This article will help all Ajayi Crowther University aspirants (ACU) know their O’Level and UTME subjects to study History and International Studies. And it will also enable them to gain admission into the school without difficulty.
History and Government are the two subjects that shape this application. Both are named among the O’level credits, and at least one of them is required in the UTME combination.
Beyond those, the department works with Social Science subjects rather than naming particular papers, which gives candidates from the arts and commercial streams a workable route in.
Direct entry is also available and shortens the degree, as the closing section explains. Each condition is set out below in the university’s own wording.
To avoid mistakes, all aspirants should carefully read the subject combination for both O’Level and UTME.
Entry Requirements
Students hoping to study for a B.A. History/International Studies degree must satisfy the University and Faculty of Humanities’ admission requirements.
They must have 5 credits at O/L (SSCE, NECO) at a single sitting or 6 credits at not more than two sittings. The credits must include English Language, History, Government, and three other subjects.
Counted literally, the three named subjects plus three others come to six, which matches the two sitting option. Candidates presenting five credits from a single sitting should confirm with the faculty how the list applies to them.
Such candidates would also be expected to have attained a satisfactory level of performance in the UTME subjects: Use of English, History or Government, and any two Social Science subjects.
Note that the UTME asks for History or Government rather than both. The remaining two papers come from the Social Sciences, so Economics, Geography and Government itself are all available choices.
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Direct Entry
For Direct Entry, candidates must have at least two ‘A’ Level passes or their equivalent in History and/or Government and any other subject from the Humanities or Social Sciences.
The phrase or their equivalent matters here. Qualifications comparable to A level may be considered, so applicants holding a different advanced certificate should ask rather than assume.
About the Degree
The B.A. (Hons.) degree in History & International Studies is a three-year(direct entry) or four-year(UTME candidates) program that provides the graduate with a broad background toward a successful career in various occupations and professions.
Planning an ACU History and International Studies Application
Check History and Government on your O’level result first, since both are named among the required credits and one of them must also appear in your UTME combination.
Then count your credits against your sitting pattern, and clarify the five against six question with the Faculty of Humanities before you pay for anything.
If you hold two A level passes including History or Government, direct entry shortens the degree from four years to three, which is worth weighing against another UTME attempt.