKITI Diploma in applied Psychology.
(viii) AAUA requires 'A' level passes in Biology and a Social Science
GOUU
subject; accepts NCE (Credit) in Biology.
IBADAN (x) UYO accepts any two A' level passes or RNC plus five credit
ILORIN passes to include Health Science or Biology and at least P.7 in
IMSU Mathematics.
(xi) LASU requires A' level passes in Economics,
JOS
Geography or Government.
LAGOS (xii) NASARAWA requires credit pass in Biology/Health Science
LASU (xiii) EBSU accepts HND, NCE and ND with a minimum of Merit and
LCITY Upper credit respectively in relevant fields.
(xiv) UBADAN accepts:
MADONNA
(a) IBADAN requires TWO ‘A’ level passes from Arts, Science or
NASARAWA Social Science subjects
OAU (b) Science subject with a pass in Mathematics.
OOU (xv) OAU accepts Two 'A' level in Science or Social Sciences.

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME

POL-ACAD (xvii) UNN accepts Diploma certificates, NCE, ND, HND, B.SC,
Registered Nursing/Midwifery, and any other relevant higher
REDEEMERS
education qualifications in addition to UTME requirement
RENAISSANCE (xviii) GOUU – Same as in Philosophy.
UNIZIK (xix) LAGOS accepts;
UNN (a) Very good passes in three JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects: Biology
UYO and any two (2) of Economics, Government, Chemistry,
Physics and Lit-in English.
(b) Two (2) Cambridge A/Level passes in Science and Social
Sciences
(c) Candidates must satisfy O/Level requirement

UTME:
(i) JOS requires five credit passes to include Mathematics,
English Language and Biology.
(ii) UNN requires credit passes in English Language, Biology or
Health Science, and any other three subjects plus, at least a
pass in Mathematics or Statistics.
(iii) IBADAN accepts Science subjects with a pass in Mathematics.
(iv) OAU requires credit passes English Language, Mathematics,
Biology and any two other subjects from Geography,
Economics, Government, Chemistry and Physics.
(v) UYO, AAUA and IMSU require credit passes in English
Language, Biology/Health Science plus a pass in Mathematics.
AAUA accepts (credit in Biology) only
(vi) UNIZIK requires similar requirements as for Economics, for
both Direct Entry and UTME applicants but a pass in
Mathematics is acceptable.
(viii) GOUU requires five credit passes to include English language,
Mathematics, Biology and any other two (2) Science, Social
Science or Arts subject at not more than one(1) sitting

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
(ix) AAU requires five credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, Biology and two other subjects
(x) EKSU as in Political Science.
(xi) ESUTECH requires a credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics plus at least a pass in Biology/Health
Science/Agricultural Science.
(xii) UYO requires a credit pass in Biology or Health Science and at
least a P.7 in Mathematics.
(xiii) Biology and any two of Economics, History, Government,
other social science and science subjects.
(xiv) LASU requires credit passes in English Language and
Mathematics, Biology and any other two subjects from Social
Sciences (Commerce, Economics, Geography and
Government).
(xx) DELSU and LAGOS require English Language, Mathematics,
Biology and two other subjects from Arts, Social Science or
Science.
(xxi) OAU requires English Language, Mathematics, Biology and
other two subjects from Science/Social Science
(xxii) REDEEMER'S requires Five 'O' Level credit passes to include
English Language, Mathematics and any other three subjects
which must include Biology.
(xxiv) JABU requires Mathematics and Biology at credit level.
(xxv) FED-OYEEKITI – Same as in Sociology.
(xxvi) IBADAN accepts 5 credit passes in O/Level to include English
Language, Biology and any other three from Social Sciences,
science and arts with at least pass in Mathematics.
(xxvii)EBSU requires five SSCE credit passes to include English
Language, Mathematics, Biology and any other relevant
subject from Arts, social science or science.
(xxviii) LAGOS requires five credit passes to include English

