This entire page attempts to cover the List of Schools that offer Agronomy under the Agriculture in Nigeria.
We will also talk about;
– The subject combinations needed to study Agronomy
– JAMB UTME Subjects and Requirements
– O’Level Subjects and Requirements
– Direct Entry Requirements
– and other information you require to successfully gain admission to study Agronomy.
You need to read the entire content of this page to get all the knowledge you require for this course.
Agronomy can be studied under the Agriculture in the following Nigerian Universities;
School Options
(i) ADSU with options in: Crop Production, Crop Protection, and Soil Science.
(ii) ESUT as Agronomy and Ecological Management
Subject Combination / JAMB UTME Requirements
In UTME, please note that English Language is Compulsory for this course. Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combination needed to study Agronomy under the Faculty of Agriculture in the above listed universities include;
Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) UNIOSUN requires Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any other science subject.
O’Level Requirements
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Agronomy;
You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes in Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Geography or Economics.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:
(i) ESUT accepts ‘O’ level pass in Physics.
(ii) UNIOSUN requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in the SSC or its equivalent at not more than two (2) sittings in addition to an acceptable score in the UTME
(iii) TASU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. UTME requirements with ‘O’ Level pass in Physics is acceptable.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Agronomy, if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Chemistry/Biology/Botany/Zoology/Agricultural Science plus one of Mathematics/Physics and Geology/ Economics
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) UNIOSUN accepts Two (2) ‘A’ level credit passes in chemistry and one from Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Geography and Mathematics
(ii) TASU accepts ND credit in Crop Production Technology plus the UTME requirements.