Harjibode:
AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY
,ZARIA
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
INTO VARIOUS PROGRAMMES OF THE
S/No
Faculty/Course
REQUIREMENTS
UME Subjects
Direct Entry Candidates
UME Candidates
1.
ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJ
MB passes in
Management/Social Science subjects one of
which must be Economics.
2)
A credit/Merit Pass in ABU Diploma in
Accounting, Banking or Insurance.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes
including English Language,
Economi
cs, Mathematics and
any other two (2)
Management/Social Science
subjects
.
Use of English,
Economics,
Mathematics and any
Management or Social
Science
subject
.
Business
Administration
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB passes in
Management/Social Science subjects one
of
which must be Economics.
2)
A credit/Merit Pass in ABU Diploma in
Accounting, Banking or Insurance.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes
including English Language,
Economics, Mathematics and
any other two (2)
Management/So
cial Science
subjects
.
Use of English,
Economics,
Mathematics and any
Management or Social
Science
subject
.
Public Administration
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB passes One of which
must include Government.
2)
A Merit Pass in ABU Diploma in P
ublic
Administration or Local Government.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes
including English Language,
Government or History,
Economics. At least a pass in
Mathematics.
Use of English,
Government/History,
Economics and any
other subject.
Loc
al Government
Studies.
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB passes One of which
must include Government or History.
2)
A Merit Pass in ABU Diploma in Local
Government or Public Administration.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes
including Eng
lish Language,
Government or History,
Economics and any other two
subjects. At least a pass in
Mathematics
Use of English,
Government/History,
Economics and any
other subject.
2.
AGRICULTURE
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB Passes in Chemistry
and Biology or Botan
y or Zoology.
2)
HND in Agriculture or related field of study
with a minimum of credit pass.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes
including English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics, Biology or Agricultural
Science.
Use of English,
Chemistry,
Mathematics,
Biology
or Agricultural
Science.
3.
ARTS
English Language
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB or NCE Passes in
Literature
in English and any other Arts or Social Science
subject.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes to
include Literature in English and
English Language, an
d any
other Arts or Social Science
subjects
Use of English, one
Arts subject and two
other Arts or Social
Science subjects.
English Literature
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB or NCE Passes in
Literature
in English and any other Arts or Social Science
subject.
Five
‘0’ level credit passes to
include Literature in English and
English Language,
Use of English, one
Arts subject and two
other Arts or Social
Science subjects.
2
Theatre and Performing
Arts
.
1)
IJMB or ‘A’ level Theatre or Performing Arts,
Literature in Eng
lish Journalism, Mass
Comm. Creative Arts, Music and Dance,
Literature in English.
2)
ABU ND in Drama at credit level.
3)
NCE in Drama, Theatre or Performing Arts
and Creative Arts. Literature in English is
desirable.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes to
include Lit
erature in English and
English Language, and any
other Arts or Social Science
subjects.
Use of English,
Literature in English
and two other relevant
subjects
Archaeology
Archaeology / History
1)
Two “A” Level / IJMB with a minimum of “C”
i
n
History, Government, Economics, Geology
,
Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and
Mathematics. French is an added advantage.
2)
NCE with a minimum of “C” in
History,
Government, Economics, Geology
,
Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematics. Fr
ench is an added advantage.
1)
Two “A” level / IJMB with a minimum of “C”
grade in History and any of the following
subjects:
Government, Economics, Geology
,
Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and
Mathematics. French is an added advantage.
2)
NCE with a mini
mum of “C” grade in History
and any of the following subjects:
Government, Economics, Geology
,
Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematics. French is an added advantage.
Archaeology
Five ‘O’ level credit passes
which must include English
Lang
uage and one of the
following: History, Government,
Economics, Geography, Biology,
Chemistry, Physics,
Mathematics, I.R.K. and C.R.K.
Not applicable.
Use of English, History
or Government and
two other subjects
from Arts/Social
Sciences OR any
three Scie
nce
subjects.
French
1)
NCE with a minimum of “C” in French.
2)
ABU Diploma Minimum of Merit Pass in
French Language Education.
3)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB passes including French
and any other Arts or Social Science
subjects.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes to
include
English Language and
French plus any other Arts or
Social Sciences subjects.
Use of English, French
and any other two
subjects from Arts or
Social Sciences.
History
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB Passes One of which
must be History or Government.
2)
NCE with a mini
mum of “C” in History.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes to
include English Language,
History or Government
Use of English, History
or Government and
any other two Arts or
Social Science
subjects.
Arabic
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB Passes including Arabic
and othe
r Arts subjects.
2)
ABU Diploma in Arabic at credit level.
