Admission Requirements
Admission into the Admiralty University of Nigeria is open to candidates with the requisite qualifications and subject to written and/or oral examination as the University may determine. Admission into the University shall be open to all irrespective of religion, ethnic group, gender, creed and disability. All applicants for admission into the University must have attained 16 years of age.
The admission requirements into the undergraduate programs of the Admiralty University of Nigeria are as follows:
- All admissions into the University must be through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB);
- For admission to 100 Level courses (via UTME), candidates must: obtain five (5) credits at SSCE (or equivalent) in relevant subjects, at not more than two (2) sittings, including credit passes in English and Mathematics; and attain acceptable points in UTME in relevant subjects;
- For admission by Direct Entry (200 Level), candidates shall, in addition to having five (5) SSCE credits, obtain at least two (2) A’ level (or its equivalent) passes in relevant subjects, or possess ND with credit passes, or possess a good first degree in another field as the case may be;
- Those who meet the preliminary requirements for admission will be expected to undergo a screening (including/or) interview exercise to be conducted by the University; and
- The University will not accept transfer students until after at least the first two years of its existence.
Candidates must, in addition to meeting the general admission requirements, also satisfy the faculty and departmental requirements detailed below:
Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences
Program | Admission Requirements | Remarks | ||
UTME | Direct Entry | |||
English | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes to | UTME subjects are: Lit. | |
its equivalent) including | include Lit. in English | in English, one Arts | ||
English Language and | and one other arts | subject and another | ||
Literature in English. | subject. | Arts or Social Science | ||
subject. | ||||
History and International Studies | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes in | UTME subjects are: | |
its equivalent) including | History, Govt. and any | History/ Government | ||
English Language, | other related subject. | any other two subjects | ||
Mathematics, Geography | from Arts and Social | |||
and Government/History. | Sciences. | |||
Economics | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: | |
its equivalent) in English, | chosen from | Mathematics, | ||
Mathematics, Economics, | Economics, Accounts, | Economics and one | ||
one Science subject plus | Business Management, | other subject. | ||
any one from Accounting, | Government, | |||
Business Methods, | Geography or | |||
Commerce, Govt., | Statistics. | |||
Geography and Statistics. | ||||
International Relations | Five credit passes at | Two A level credit | UTME subject are: | |
SSCE (or its equivalent) in | passes in Arts and | English, Government | ||
English, Government, and | Social Science | and any other two Arts | ||
two other Arts or Social | subjects. Credit passes | and Social Science | ||
Science subject. | in NCE, ND and | subjects. | ||
diploma in social work. | ||||
Tourism Studies | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes in | UTME subjects | |
its equivalent) including | Mathematics and any | are: English, | ||
English, Mathematics and | other relevant subjects. | Maths., Econs. and one | ||
Economics. | other subject |
Program | Admission Requirements | Remarks | |
UTME | Direct Entry | ||
Accounting | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: |
its equivalent) in English, | chosen from | English, Economics, | |
Mathematics, Economics, | Economics, | Mathematics and any | |
one Science subject and | Accounting, Business | Social Science | |
any other one relevant | management, | subject. | |
subject. | Government and | ||
Geography. |
Business Administration | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: |
its equivalent) in English, | chosen from | Mathematics, | |
Mathematics, Economics, | Economics, Accounts, | Economics and one | |
one Science subject plus | Business Management, | other subject. | |
any one from Accounting, | Government, | ||
Business Methods, | Geography or | ||
Commerce, Govt., | Statistics. | ||
Geography and Statistics. | |||
. | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: |
its equivalent) in English, | chosen from | Mathematics, | |
Mathematics, Economics, | Economics, Accounts, | Economics and one | |
one Science subject plus | Business Management, | other subject. | |
any one from Accounting, | Government, | ||
Business Methods, | Geography or | ||
Commerce, Govt., | Statistics. | ||
Geography and Statistics. |
Faculty of Science
Program | Admission Requirements | Remarks | ||
UTME | Direct Entry | |||
Forensic Science | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: | |
its equivalent) including | in Mathematics and | English, Maths. and any | ||
English, Mathematics, | any other Science | two of Physics/Biology | ||
Physics or Chemistry. | subject. | or Chemistry | ||
Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: | ||
its equivalent) including | in Physics, | Physics and | ||
English, Mathematics, | Mathematics or | Mathematics, Chemistry | ||
Physics and Chemistry. | Chemistry. | or Biology. | ||
Computer Science | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: | |
its equivalent) including | in Mathematics in | Mathematics, Physics | ||
English, Mathematics, | Science subjects | and one of Biology, | ||
Physics plus two other | including | Chemistry, Agric | ||
science subjects. | Mathematics. | Science, Economics and | ||
Geography. | ||||
Biology | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: |
its equivalent) in English, | chosen from | Chemistry and two of | |
Mathematics, Physics, | Chemistry and any | Physics, Biology and | |
Chemistry and Biology. | one of Physics, | Mathematics. | |
Mathematics or | |||
Biology. | |||
Software Engineering | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: |
its equivalent) including | chosen in Chemistry | Biology, Chemistry and | |
English, Mathematics, | and any one from | either Physics or | |
Biology, Physics and | Biology, Zoology or | Mathematics. | |
Chemistry. | Botany. | ||
Cyber Security | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: |
its equivalent) in English, | chosen from | Chemistry and two of | |
Mathematics, Physics, | Chemistry and any | Physics, Biology and | |
Chemistry and Biology. | one of Physics, | Mathematics. | |
Mathematics or | |||
Biology. | |||
Law | Five Credits at SSCE (or | Two A level passes | UTME subjects are: |
its equivalent) in English, | in Literature, | English, Literature in English, | |
Mathematics, Literature, | Economics, | Mathematics. | |
Economics and Government. | Government and CRS/IRS. |