Philosophy is taught in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA). It is one of the more open courses on the UNIABUJA list, because neither the O’Level rule nor the UTME combination ties you to a fixed set of named subjects.
That openness still has limits. You need five SSCE credit passes, English Language must be among them, and your JAMB score has to clear 180 before the screening stage will consider your file at all.
UNIABUJA runs regular degree, diploma and postgraduate programmes from the Federal Capital Territory, and also operates a Centre for Distance Learning for candidates outside the regular system. The requirements set out below apply to the regular undergraduate route into Philosophy.
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O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Philosophy;
You require;
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include the English language and four (4) other relevant subjects.
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 Philosophy under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities in the above Universities include;
Any three (3) subjects.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Philosophy if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Any two (2) ‘A’ level passes.
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.
Reading the UNIABUJA Philosophy Requirements Correctly
The phrase “any three subjects” in the UTME section is the part candidates most often misread. It means the three papers that sit alongside the compulsory English Language are not prescribed, so a science, commercial or arts background can all lead into Philosophy here.
The O’Level rule works the same way. Five credit passes are required, English Language is fixed, and the remaining four are described only as relevant subjects rather than a named list.
Direct Entry is equally broad. Any two A level passes satisfy the requirement, with no subject restriction attached, which makes this a realistic second route for candidates who already hold advanced level results.
Before you submit, confirm that Philosophy appears under UNIABUJA on the current JAMB brochure, check that English Language is a credit and not a pass on your result, and make sure your UTME score sits at 180 or above.