Last Updated on November 11, 2021 by Spynaija
To study Political Science in any NUC accredited university or polytechnic in Nigeria, here are the JAMB and WAEC subject combinations and requirements you need to look out for.
Political Science 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 carefully read all the requirements and terms of registration and the JAMB Subject Combination for Political Science before proceeding to apply/register for either the UTME or DIRECT ENTRY for the said course.
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This article covers the following:
- WAEC Requirements for Political Science
- JAMB Subject Combination for Political Science
- Direct Entry Requirements for Political Science
- UTME Requirements for Political Science
- Plus any other useful information you may need that will ease your registration process.
JAMB UTME Requirements for Political Science
Applicants are advised to note that, Use of English is compulsory for all the courses in JAMB’s UTME while the other three (3) subjects must be relevant to the applicant’s chosen course of study.
JAMB Subject Combination for Political Science:
- Government or History plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects
WAEC Requirements for Political Science:
- Interested applicants must acquire a minimum of at least five WASSCE credit passes in Government or History, English Language, and three (3) other subjects. At least a pass in Mathematics is required
Direct Entry Requirements for Political Science:
- Interested candidates must acquire at least two (2) ‘A’ level passes including Government or History.
NOTE: Please Kindly make reference to JAMB Brochure for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND WAIVER REMARKS by various universities for Political Science. KINDLY CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE JAMB BROCHURE. You can as well download the JAMB Brochure if you want, it’s completely FREE.
Nigerian Universities Offering Political Science:
- Abia State University – ABSU
- 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
- Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State – ABUAD
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State – ABU
- Akwa Ibom State University – AKSU
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina 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
- Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
- Bauchi State University – BASU
- Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
- 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
- Christopher University, Mowe, 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
- Delta State University – DELSU
- 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 – EKSU
- Enugu State University Of Science And Technology – ESUTECH
- 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
- Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
- Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
- Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
- Fountain University
- Godfrey Okoye University, Urgwuomu- Nike, Enugu State – GOUU
- Gombe State University – GSU
- Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
- Hezekiah University, Umudi, Imo State – UNIHEZ
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University – JABU
- Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State – KASU
- Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun State
- Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State – KSU
- Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Kwara State University – KWASU
- Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State – LASU
- Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State
- Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State
- Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
- Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State – NDU
- Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State – NAUB
- Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State – UNIZIK
- Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
- Obafemi Awolowo University – OAU
- Obong University, Obong, Ntak, Akwa Ibom State
- Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State
- Olabisi Onabanjo University – OOU
- Osun State University – UNIOSUN
- Paul University, Awka, Anambra State
- Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State – PLASU
- Redeemers University, Osun State
- Renaissance University, Ojiagu-Agbani, Enugu, Enugu State
- Ritman University, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State
- Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Sokoto State – SOSU
- Southwestern University, Okun-Owa, Ogun State
- Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State
- Summit Univerity, Offa, Kwara State
- Tansian University, Oba, Anambra State
- Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Katsina State – UMYUK
- University Of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
- University Of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
- University Of Calabar – UNICAL
- University Of Ibadan – UI
- University Of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
- University Of Jos – UNIJOS
- University Of Lagos – UNILAG
- University Of Maiduguri, Borno State – UNIMAID
- University Of Mkar, Gboko, Benue State
- University Of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State – UNN
- University Of Uyo – UNIUYO
- Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State – UDU
- Wellspring University, Irhihi-Ogbaneki, Benin City, Edo State
- Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
- Yobe State University – YSU
You can enroll in the Bachelor’s degree programs for Political Science 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
In this article, we provided all the JAMB subject combination for Political Science, WAEC subjects for Political Science including other valuable information for prospective applicants. Has this article provided answer(s) to your query? if yes, leave a comment in the comment box to express your satisfaction or ask any question you have and we will reply to you as soon as possible.
