First of all, before listing the WAEC and JAMB Subject Combinations for Microbiology, we must make it clear that you have to be a student with a science background before you can be able to study Microbiology at any Nigerian University.
On this page, we will be giving you the proper subject combination for Microbiology alongside a list of Universities in Nigeria that offer the course. You will also find Direct Entry requirements you must meet before gaining admission to each of the universities that will be listed below.
WAEC Subject Combination for Microbiology
To stand the chance of being admitted into any Nigerian University you must ensure you have up to five (5) credit passes in the required SSCE (NECO, WAEC, GCE) subjects. The required ‘O Level subject combination for Microbiology includes:
- Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Use of English Language
‘O’ LEVEL SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER)
1). EBSU and MADONNA accept credit in Mathematics or a pass in Physics.
2). IMSU, EBSU, COOU, and UNIUYO accept a pass in Use of English Language.
3). UNIJOS accepts applicants with a pass at the Remedial Science Programme UNIJOS.
4). UI requires 5 or 6 ‘O’ level credits passes at 1 or 2 sittings which will include Ues of English Language, Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, and any 1 or 2 of Agric Science, Physics, and Geography.
5). UNIUYO accepts a credit pass in the Use of English Language.
6). BOWEN doesn’t accept Agricultural Science as another Science subject.
7). AJAYI requires five (5) credit passes which must include: Use of English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 1 other science subject at one sitting or six (6) credit passes at not more than two sittings.
8). KWASU and FUAM –
i). Applicants must have five (5) credit passes which MUST NOT be more than two (2) sittings. Pre-degree students of the FUAM Remedial Science Programme who were able to pass their end-of-session examinations are considered for admission on the condition that they also pass UTME.
ii). NOTE: Health Science and Agric. Science will NOT be accepted in place of Biology. Further Maths will also NOT be accepted in place of Maths or Physics.
9). JABU and RHEMA accept Agric. Science instead of Biology.
10). UNIOSUN accepts Economics or Geography instead of Physics.
11). GO, UNILAG and PLSU accept credit passes in any other Science subject instead of Physics.
12). FUTA requires 5 O’ level credit passes, which must include Use of English language, Agricultural or Biology Sciences, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at NOT more than 2 sittings.
13). REDEEMER’S requires 5 ‘O’ Level credit passes in Use of Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology.
14). FUTMINNA requires a Credit pass in any Science subject with at least a pass in Physics.
15). KWASU requires credit passes in Mathematics, Use of English Language, Chemistry, and any 2 of Physics, Biology, Agricultural Science, or Further Mathematics.
16). EVANGEL accepts any Science subject instead of Physics.
17). FED-DUTSE:
i). For Toxicology and Environmental Science accepts credit pass in Geography instead of Physics.
ii). For Microbiology accepts any Science subject instead of Physics.
18). KSUSTA accepts credit passes in Agric. Science or Geography instead of Physics.
19). OSUSTECH requires 5 O’ level credit passes in Use of English language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and any one subject from Physics, Geography and Agricultural Science.
20). CRESCENT requires credit passes in 5 SSCE/GCE/NECO subjects which must include Chemistry, Use of English Language, Mathematics, and Geography with at least a pass in Agric Science, Physics, and Biology.
21). BSU for Microbiology accepts five (5) passes prescribed subjects in Preliminary Science of BSU plus a minimum UTME score.
22). UNN requires O’ level credit passes in Use of English Language, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and Physics.
23). UNIBEN for Science Laboratory Technology accepts five (5) O’ level credit passes to include Use of English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, and any 2 subjects among Agricultural Science, Physics, Biology, and Geography, depending on the option chosen by the applicant. Applicants opting for Physic/Electronics, Geology, Petrochemical, and Physiology/Pharmacology Techniques must have credit in Physics.
JAMB Subject Combination for Microbiology
There are three JAMB subjects combination for Microbiology that is Compulsory but before we list them, it’s important you note that Microbiology according to JAMB is under the faculty of Sciences. Below is the JAMB subject combination for microbiology:
1). Biology
2). Chemistry
3). Mathematics or Physics.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER)
1). UNIUYO and UNICAL require Physics as the third subject.
