This article is designed to help students who wish to study Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of Federal University, Otuoke.
Confirm that Biochemistry is still listed at FUOTUOKE before you register for JAMB. The O Level list for this course leaves no room at all, while the UTME combination quietly allows a swap that the credit requirement does not.
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About Federal University, Otuoke
The Federal University, Otuoke, is a federal government-owned University located in Otuoke, a town in Ogbia’s local government area of Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria. The University was established in 2011 and started with 282 pioneer students.
It offers degree courses at undergraduate levels. The University offers undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Science, Management Science, Social Science and Humanities, Education, Engineering, and Technology.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Biochemistry; You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology.
All five subjects are named, so there is no free choice anywhere on this list. English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology must each sit at credit level on the same result or a combination of results.
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 Biochemistry under the Faculty of Sciences at FUOTUOKE include;
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics.
The UTME form is looser than the credit list. Biology and Chemistry are fixed, and the third paper may be either Physics or Mathematics, so one of the two can be left out of the JAMB combination.
That flexibility does not extend to O Level. Both Physics and Mathematics are still required as credits regardless of which one you register for UTME.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Biochemistry if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes chosen from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology.
- NCE/ND/HND in related programs plus the UTME requirements
The second Direct Entry route carries an extra condition. An NCE, ND or HND in a related programme is accepted only alongside the UTME requirements, meaning the subject credits still have to be in place.
Jamb Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into FUOTUOKE 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.
The One Swap FUOTUOKE Biochemistry Allows, and Where It Stops
Biochemistry here names every one of its five O Level credits. English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology are all compulsory, which makes this one of the strictest subject lists at the university.
The UTME combination lets you choose between Physics and Mathematics, but that choice does not reduce the credits you must hold. Check all five, then confirm your JAMB score reaches the 180 minimum for the 2026/2027 session.