The Department of Estate Management at the University of Calabar has published its admission requirements, covering the O’level credits accepted, the UTME subject combination, two direct entry routes and the JAMB score the university applies.
Three subjects anchor this programme: English Language, Mathematics and Geography. They appear together in the O’level list and again in the UTME combination, and Geography carries into the direct entry condition too.
Around that core the department is unusually open. The O’level list accepts credits from the sciences, the humanities and technical subjects alike, including History, IRK or CRK and Technical Drawing.
Each requirement is given below in the department’s own wording, with a short note on how the optional slots work in practice.
The admission requirements include O’level Subject combinations, JAMB UTME Subject combinations, and School and Departmental Cut-Off Marks.
About The University Of Calabar
The University of Calabar is a federal university in Cross River State, Nigeria’s south-south region. In 1975, the university was established.
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 Estate Management include the following:
- Five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language
- Mathematics
- Geography, and any two (2) subjects below:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Government
- Biology
- Art
- History
- IRK/CRK
- Social Studies and Technical Drawing
Three credits are fixed and two come from the list beneath them. That list spans the sciences, the arts and technical subjects, so most candidates will find two qualifying credits on their result sheet.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Geography and one subject below:
- Economics
- Physics
- Chemistry
The UTME narrows the options sharply. Only Economics, Physics or Chemistry fills the fourth paper, so the humanities subjects that count at O’level are of no use here.
Direct Entry Requirement For Estate Management
Below is the Direct Entry Requirement for Estate Management:
- Two (2) A’ LEVEL passes in Geography and Mathematics
- ND/HND upper credit in Town Planning or related programmes plus UTME requirements are accepted
Note the wording of the second bullet. The diploma route asks for the UTME requirements in addition to the qualification, so it does not remove the subject conditions set out above.
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.
This mark applies across the university. It establishes eligibility rather than securing a place, and selection between qualified applicants follows afterwards.
Geography Is the Subject That Shapes UNICAL Estate Management
Of the three fixed subjects, Geography is the one candidates most often lack. It is required at O’level, in the UTME, and again in the A level direct entry condition.
Alongside it you need English Language and Mathematics, two further O’level credits from the wide list above, one of Economics, Physics or Chemistry in the UTME, and 150 or more in JAMB.
Confirm all of this with UNICAL before registering, since the department can revise its subject lists and the university can revise its cut-off between admission cycles.