OAU UTME Subject Combination and Admission Requirements

OAU UTME Subject Combination and admission requirements: See the entry requirements and UTME Subject Combination in Obafemi Awolowo University, formerly known as University of Ife, a federal government-owned operated Nigeria including their accurate JAMB Subject Combination, O’level and Direct Entry Requirement below. 

UTME Subject Combination For Faculty of Administration.

Course/Programme ‘O’Level Requirements UTME Subject Combination
Accounting Five ‘O’ level credits which should include English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus any two other subjects from Government, Yoruba, Biology. English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject
International Relations Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include English Language, Mathematics, Government plus any two other subjects from History, Geography and Yoruba. English Language, Mathematics, Government and any other Social Science subject.
Local Government Studies Credits which must include English Language, Mathematics, Government, Economics at not more than two sittings. English Language, Mathematics, Government and any one of the following: Geography, Economics, History and Religious Studies.
Public Administration Credit passes at GCE O’Level or School Certificate or Senior Secondary School Certificate (S.S.S.C) in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and any other subject. English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any of Government, History and Geography.

UTME Subject Combination For Faculty of Arts

Course/Programme ‘O’Level Requirements UTME Subject Combination
African Languages and Literature Credits in English Language, Yoruba plus one (1) Arts subjects any other two (2) subjects. English Language, Yoruba plus any other two (2) subjects in Arts.
Dramatic Arts Credits in English Language; Literature-in-English plus one (1) Arts subject and any other two (2) subjects. English Language; Literature-in-English plus and any other two (2) subjects in Arts.
English  Credits in English Language; Literature-in-English plus one (1) Arts subject and any other two (2) subjects. English Language; Literature-in-English, Government or History or any other Arts Subject.
Religious Studies Credits in English Language; C.R.K or I.R.K plus one Arts subject and any other two (2) subjects. English Language; C.R.K/I.R.K and any other two (2) subjects.
Music Credits in English Language; plus 2 Arts subjects and any other two (2) subjects. English Language; Music, one other Arts subject plus any other subject.
Foreign Languages Credits in English Language; plus any other four (4) subjects. English Language; Fine Art and two other Arts subjects or Social Science subject.
Philosophy Credits in English Language; History; plus one (1) Arts subject; and any other two (2) subjects. English Language; Government and any other two subjects.
History English Language; + History or Government, C.R.K/I.R.K or Literature and any other two (2) subjects. English Language, History/Government and any other two subjects from Arts & Social Science.

UTME Subject Combination For Faculty of Education.

Course/Programme ‘O’ level Requirements UTME Subject Combination
English Education Five ‘O’ Level credits which should include English Language and Literature in English plus credit passes in any three other subjects or Credit/Merit passes in 5 TC II subjects relevant to the course of study may be accepted. English Language; Literature in English, Government or History or any other Arts subjects.
Fine and Applied Art Education GCE ‘O’ Level or TC II Credit/Merit passes in five subjects including Fine Arts and English Language. English Language, Fine Art and two other Arts subjects or Social Science subject.
French Education  ‘O’ Level or TC credit/merit passes in five subjects including English Language and French. English Language, French and any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
History Education ‘O’ Level credit passes in five subjects which must include English Language and History. TC II with at least merit/credit passes in 5 relevant subjects may be accepted. English Language, History/Government and any other two subjects from Arts & Social Science.
Language Art Education Five TC/O/L credits including English Language, English Literature and Yoruba or French. English Language, Literature in English, Government or History or any other Arts subjects.
Music Education Five ‘O’ Level credit or equivalents including English Language & Music. TC II or Certificate in Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRASM) may be accepted. English Language, Music, one other Arts subject plus any other subject.
Physical and Health Education Five ‘O’ level credits or TC II merit passes which could be any of Arts, Social Sciences or Science Subjects but must include English Language.
Christian Religion Education Five ‘O’ Level credits or TC II merits in five subjects including English Language, Bible Knowledge and any other three subject. English Language, C.R.K and any other two Arts subjects.
Yoruba language Education Five ‘O’ Level/TC II credit or merit passes including English and Yoruba. English Language, Yoruba and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
Biology Education Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and one other subject. English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Chemistry Education Five ‘O’ Level credits in Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language and two of Physics, Biology and Agric. Science. English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Mathematics Education ‘O’ Level credits in five subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry. English language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Mathematics/Integrated Science Education Five ‘O’ level credits or five merit/credit passes at TC II. The subjects must include English Language, Mathematic and two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science and Agric. Science. Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology.
Physics Education Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include English Language, Physics, Mathematics and two other subjects, one of which should be Chemistry or Agric. Science or Biology or Additional Mathematics. Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology.
Economics Education  ‘O’ Level credit passers in five subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics and Economics plus any other two subjects. Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRK/IRK.
Geography Education ‘O’ Level passes in 5 subjects which should include Geography, English Language and Mathematics. English Language, Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
Political Science Education ‘O’ Level TC II credit/merit credit passes must include Government, English Language and Mathematics. English Language, Government or History plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects.
Social Studies Education Five ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language. Candidates with GCE O/L background should have credits in at least two of Economics, Geography, Government, History, Music, Fine Arts, Religious Studies and Home Economics. Those with TC II should have merits in English and two of Social Studies, History, Government, Home Economics, Fine Art and Music, Religious Studies and Literature in English.

