This entire page attempts to cover the List of Schools that offer English Language and Literature under the Arts & Humanities in Nigeria.
We will also talk about;
– The subject combinations needed to study English Language and Literature
– JAMB UTME Subjects and Requirements
– O’Level Subjects and Requirements
– Direct Entry Requirements
– and other information you require to successfully gain admission to study English Language and Literature.
You need to read the entire content of this page to get all the knowledge you require for this course.
English Language and Literature can be studied under the Arts & Humanities in the following Nigerian Universities;
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 English Language and Literature under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities in the above listed universities include;
Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) EBSU requires any two (2) of History, CRS, Government, French as the other subjects.
(ii) NTNU accepts any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects.
(iii) FUWUKARI requires Literature in English, one Arts subject, another Arts or Social Science Subject.
O’Level Requirements
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study English Language and Literature;
You require;
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include Literature in English, English Language and three other Arts or Social Science subjects.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) EBSU also require ‘O’ Level credit passes in Mathematics and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects.
(ii) AUN accepts:
a) ‘A’ Level passes to include Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Government, History, Literature in English, Technical Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer Studies, Information Technology, Civics, Environmental Science, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and French.
b) ND/HND.
c) ICGSE and ‘A’ level Cambridge
(iii) AUN does not accept five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in the following; Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Home Craft, Home Management, Physical Education, Physical and Health Education, Music, Commerce, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Book keeping, Islamic History, Religious Studies, Tajweed, Library Studies, Diction, Kiswahili, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic, Turkish, Study skills. AUN does not offer admissions direct to 200 level and may transfer credits relevant to its major at the discretion of the Dean of School.
(iv) UNIBEN accept TCII merit
(v) UI requires five (5) or six (6) ‘O’ Level credit passes at one or two (2) sittings to include Literature in English, English Language, one other Arts subject and any other two (2) or three (3) subjects from Arts, Social Sciences or Science
(vi) NTNU accepts any Arts/Social Science subjects.
(vii) FUWUKARI requires Five (5) Credits at not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics and Literature in English and any Two other relevant subjects from Arts or social sciences obtained at SSCE, GCE O/L NECO/NABTEB or its equivalent.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study English Language and Literature, if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes to include Literature in English and one (1) other Arts subject.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS.
(i) UNIZIK accept NCE with English Language major, candidates to spend one extra year in UNIZIK
(ii) UNIBEN accepts NCE credit in English Language as main subject.
(iii) EBSU accepts NCE merit in English Language.
(iv) EBSU accepts NCE merit or ND credit in relevant subjects/programmes.
(v) UI accepts NCE merit in two (2) teaching subjects including Literature in English not General English along with the UTME requirements. It also accepts two (2) ‘A’ Level passes to include Literature in English.
(vi) NTNU accepts any two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Arts or Social Science subjects, ND/HND lower credit or NCE merit in relevant programmes/subjects.
(vii) FUWUKARI accepts Two A’ level passes to include Literature in English and one other arts subject at GCE/IJMB/Advanced NABTEB Or a Merit pass at NCE which should include English/Literature in English from a recognized state or Federal college of education or at least a credit at OND/HND in Mass Communication or relevant field. Candidates must also satisfy the O/L requirement for admission.