Admission requirements for the Department of Physics at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) have been published, covering the O’Level credits, the JAMB papers, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score.
Physics and Mathematics are compulsory at every stage. Chemistry moves around, required as an O’Level credit but offered as an alternative to Biology at UTME.
Agricultural Science appears in the O’Level list too, which is unusual for a physical sciences department.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Physics include Five SSCE credits in the following subjects:
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics and any other Science subject from below:
- Further Mathematics
- Biology or Agricultural Science
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry or Biology
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Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Physics if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- NCE/Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Physics, Mathematics, or Chemistry
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted to the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 160 or above in your JAMB result.
About FUTO and Its Place in Imo State
The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a technology-intensive university in Imo state, south-east Nigeria. It was founded in 1980 in Owerri, the state capital.
FUTO, Nigeria’s the Premier Federal University of Technology, was established to advance the course of cutting-edge technical education in Nigeria.
The University has earned a well-deserved reputation for producing top talents in diverse areas of Science and Technology over the years.
Where Chemistry Sits in the FUTO Physics Requirements
The O’Level requirement is five SSCE credits in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and one further Science subject from Further Mathematics, Biology or Agricultural Science.
Chemistry is compulsory there, which matters because the JAMB combination treats it as interchangeable with Biology.
A candidate who sits Biology rather than Chemistry at UTME therefore still needs the Chemistry credit on their result slip.
Direct Entry accepts an NCE or two A level passes in Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry, so the same three subjects carry that route as well.
A JAMB score of 160 or above makes you eligible for screening in the 2026/2027 session.