SSCE and UTME Subjects for Animal and Environmental Biology

When seeking admission for Animal and Environmental Biology as an SSCE holder, through UTME, you need to know:

1. the list of universities offering Animal and Environmental Biology
2. the JAMB requirements for the course
3. the proposed university's SSCE subject/grade requirements
4. other reasons you may or may not be offered admission eventually

This post will answer these questions and related ones.

A candidate seeking admission for Animal and Environmental Biology must:

1. be a holder of SSCE (O'level) e.g. WAEC, NECO, GCE, NABTEB, etc.
2. possess at least five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and two (2) other Science subjects in not more than two sittings
3. obtain the JAMB UTME form and consider your favorite university as the first choice
4. participate in the university post-UTME/screening exercise
5. score the right JAMB and school departmental cut-off marks
6. understand other factors that assist or limit his chance of being offered admission

However, a few universities are specific about the subjects required in your SSCE and UTME before you can be offered admission. This takes us to the next sections.

Individual Universities' SSCE (O'level) Subjects for Universities Offering Animal and Environmental Biology

1. University of Benin (UNIBEN) Benin City, Edo State requires 'O' Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. BENIN accepts 'O' Level credit pass in any Science subject in lieu of Physics.
2. Edo University (EUI) Iyamho, Edo State requires five (5) credit passes at SSCE or its equivalent in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and two (2) other Science subjects.
3. Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDUTSINMA) Katsina State accepts Five 'O' level Credits to include: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and any one of Physics, Geography, Health Science or Agric. Science. A pass in Physics will be accepted.
4. Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) Ekiti State requires five (5) credits at SSCE (or its equivalent) in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
5. Kogi State University (KSU) Anyigba, Kogi State requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, and Physics.
6. University of Medical Sciences( UNIMED/OSUMS), Ondo, Ondo State requires Five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
7. Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt, Rivers State requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
8. University of Uyo (UNIUYO) Uyo, Akwa Ibom State requires 'O' Level credit passes in Mathematics and Chemistry and may accept D7 in Physics.
9. Other Universities accept five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and two (2) other Science subjects.

Individual Universities UTME Subject Combination Subejsts for Universities Offering Animal and Environmental Biology

1. University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Port Harcourt, Rivers State requires Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
2. University of Benin (UNIBEN) Benin City, Edo State requires Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
3. Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt, Rivers State accepts Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, or Physics.
4. University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Borno, Borno State requires Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Agricultural Science, and Geography.
5. Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) Ekiti State requires Biology, Chemistry, and either Physics or Mathematics.
6. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State requires Biology and Chemistry
7. Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDUTSINMA) Katsina State requires English Language, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics.
8. Other universities accept Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics during UTME.

JAMB and Schools Cut-Off Marks for Animal and Environmental Biology

It's not just enough to have the right subjects in the O'level, so also to write the correct subjects in UTME, candidates must meet or beat the JAMB cut-off marks before being invited to register for the university's post UTME.

Of course, meeting or beating the JAMB cut-off mark is the license to obtain and partake in the post-UTME or screening of your university, you should be aware that your university may equally draw different cut-off marks (and usually higher than the one JAMB announces). For example, the University of Ilorin.

And after the screening or post-UTME, the university may still go further to draw departmental cut-off marks which they will use to weed out candidates. These final cut-off marks may be calculated based on the O'level grades, UTME scores together with the post-UTME score or any two of them (depending on the method being used by your proposed university).

As if that is not enough, JAMB has also released a list of other factors that may hinder you from being offered admission even if you meet all the requirements and conditions earlier stated. Check that in Reasons You Might Not Gain Admission this Year - JAMB.

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