This is to notify the general public and all aspiring students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that the Department of Islamic/Sharia Law admission requirements has been published.
The requirements below cover the O’Level credit passes, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, the Maiduguri waiver note narrowing those subjects, the A Level route into Direct Entry, and the JAMB score needed for screening.
Islamic and Sharia Law is an arts and social science course rather than a science one. All five O’Level credits must come from those two groups, and either Islamic Studies or Arabic has to appear alongside the compulsory English Language.
That choice between Islamic Studies and Arabic runs consistently through every stage here, including Direct Entry. Candidates holding one but not the other can still meet the full set of conditions for this department.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Islamic/Sharia Law include the following:
Five ‘O’ level credit passes in Arts or Social Sciences to include English Language and Islamic Studies or Arabic.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Any three Arts or Social Science subjects, including Arabic or Islamic Studies
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNIMAID requires any three Government, Economics, Geography, or Arts subjects, including Arabic or Islamic Studies.
This waiver note is the one that governs at Maiduguri. The general UTME line above accepts any three arts or social science subjects, while the department narrows that to Government, Economics, Geography or arts subjects, with Arabic or Islamic Studies among them.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Islamic/Sharia Law if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two ‘A’ level passes to include Islamic Studies or Arabic
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JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNIMAID for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have a minimum of 160 or above score in your JAMB result.
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.
Picking Safe Subjects for UNIMAID Islamic and Sharia Law
Work from the waiver note rather than the general UTME line when you register. English Language is compulsory, and the three remaining subjects should be drawn from Government, Economics, Geography or the arts, with Arabic or Islamic Studies among them.
At O’Level, all five credit passes must sit within the arts or the social sciences. Science credits do not count toward the five here, which catches out candidates switching streams late and expecting their strongest subjects to carry over.
Direct Entry needs two A Level passes with Islamic Studies or Arabic among them. For everyone else the JAMB score of 160 is the eligibility floor for screening, and the departmental cut-off for the session should be checked separately before applying.