As one of the most popularly recognized universities in the country and in Africa, Ahmadu Bello University accredited courses and requirements are numerous and course-specific respectively. Students have a reservoir from which they can choose any course of their choice as long as they meet the requirements of that particular course of study.
Let us look briefly into the academic operations of Ahmadu Bello University.
Founded on 4 October 1962, as the University of Northern Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (named after Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the first premier of Northern Nigeria) is a federal government research university in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Currently, the school has two campuses in Zaria:
- Main Campus in Samaru
The Samaru campus houses the administrative offices and the faculties of physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, arts and languages, education, environmental design, engineering, medical sciences, agricultural sciences and research facilities.
- Annex in Kongo
The Kongo campus hosts the faculties of Law and Administration. The Faculty of Administration consists of Accounting, Business Administration, Local Government and Development Studies and Public Administration Departments. Additionally, the university is responsible for other institutions and programmes at other locations.
Ahmadu Bello University also runs a Pre-Degree programme in Funtua a few kilometres from the main campus owned by the university.
Ahmadu Bello University Accredited Courses and Requirements.
Accountancy / Accounting
Agriculture
Agricultural Science and Education
Anatomy
Archaeology
Architecture
Automotive Engineering
Biochemistry
Business Administration
Botany
Building
Business Education
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Economics
Education and Language Arts
Education and Arabic
Education and Biology
Education and Chemistry
Fine Art
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Guidance And Counseling
Health Education
Home Economics and Education
Industrial Design
Theatre And Performing Arts
Mass Communication
Telecommunication Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Public Administration
Physical and Health Education
Literature In English
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Agricultural Extension
French
Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Education and Geography
Geography
Geology
Hausa
Education and Hausa
History
Insurance
Human Kinetics
English Language
Law
Islamic / Sharia Law
Forestry And Wildlife Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Education and Mathematics
Veterinary Medicine
Microbiology
Pharmacy
Education and Physics
Physics
Education and Geography / Physics
Physiology
Urban and Regional Planning
Educational Administration and Planning
Radiography
Computer Science
Political Science
Actuarial Science
Nursing / Nursing Science
Medical Laboratory Technology / Science
Education and Integrated Science
Library And Information Science
Biological Science(s)
Sociology
Statistics
Education and Islamic Studies
Education and Religious Studies
Arabic Studies
Education and Social Studies
International Studies
Education and Christian Religious Studies
Local Government And Development Studies
Dentistry And Dental Surgery
Medicine and Surgery
Land Survey
Quantity Surveying
Land Surveying
Textile Science and Technology
Glass Technology
Zoology
Course Requirements
Looking at the Ahmadu Bello University accredited courses and requirements, the requirements are outlined piecemeal for you right below:
The requirements for each course are almost the same as Ahmadu Bello University does not allow any student without compulsory credits in English Language and Mathematics in their O’level admission.
- O’level: Candidate must possess a minimum of five (5) subjects passed at not more than two sittings with at least passes in two of the most relevant and important subjects to the course at credit level in SSCE, GCE, WASCE, and NECO or other approved equivalents.
- UTME/Direct Entry Candidates who chose Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as their first Choice of institution
- UTME Candidate must have a minimum of 200 in the UTME.
- Both UTME and Direct Entry candidates should note that Credit in Mathematics are for all Science Based Courses.
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS:
- Candidates must be at least 16 year of age
- Candidates must obtain an acceptable score at the compulsory University screening exercise which is popularly called Post UTME.
