UTME/SSCE Subjects and Grades for Medicine and Surgery

There is the need to dedicate a separate post to the SSCE (O'level) subjects and grades required for Medicine and Surgery admissions. This is because there are a few things aspirants must know before putting in for the course.

While registering for the JAMB UTME, you can consider any of these universities for Medicine and Surgery. And if you're just considering changing institutions or courses, you're free to choose any of them.

However, you may have a few questions to be answered, such as:

1. What are the SSCE subjects required for Medicine and Surgery?
2. What specific grades to have from those subjects?
3. Are these universities accepting two sittings (results) for Medicine and Surgery?
4. Are there universities accepting D7, E8, or F9 in the required SSCE subjects?
5. Can I use any of WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB or a combination of two for Medicine and Surgery?

In this post, I will be answering these questions and other related ones.

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5 O'level Subjects Are Required for Medicine and Surgery

According to the official JAMB brochure, every aspirant of Medicine and Surgery must possess, namely:

1. Mathematics
2. English Language
3. Biology
4. Chemistry
5. Physics

Accordingly, you must possess at least C6 in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Though, for some universities using the screening method of post UTME, the higher your grades the better. 

And generally, WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB is acceptable for admissions into Medicine and Surgery. Where two sittings are acceptable by a university, it won't matter if you combine WAEC and WAEC or WAEC and NECO or with NATBTEB.

However, a few universities may want one sitting for this course. Some accept two. Some wave one subject in place of the other. This will be covered in the next section.

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Specific O'level Subjects Required By Universities Offering Medicine and Surgery

1. University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State strictly requires the 'O' Level credit passes at one (1) sitting.
2. University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, Oyo State strictly requires the 'O' Level credit passes at one (1) sitting.
3. Abia State University Uturu (ABSU), Abia State strictly requires the 'O' Level credit passes at one (1) sitting.
4. Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Anambra State strictly requires the 'O' Level credit passes at one (1) sitting.
5. Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, Osun State strictly requires the 'O' Level credit passes at one (1) sitting.
6. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) formerly Anambra State University, Uli, Anambra State strictly requires the 'O' Level credit passes at one (1) sitting.
7. Bowen University Iwo, Osun State strictly requires the 'O' Level credit passes at one (1) sitting.
8. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Ilorin, Kwara State requires five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at one sitting.
9. Niger Delta University (NDU), Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State requires the O' level credit passes at not more than two (2) sittings.
10. Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja (NTNU) may accept 2 sittings and a credit pass in any Science subject in place of Physics.
11. University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, Enugu State accepts or recognizes Physics with Chemistry (as a single subject. In other words, you have another science subject to make the 5th subject required. UNN SSCE requirements should be at one (1) sitting.
12. Edo State University Uzairue (EDSU/EUI), (formerly Edo University Iyamho), Edo State requires five (5) credit passes at SSCE or its equivalent in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. One sitting will be preferable.
13. Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Delta State requires SSCE ‘O’ Level or its equivalent with credit passes in at least five (5) subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in 1 sitting.
14. Federal University Dutse (FUD/FED-DUTSE), Jigawa State‎ requires five (5) credit passes at SSCE to include English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. One sitting may be preferable.
15. Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos State requires five O/Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in 1 sitting.
16. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State requires Five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. One sitting may be preferable.
17. University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Port Harcourt, Rivers State requires Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. One sitting may be preferable.
18. Kaduna State University (KASU), Kaduna, Kaduna State requires five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. One sitting may be more preferable.

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JAMB's and Universities' UTME Subjects Required For Medicine and Surgery

While selecting the subjects for Medicine and Surgery during the UTME registration, the system will strictly select:

1. English Language
2. Biology
3. Chemistry and,
4. Physics

These are the required UTME subjects by the board (JAMB). This selection is generally accepted by all the universities offering Medicine as well.

But for three other universities, they accept as detailed below:

1. Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja (NTNU) accepts Chemistry, Biology, and any other Science subject. This may be good for a candidate who had done Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology in UTME, for another course than Medicine, but now decide to change to Medicine.
2. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDU) (formerly the University of Sokoto), Sokoto State accepts Mathematics in lieu of Physics. This means if you don't write Physics in UTME but Mathematics, you can still change to UDU and choose Medicine.
3. University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Maiduguri, Borno State accepts Mathematics in lieu of Physics. This means if you don't write Physics in UTME but in Mathematics, you can still change to UNIMAID and choose Medicine.

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