This is to notify the general public and all aspiring University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) students that the Department of Agriculture Science & Education admission requirements have been published.
The sections below cover the five O’Level credit passes, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, three Direct Entry routes, the Maiduguri waiver on A Level subjects, and the JAMB score needed for screening.
The programme trains agricultural science teachers, so Biology and Agricultural Science sit at its centre alongside Chemistry. English Language and Mathematics complete the named O’Level credits.
The UTME combination is deliberately wide, taking any three of seven science and social science subjects. The Direct Entry conditions are narrower, and the waiver below tightens them further.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Agricultural Science & Education include the following:
Five (5) ‘O’ Level credits or equivalent in English Language, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics, and another relevant subject.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Any three subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography, and Mathematics.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Agricultural Science & Education if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two passes at ‘A’ level in Biology /Zoology /Botany and any other Science subject.
- NCE at merit pass level in Biology and any other Science subject.
- NCE merit pass level in Agriculture (Double Major).
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNIMAID requires an A’ level pass in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Agricultural Science plus O’ level requirements.
This waiver is stricter than the general Direct Entry list above it. Where that list accepts two A Level passes or an NCE at merit, Maiduguri names four science subjects and adds that the O’Level requirements must still be met.
Direct Entry applicants should therefore work to the waiver and confirm their position with the department before applying, rather than assuming the shorter general condition will be applied to them.
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About the University of Maiduguri
The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher education institution in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital city in northeast Nigeria.
The federal government of Nigeria established the university in 1975 with the goal of it becoming one of the country’s primary higher-education institutions.
With a large student and staff population, the University of Maiduguri admits students from all over Nigeria, regardless of race, culture, or religion.
Two Different Standards at UNIMAID Agricultural Science Education
UTME candidates have the easier path. Five O’Level credits covering English Language, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, Mathematics and one more relevant subject, then English Language plus any three of seven listed subjects in JAMB.
Those seven are Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics, which is wide enough that most science and commercial candidates can build a valid combination from what they already sat.
Direct Entry is where the conditions tighten. Read the waiver remark as the governing version, and keep in mind that an NCE at merit in Agriculture as a double major is listed as a route in its own right.