Last Updated on March 20, 2021 by Spynaija
To study English Language in any NUC accredited university or polytechnic in Nigeria, here are the JAMB and WAEC subject combination and requirements you need to look out for.
English Language is a very competitive and one of the most sought-after courses in any Nigerian university. Therefore knowing the conditions and also the required JAMB subject combination will help you and also give you a proper guide to applying for it without any problem, it further helps you to avoid unnecessary mistakes.
Please carefully read all the necessary requirements and terms of registration and the JAMB Subject Combination for English Language before proceeding to apply/register for either the UTME or DIRECT ENTRY for the said course.
This article covers the following:
- WAEC Requirements for English Language
- JAMB Subject Combination for English Language
- Direct Entry Requirements for English Language
- UTME Requirements for English Language
- Plus any other useful information you may need that will ease your registration process.
JAMB Subject Combination for English Language
- English Language
- Literature in English
- And one other Art subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.
WAEC Requirements for English Language
Interested applicants are required to acquire a minimum of at least five (5) WASSCE credit passes to include;
- Literature in English
- English Language
- And three other Arts or Social Science subjects.
Direct Entry Requirements for English Language
- Two (2) A-Level passes to include Literature in English and one other Art subject.
NOTE: Please Kindly make reference to JAMB Brochure for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND WAIVER REMARKS by various universities for English Language. KINDLY CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE JAMB BROCHURE. You can as well download the JAMB Brochure if you want, IT’S COMPLETELY FREE.
Universities Offering English Language:
- Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State – ADSU
- Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State – AUE
- Admiralty University Of Nigeria, Ibusa, Delta State – ADUN
- Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State – ABUAD
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State – ABU
- Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State
- Al- Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State
- Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State – AAU
- Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State
- Atiba University, Oyo, Oyo State
- Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos, Lagos State
- Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
- Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
- Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State – BIU
- Benue State University– BSU
- Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
- Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
- Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu, Enugu State
- Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State
- Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State – COOU
- Clifford University, Owerrintta, Abia State
- Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State
- Crown Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Kwara State
- Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State – EUI
- Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
- Ekiti State University – EKSU
- Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
- Evangel University, Akaeze, Ebonyi State
- Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
- Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State
- Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
- Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State
- Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State
- Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State
- Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State
- Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
- Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
- Gombe State University, Tudun Wada, Gombe, Gombe State
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
- Igbinedion University, Okada, Benin City, Edo State
- Ignatius Ajuru University Of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
- Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun State
- Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State – KWASU
- Lagos State University – LASU
- Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State
- Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State
- Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State
- Mountain Top University, Makogi-Oba, Ogun State
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
- National Open University Of Nigeria– NOUN
- Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State – NAUB
- Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State – OAU
- Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State – OOU
- Osun State University – UNIOSUN
- Paul University, Awka, Anambra State
- Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State – PLASU
- Redeemers University, Osun State
- Ritman University, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State
- Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
- Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State – SAU
- Sokoto State University – SOSU
- Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State
- Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State – SLUK
- Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State – TSUJ
- Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Katsina State – UMYUK
- University Of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
- University Of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
- University Of Jos, Jos, Plateau State – UNIJOS
- University Of Lagos – UNILAG
- University Of Maiduguri, Borno State – UNIMAID
- University Of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State – UNIPORT
- University Of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State – UNIUYO
- Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State – UDU
- Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State – YSU
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Kano State
You can enroll in the Bachelor’s degree programs for this course either through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), by Direct Entry, or through the Pre-degree Programme.
Basically, the purpose of the entry requirement is to ensure that those admitted have the necessary preparedness to scale through the program. There is a compulsory screening test in some of these universities for all eligible candidates.