Admission requirements for the Department of Education and Economics at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) are published below, covering the O’Level credits, the four JAMB papers, two Direct Entry routes and the JAMB score required for screening.
Economics and Mathematics travel together through this application. Both are named O’Level credits and both are named JAMB papers, while Economics appears once more in each of the two Direct Entry options.
Confirm the course is listed under UNIABUJA on the current JAMB brochure before registering. School and departmental cut-off marks come after screening, so the score below is where consideration begins.
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Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Education & Economics include the following:
- Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language, Economics, and Mathematics.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Economics
- Mathematics and another subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government, and Literature in English.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Education and Economics if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and one other relevant subject.
- NCE credit/merit level passes in Economics and one other subject.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNIABUJA for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 180 or above in your JAMB result.
About the University of Abuja
The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), a dual-mode institution with the authority to administer conventional and distance learning academic programs, was founded on January 1st, 1988.
At its inception, it was the first university in the country to take on such a dual mandate. The Vision of the University is to develop an institution of higher learning that combines academic excellence with the pursuit of the unity of Nigeria.
Choosing the Fourth JAMB Paper for UNIABUJA Education and Economics
The O’Level requirement names only three of the five credits. English Language, Economics and Mathematics are compulsory, and the remaining two are not specified, which leaves room to use your strongest subjects.
JAMB fixes three of its four papers in the same way. English Language, Economics and Mathematics are set, and the fourth comes from Geography or Physics, History, Government, or Literature in English.
That fourth choice is worth matching to your O’Level strengths. A candidate with a strong Government or History credit has an easier path than one reaching for Physics simply because it appears on the list.
Direct Entry offers two options, two A level passes in Economics and one other relevant subject, or NCE passes at credit or merit level in Economics and one other subject. The JAMB score threshold of 180 applies for screening.