This is to inform the general public and all prospective students of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) that the Department of Education & Mathematics Admission requirements has been published.
The requirements cover the O Level credits, the four JAMB papers, the Direct Entry conditions and the minimum score. Mathematics is compulsory throughout, and only the science count changes.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Education & Mathematics include the following:
- Five (5) SSCE credit passes include English Language, Mathematics, and one (1) other Science subject.
Three of the five credits are defined. English Language and Mathematics are named, one more must be a science subject, and the last two carry no restriction at all.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
The JAMB form doubles the science demand and narrows the options. Two papers are needed from Physics, Chemistry and Biology, rather than one science subject of your choosing.
Agricultural Science, which could satisfy the single O Level science credit, has no place on this list.
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Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill 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/NCE in Mathematics and one (1) Science subject.
Direct Entry returns to a single science subject beside Mathematics, and an NCE is accepted on the same terms as A Level passes, which suits serving teachers.
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.
How the Science Count Changes at UNIABUJA Education and Mathematics
Mathematics is required at every stage of this application, which the course title makes obvious. English Language joins it among the credits and on the JAMB form.
The science requirement is what shifts, from one subject at O Level to two named papers in JAMB and back to one at Direct Entry. Plan for Physics, Chemistry or Biology and clear 180 for the 2026/2027 session.