Modern Languages at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) is offered under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities as a single or combined honours degree, and it is split into two separate programmes.
Programme A requires French at every stage. Programme B names no subject beyond English Language. Choosing between them before registering for JAMB is the single most important decision on this page.
Confirm that Modern Languages appears on the current UNN course list and that your JAMB registration records the right programme before you sit the examination.
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About UNN
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
It was established in 1960 as part of a motivated effort on the part of the Federal government to create more universities to meet the educational needs of the nation.
Admission Requirements for Modern Languages B.A.
WAEC/NECO Subject Combination
The WAEC/NECO subject combination and requirements needed to study Modern Languages B.A. is Five (5) SSCE credits.
For program A, five (5) SSC credit passes, including English Language and French.
For Programme B, credit passes in English Language and four (4) other 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 Modern Languages B.A. at UNN include ;
For Programme A, French, and any other two (2) subjects.
For Programme B, any three (3) subjects.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Modern Languages B.A. if you do not intend to use UTME.
You require two (2) ‘A’ Level/NCE passes in
Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes or NCE French for the French program.
Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes or NCE in any subjects
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 scored a minimum of 180 and above in your JAMB result.
Programme A and Programme B Are Different Routes at UNN Modern Languages
The O’Level requirement is five SSCE credits for both programmes, but the named subjects differ. Programme A asks for English Language and French, while Programme B asks for English Language and four other subjects.
The UTME combination follows the same split. Programme A needs French plus any other two subjects, and Programme B accepts any three subjects alongside the compulsory English Language.
Direct Entry again separates the two. The French programme asks for two ‘A’ Level passes or an NCE in French, while the other route accepts two ‘A’ Level passes or an NCE in any subjects.
A candidate with no French background is therefore not excluded from Modern Languages, but is effectively limited to Programme B at every stage of the process.
A JAMB score of 180 and above is the screening threshold for the 2026/2027 session at UNN and applies to both programmes equally.