This is to notify the general public and all aspiring University of Nigeria (UNN) students that the Department of Psychology admission requirements has been published.
The admission requirements include O’level Subject combinations, JAMB UTME Subject combinations, and School and Departmental Cut-Off Marks.
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About UNN
The University of Nigeria was the first indigenous university in Nigeria to attain full-fledged and autonomous status. It was modeled 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.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Psychology include the following:
- Five (5) SSCE credit passes in Government or History, English Language, and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNN requires credit passes in English Language, Biology or Health Science, and any other three subjects plus at least a pass in Mathematics or Statistics.
The UNN waiver is the operative rule here. It names Biology or Health Science rather than Government or History, and allows a pass in Statistics as an alternative to Mathematics.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language.
- Any three (3) subjects from Arts or Social Science
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNN requires Biology and any other two subjects.
The same pattern repeats at the JAMB stage. The general line allows any three Arts or Social Science subjects, while the UNN waiver asks specifically for Biology and any other two.
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 of 160 or above score in your JAMB result.
Biology Is the Subject UNN Psychology Really Wants
Two sets of rules appear in this post, and the UNN specific ones are the stricter guide. At O level the university asks for credit passes in English Language, Biology or Health Science and any three other subjects, plus at least a pass in Mathematics or Statistics.
In JAMB the waiver calls for Biology and any other two subjects alongside compulsory English Language. Candidates applying to UNN for the 2026/2027 session need a minimum score of 160 to be eligible for screening.