English and Literary Studies is offered under the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University Of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka. This page covers the O’Level credits, the UTME combination, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score.
Literature in English is the subject that matters here. English Language is compulsory for every UTME candidate in the country, so it is Literature that marks out an applicant for this department.
It appears in all three conditions: among the five O’Level credits, in the UTME combination, and as one of the two A Level passes for Direct Entry.
The admission requirements consist of 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 English and Literary Studies; You require;
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include Literature in English and English Language.
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 English and Literary Studies under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at UNN include Literature in English and any Arts or Social Science subjects.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study English and Literary Studies if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes to include Literature in English and one (1) other Arts subject.
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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.
Literature in English Opens UNN English and Literary Studies
The O’Level condition names only two of the five credits, Literature in English and English Language, leaving three open. That is generous on subjects but the Literature credit is not negotiable.
In UTME you sit English Language, Literature in English and two further arts or social science subjects, which most humanities candidates will already have studied.
Direct Entry takes two A Level passes including Literature in English and one other arts subject. UTME candidates face the Nsukka screening threshold of 200 in JAMB, which is where the competition really sits.