Veterinary Medicine is run by the Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA). The sections below set out the O’Level credits, the UTME papers, the Direct Entry options, the UNIABUJA waiver and the JAMB score.
This is one of the tightest O’Level requirements on the UNIABUJA list. All five credits are named outright, which leaves no free slot and no room to substitute a subject you happen to have done better in.
UNIABUJA runs regular degree, diploma and postgraduate programmes from the Federal Capital Territory, with a Centre for Distance Learning for candidates outside the regular system. What follows applies to regular undergraduate entry into Veterinary Medicine.
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O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Veterinary Medicine; You require;
Five (5) O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
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 Veterinary Medicine under the Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences in the above Universities include;
Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Veterinary Medicine if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
A’ level passes in Chemistry, Biology/Zoology, Physics, or Mathematics
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks:
- UNIABUJA accepts- ND/HND upper credit in Animal Health and Production or BSc, in Animal Science, Biological sciences (Zoology), Microbiology, etc., in addition to the 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.
The Five Named Credits Behind UNIABUJA Veterinary Medicine
Every one of the five O’Level credits is specified. English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. There is no optional fifth subject, so a weak grade in any of them has to be repaired before you apply.
The UTME papers follow the same science core. English Language is compulsory, and the other three are Physics, Chemistry and Biology, which mirrors the O’Level list minus Mathematics.
Direct Entry asks for A level passes in Chemistry, Biology or Zoology, Physics or Mathematics. The UNIABUJA waiver adds a further route, accepting an ND or HND at upper credit in Animal Health and Production, or a BSc in Animal Science, Biological Sciences such as Zoology, or Microbiology, alongside the UTME requirements.
Check all five O’Level credits against your result slip, then confirm your JAMB score is 180 or above. That score is what makes you eligible for UNIABUJA screening.