Admission requirements for the Department of Economics at the University of Calabar have been published, covering the O’Level credits, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score.
One point stands out immediately. The same O’Level rule and the same Direct Entry rule govern seven further courses in the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences.
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.
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Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Economics include the following: Five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects
Please note that the UTME requirement above is the same for the courses below in the faculty of Social/Management Sciences:
- Economics with Statistics
- Economics and Development Studies
- Economics with Operation Research
- Peace and Development Studies
- Criminology and Penology
- Criminology
- Criminology and Security Studies
Direct Entry Requirement For Economics
Below is the Direct Entry Requirement for Economics:
- Two (2) ‘A’ levels pass in Economics and any (1) subjects below:
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Geography
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Agricultural Science
- Accounting
- Business Management
- History/Government
Please note that the requirement above is the same for the courses below in the faculty of Social/Management Sciences:
- Economics with Statistics,
- Economics and Development Studies,
- Economics with Operation Research,
- Peace and Development Studies,
- Criminology and Penology,
- Criminology,
- Criminology and Security Studies.
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.
One Economics Rule Covering Seven More UNICAL Courses
Economics with Statistics, Economics and Development Studies, Economics with Operation Research, Peace and Development Studies, Criminology and Penology, Criminology, and Criminology and Security Studies all share these requirements.
The O’Level rule is five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two Arts or Social Science subjects.
Direct Entry takes two A level passes, one in Economics and one from Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Accounting, Business Management, or History and Government.
That second list reaches across the sciences as well as the social sciences, so a candidate with an Economics A level and a Physics or Chemistry A level qualifies as readily as a conventional arts applicant.
The UNICAL JAMB threshold is 150 and above for any department. Economics itself is the subject to secure, since it is named in both the O’Level and Direct Entry rules.