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JAMB Subject Combinations for 35 Courses

Every UTME candidate writes Use of English plus three subjects, and those three must match the course you apply for. Below are the three subjects JAMB's brochure lists for 35 popular courses, copied from the brochure and checked 1 October 2026. Choose a course for its O'level requirements too.

Medicine and health sciences

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
Medicine and SurgeryPhysics, Chemistry and Biology.
Nursing SciencePhysics, Chemistry and Biology.
PharmacyPhysics, Chemistry and Biology.
Medical Laboratory SciencePhysics, Chemistry and Biology.
Dentistry and Dental SurgeryChemistry, Physics and Biology.
PhysiotherapyPhysics, Chemistry and Biology.
RadiographyPhysics, Chemistry and Biology.
OptometryPhysics, Chemistry and Biology.
AnatomyBiology, Chemistry and Physics.
PhysiologyPhysics, Chemistry and Biology.

Law

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
LawLiterature in English and any two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects.

Engineering

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
Civil EngineeringPhysics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Mechanical EngineeringMathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Computer EngineeringMathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Chemical EngineeringMathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Petroleum EngineeringChemistry, Mathematics and Physics.

Environmental design and management

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
ArchitecturePhysics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
Quantity SurveyingPhysics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
Estate ManagementMathematics, Economics and one other subject.
Urban and Regional PlanningMathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry.

Sciences

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
Computer ScienceMathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography.
MicrobiologyBiology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics.
BiochemistryBiology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics.
Industrial ChemistryChemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/Agricultural Science.

Management and finance

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
AccountingMathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject.
Banking and FinanceMathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography.
Public AdministrationGovernment, Economics and any other subject.

Social sciences

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
EconomicsEconomics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies.
Mass CommunicationAny three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects.
Political ScienceGovernment or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects.
PsychologyAny three (3) subjects from Arts or Social Science.
SociologyThree (3) Social Science or Arts subjects.

Arts

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
English LanguageLiterature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.

Agriculture

CourseUTME subjects (plus Use of English)
AgricultureChemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics or Mathematics.

Check your university before you register

These are the subjects listed for most universities offering each course. A few universities accept a different subject or add conditions, such as all O'level credits in one sitting. Open JAMB's brochure on IBASS, choose Brochure, then View by institution, then your university and course.

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