JAMB Subject Combination For Medicine And Surgery, Direct Entry & O’level Requirements

Do you wish to study Medicine and Surgery in a Nigerian University? Then, you need to check the WAEC and JAMB Subject combination for Medicine and Surgery in Nigeria. For those that want to apply through Direct entry, you will also find the Direct entry requirements for Medicine and Surgery on this page.

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In this article, I will show the the Olevel requirement and JAMB subject combination for Medicine and Surgery from the official JAMB brochure for Medicine and Surgery.

I believe you know what Medicine and Surgery is all about. For the sake of clarity, I will explain what Medicine and Surgery is about.

According to Wikipedia, Medicine is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease while Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.

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The study of Medicine and Surgery encompasses both.

Do you know that a lot of aspirants lose admission offer because of Wrong JAMB subject combination?

This is because a lot of them don’t know the right subject combination and O’level requirements required to study their chosen course.

As a result, I have decided to write this article so that you won’t fall victim of this.

All candidates that register for JAMB are required to sit for 4 subjects in their UTME, with the Use Of English being the first and compulsory for all(irrespective of department or course) .

A lot of candidates want to study Medicine and surgery in different institutions. The question that comes to their mind is, “What is the JAMB subject combination for Medicine and surgery?“. That is the exact question I will answer in this article

JAMB Subject Combination For Medicine and Surgery

Now that you have decided to study Medicine and surgery, I will show you the JAMB subject combination for Medicine and surgery. These are the subjects you are required to choose during JAMB registration.

• Use of English(Compulsory)
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:
(1) UDUSOK and UNIMAID accept Mathematics in lieu of Physics.

WAEC/O’Level Requirements For Medicine and surgery

If you want to study Medicine and Surgery, the minimum O’level requirement for Medicine and Surgery and Subject needed can be found below.

• English Language (Minimum:credit)
• Mathematics (Minimum:credit)
• Physics (Minimum:credit)
• Chemistry (Minimum:credit)
• Biology (Minimum:credit)

You require five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:
(1) UNN accepts Physics with Chemistry (as a single subject) for Physics and Chemistry. UNN requirements should be at one sitting.

(2) UNILORIN requires five O’Level credit passes at only one sitting and minimum score of 240 in JAMB examination.

(3) UNIBEN, UI, IMSU, ABSU, EBSU, UNIOSUN, ANSU, DELSU and BOWEN require the O level Credit passes at one sitting.

(4) NDU requires the O level Credit passes in not more than two sittings.

Direct Entry Requirements For Medicine and Surgery

Below is the direct entry requirements for Medicine and Surgery:

You require:

• Three ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry, Biology/Zoology and Physics or Mathematics plus UTME requirements.
• BSc., BOS, etc in relevant fields.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:

(1) UDU, UNIMAID and EBSU accept ‘A’level pass in Mathematics in lieu of Physics.

(2) UNILAG accepts:
a) B.Sc. Degree First Class/Second Class Upper in Medical related fields or two ‘A’ level passes to include Chemistry, Biology/Zoology or Physics.
b) very good passes in three JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and also accept B.Sc. Degree First Class/Second Class Upper in fields such as Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry Physiotherapy, Ophthalmology, Pharmacology, Radiography, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Zoology, Cell Biology & Genetics, Medical Lab. Science, Nursing.

(3) BINGHAM and UNIPORT – No Direct Entry

(4) OOU and UNICAL accept Degree in Science not below Second Class Lower Division.

(5) UNICAL accepts Degree (not below a good second class lower Division) in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory, Biology, Zoology or Chemistry. Does not accept IJMB for Direct Entry.

(6) ABSU, AAU and OOU accept Degree in related fields.

(7) BSU, UNILORIN, IMSU and LASU accept a good Honours degree (minimum of second class upper) in relevant discipline.

(8) UNIJOS requires Direct Entry candidates to fulfill UTME Entry requirements.

(9) UNIBEN accepts:
a) At least three “A” LEVEL PASSES (Not more than one C Grade or minimum of 12points) in Biology or Zoology, Physics and Chemistry at NOT MORE THAN ONE SITTING.
b) At least a second class upper division from a recognized University in either B.Sc Biological Sciences or B.Sc. Medical Sciences.

(10) ABSU and UNILORIN – all candidates no matter their mode of admission are required to have GCE ‘O’ level or equivalent with credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at one sitting and same sitting.

(11) UNILORIN accepts B.Sc (Second Class Honours) in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physiology, Zoology and other Basic Sciences fields. Also accept a minimum aggregate of 13 points.

(12) LASU requires a minimum of ‘C’ in each of the subjects and will consider a Bachelor of Science with a minimum of Second Upper Division for admission.

(13) LAUTECH accepts ‘A’ Level passes in Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Zoology (plus UTME requirements) may be considered for admission into 200 level.

(14) OAU accepts B.Sc. with a minimum of 2nd Class Honours in relevant discipline (Sciences).

(15) EBSU accepts B.Sc 2nd Class Upper Division in any biological science course Plus at least credit pass in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics in one sitting.

(16) UNIOSUN accepts:
a) Acceptable passes (good grade – total points of 10) in Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Zoology at the Higher School Certificate or Advanced Level of General certificate Examination or its equivalent.
b) First Degree in relevant Bio-medical sciences (Medical, paramedical, biological, chemical or physical Sciences) not less than Second Class Upper Division level.

(17) NDU accepts:
a) HSC/GCE ‘A’ Level passes in Chemistry, Biology and Physics with a minimum of 10 points in not more than two sittings.
b) A B.Sc. degree holder with a minimum of second class upper division in the areas of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics and Botany.

(18) UNILAG accepts;
a) Very good passes in the following JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects: Physics Chemistry and Biology.
b) B.Sc. Degree First Class/Second Class Upper in fields such as Physiology, Biochemistry, Physiotherapy, Ophthalmology, Pharmacology and Zoology.

(19) UNIABUJA requires D/E candidates to fulfill UTME Entry requirements.

This is where I will drop my pen on the topic, “Direct Entry & O’Level Requirements And JAMB Subject Combination For Medicine and Surgery”. Don’t forget to drop a comment below.

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