What are the subjects required in WAEC and NECO to study Geography? if you are interested in NECO and WAEC (O level) subjects required for Geography then am happy to inform you that this post contains all the WAEC as well as NECO subject requirements to study Geography under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences in the university.
This is to inform all aspirants who wish to apply for admission in Nigeria into any of federal, state or private owned universities to study Geography under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences that the NECO and WAEC requirements which includes the compulsory subjects needed for Geography has been published here in this post.
If you are interested in JAMB subject combination for Geography also, you can start by checking out JAMB subject combination for Geography here or use the general approach by checking JAMB subject combination for all courses here.
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Other Useful Resources
You can also check out other JAMB and WAEC resources below:
- WAEC Syllabus for All Subjects
- JAMB Syllabus For All Subjects
- JAMB Recommended Textbooks For All Subjects
- WAEC Result Released Date
- How To Check Your WAEC Result
- JAMB Form | JAMB Registration Form Procedures
- JAMB News | Latest News From JAMB Today
WAEC And NECO Subject Requirements for Geography
The subjects required to study Geography in both WAEC and NECO are as follows:
Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Geography, and any three from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) OAU requires credit passes in Mathematics, Geography and any one of the following subjects: Economics, Government, Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
(ii) UI accepts candidates who did not offer Geography at UTME, but has ‘O’ level credits in the subject.
(iii) UI requires 5/6 ‘O’ level credit passes at one or two sittings to include English Language, Geography and any three Arts or S/Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics.
(iv) BSU and OAU require ‘O’ level credit pass in Mathematics.
(v) OAU accepts credit in English, Geography and any three other subjects.
(vi) ABSU requires credit passes in English Language, Geography and any three of History, Government, Economics, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry and Agric Science.
(vii) TSUJ and NDU require five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two from Arts or Social Science subjects
(viii) BAYERO requires Geography and at least one other Social Science subject.
(ix) ILORIN require ‘O’ level credit pass in Mathematics.
UTME, but has ‘O’ level credits in the subject.
(x) UIBADAN requires 5/6 ‘O’ level credit passes at one or two sittings to include English Language, Geography and any three Arts or S/Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics.
(xi) BSU and OAU require ‘O’ level credit pass in Mathematics.
(xii) OAU accepts credit in English, Geography and any three other subjects.
(xiii) ABSU requires credit passes in English Language, Geography and any three of History, Government, Economics, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry and Agric Science.
(xiv) TSUJ and NDU require five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two from Arts or Social Science subjects
(xv) BAYERO requires Geography and at least one other Social Science subject.
(xvi) UNILAGOS requires credit passes in Geography and any two from Science or Social Science.
(xvii) UNIOSUN requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any to relevant Science, Social Science or Humanities subjects at not more than two sittings.
(xviii) KWASU requires credit passes in Mathematics, English, Geography and any other two science or social science subjects and one science subject preferably physics, chemistry and technical Drawing.
(xix) NDA requires credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and two other subjects from Commerce, Economics, History, French, Arabic, Accounts and Government.
(xx) KSU requires credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and two other relevant subjects in either Natural Sciences or Social Sciences.
(xxi) UNN accepts Five ‘O’ level credit passes including English Language, Geography and any three subjects and at least a pass in Mathematics.
(xxii) NDU requires five O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Geography and any two from Arts, Social Science or Science subjects in not more than two sittings.
(xxiii) UNIABUJA accepts five credit Passes at SSCE (or its equivalent) in English, Mathematics, Geography and any two of Chemistry, Physics, Economics Biology/ Agricultural Science and Government.
The O level (WAEC and NECO)Â requirements posted above may only apply to Geography under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences. If the Geography you intend in studying is in another faculty, the subject requirements may be different from the one on this page. You can check JAMB brochure for all faculties here.
List of Schools That Offer Geography
This section contains the list of universities that offer Geography in Nigeria. These are basically schools that accepts the WAEC and NECO requirements for Geography posted above.
The following are the list of schools that offer Geography:
- Abia State University, Uturu
- Bayero University, Kano
- Benue State University, Makurdi
- Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
- Federal University, Gashua
- Federal University, Birnin Kebbi
- Federal University, Dutsin-Ma
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
- Kogi State University, Anyigba
- Kwara State University, Ilorin
- Lagos State University
- Niger Delta University, Wilberforce
- Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
- Northwest University, Kano, Kano
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Osun State University
- Plateau State University
- Sokoto State University
- Taraba State University
- University of Abuja
- University of Ibadan
- University of Maiduguri
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto
- Yobe State University
