To study Chemistry in any NUC accredited university in Nigeria, here are the JAMB and WAEC subject combination and requirements you need to look out for.
Chemistry is a very competitive and one of the most sought-after courses in any Nigerian university. Therefore knowing the conditions and also the required subjects 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 read carefully the terms of registration for the JAMB subject Combination for Chemistry below. If you meet the prerequisite requirements, you can proceed to the UTME / Direct Entry registration.
This article covers the following:
- WAEC Requirements for Chemistry
- JAMB Subject Combination for Chemistry
- Direct Entry Requirements for Chemistry
- UTME Requirements for Chemistry
- Plus any other useful information you may need that will ease your registration process.
JAMB UTME Requirements for Chemistry
Note that English Language is Compulsory for all courses in UTME.
JAMB Subject combination for Chemistry:
- Chemistry
- And any two of either Physics, Biology, or Mathematics.
WAEC Subjects combination for Chemistry:
Aspiring candidates are expected to acquire at least five (5) WASSCE credit passes to include;
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology.
Direct Entry Requirement for Chemistry:
Aspiring candidates are expected to acquire at least;
- Two (2) ‘A’ level passes to include Chemistry and any one (1) of either Physics, Mathematics, or Biology.
- National Diploma (ND) or National Certificate Examination (NCE) with good grades in relevant ‘O’ level subjects
NOTE: Please Kindly make reference to JAMB Brochure for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND WAIVER REMARKS by various universities for Chemistry. 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 Chemistry in Nigeria:
- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
- Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State – ADSU
- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State – AAUA
- 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
- Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot-Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State – AKSU
- Al- Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State – Al-Hikmah
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State – Al-Qalam
- Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State – AAU
- Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
- Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State
- Atiba University, Oyo, Oyo State
- Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos, Lagos State
- Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
- Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State – BASU
- Bayero University, Kano, Kano State – Bayero
- Baze University, Abuja, FCT – Baze
- Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State – BIU
- Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State – BSU
- Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
- Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
- Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
- Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State
- Clifford University, Owerrintta, Abia State
- Coal City University, Enugu, Enugu State
- Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun State
- Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State – CUAB
- Cross Rivers University Of Technology, Calabar, Cross Rivers State – CRUTECH
- Crown Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Kwara State
- Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State – DELSU
- Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Eastern Palm University, Ogboko, Imo State – EPU
- Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State – EBSU
- Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State – EUI
- Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
- Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State – EKSU
- Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
- Evangel University, Akaeze, Ebonyi State
- Federal University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State – FUNAAB
- Federal University Of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State
- Federal University Of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State – FUPRE
- Federal University Of Technology, Minna, Niger State
- Federal University Of Technology, Owerri, Imo State – FUTO
- Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
- Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State – Fed-Dutse
- 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
- Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
- Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
- Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
- Godfrey Okoye University, Urgwuomu- Nike, Enugu State – GOUU
- Gombe State University, Tudun Wada, Gombe, Gombe State – GSU
- Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
- Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
- Igbinedion University, Okada, Benin City, Edo State
- Ignatius Ajuru University Of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State – IAUED
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State – JABU
- Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State – KASU
- Kano University Of Science And Technology, Wudil, Kano State – KUST
- Kebbi State University Of Science And Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State – KSUSTA
- Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun State
- Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State – KSU
- Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State –KWASU
- Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State –LASU
- Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State
- Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State
- Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State
- Modibo Adama University Of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State – MAUTY
- Mountain Top University, Makogi-Oba, Ogun State
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
- Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State – NDU
- Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State – Naub
- Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State – NDA
- Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State
- Nile University Of Nigeria, Abuja – NILE
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State – UNIZIK
- Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State – OAU
- Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State
- Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State – OOU
- Ondo State University Of Medical Sciences, Laje Road, Ondo, Ondo State – OSUMS
- Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State –UNIOSUN
- Paul University, Awka, Anambra State
- Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State – PLASU
- Rhema University, Aba, Abia State – Rhema
- Ritman University, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State
- Rivers State University Of Science And Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State – RSUST
- Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State – Salem
- Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State – SAU
- Skyline University Nigeria, Kano, Kano State
- Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Sokoto State – SOSU
- Southwestern University, Okun-Owa, Ogun State
- Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State
- Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State – SLUK
- Summit Univerity, Offa, Kwara State – Summit
- Tansian University, Oba, Anambra State
- Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State – TSUJ
- Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Katsina State – UMYUK
- University Of Abuja, Abuja, FCT – Abuja
- University Of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
- University Of Benin, Benin City, Edo State – UNIBEN
- University Of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State – UNICAL
- University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State – UI
- University Of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
- University Of Jos, Jos, Plateau State – UNIJOS
- University Of Lagos, Lagos State – UNILAG
- University Of Maiduguri, Borno State
- University Of Mkar, Gboko, Benue State
- University Of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State – PHC
- University Of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State – UNIUYO
- Veritas University, Abuja, FCT – Veritas
- Wellspring University, Irhihi-Ogbaneki, Benin City, Edo State
- Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
- Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State – YSU
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Kano State
Universities Offering Chemistry And Industrial Chemistry.
- Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State – ABSU
- Igbinedion University, Okada, Benin City, Edo 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.