UTME Subject Combination For Faculty of Sciences

Course/Programme ‘O’ level Requirements UTME Subject Combinations
Biochemistry Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include Five credits in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and either Physics or Biology. English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Botany Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include  Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry in addition to English and Mathematics at the ‘O’ Level of the General Certificate or Education, SSCE or its equivalent. English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Chemistry Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include  English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
Geology and Applied Geophysics Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include  Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and English Language. English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
Mathematics Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other Science subject at the GCE Ordinary Level, Senior Secondary School (SSCE) or its equivalent. English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
Statistics Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other Science subject at the GCE Ordinary Level, Senior Secondary School (SSCE) or its equivalent. English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
Microbiology Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry at the GCE Ordinary Level, Senior Secondary School (SSCE) or its equivalent. English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Zoology Five ‘O’ Level credits which must include Biology and at least one other Science subject in addition to Mathematics at General Certificate of Education at the O/Level or at the SSCE or its equivalent. English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

UTME Subject Combination For Faculty of Health Sciences

Course/Programme ‘O’level Requirements UTME Subject Combinations
Medicine and Surgery English, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry all at credit level. English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Nursing English, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry all at credit level. English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Dentistry English, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry all at credit level. English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry

UTME Subject Combination For Faculty of Pharmacy

Course/Programme ‘O’level Requirements UTME Subject Combinations
Pharmacy English, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry all at credit level. English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

UTME Subject Combination For Faculty of Social Sciences

Course/Programme ‘O’level Requirements UTME Subject Combinations
Economics English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus two of Arts or Social Science subject all at credit level English Langauge, Mathematics, Economics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRK/IRK.
Geography English, Mathematics, Geography plus two of Arts or Social Science subject all at credit level. English Language, Geography and two other Social Science subjects.
Political Science English, Mathematics, Government plus two other subject all at credit level English Language, Government and two other Social Science/Arts subjects.
Philosophy English, Mathematics, Government, Economics plus any other subject all at credit level. English Language, Government, Economics and any other one Social Science/Arts subjects.
Psychology English, Mathematics, Biology plus two other subject all at credit level English Language, and any three subjects from Arts or Social Science.
Sociology English, Mathematics two paper from History, Economics, Geography plus any subject. English Langauge, three Social Science or Arts Subjects.

Eligibility for OAU Post UTME/DE Screening

  • Candidates who made the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife their First Choice Institution in UTME and scored 200 and above are eligible for screening.
  • In addition, candidates must possess five (5) credit pass including English Language at not more than two (2) sittings.
  • Candidates who do not participate in the Post-UTME screening will not be considered for admission.
  • OAU will not consider candidates with outstanding “Awaiting Results” at the end of the Post UTME Screening Exercise.
  • DE Students should ensure that their transcript is forwarded by the Awarding Institution to the Admission Office, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife for DE Admission processing.

OAU Admission Requirements.

The minimum entry requirements to the first year is a General Certificate of Education (or equivalent) with Credit passes in at least five subjects chosen from a list approved from time to time by Senate provided that in each case all the five subjects are taken and passed at not more than two sittings.

  • One of the passes shall be a pass at ‘O’ Level or equivalent in English Language.
  • Except in the cases of candidate for admission to the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Law, and for the Bachelor of Arts in Education in the Faculty of Education, one of the credit passes shall be a pass at ‘O’ Level or equivalent in Mathematics.
  • A pass in the General Paper of the Higher School Certificate is regarded as equivalent to a credit pass in English Language at ‘O’ Level.

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