Education and Religious Studies is offered at the University Of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka. This page covers the O’Level credit passes accepted, the UTME subject combination, the Direct Entry route for A Level and NCE holders, and the JAMB score required.
The programme trains religious studies teachers, so the subject itself is required at every stage. It appears among the five O’Level passes, in the UTME combination and again in the Direct Entry conditions.
One detail worth noting at the outset is that UNN accepts TC II merit passes as well as SSCE credits here. That widens the door for candidates coming through teacher training rather than a conventional secondary route.
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 Education and Religious Studies are five SSCE (5) credit passes or TC II merit in English Language, Religious Studies, and three other Arts subjects.
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 Education and Religious Studies are Two (2) Arts subjects, including Religious studies and any other subject.
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Direct Entry Requirement
You need the following to gain Direct Entry admission to study Education and Religious Studies if you don’t intend to use UTME.
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes/NCE merit in Religious Studies and one other Arts subject.
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.
Religious Studies Is Required at Every UNN Stage
The O’Level condition asks for five SSCE credit passes or TC II merit passes in English Language, Religious Studies and three other arts subjects. All five have to sit within those groups, so science credits will not fill the remaining places.
In UTME, English Language is compulsory and the other three subjects are two arts subjects including Religious Studies, plus any other subject. Candidates from a humanities background usually meet this without having to resit anything.
Direct Entry takes two A Level passes or an NCE at merit in Religious Studies and one other arts subject. UTME candidates face the UNN screening threshold of 200 in JAMB, which is higher than most federal universities set.