This article is designed to help students who wish to study Education and Mathematics under the Faculty of Education at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).
Education and Mathematics trains teachers of mathematics rather than pure mathematicians, so it sits under the Faculty of Education at OAU. Confirm the course is running for your session before you commit to it on your JAMB form.
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About Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), formerly known as the University of Ife, is a federal government-owned and operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
Obafemi Awolowo University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in fields of specialization spanning the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the medical sciences, engineering, and technology.
The university has 13 faculties and two colleges, the Postgraduate College and the College of Health Sciences, administered in more than 60 departments. It was previously associated with Loma Linda University in California, USA.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Education and Mathematics; You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes to include the English Language and Mathematics plus one (1) other Science subject.
Three of the five credits are specified and two are left to you. English Language and Mathematics are compulsory, and the third must be a science. The two remaining credits may come from any subject you have passed.
Jamb Subject Combination
In UTME, the English Language is compulsory for this course. The three (3) other JAMB UTME subjects needed to study Education and Mathematics under the Faculty of Education at OAU are listed below.
Mathematics and any two (2) Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Mathematics is fixed at UTME, and the two science slots are filled from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. With English Language that completes the four subjects, so there is no room for an education or arts subject here.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Education and Mathematics if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes or an NCE in Mathematics and one (1) Science subject, taken at NCE or GCE ‘A’ Level.
Mathematics is compulsory on this route as well. Whether you come through A Levels or an NCE, one subject must be Mathematics and the other a science, which keeps the Direct Entry profile close to the UTME one.
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.
Mathematics Plus One Science at Every Stage
The pattern for Education and Mathematics at OAU holds from start to finish. Mathematics is compulsory at O Level, at UTME and at Direct Entry, and it is always paired with at least one science subject.
Work to that pattern. Hold credits in English Language, Mathematics and a science, choose Physics, Chemistry or Biology for your UTME slots, and score 200 or above in JAMB to reach the OAU screening stage.