2). SALEM, UNIOSUN, BSU, ABU, UNILAG, and UNIBEN require Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
3). FUTA and UDU accept Agric Science instead of Biology.
4). UNIOSUN requires Maths, Chemistry, and Biology.
5). AJAYI and EVANGEL require Chemistry and Biology as well as any other Science subject.
6). FED-DUTSE:
i). For Microbiology you are required to provide Chemistry, Biology, and any other Science subject.
ii). For Toxicology and Environmental Science, you require Biology, Chemistry, Geography, or any other Science subject.
7). KWASU requires credit passes from Mathematics, English Language, and any 3 of Physics, Biology, Further Maths, Chemistry, and Agric. Science.
8). UNIPORT for Science Laboratory Technology
i). Requires Maths, Chemistry, Physics and for Geology and Mining Technology, Physics with Production Technology, Petrochemical Technology, and Industrial and Physics with Electronic Technology options.
ii). Requires Chemistry, Biology, Physics, or Maths for Chemistry Technology, Biochemistry and Microbiology technology, and Biomedical Technology options.
9). CRESCENT requires Chemistry, Maths, Physics/Geography, and Biology.
10). OSUSTECH requires Chemistry, Biology, and any one of Maths, Physics, and Agric. Science.
11). FUTO requires Physics, Biology, and Mathematics.
12). NTNU accepts any 3 Science subjects
13). AUGUSTINE accepts any Science subject instead of Mathematics or Physics.
Direct Entry Requirements to Study Microbiology.
If you don’t want to study through UTME, then you have to meet up with the various Direct Entry Requirement for Microbiology:
You must have Two (2) ‘A Level’ passes in Chemistry and any 1 from Zoology, Botany, or Biology.
NOTE: You can find the special consideration and waiver for direct entry requirements on the JAMB Brochure.
List of Universities Offering Microbiology
- AAU (AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY, EKPOMA, EDO STATE)
- AAUA (ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY, AKUNGBA-AKOKO, ONDO STATE)
- ABSU (ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU, ABIA STATE)
- ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY, OWO, ONDO STATE
- ABU (AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE)
- UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA, ABUJA, FCT
- AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE
- AKSU (AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY, IKOT-AKPADEN, AKWA IBOM STATE)
- AL- HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN, KWARA STATE
- ANCHOR-UNI (ANCHOR UNIVERSITY, AYOBO, LAGOS STATE)
- ARTHUR JARVIS UNIVERSITY, AKPABUYO, CROSS RIVER STATE – ARTHUR-JARVIS
- AUE (ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE)
- ATIBA UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE
- AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY, ILARA, LAGOS, LAGOS STATE
- BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE
- BASU (BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU, BAUCHI STATE)
- BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE
- BAZE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT
- BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OTA, OGUN STATE
- BINGHAM UNIVERSITY, KARU, NASARAWA STATE
- BIU (BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE)
- BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO, OSUN STATE
- BSU (BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE)
- UNICAL (UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE)
- CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA, LAGOS STATE
- CHRISLAND UNIVERSITY, OWODE, OGUN STATE
- CARITAS UNIVERSITY, AMORJI-NIKE, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE
- CLIFFORD UNIVERSITY, OWERRINTTA, ABIA STATE
- COAL CITY UNIVERSITY, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE
- COOU (CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY, ULI, ANAMBRA STATE)
- COVENANT UNIVERSITY, CANAAN LAND, OTA, OGUN STATE
- CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY, IGBESA, OGUN STATE
- CROWN HILL UNIVERSITY, EIYENKORIN, KWARA STATE
- CRUTECH (CROSS RIVERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR, CROSS RIVERS STATE)
- CUAB (CRESCENT UNIVERSITY, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE)
- DELSU (DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA STATE)
- EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY, KIAGBODO, DELTA STATE
- EKSU (EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE)
- ELIZADE UNIVERSITY, ILARA-MOKIN, ONDO STATE
- EPU (EASTERN PALM UNIVERSITY, OGBOKO, IMO STATE)
- ESUTECH (ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU STATE)
- EUI (EDO UNIVERSITY, IYAMHO, EDO STATE)
- EVANGEL UNIVERSITY, AKAEZE, EBONYI STATE
- FFED-DUTSE (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE)
- FED-DUTSINMA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSIN-MA, KATSINA STATE)
- FED-GASHUA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GASHUA, YOBE STATE)
- FED-GUSAU (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE)
- FED-KEBBI (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, BIRNIN-KEBBI, KEBBI STATE)
