This article is designed to help students who wish to study Islamic Studies under the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA).
Confirm that Islamic Studies is still listed at UNIABUJA before you register for JAMB. Arabic is accepted in place of the subject at O Level but nowhere else in the post.
The university runs regular degree, diploma, and postgraduate programs. Its location in the Federal Capital Territory has a Centre for Distance Learning School, which provides university education to those who cannot acquire such education.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Islamic Studies; You require;
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include English Language and Islamic Studies or Arabic and any three (3) relevant subjects.
Two credits are named, with Islamic Studies and Arabic treated as alternatives. The remaining three are described only as relevant subjects.
That equivalence helps candidates whose school offered Arabic rather than Islamic Studies at senior secondary level.
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 Islamic Studies under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at UNIABUJA include;
Islamic Studies plus two (2) other Arts subjects.
The JAMB combination names Islamic Studies directly with no Arabic alternative, and the other two papers must come from the Arts.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Islamic Studies if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes to include Islamic Studies.
Direct Entry also names Islamic Studies alone. One of the two A Level passes must be in the subject, and the second carries no stated restriction.
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Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
- UNIABUJA accepts a minimum of ten (10) points in NCE merit or ND upper credit in addition to UTME requirements.
The waiver adds two more routes, an NCE at a minimum of ten points or an ND at upper credit. Both come with the UTME requirements attached, so the five credits still apply.
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.
Arabic Counts Only at O Level for UNIABUJA Islamic Studies
Islamic Studies runs through all three routes, with English Language beside it among the credits. Arabic is accepted in its place at O Level only.
From the JAMB form onwards the subject is named without alternative, so plan on sitting it. If you hold an NCE at ten points or an ND at upper credit, the waiver applies, and the JAMB score needed is 180 for the 2026/2027 session.