3)
NCE in Arabic.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes
including English Language and
Arabic plus any two other
subject from Arts.
Use of English,
Arabic and any other
two subjects from Arts
or Social Sciences.
Hausa
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB Passes including Hausa
and other Arts subjects.
2)
ABU Diploma at credit level.
3)
NCE in Hausa.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes
including English Language and
Hausa and any other two Arts
subjects.
Use of English, Hausa
and any other
two Arts
subjects.
4.
EDUCATION
Christian Religious
Studies
1)
NCE with a minimum of ‘C’ grade in
Education and CRS
2)
NCE with a minimum of ‘D’ grade in the
second teaching subject.
3)
ABU Diploma in CRS with a minimum of
Merit pass
Five ‘0’ level cre
dit which must
include English Language and
CRS.
3
Islamic Religious
Studies
1)
NCE with a minimum of ‘C’ grade in Islamic
Studies and Education
2)
IJMB with a minimum of ‘E’ grade in all the
three subjects including I.R.S.
3)
ABU Diploma in Islamic Studies with
a
minimum of Merit Pass.
4)
ND in Islamic Studies from any University
with a minimum of Lower Credit.
Five ‘0’ level credit which must
include English Language and
Islamic Studies.
Mathematics Education
1)
NCE with a minimum of ‘C’ grade in
Education and Ma
thematics
2)
IJMB with a minimum of ‘D’ grade in
Mathematics and minimum of ‘E’ grade in
the two other subjects.
3)
ND with a minimum of Merit Pass in
Mathematics.
4)
ABU Higher Diploma with a minimum of
Merit Pass in Mathematics Education.
Five ‘0’ level credit w
hich must
include English Language and
Mathematics.
Chemistry Education
1)
NCE with ‘C’ grade in Education and
Chemistry.
2)
IJMB or ‘A’ level with a minimum of ‘C’
grade in Chemistry and a minimum of ‘D’
grade in one other Science subject from
Biology, Phys
ics, Geography.
3)
ABU Diploma in Chemistry Education with
Merit pass.
Five ‘0’ level credit which must
include English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry and
Biology, plus
Physics/Geography..
TC II with credit pass in
Integrated Science, English
Language and a
ny other three
subjects.
Geography Education
1)
NCE with minimum of ‘C’ grade in
Education and Geography
2)
IJMB or ‘A’ level passes with a minimum of
‘C’ grade in Geography and ‘D’ in one other
Science subjects.
3)
ABU Diploma in Geography Education with
a mi
nimum of merit pass.
Five ‘O’ level credit in Geography,
Mathematics, English language
and any other one from
Chemistry, physics or Biology.
TC II credit pass in Mathematics,
Geography, English Language
and any other three subjects.
Biology Education
1)
NCE with ‘C’ grade in Education and
Biology.
2)
IJMB or ‘A’ level passes with ‘C’ grade in
Biology and ‘D’ in one other Science
subjects from Chemistry, Physics,
Integrated Science or Geography.
3)
ABU Diploma in Biology Education with a
minimum of merit pass.
Five ‘O’ level credit passes in
Biology, Mathematics, English
language and Chemistry and any
other from physics or Geography.
TC II credit passes in English
Language, Integrated Science
and any other three subjects.
Integrated Science
1)
NCE with ‘C’ gr
ade in Education and
Integrated Science.
2)
IJMB or ‘A’ level pass with a minimum of
‘C’ grade (merit) in Physics and ‘D’ grade in
any other Science subjects
3)
ABU Diploma in Integrated Science or
Physics Education with a minimum of Merit
pass.
Five ‘O’ level c
redit passes in
English language, Mathematics,
Physics Chemistry and Biology.
TC II credit passes in English
Language,
Mathematics,
Inte
grated Science, and any other
two subjects from the following:
Chemistry, Biology, Geography.
Home Economics
1)
ABU D
iploma in Home Economics with a
minimum of Upper credit.
2)
NCE merit in Home Economics and
Education.
3)
ABU Higher National Diploma with lower
credit in Home Economics.
Five ‘O’ level credits passes in
English Language, Food and
Nutrition, Home Management or
Textile and Clothing, and any
other three subjects.
4
Agricultural Education
1)
NCE Agric Education (Double Major) with
merit pass.
2)
HND Agric. Science (ABU) with minimum
of lower credit.
3)
ABU National Diploma with minimum of
credit pass.
Five ‘O’ level cred
it passes
including Chemistry and Biology
or Agric Science, Integrated
Science/General Science.
Candidates with ND in agriculture
with a minimum of lower credit.
Use of English,
Chemistry, Biology,
Agric. Science or
Physics.
