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The 2023 subject combination for political science is now available for students who wish to study political science in any Nigerian University is now available on our site. As you go through this post you would see the required WAEC and JAMB subjects, universities offering this course and more details. Read on!

Applying to study Political Science in Nigeria is usually very competitive. This is why we have provided the necessary requirements for you in this article to enable you to apply successfully.

We have for you the Political Science WAEC and JAMB subject combination, DE requirements, waivers/special consideration and universities offering the courses. First, let us tell you a little about Political Science below.

Why is Political Science Important?

Political Science has to do with the study of politics and state. Its bachelor degree programme curriculum generally includes topics like political philosophy, political theory, comparative governments, research methods and more.

Bachelor degree in Political Science graduates has many opportunities for a career in government, politics, political administration, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, public service and even law.

Political science is one of the most sought after courses in Nigeria today due to the many roles it plays in society and because graduates of this field have many opportunities awaiting them as seen above.

Schools Offering Political Science in Nigeria

1. University of Nigeria (UNN)

2. Abia State University (ABSU)

3. University of Benin (UNIBEN)

4. University of Ibadan (UI)

5. Adamawa State University (ADSU)

6. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)

7. Ambrose Alli University (AAU)

8. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (former ANSU) (COOU)

9. Ajayi Crowther University (AJAYI)

10. Babcock University (BABCOCK)

11. Bayero University Kano (BUK)

12. Benson Idahosa University (BIU)

13. Benue State University (BSU)

14. Bingham University (BINGHAM)

15. Bowen University (BU)

16. Caritas University (CARITAS)

17. Delta State University (DELSU)

18. EbonyWe state University (EBSU)

19. Enugu State University Of Science And Technology (ESUT)

20. Gombe State University (GSU)

21. Lagos State University (LASU)

22. Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK)

23. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)

24. Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU)

25. Osun State University (UNIOSUN)

26. Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST)

27. University of Jos (UNIJOS)

28. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

29. University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)

30. University of Uyo (UNIUYO)

31. Usman Dan Fodio University (UDUSOK)

32. Kaduna State University (KASU)

33. Madonna University (MADONNA)

34. Niger Delta University (NDU)

35. Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA)

36. KogWe state University (KSU)

37. Kwara State University (KWASU)

38. Nasarawa State University (NSUK)

39. EkitWe state University (EKSU)

40. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU)

41. Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU)

42. Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU)

43. Covenant University (CU)

44. Obong University (OU)

45. Redeemer’s University (RUN)

46. TaWe solarin University of Education (TASUED)

47. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU)

48. Western Delta University (WDU)

49. Renaissance University (RNU)

50. Novena University (NOVENA)

More Schools…

51. Achievers University (ACHIEVERS)

52. Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)

53. BauchWe state University (BASU)

54. Baze University (BAZE)

55. Caleb University (CALEB)

56. Federal University, Dutse (FUD)

57. Federal University, Dutsin-ma (FUDMA)

58. Federal University, Lafia (FULAFIA)

59. Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA)

60. Federal University, Ndufu-alike (FUNAI)

61. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE)

62. Federal University, Wukari (FUWUKARI)

63. Fountain University (FOUNTAIN)

64. Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI)

65. Landmark University (LANDMARK)

66. Oduduwa University (ODUDUWA)

67. Paul University (PU)

68. Plateau State University (PLASU)

69. Tansian University (TANSIAN)

70. University of Mkar (UNIMKAR)

71. Wellspring University (WELLSPRING)

72. Wesley University of Science and Technology (WUST)

73. Hezekiah University (UNIHEZ)

74. Federal University Gusau (FUGUS)

75. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK)

76. Yobe State University (YSU)

77. Elizade University (ELIZADE)

78. Chrisland University (CHRISLAND)

79. Christopher University (CHRISTOPHER)

80. Edwin Clark University (ECU)

81. Federal University Gashua (FUGASHUA)

82. Gregory University, Uturu (GUU)

83. Al-Qalam University, Katsina (AUK)

84. Southwestern University (SWU)

85. Summit University Offa (SUMMIT)

86. Kings University (UNIKINGS)

87. Sokoto State University (SSU)

88. Ritman University (RITMAN)

89. Edo University Iyamho (EDSU)

90. Eastern Palm University (EPU)

91. Coal City University (CCU)

92. Anchor University Lagos (AUL)

93. Clifford University (CLU)

94. Arthur Jarvis University (AJU)

95. KolaDaisi University (KDU)

96. Legacy University (LUO)

97. Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC)

98. Spiritan University (SPIRITAN-ENU)

99. The University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UNIAFRICA)

100. Atiba University, Oyo (ATUOYO)

101. Nigerian Army University, Borno (NAUB)

102. Borno State University (BOSU)

103. Greenfield University, Kaduna (GFU)

104. Trinity University (TU)

105. Westland University (WESTLAND)

WAEC (O’ level) Subject Combination for Political Science

Note that because it is titled WAEC subject combination for Political Science doesn’t mean that it is only limited to WAEC. The subject combination is also applicable to GCE and NECO as well as other equivalent SSCE.

You are required to possess five (5) O’Level credit passes in the required subjects for Political Science which is listed below:

1. Government or History.
2. Use of English Language.
3. Mathematics (At least a pass).
4. and any other three (3) O’Level subjects.

Special Consideration / Waiver

1. ABUAD, GO, OOU, UNICAL, OAU, LASU, and EKSU require credit pass in Mathematics. EKSU also requires another Social Science subject apart from Government.

2. OAU and UNICAL require credit pass in Government.

3. UI requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in Government/History, English Language and three (3) other subjects with at least ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics.

