This is to inform the general public and all University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) aspirants that the Department of Medical Biochemistry admission requirements have been published.
The requirements cover the O Level credits, the four JAMB papers, the Direct Entry conditions and the minimum UTME score. Mathematics is required on your result but never sat in JAMB, which is easy to miss.
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Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Medical Biochemistry include Five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
All five credits are named, so nothing here is left to the candidate. Mathematics takes one of those places even though the JAMB combination below does not include it.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
The four JAMB papers are fixed at English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. There is no alternative set and no substitution available at registration.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Medical Biochemistry if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and any one of Physics, Biology/ Zoology/Botany, and Mathematics.
Direct Entry makes Chemistry compulsory and leaves the second pass open across Physics, Mathematics and the biological subjects, with Zoology and Botany accepted in place of Biology.
Mathematics reappears here, so a candidate with A Level Chemistry and Mathematics qualifies without any biological subject at that level.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNICROSS for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 140 or above in your JAMB result.
The Subject UNICROSS Medical Biochemistry Checks but Never Tests
Physics, Chemistry and Biology appear in the O Level credits and again as the JAMB papers, with Chemistry compulsory once more at Direct Entry. Those three carry the whole application.
Mathematics is the quiet requirement. It must sit at credit level on your result and it is accepted as an A Level pass, yet it is never registered in JAMB. Check it, then clear 140 for the 2026/2027 session.