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
language, Mathematics, Biology and any other two (2)
Science, Social Science or Arts subject at not more than
one(1) sitting. LAGOS does not accept Commerce, CRS/IRS
and Accounting.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) UYO, RENAISSANCE, OAU and EKSU require Biology.
(ii) OAU requires any three subjects from Mathematics,
Geography, Economics, Government, Biology, Chemistry or
Physics.
(iii) IBADAN - Any three subjects
(iv) ESUTECH requires Biology and any two other Social Science or
Arts subjects.
(v) LAGOS requires any three (3) subjects from Mathematics,
Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Government &
Literature in English.
(vii) EBSU - Same as in Political Science.
(vii) LASU requires Economics.
(ix) DELSU requires Mathematics and Biology.
(x) FED-OYEEKITI – Same as in Sociology.
(xi) UNN requires Biology and any other two subjects.
(xii) EBSU requires Biology and any two of Economics, History,
Government, other social science and science subjects.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES: Two ‘A’ level subjects Five SSCE credit passes to CRK/IRS and any DIRECT ENTRY AND UTME:
UNN to include Religious include English Language two other (i) UNN - In addition to UTME requirement:
Studies (CRS/IRS). and CRK/IRS. subjects. (a) Advanced level passes in 2 subjects including Christian
Religious Knowledge.
(b) Holders of the National Diploma.

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME

SOCIAL WORK Two ‘A’ level passes in Five SSCE credits including Mathematics, DIRECT ENTRY:
BABCOCK any subjects English Language and Economics/Geogra (i) UNN accepts two 'A' level passes plus UTME requirement.
Mathematics. phy and any other (ii) BENIN accepts in addition to O’ level requirements either
BENIN
subject (a) Two A’ level passes to include Government or History.
CALABAR (b) National Diploma (ND) with at least an Upper credit-level
ILORIN pass in relevant discipline from a recognised Polytechnic or
LAGOS College of Technology.
(c) Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least a Lower credit
POL-ACAD
level pass in relevant discipline from a recognised polytechnic
REDEEMERS or college of Technology.
UNN (d) National Certificate of Education (NCE) with at least a credit –
level pass in a Social Science subject from a recognised
College of Education. In addition, candidates should have at
least an overall merit level pass.
(iii) LAGOS accepts;
(a) Very good passes in three (3) JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects: Any
three (3) of Economics, Government, Geography, History and
CRS/IRS.
(b) University of Lagos Diploma in Social Development and
Administration (SDA) with at least one year post qualification
experience.
(c) Candidates must satisfy O/Level requirement.

UTME
(i) LAGOS as i n Sociology.
(ii) UNN requires Five O' level credit passes which must include
English Language and any three Arts or Social Science
Subjects.
(iii) REDEEMER'S requires Five 'O' Level credit passes to include

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
English Language, Mathematics and three subjects in Social
Sciences or Arts.
(iv) CALABAR same as in Sociology.
(v) BENIN requires five O’ level credit passes to include English
Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government, Geography
or any other Social Science subject.

UTME SUBJECTS
(I) LAGOS as in Sociology.
(ii) CALABAR and UNN require Any three Social Science or Arts
Subjects.
(iii) BENIN requires two Social Science subjects and any other
subject.

SOCIOLOGY AND As in Political Science As in Political Science Three Social DIRECT ENTRY
ANTHROPLOGY Science or Arts (i) UNN accepts two A' level passes in Social Sciences or Arts
BAZE Subjects subjects in addition to UTME requirements.
(ii) EKSU and IMSU - No direct entry
BENIN
(iii) BENIN requires two 'A' level passes including any Social
BIU Science subject; ND (Upper Credit)/HND (Lower Credit) in
EBSU relevant Social Science disciplines such as public
ESUTECH Administration, Mass Communication; NCE (overall merit)
with credit pass in relevant Social Science subject. Direct
IGBINEDION
Entry candidates must satisfy UTME requirements.
MAIDUGURI (iv) EBSU accepts HND, NCE and ND with a minimum of Merit
NDU and Upper credit respectively in relevant fields.
OAU (v) UYO accepts ND/HND/NCE in relevant fields plus UTME
requirements.
UNN
(vi) OAU O’ level credit passes from English language,,
UYO Mathematics and any three subjects from Economics,
YOSU Geography, Government, Biology and Chemistry.

