Islamic Studies is taught under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at The Federal University, Kashere (FUKASHERE). Arabic is accepted as an alternative to the Islamic Studies paper, but only at O’Level.
From the UTME stage onwards the Islamic Studies paper itself is required with no substitute. That single shift is the detail candidates most often miss here.
Confirm that Islamic Studies appears on the current FUKASHERE course list and that your JAMB registration records it correctly before you sit the examination.
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About Federal University, Kashere
FUKASHERE is located in Kashere, a town in Gombe State in Northeastern Nigeria.
It has no religious affiliations, and students from across the country are welcome to apply. FUKASHERE offers courses in the following discipline; Education, Science, Agriculture and Social Sciences.
It was established by the Federal Government to function as a University in 2011.
Admission Requirements for Islamic Studies
WAEC/NECO Subject Combination
The WAEC/NECO subject combination and requirements needed to study Islamic Studies is Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include English Language and Islamic Studies or Arabic and any three (3) relevant subjects.
JAMB Subject Combination
In UTME, please note that the English Language is Compulsory for this course.
Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combinations needed to study Islamic Studies under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at FUKASHERE include;
Islamic Studies plus two (2) other Arts subjects.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Islamic Studies if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes to include Islamic Studies.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into FUKASHERE for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored a minimum of 180 and above in your JAMB result.
Arabic Helps Only at O Level for FUKASHERE Islamic Studies
The O’Level requirement is five SSCE credit passes to include English Language and either Islamic Studies or Arabic, plus any three relevant subjects.
Relevance is not defined for those three, which leaves the secondary school stage reasonably open for candidates from different backgrounds.
The UTME combination removes the Arabic option. English Language is compulsory, Islamic Studies is fixed, and the remaining two papers must be Arts subjects.
Direct Entry is the shortest condition on the page, asking for two ‘A’ level passes that must include Islamic Studies. Arabic is not mentioned at that level either.
A JAMB score of 180 and above is the screening threshold for the 2026/2027 session at FUKASHERE and applies whichever route a candidate uses.