The B.A. (Hons.) degree in English is a three or four year program that provides the graduate with a broad background toward a successful career in various occupations and professions. The three year route is the direct entry route.
Two subjects are named outright in the credit list. English Language and Literature in English must both appear, and the remaining three credits come from Arts or Social Sciences subjects of the candidate’s choosing.
This article sets out the conditions Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) applies to English applicants, covering the Ordinary Level credit rule and the Advanced Level passes a direct entry candidate must add to it.
To avoid mistakes, all aspirants should read the subject combination for both O’Level and UTME carefully.
Entry Requirements
1. Students must satisfy the Faculty of Humanities and University admission requirements. Such requirements include five credits at Ordinary Level (SSCE, NECO), a single sitting, or six credits at no more than two sittings. The credits must include English Language, Literature in English, and any other three Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
2. For direct entry, two ‘A’ level passes, or equivalents in Literature in English, Arts, or Social Sciences subjects, in addition to 1 above.
Reading the Credit Rule
The number of credits depends on sittings. Five are enough when they all come from one sitting, while a candidate whose results are spread across two sittings must present six.
Literature in English is the subject that most often decides an application here. A candidate with strong Arts results but no credit in Literature in English does not satisfy the first condition.
The Direct Entry Condition
Direct entry does not replace the Ordinary Level credits. The wording is explicit that the two Advanced Level passes come in addition to the credit requirement, so a direct entry candidate must satisfy both.
Those two passes may be in Literature in English or in other Arts or Social Sciences subjects, which keeps the route open to candidates coming from a broad humanities background.
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Graduates of English-language programs have good communication, analytical, time-management, and organizational abilities.
Graduates can think about job opportunities in various areas because all of these are transferrable.
Checking Your Arts Credits for ACU English
Look first for credits in English Language and Literature in English, then count how many further Arts or Social Sciences credits you hold and whether they came from one sitting or two.
Direct entry applicants should confirm they meet both parts of the requirement, since the Advanced Level passes are added to the credit rule rather than offered in its place.
This page does not list a UTME subject combination for English. Candidates applying through UTME should confirm the papers to register with the current JAMB brochure or with the Department of English.