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
(vii) UNIZIK requires similar requirements as for Econs for both
Direct Entry and UTME applicants but a pass in O/L
Mathematics is acceptable.
(viii) IMSU- No Direct Entry.
(ix) BIU same as Political Science
(x) OAU accepts Two 'A' level passes in subjects such as
Economics, Geography, Government , History
(xi) CUAB accepts IJAMB at acceptable grade levels.
(xii) NDU accepts:
a. Two ‘A’ level passes in Government, Economics, Religious
Knowledge, Geography, and History.
b. National Diploma in related area, provided such diploma is
passed at upper credit level.
c. N.C.E. in related area at credit level.
(xiii) ESUTECH requires two A’ level passes including
Government or History plus UTME requirements. Accepts
ND in Social Work/Development and Administration, with
at least a merit pass plus UTME requirements.

UTME
(i) EBSU requires 'O' level credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, History/Government/Economics one science
subject and any Arts or social science subject.
(ii) OAU accepts Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include
Mathematics and History or Economics or Geography
(iii) UYO requires at least P.7 in Mathematics
(iv) UNIZIK requires Five ‘O’ level credits passes to include
English Language, Mathematics and any other 3 Arts/Social
Science subjects
(v) IMSU require a pass in Mathematics
(vi) UNN requires five O' level credit passes which must include

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
English Language, one Science subject, and at least three
(3) Arts or Social Science subjects.
(vii) ESUTECH requires a credit passes in English Language,
Mathematics, Government and any two Arts or Social
Science subjects.
(viii) BENIN requires five 'O' level credit passes to
include English Language, Mathematics and
any two Social Science subjects.
(ix) BSU accepts 5 O' level credit passes from any Social
Science or Arts subjects.
(x) BIU same as in Political Science.
(xi) OAU requires English Language, Mathematics and at least
two Social Science and ones Arts subject.

UTME SUBJECTS
(i) BENIN accepts two Social Science subjects and any other
subject.
(ii) OAU requires Mathematics, Economics and Geography or
Government.
(iii) EBSU requires Government/History plus two other social
science/Arts subject.
(iv) ESUTECH requires Government.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS i) Two 'A' level passes Five SSCE credit passes to Mathematics, DIRECT ENTRY
COVENANT chosen from include English Language Economics plus (i) CUAB accepts IJMB at acceptable grade level.
Economics, and Mathematics. one other relevant
Accounting, subject UTME:
INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR Government, (i) COVENANT requires five 'O' level credit passes in English
RELATIONS Geography and Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, Biology and
Statistics. Economics
OOU
ii) NCE in related field. (ii) COVENANT requires five 'O' level credit passes in English

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
Language, Mathematics, Economics one Science subject
from Biology, Health/General Science, Agric. Sci, Physics and
Chemistry and either Geography, Government, Accounts,
Book Keeping and Commerce

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND Two 'A' level passes Five SSCE credits Mathematics, DIRECT ENTRY
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT chosen from Economics, including English Economics plus (i) Benin ACCEPTS:
Accounting, Business Language, Mathematics, one other subject. a: O’ level requirements plus two subjects at the GCE (A/L) or
BENIN
Management, HSC one of which must be Economics, Business
RITMAN Economics plus any two
Government, Management or Mathematics. In exceptional cases, the
subjects listed under the
Geography and following qualifications may also be considered
Statistics. Direct Entry column.
b. O’ level requirements plus a complete pass in the
intermediate examination of the Chartered Institute of
Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) or any other
professional Human Resources Management body.
c. O’ level requirements plus the National Diploma in Business
Administration, or any relevant subject (passed with
minimum average of upper credit).

UTME: SUBJECT
(i) BENIN accepts Business Method in lieu of Economics.

SOCIOLOGY As in Political Science. As in Political Science. Three Social DIRECT ENTRY:

AAU Science or Arts (i) PHC, No direct entry
subjects. (ii) IBADAN accepts 2 ‘A’ level passes from Arts, Science or
AAUA
Social Science.
ABSU (iii) LAGOS accepts;
ABU (a) Very good passes in three JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects: Any
ABUAD three (3) of Economics, Government, Geography, History
ABUJA and CRS/IRS
(b) Cambridge A/Level pass in Government

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ACHIEVERS (c) Candidates must satisfy O/Level requirement.

