This article is designed to help students who wish to study Linguistics Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA).
Confirm that Linguistics is still listed at UNIABUJA before you register for JAMB. The requirements turn on languages rather than on named subjects, which makes them unusually flexible.
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 Linguistics;
You require; Five (5) SSCE credit passes, including the English Language.
Only English Language is specified and the other four credits carry no restriction at all. A candidate from any stream can satisfy this line.
No second language is required at O Level, which is worth noting for a linguistics programme.
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 Linguistics under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at UNIABUJA include;
Any Language and two (2) other subjects.
The JAMB form introduces the language condition. One paper must be a language, English Language is compulsory, and the last two are entirely open.
Since the requirement says any language, a Nigerian language, French or Arabic would each satisfy it.
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Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Linguistics if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes or NCE to include any Language, preferably an African Language.
Direct Entry keeps the same condition and adds a preference. A language must be among the two passes, and an African language is favoured without being required.
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.
Why a Language Matters Only After O Level at UNIABUJA Linguistics
English Language is the only named credit, and four of the five O Level places are open to any subject. The department asks for no second language at that stage.
From JAMB onwards a language becomes compulsory, with an African language preferred at Direct Entry. Plan your papers accordingly and clear 180 in JAMB for the 2026/2027 session.