The University of Calabar has published the admission requirements for its Department of Physiology, covering the O’level credits, the UTME subject combination, the direct entry route and the JAMB score the university applies.
Physiology belongs to the medical sciences, and its entry conditions are correspondingly tight. All five O’level credits are named and all four UTME papers are fixed.
Mathematics appears at O’level and nowhere else. The UTME combination is built on the three laboratory sciences, with English Language completing it.
Direct entry is the one section with any latitude, accepting Zoology as an alternative to Biology. Each condition appears below in the department’s own wording.
The admission requirements include O’level Subject combinations, JAMB UTME Subject combinations, and School and Departmental Cut-Off Marks.
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Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Physiology include the following: Five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
Every subject is named and every grade must be a credit. There is no optional place in this list, so the five have to be complete before you apply.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
Mathematics is absent here. Registering it in place of one of the three sciences will leave your combination outside the departmental requirement.
Direct Entry Requirement For Physiology
Below is the Direct Entry Requirement for Physiology:
- Two (2) ‘A’ level passes chosen from Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Zoology.
Any two of those subjects will do, and Zoology is accepted in place of Biology. The O’level credits set out above still apply to this route.
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.
The figure is set by the university for all departments. Medical science courses draw strong competition, so a score at the minimum leaves little room.
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.
What UNICAL Physiology Leaves No Room For
Five named O’level credits and four fixed UTME papers make this one of the more rigid applications at the university. Nothing in either list can be substituted.
The practical consequence is that your O’level results decide eligibility entirely. Check them against the list before spending anything on a form.
Candidates with A level passes in two of Chemistry, Physics and Biology or Zoology should look at direct entry, and everyone should confirm the current figures with UNICAL.