Agricultural Extension and Rural Development is taught in the Faculty of Agriculture at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). This page covers the O’Level credits, the UTME papers, two OAU waiver sections, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score.
Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science appear in every section of this page. The waivers then tighten the lists around them, so read the general lines and the OAU remarks together rather than separately.
OAU offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the medical sciences, engineering and technology.
The university runs 13 faculties and two colleges, the Postgraduate College and the College of Health Sciences, administered across more than 60 departments. It was previously associated with Loma Linda University in California.
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O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Agricultural Extension and Rural Development; You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agricultural Science, plus one in Physics, Geography, and Economics.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
- OAU does not accept Economics and Geography.
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 Agricultural Extension and Rural Development under the Faculty of Agriculture in the above Universities include;
Chemistry, Biology /Agriculture, and Physics or Mathematics.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Agricultural Extension and Rural Development if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes or equivalents in Chemistry and Biology/Agricultural Science/Botany/Zoology/ Economics/Mathematics/ Physics/Geography/Geology.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
- OAU accepts
- Two (2) `A’ level passes in Chemistry and one (1) in Zoology/ Botany/ Agricultural Science/ Biology, Mathematics, Physics, or Economics.
- HND/ND in Agriculture obtained at upper credit level from a recognized Institution
Jamb Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into OAU for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 200 or above in your JAMB result.
Reading the OAU Remarks on Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
The general O’Level line asks for five credits in English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology or Agricultural Science, plus one from Physics, Geography and Economics.
The first OAU remark then says Economics and Geography are not accepted. Taken with the line above it, that leaves Physics as the fifth credit for anyone applying to this department.
The UTME combination is simpler. English Language is compulsory, Chemistry and Biology or Agriculture are fixed, and the third paper is either Physics or Mathematics.
For Direct Entry the general list is broad, running to Geography and Geology, while the OAU remark keeps only Zoology, Botany, Agricultural Science, Biology, Mathematics, Physics and Economics alongside compulsory Chemistry. An HND or ND in Agriculture at upper credit is also accepted.
Treat the OAU remarks as the governing version wherever they conflict with the general lines. The screening threshold is a JAMB score of 200, which is higher than most universities require.