4. UNICAL requires two (2) Social Science subjects including Government. Does not accept History in lieu of Government.

5. UNN requires ‘O’ Level credit pass in Government and any 2 other subjects with at least ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. Does not accept History in lieu of Government.

6. EBSU requires ‘O’ Level credit pass in Mathematics and two (2) other subjects.

7. AAUA accepts five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Government/History and one subject in the Social Science and any other subject.

8. JABU accepts a pass in Mathematics.

9. COVENANT same as Marketing.

10. ABU requires Five ‘O’ level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Government or History and any other two Social Science subjects from Economics, Commerce, Civic Education and Geography.

11. KASU requires ‘O’ Level credit pass in Mathematics.

More Waivers

12. ABSU requires Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language, Government or History and any three (3) subjects from Arts, Social Science subjects and at least ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics

13. REDEEMER’S requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Government or History and two (2) other subjects.

14. KWASU accepts five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Government/History and two (2) other Social Science subjects or one Arts and one Social Science subject.

15. UNILAG requires five credit passes to include English Language, mathematics, Government plus two other subjects from Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English, CRS/IRS.

16. UMYUK requires five credit passes at SSCE (or its equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics, Government or History and any other two credits in Arts/Social Science subjects in not more than two sittings.

17. KSU – Credit pass in Mathematics is required.

18. FED-LAFIA – Same as in Sociology.

19. BOWEN requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Government and one social science subject

20. ESUTECH requires five credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Government and two social science subjects.

21. EDWIN CLARK requires five credit passes to include English Language, Economics, Government and any other two subjects plus at least a pass in Mathematics.

22. AAUA requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Government/History one subject from the Social Science and any other subject

23. FED-DUTSINMA requires Five ‘O’ level Credits in Government, or History/Civic Education, English Language, Mathematics and two other subjects.

24. EDSU requires five (5) credit passes at SSC or its equivalent in English Language, Mathematics, Government or History and any other two (2) Arts or Social Science subjects at not more than two (2) sittings.

Also…

25. DELSU requires ‘O’ Level credits passes in five (5) subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics, Government, one Social Science and any of Science or Arts subjects.

26. FED-DUTSE requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes at SSC or its equivalent in English Language, Mathematics, Government and any two (2) from Economics, Geography, Commerce, Civic Education, Religious Studies/Languages/Literature in English/History.

27. FED-OYE EKITI requires five (5) SSC credit passes in English, Mathematics, Government or History and any two (2) other subjects.

28. FED-LOKOJA requires five (5) credit passes at not more than two (2) sittings to include English Language, Mathematics, Government/History plus two (2) Social Science subjects and any other subject.

29. UNILORIN requires five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Government and at least one other social science subjects.

30. EKSU requires five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Government, one (1) other social science subjects and one (1) other relevant subjects.

31. KASU requires Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Government or History and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.

32. LANDMARK requires Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government or History or Civil education and at least a pass in a science subject or a credit level pass in an Art /Social science subjects.

33. RSUST accepts Five (5) WASC/SSCE/ GCE/NECO ‘O’ Level Credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, and any three (3) Social Science Subject.

34. SSU accepts Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Mathematics, Government or Civic Education or History and any other two (2) Arts or Social Science subjects at not more than two sittings.

JAMB Subject Combination for Political Science

Note that English Language is compulsory for Political Science in UTME. Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combination needed to study Political Science in the above Universities include:

1. Government or History.
2. any other two (2) Social Science/Arts subjects.

Special Consideration / Waiver

1. LASU requires Mathematics.

2. UNILORIN – Government or History plus any two of Economics, Geography Lit in English, English and Mathematics.

3. UI – 3 subjects in Arts, Science Social Sciences.

4. AAU – Government and Mathematics are mandatory.

5. UNILAG requires English Language, Government, Economics/Geography and any one of History, Literature-in-English, CRS/IRS.

6. DELSU requires Government, one Social Science subject and any other subject.

7. EBSU requires Government and any two (2) Social Science subjects

8. AAUA requires Government or History, Economics and any other subject.

9. ABU requires Government or History, and any two (2) of Economics, Geography, Civic Education, Islamic Studies, Christian Religious Studies

10. ABUAD and KWASU require Government and any two (2) Social Science or one Arts subjects including Mathematics.

More Special Considerations

11. FED-LAFIA – Same as in Sociology.

12. OAU accepts Mathematics, Government and any one of Economics, Geography or Literature in English.

13. BOWEN requires Mathematics, Government and any other Social Science subject.

14. BUK requires Government or History plus two other Social Science subjects.

15. KSU requires Government or History and two (2) Commercial, Social Science or Arts subjects.

16. FED-DUTSINMA requires English Language, Government or History plus two other Social Sciences/Arts subjects.

17. UNIKINGS requires five (5) SSC credits passes in English Language, Government and any other three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects.

18. FED-DUTSE requires Government and any two (2) from Economics, Geography, Commerce, Islamic Studies, CRS, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Literature in English or History.

19. UMYUK requires Government or History or Civic Education and any other two (2) Arts or Social Science subjects.

20. EKSU requires Government plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects.

21. ABU requires Use of English, Government/History and any other two subjects from Economics, Geography, Civic Education, Commerce.

22. KASU requires Government or History and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.

23. LANDMARK requires Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts /Commerce subjects.

24. RSUST requires English Language, Government/History, Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/Islamic Religious Studies.

FAQS on Subject Combination for Political Science

1. What is Political Science all about?

Ans = Political Science basically has to do with the study of politics and state.

2. Which school offer political science in Nigeria?

Ans = We have listed all of them in this post. Take your time and read through to see them.

3. Which subject is most important for O’level?

Ans = As we have outlined in this post. Government or History, English Language, Mathematics and any other three Arts subjects are important.

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