Primary Education Studies is taught in the Faculty of Education at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA). The page below covers the O’Level credits, the UTME subjects, the Direct Entry options and the two waiver remarks UNIABUJA attaches to this course.
Read the waiver remarks carefully rather than skimming them. For this course they are stricter than the general rule above them, and they are the version a UNIABUJA screening officer is most likely to apply to your file.
UNIABUJA runs regular degree, diploma and postgraduate programmes from the Federal Capital Territory, alongside a Centre for Distance Learning for candidates outside the regular system. The requirements set out here apply to the regular undergraduate route into Primary Education Studies.
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O’Level Subject combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Primary Education Studies;
You require;
Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes, including the English Language.
That general line and the waiver remark immediately below it do not say the same thing. The general line names only English Language, while the UNIABUJA remark adds Mathematics and three relevant Arts or Social Sciences subjects. Plan around the UNIABUJA remark, since it is the school-specific one.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
- ABUJA requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or its equivalent to include Mathematics, English Language, and three (3) other relevant Arts/Social Sciences 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 Primary Education Studies under the Faculty of Education in the above Universities include;
Any three (3) subjects.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Primary Education Studies if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes were chosen from relevant subjects.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
- ABUJA accepts two (2)’A’ Level passes in relevant subjects/NCE, a minimum of 10 points in addition to UTME requirements.
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.
Where UNIABUJA Primary Education Studies Candidates Usually Slip
The commonest mistake on this course is treating the UTME line as the hard part. It is not. English Language is compulsory and the other three papers may be any three subjects, so almost any UTME combination will pass.
The real filter is O’Level. Under the UNIABUJA remark you need five credit passes including Mathematics and English Language, plus three relevant Arts or Social Sciences subjects. A missing Mathematics credit is what stops most applications.
Direct Entry has two shapes. Two A level passes in relevant subjects will serve, and so will an NCE carrying a minimum of 10 points, in both cases alongside the UTME requirements.
Confirm your Mathematics and English Language credits first, then check that your JAMB score sits at 180 or above, the mark UNIABUJA uses to decide who reaches screening.