This is to notify the general public and all aspiring students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that the Department of Medical Laboratory admission requirements has been published.
The requirements below cover the O’Level subject combination, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, the A Level route for Direct Entry, and the JAMB score needed to qualify for screening into Medical Laboratory Technology at Maiduguri.
The department works from a laboratory science base, so Physics, Chemistry and Biology run through every route it recognises. English Language is compulsory in UTME and is one of the five SSCE credit passes the course asks for.
Note that the post refers to the course as both Medical Laboratory Technology and Medical Laboratory Technology/Science. These are the same programme at Maiduguri, and candidates should search the official list of courses under whichever wording the university uses that session.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Medical Laboratory Technology include Five SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Medical Laboratory Technology/Science if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
‘A’ level passes, which include Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Zoology.
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JAMB Score
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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.
Checking Your Fit for UNIMAID Medical Laboratory Technology
UTME candidates need five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, then the four JAMB subjects of English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. A JAMB score of at least 160 makes an application eligible for screening.
Direct Entry rests on A Level passes drawn from Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Zoology. Candidates whose A Levels fall outside that group should confirm with the department before applying, because the list here is narrow and leaves little room for substitution.
Medical Laboratory programmes are professionally regulated, so screening tends to be competitive well above the 160 eligibility mark. Check the current departmental cut-off for the session alongside the university screening threshold, since the two figures are set separately.