Archaeology is offered at the University Of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka. This page covers the five O’Level credit passes, the UTME subject combination, the A Level route into Direct Entry, and the JAMB score the university requires.
Archaeology sits with the arts and social sciences at Nsukka. History, Religious Studies, Geography and Government appear repeatedly, and only English Language is fixed at every stage.
The conditions are among the most open on the UNN list. Four of the five O’Level credits are unspecified, and the UTME combination leaves two of the three subject slots to the candidate.
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 Archaeology; You require;
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include the English Language and one (1) of the subjects, Religious Studies, Geography, Economics, and History.
JAMB Subject Combination
In UTME, please note that the English Language is Compulsory for this course.
Therefore, the three other JAMB UTME subject combinations needed to study Archaeology include any two subjects of Arts or Social Sciences and one (1) of History, Religious Studies, Government and Geography.
Direct Entry Requirement
You require Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Arts or Social Sciences subjects and one (1) Science subject to gain Direct Entry admission to study Archaeology if you don’t intend to use UTME.
That sentence names two A Level passes but then lists three subjects. Direct Entry applicants should write to the Department of Archaeology for the exact wording before applying, rather than assuming either reading is correct.
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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.
How Open the UNN Archaeology Requirements Are
The O’Level condition asks for five credits including English Language and one of Religious Studies, Geography, Economics and History. The remaining three are not specified, which is unusually generous.
In UTME, English Language is compulsory, two subjects come from the arts or the social sciences, and the third is one of History, Religious Studies, Government and Geography. Most humanities candidates already qualify.
The real hurdle is the score. UNN sets its screening threshold at 200 in JAMB, so a result that would clear the bar at most federal universities will not be enough here.