(iv) UDU accepts National Diploma in Mass Communication with
AL-QALAM
credit level pass and NCE (Social Studies).
BASU (vi) BENIN accepts in Social Development and Administration
BAYERO (viii) DELSU accepts two A’ level passes to include a Social
BINGHAM Science subject.
(ix) LASU accepts 'A' passes in two relevant.
BOWEN
(xii) AAUA accepts ND upper credit in relevant fields. Requires 'A'
BSU level passes in Government and one Social Science subject.
CALABAR (xiii) IGBINEDION - As for Political Science and Public
CARITAS Administration.
(xiv) BOWEN accepts two 'A' level passes to include Economics
COOU
and any one of Government, Geography and History
COVENANT (xvi) TASUED requires two of Economics, Government/Pol.
CRAWFORD Science, Religious Studies, Geography and Social Studies.
DELSU (xvii) JOS accepts two (2) 'A' level passes in any of the Social
Sciences subjects for IJMB (candidates must have met 'O'
EKSU
level entry requirements).
FED-DUTSINMA (xviii) ABU accepts two 'A' level/IJMB which must include
FED-GASHUA Sociology or Government/ History and any other subject.
FED-GUSAU (xx) AAU accepts two 'A' level passes from Mathematics,
Economics, Government and Geography.
FED-KEBBI
(xxii) WESTERN-DEL – Same as in Political Science and Public
FED-LAFIA Administration.
FED-OYEEKITI (xxiii) KWASU accepts IJMB and two A' levels papers in relevant
FED-WUKARI subjects.
(xxiv) GOUU accepts BSc, BA or HND in any discipline.
FOUNTAIN
(xxv) UMYUK accepts:
GOUU a. (IJMB) certificate with a minimum of nine (9) points. The
GREGORY IJMB papers should include Sociology and two other Social
GSU Sciences Subjects.

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IBADAN b. Two-year National Diploma in the relevant subject area,

with a minimum of lower credit.
ILORIN
c. National Certificate in Education (NCE) with a minimum of
JABU ‘C’ grade in Social Studies and nine (9) points in overall
JOS grading.
KASU (xxvi) ABUJA – As in Political Science.
KSU
KWASU UTME:
LAGOS (i) ABUJA – As in Political Science.
LANDMARK (ii) LASU requires credit passes in Mathematics, English
Language and three other subjects from Economics,
LAPAI
Government, Commerce, Geography, CRS, IRS, Accounts,
LASU Yoruba or a Science subject.
LCITY (iii) ILORIN requires at least 2 Social Science subjects and a pass
MADONNA in Mathematics.
(iv) AAU, BENIN, AAUA and DELSU require credits in
MKAR
Mathematics
NASARAWA (v) ILORIN accepts Five ‘O’ level credit passes from Arts,
NOVENA Science or Social Science Subjects
OBONG (vi) ABSU and CALABAR accept a pass in Mathematics.
(vii) IBADAN accepts 5 'O' level credits passes from Arts, Science
OOU
or Social /Science.
PAUL (viii) FED-LAFIA requires credit passes in English Language,
PHC Mathematics, Government and any two of Economics,
POL-ACAD Commerce, History, IRS or CRK.
(ix) DELSU and BOWEN require five SSCE credit passes to
REDEEMERS
include English Language, Mathematics, and any two social
RHEMA science subjects plus any other subject.
RITMAN (x) LAGOS requires English Language, Mathematics plus two
SOSU Social Science subjects and one Arts subject.

