Admission requirements for the Department of Dentistry and Dental Surgery at the University of Calabar have been published. They cover the O’Level credits, the JAMB UTME papers, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score.
Dentistry and Dental Surgery sets one of the heavier Direct Entry conditions at UNICAL, asking for three A level passes rather than the two most departments require.
The O’Level side is equally firm, naming all five credits with no alternatives offered for any of them.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Dentistry & Dental Surgery include the following: Five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mathematics
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology and one (1) other Science subjects
Direct Entry Requirement For Dentistry & Dental Surgery
Below is the Direct Entry Requirement for Dentistry & Dental Surgery:
- Three (3) ‘A’ level passes to include Chemistry, Biology/Zoology, and Physics.
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JAMB Score
For any candidate to be admitted to any Department in the University of Calabar, the Candidate must score 150 and above in JAMB.
About the University of Calabar
The University of Calabar is a federal university in Cross River State, in the south south region of Nigeria. It was established in 1975.
The university has a very large student and staff population and a diverse student body. All applicants to the university are accepted, regardless of their cultural or religious background. Additionally, there is no restriction on applicants’ ages.
Three A Levels for UNICAL Dentistry and Dental Surgery
The O’Level requirement is five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. Every place is named.
The JAMB combination is slightly looser. English Language, Chemistry and Biology are fixed, and the fourth paper may be any other Science subject, which in practice means Physics or Mathematics.
Direct Entry is the demanding part. Three A level passes are required, covering Chemistry, Biology or Zoology, and Physics, where most UNICAL departments ask for only two.
Candidates holding two A levels in the right subjects therefore cannot use this route, and would need to apply through UTME instead.
The UNICAL JAMB threshold is 150 and above for any department. Verify all five O’Level credits first, since none of them can be substituted here.