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE – FED-LAFIA
- FED-LOKOJA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE)
- FED-NDUFU (ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, NDUFU-ALIKE, EBONYI STATE)
- FED-OTUOKE (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OTUOKE, BAYELSA STATE)
- FED-OYE EKITI (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OYE-EKITI, EKITI STATE)
- FED-WUKARI (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, WUKARI, TARABA STATE)
- FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE
- FUNAAB (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE)
- FUTA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE, ONDO STATE)
- FUTO (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI, IMO STATE)
- GOUU (GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, URGWUOMU- NIKE, ENUGU STATE)
- GREGORY UNIVERSITY, UTURU, ABIA STATE
- GSU (GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY, TUDUN WADA, GOMBE, GOMBE STATE)
- UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE
- IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY, OKADA, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
- UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE
- IMSU (IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, IMO STATE)
- JABU (JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, IKEJI-ARAKEJI, OSUN STATE)
- UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS, PLATEAU STATE
- KASU (KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE)
- KSU (KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY, ANYIGBA, KOGI STATE)
- KSUSTA (KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALIERO, KEBBI STATE)
- KUST (KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WUDIL, KANO STATE)
- KWASU (KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN, KWARA STATE)
- UNILAG (UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, LAGOS STATE)
- LANDMARK UNIVERSITY, OMU-ARAN, KWARA STATE
- IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY, LAPAI, NIGER STATE
- LASU (LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO, LAGOS STATE)
- LCITY (LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE)
- LEGACY UNIVERSITY, OKIJA, ANAMBRA STATE
- MADONNA UNIVERSITY, ELELE, RIVERS STATE
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE
- MAUTY (MODIBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE)
- McPHERSON UNIVERSITY, SERIKI SOTAYO, OGUN STATE
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE
- MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY, MAKOGI-OBA, OGUN STATE
- NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE
- NDU (NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE ISLAND, BAYELSA STATE)
- NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, Abuja
- NOVENA UNIVERSITY, OGUME, DELTA STATE
- OAU (OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE)
- OBONG UNIVERSITY, OBONG, NTAK, AKWA IBOM STATE
- ODUDUWA UNIVERSITY, IPETUMODU, OSUN STATE
- OOU (OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE)
- OSUMS (ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, LAJE ROAD, ONDO, ONDO STATE)
- OSUSTECH (ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, OKITIPUPA, ONDO STATE)
- PC-UNI (PRECIOUS CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE)
- PHC (UNIVERSITY OF PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE)
- PLASU (PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY, BOKKOS, PLATEAU STATE)
- RHEMA UNIVERSITY, ABA, ABIA STATE
- REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY, OSUN STATE
- RENAISSANCE UNIVERSITY, OJIAGU-AGBANI, ENUGU STATE
- RSUST (RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PORT HARCOURT, R/STATE)
- SALEM UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE
- SAU (SAMUEL ADEGBOYEGA UNIVERSITY, OGWA, EDO STATE)
- SKYLINE UNIVERSITY NIGERIA, KANO, KANO STATE
- SOSU (SOKOTO STATE UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE)
- SPIRITAN UNIVERSITY, NNEOCHI, ABIA STATE
- SUMMIT UNIVERITY, OFFA, KWARA STATE
- TANSIAN UNIVERSITY, OBA, ANAMBRA STATE
- TECH-IBADAN (TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE)
- UDU (USMANU DANFODIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE)
- UMYUK (UMARU MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE)
- UNI-AFRICA (UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA, TORU-ORUA, BAYELSA STATE)
- UNIKINGS (KINGS UNIVERSITY, ODE-OMU, OSUN STATE)
- UNIOSUN (OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE)
- UNN (UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE)
- UNIVERSITY OF MKAR, GBOKO, BENUE STATE
- UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE
- UNIBEN (UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE)
- UNIUYO (UNIVERSITY OF UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE)
- VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT
- WESLEYUNI (WESLEY UNIVERSITY, ONDO, ONDO STATE)
- WESTERN-DEL (WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA, DELTA STATE)
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