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TSUJ (xi) REDEEMER'S requires five 'O level credit passes to include
English Language, Mathematics and three additional
UDU
subjects in Social; Sciences or Arts
UMYUK (xii) AAUA requires credit in English Language, Mathematics
UNIOSUN and any one of Geography/ History, Government and any
UNIZIK two other subjects.
(xiii) ABU requires five 'O' level credit passes in English
WESTERN-DEL
Language, Government or History, Economics, Geography,
YOSU CRK/IRK and at last a pass in Mathematics.
(xiv) KASU requires a credit in Mathematics.
(xv) ABSU same as in Political Science.
INTELLIGENCE AND (xvi) GOUU same as in Political Science and International
SECURITY STUDIES Relations.
ABUAD (xvii) PAUL requires five SSCE credit passes in not more than two
NOVENA sittings including English Language, Mathematics and three
Arts/Social Science subjects.
(xviii) BSU requires five SSCE credit passes from any Social
Science or Arts subjects
(xix) WESTERN-DEL same as in Political Science and Public
Administration
(xx) JABU requires at least a pass in Mathematics
(xxi) NDU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Government or History and three
other subjects in not more than two.
(xxii) KWASU requires credit passes in English, Mathematics,
Government and any two other social sciences.
(xxiii) ABUAD requires credit passes in English language,
History/Government and any other two Arts or Social
Science subjects. At least a pass in Mathematics is
required.
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DIRECT ENTRY UTME
Mathematics, History or Government or Economics and
two Science, Art or Social Science subjects.
(xx) UMYUK requires Five credit passes at SSCE (or its
equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics, Economics
and any two from Commerce, Government Geography,
Accounting and Book Keeping in not more than two
sittings.
(xxi) FED-OYEEKITI requires credit pass in Mathematics and one
Science subject.
(xxii) KSU requires credit passes in Mathematics, English
Language, Economics/Geography/Government and any
two other relevant subjects.
(xxiii) PHC requires English Language and any three others from
Social Science [including Mathematics]/Arts subject.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) IBADAN - The 3 subjects to be chosen from Arts, Science or
Social Science subjects.
(ii) PHC and AAU accept Mathematics as UTME subjects.
(iii) AAUA requires Government and accepts Mathematics.
(iv) KSU accepts English language. Mathematics and three
others from Government or History, Economics,
Geography, Commerce and Agric. Sci.
(v) FED-OYEEKITI, ABU and ABUAD require
Government/History plus two other subjects
(vi) BSU accepts any three subjects from Arts or S/Sciences
(viii) WESTERN-DEL requires three Social Science or Arts subject.
(ix) LASU requires Government/History, Economics/Commerce
and any other Social Science subject.
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subject.
(xi) ABUAD for Intelligence and Security Studies requires
History/Government, Geography plus one Arts or Social
Science subject.
(xii) KWASU – Same as in Geography.
(xiii) LAGOS requires three Social science subjects or Arts
subjects. It accepts Mathematics as UTME subjects.
(xiv) FED-LAFIA requires Government and any two of Economics,
Commerce, History, Geography, Literature in English or
CRK/IRS.
(xv) BAYERO requires Government or History plus two other
Social Science.
(xvi) ABUJA – As in Political Science.

HUMAN RESOURCES As for Economics As for Economics Economics,

MANAGEMENT Government and
REDEEMERS any other relevant
subjects.
WESTERN-DEL

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Two 'A' level passes in Five SSCE credit passes to Economics, DIRECT ENTRY
ACHIEVERS Social Science subject include English Language, Literature- in- (i) ABU accepts three 'A' level/IJMB from any of the following
BAYERO from Government, History and English and subjects: Government, History, Sociology, Economics,
BAZE Government/History, three relevant subjects. Geography/Govern Geography, Arabic, French.
CALEB Economics, Sociology ment/History. (ii) AUN:
COVENANT and Business (a) accepts 'A' level passes chosen from English Language,
GOUU Management. Mathematics, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry,
GREGORY Physics, Literature in English, Government, History,
IBADAN Economics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Technical
LANDMARK Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer Studies, Information
Technology, Civics, and French.
LCITY
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MCPHERSON (b) does not accept credit passes in the following;

Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Home
ODUDUWA
Craft, Home management, Physical Education, Physical and
OBONG Health Education, Music, Commerce, Accounting, Financial
SOUTHWESTERN Accounting, Book Keeping, Islamic History, Religious
TANSIAN Studies, Tajweed, Library Studies, Diction, Kiswahili, Igbo,
UNIKINGS Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic, Turkish, Study skills.
(c) accepts ICGSE and 'A' level Cambridge and does not
offer admissions direct to 200 level programs. May
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS transfer credits relevant to it's major at the discretion
AND DIPLOMACY of the Dean of school
ABUAD (iii) BELLS – Same as in Accounting.
SALEM (iv) ABUAD – Same as in Political Science.
(v) GOUU requires two ‘A’ level passes in Social Science
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES subject from Government or History, Economics,
ABU Sociology and Business Management. BSc, BA or HND in
Local Government Administration, Public Administration
and Political Science.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (vi) SOUTHWESTERN accepts IJMB, NCE, ND, HND or its
AND DIPLOMACY equivalents.
BENIN
U.TM.E:
(i) ABU requires Five 'O' level credit passes to include English
INTERNATIONAL AND Language, Mathematics, Government, or History and any
COMPARATIVE POLITICS other two Social Sciences or Arts Subjects
AUN (ii) BELLS – Same as in Accounting.
(v) COVENANT same as in Marketing.
(vi) GOUU and ABUAD – Same as in Political Science.
INTERNATIONAL (vii) SOUTHWESTERN requires five SSCE credit passes
RELATIONSHIP & STRATEGIC including English Language, Government and
STUDIES Mathematics and any other two relevant subjects.

