Last Updated on October 31, 2021 by Spynaija
To study Microbiology in any NUC accredited university in Nigeria, here are the JAMB and WAEC subject combination and requirements you need to look out for.
Microbiology is very competitive and one of the most sought-after courses in any Nigerian university. Therefore, knowing the conditions and the required subjects will help you and give you a proper guide to applying for it without any problem. It further helps you avoid unnecessary mistakes.
Please read carefully the terms of registration for the JAMB Subject Combination for Microbiology below. If you meet the prerequisite requirements, you can proceed to the UTME or Direct Entry registration.
This article covers the following:
- WAEC Requirements for Microbiology
- JAMB Subject Combination for Microbiology
- Direct Entry Requirements for Microbiology
- UTME Requirements for Microbiology
- Plus any other useful information you may need that will ease your registration process.
JAMB UTME Requirements for Microbiology
Note that English Language is Compulsory for all courses in UTME.
JAMB Subject Combination for Microbiology:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- And either one of Physics or Mathematics.
WAEC Requirements for Microbiology:
Aspiring candidates are expected to possess at least a minimum of five (5) WASSCE credit passes to include;
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Biology and Physics.
Direct Entry Requirements for Microbiology:
- Aspiring candidates are expected to possess at least a minimum of two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and any one (1) from Biology, Zoology, or Botany.
NOTE: Please Kindly make reference to JAMB Brochure for SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND WAIVER REMARKS by various universities for Microbiology. KINDLY CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE JAMB BROCHURE. You can as well download the JAMB Brochure if you want to, it’s completely free.
Nigerian Universities Offering Microbiology.
- Abia State University – ABSU
- Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State – AAUA
- Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State – AUE
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State – ABU
- Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State
- Akwa Ibom State University – AKSU
- Al- Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- 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
- Baze University, Abuja, FCT
- Bells University Of Technology, Ota, Ogun State
- Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State – BIU
- Benue State University – BSU
- Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
- Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
- Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
- Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu, Enugu State
- Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State – COOU
- Clifford University, Owerrintta, Abia State
- Coal City University, Enugu, Enugu State
- Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun 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
- Eastern Palm University, Ogboko, Imo State – EPU
- Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State – EUI
- Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
- Ekiti State University – EKSU
- Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
- Enugu State University Of Science And Technology, Enugu, Enugu State – ESUTECH
- Evangel University, Akaeze, Ebonyi State
- Federal University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State – FUNAAB
- Federal University Of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State
- Federal University Of Technology, Akure, Ondo State – FUTA
- 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
- Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
- Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State
- Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State
- Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State
- Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
- Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
- Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
- Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
- Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
- Godfrey Okoye University, Urgwuomu- Nike, Enugu State – GOUU
- Gombe State University – GSU
- Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
- Igbinedion University, Okada, Benin City, Edo State
- Imo State University – IMSU
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University – JABU
- Kaduna State University – 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
- Kwara State University – KWASU
- Lagos State University – LASU
- Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State
- Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State
- Madonna University
- Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun 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
- Nile University Of Nigeria, Abuja
- Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State – OAU
- Obong University, Obong, Ntak, Akwa Ibom State
- Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State
- Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State – OOU
- Ondo State University Of Medical Sciences – OSUMS
- Ondo State University Of Science And Technology– OSUSTECH
- Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State – UNIOSUN
- Plateau State University – PLASU
- Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Redeemers University, Osun State
- Renaissance University, Ojiagu-Agbani, Enugu, Enugu State
- Rhema University, Aba, Abia State
- Rivers State University Of Science And Technology – RSUST
- Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
- Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State – SAU
- Skyline University Nigeria, Kano, Kano State
- Sokoto State University – SOSU
- Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State
- Summit Univerity, Offa, Kwara State
- Tansian University, Oba, Anambra State
- Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Katsina State
- University Of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
- University Of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
- University Of Benin, Benin City, Edo State – UNIBEN
- University Of Calabar – 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 – UNIMAID
- University Of Mkar, Gboko, Benue State
- University Of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State – UNN
- University Of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State – PHC
- University Of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State – UNIUYO
- Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State – UDU
- Veritas University, Abuja, FCT
- Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
You can enrol in the Bachelor’s degree programs for Microbiology 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.
Conclusion
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