Waiver
:
ABU Diploma in
Agricult
ure with credit
will be allowed 100
level.
Business Education
1)
NCE Minimum of Merit pass in Business
Education
2)
Two credit passes at IJMB in either
Economics, Business Management,
Accounting etc.
3)
ABU Diploma with upper credit in related
discipline.
4)
HND w
ith credit pass in Business Studies
and R/A stage III in secretarial studies.
Five ‘O’ level credit passes
including English Language and
any four of Accounting
Economics, Commerce, Business
Methods, Shorthand and
Typewriting with at least a
Credit
in Math
ematics.
Library and Information
Science
1)
“A” Level / IJMB passes in at least two
subjects.
2)
ABU Diploma in Library & Information
Science (with at least Merit Grade).
3)
3) NCE with minimum of Merit Grade in
two subjects.
Five “O” Level credits passes
inc
luding English Language & at
least a pass in Mathematics.
OR
TC
II Certificate with credit/merit
in at least five subjects including
English Language and at least a
pass in Mathematics.
Use of English and
any other three
subjects.
Hausa Education
1)
“A”
Level passes / IJMB in at least two
subjects which must include Hausa.
2)
ABU Diploma in Hausa with minimum of
Merit pass.
3)
NCE with minimum of “C” grade in Hausa
Five “O” Level credits passes
including English Language and
Hausa.
Arabic Education
1)
“A” Leve
l passes / IJMB in at least two
subjects which must include Arabic.
2)
ABU Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies
with minimum of Merit pass.
3)
NCE with minimum of “C” grade in Arabic.
Five “O” Level credits passes
including English Language and
Arabic
Social
Studies
Education
1)
“A” Level passes / IJMB in at least two
subjects which must include Social Studies
2)
ABU Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies
with minimum of Merit pass.
3)
NCE with minimum of “C” grade in Social
Studies
Five “O” Level credits passes
includ
ing English Language and
Social Science subjects.
Physical and Health
Education
1)
NCE passes in two major subjects of any
other combination with P.E. or H.E. or
P.H.E.
2)
Two ‘A’ level passes in science subjects;
Chemistry Physics, Biology and
Mathematics.
3)
A
BU Diploma with merit pass in P.H.E.
Five ‘O’ level credit passes in
English Language, Mathematics
and any one Science subject from
Biology and Chemistry.
Guidance and
Counseling
1) Merit pass in Higher / Ordinary Diploma in
Guidance and Counseling fro
m ABU.
2) NCE with Merit and above in Education and
the Teaching Subjects.
Five ‘O’ level credit passes in Arts
& Social Sciences including
English Language with a pass in
Mathematics.
Computer Science
Education
1) Merit Pass in Higher Diploma and Dip
loma in
Computer, Statistic or Mathematics Education.
2) NCE with Merit in Education and Computer
Science.
Five ‘O’ credit pass which must
include Mathematics, Physics
English Language and any other
two Science Subjects.
5
5.
ENGINEERING
Agricultural
Engineering
1)
Two ‘A’ level / IJMB Passes in
Mathematics, and either Physics, Chemistry
or Agric Science.
2)
ND Upper Credit or Distinction in
Engineering or Physics/Mathematics from
accredited institution.
3)
HND Lower Credit in Agricultural
Engineering from a
ccredited institution.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes in
English Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry or Agric
Science and any other Science
subject.
Use of English,
Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry.
Chemical Engineering
1)
Two ‘A’ level /IJMB Pas
ses in Mathematics,
Chemistry or Physics.
2)
ND Upper Credit in Chemical Engineering
from accredited institution.
3)
HND Lower Credit in Chemical Engineering
from accredited institution.
Five ‘0’ level credit passes in
English Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Che
mistry and any other
Science subject.
Use of English,
Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry.
Civil Engineering
1)
Two ‘A’ level/IJMB Passes which must
include Mathematics Chemistry and
Physics.
2)
ND in Civil Eng. at Upper Credit from
accredited institution
3)
3) H
ND in Civil Eng. with at least Lower
Credit from accredited institution
Five ‘0’ level credit passes in
English Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry and any other
Science subject.
Use of English,
Physics, Chemistry
and Mathematics
Electrical Enginee
ring
1)
ND or equivalent in Electrical Eng. or
relevant field, with minimum of Upper Credit
with Distinction in Mathematics from
accredited institution.
2)
Two A level/IJMB passes which must
include Physics and Mathematics
Five ‘0’ level credit passes in
Engli
sh, Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry plus any other science
subject.
Use of English,
Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry
Mechanical
Engineering
1)
Two ‘A’ level /IJMB Passes in Physics,
Mathematics and Chemistry or Tech.
Drawing or Geography
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