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UTME SUBJECTS
DIRECT ENTRY UTME
IGBINEDION
UTME. SUBJECTS
HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL (i) BELLS – Same as in Accounting.
RELATIONS (ii) ABU requires Government/History and any two of
AL-HIKMA Economics, Geography, Civic Education, French, Arabic, IRS
and CRS.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (iii) ABUAD – Same as in Sociology.
AND HUMAN RESOURCE (iv) SOUTHWESTERN requires Mathematics and any two of
MANAGEMENT the following: Economics, History, Government,
JABU Geography, Literature in English and French.
(v) BEYARO requires Government or History plus two other
Social Science subjects.

MANAGEMENT AND Two 'A' level passes to Five SSCE credit passes to Economics, DIRECT ENTRY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP include Economics and include English Language, Mathematics and (i) JABU same as Demography
PAUL at least one of, Mathematics, Economics, one other Social (ii) PAUL accepts two 'A' level passes chosen from Economics,
Accounts, Business one Science subject and Science or Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography or
Management, one other Social Science or Commercial Statistics.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Government, Commercial subject. subject. (iii) FUNAAB requires A’ level passes in Accounting and at least
BAYERO Geography or one of Mathematics, Business Management, Economics and
BENIN Mathematics. Government plus UTME requirement. It accepts ND (Upper
COVENANT Credit) in Business Administration. It does not accept NCE.
(viii) BENIN
FUNAAB
a. In addition to UTME subjects, plus two subjects at the
JABU GCE A/L or HSC, one of which should be Business and the
LCITY other either Economics or Accounting
MAKURDI b. In exceptional cases, the following qualifications may be
considered
NASARAWA
i. In addition to UTME subjects a pass in the
RENAISSANCE intermediate examination of the Institute of
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UNIZIK equivalent Professional Accounting Body

ii. In addition to UTME subjects passes in all parts of
VERITAS
the Associate Examination of the Institute of
Bankers.
iii. In addition to UTME subjects ND in Business
ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES Administration with Upper level credit pass from
COOU Recognized Polytechnic or College of Technology
iv. An HND in any relevant subject awarded by a
NORTHWEST
recognized Polytechnic or College of Technology
UMUDIKE v. A Bachelor’s degree in any subject awarded by a
recognized University
BUSINESS AND (ix) UMUDIKE – Same as in Accounting.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES
KWASU
UTME:
(i) PAUL requires five SSCE credit passes including English
Language, Mathematics plus any two of Accounting, Business
Method, Commerce, Government, Geography and Statistics.
(ii) FUNAAB accepts two other subjects from any of Government,
Geography, Commerce and Principles of Accounts.
(iii) BENIN requires credit passes at not more than two (2) sittings
to include English Language, Mathematics, Economics or
Commerce and any other two subjects.
(iv) UMUDIKE – Same as in Accounting.

UTME SUBJECTS:
(i) BENIN accepts Mathematics, Economics or Commerce or
Business Methods plus any other subject.
(ii) UMUDIKE – Same as in Accounting.

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E-LEARNING UNIVERSITIES OF NIGERIA (ELUON)

COURSE/DEGREE AWARDING UTME
UTME SUBJECTS SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
INSTITUTIONS REQUIREMENTS

ECONOMICS Five SSCE credit passes in English Economics, Mathematics and U.T.M.E:
UYO-ELUON Language, Mathematics, Economics any other Arts or Social (i) ELUON requires credit passes at not more than two sittings.
UDU-ELUON and any two subjects Science subject.
NOUN-ELUON
MAIDUGURI-ELUON

ACCOUNTING
UYO-ELUON
UDU-ELUON
NOUN-ELUON
MAIDUGURI-ELUON

BANKING AND FINANCE

UYO-ELUON
UDU-ELUON
NOUN-ELUON
MAIDUGURI-ELUON

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UYO-ELUON
UDU-ELUON
NOUN-ELUON
MAIDUGURI-ELUON

MARKETING
UYO-ELUON
UDU-ELUON
NOUN-ELUON
MAIDUGURI-ELUON

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