This article is designed to help students who wish to study Geophysics under the Faculty of Sciences at Kaduna State University.
It is very important for all candidates who wish to apply for any of the courses offered in KASU to carefully confirm and see if the course they Selected is offered in the institution before registering for JAMB.
Physics is required on every route into this department, among the Ordinary Level credits, in the JAMB combination and as an alternative in the direct entry condition.
Chemistry and Biology are treated as a pair at Ordinary Level, so a candidate needs only one of the two for that place.
The Kaduna State University was established under the Kaduna State Law Number 3 promulgated on 21st May 2004. The promulgation was a consequence of the obvious and felt need to boost higher education in the State and the country in general.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Geophysics; You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes, including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry/Biology.
Four places are accounted for and the fifth is unspecified, so one further credit of the candidate’s choosing completes the set.
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 Geophysics under the Faculty of Sciences in the above Universities include;
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Geophysics if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require; ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics
Chemistry is compulsory on that route, paired with either Physics or Mathematics, which keeps it close to the Ordinary Level condition.
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JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into KASU for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have a minimum score of 180 and above in your JAMB result.
That score governs eligibility for the screening exercise rather than admission itself. Candidates below it go no further.
What KASU Geophysics Fixes at Ordinary Level
English Language, Mathematics and Physics are the three credits a candidate must hold, with Chemistry or Biology filling the fourth and one free place remaining.
Direct entry narrows to Chemistry plus Physics or Mathematics, so it suits candidates with a physical science background rather than a life science one.
The JAMB section asks for three other subjects but then lists four, which with the compulsory English Language would make five papers. Aspirants of Kaduna State University (KASU) should confirm the correct three with the current JAMB brochure or with the Faculty of Sciences.