Agricultural Extension is offered at the University Of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, and this page sets out what the department expects from an applicant. It covers the O’Level credits, the UTME subject combination, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score required.
Two sets of O’Level conditions appear below. The general combination is listed first, and the UNN waiver remarks follow it, naming the subjects the university itself will accept. Read them together rather than in isolation.
The admission requirements include O’level Subject combinations, JAMB UTME Subject combinations, and School and Departmental Cut-Off Marks.
About UNN
The University of Nigeria was the first indigenous university in Nigeria to attain full-fledged and autonomous status. It was modelled after the American educational system. It is the first land-grant university in Africa and one of Nigeria’s five most reputed universities.
The University has 102 academic departments in 15 Faculties and offers 82 undergraduate and 211 postgraduate programs.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Agricultural Extension are five SSCE (5) credit passes and should include English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agricultural Science and any of Physics, Geography, and Economics.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
- UNN accepts five (5) ‘O ’level credit passes in subjects which must include English Language, Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, and Mathematics or Physics.
- UNN accepts Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and any of Biology/Botany/Zoology/Agricultural Science. Economics, Physics, Geography/Geology, and Mathematics (Pure & Applied).
The first waiver is the one that governs at Nsukka. It narrows the general O’Level list by asking for English Language, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, and then Mathematics or Physics, rather than treating Mathematics as fixed.
JAMB Subject Combination
In UTME, please note that the English Language is Compulsory for this course.
Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combinations needed to study Agricultural Extension are Chemistry, Biology /Agriculture, and Physics or Mathematics.
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Direct Entry Requirement
You need the following to gain Direct Entry admission to study Agricultural Extension if you don’t intend to use UTME.
- Two (2) ‘A’ level passes or equivalents in Chemistry and Biology/Agricultural Science/Botany/Zoology/ Economics/Mathematics/ Physics/Geography/Geology.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNN for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have a minimum score of 200 or above in your JAMB result.
The 200 Score Is What Separates UNN Agricultural Extension
Most candidates will meet the subject conditions without difficulty. Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science sit at the centre of both the O’Level and UTME lists, with Physics, Mathematics, Geography or Economics filling the remaining slot.
The harder condition is the score. UNN sets its screening threshold at 200 in JAMB, well above the 160 common at other federal universities, so a result that qualifies elsewhere will not qualify here.
Direct Entry candidates avoid that threshold but face a narrower subject test. Two A Level passes or equivalents are required, Chemistry plus one of Biology, Agricultural Science, Botany, Zoology, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Geography or Geology.