This entire page attempts to cover the List of Schools that offer Education and Religious Studies under the Education in Nigeria.
We will also talk about;
– The subject combinations needed to study Education and Religious Studies
– JAMB UTME Subjects and Requirements
– O’Level Subjects and Requirements
– Direct Entry Requirements
– and other information you require to successfully gain admission to study Education and Religious Studies.
You need to read the entire content of this page to get all the knowledge you require for this course.
Education and Religious Studies can be studied under the Education 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 Education and Religious Studies under the Faculty of Education in the above listed universities include;
Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) OAU requires Religious Studies and any two (2) of History, Yoruba, Music, French, Fine Arts, Literature in English and Government.
(ii) OOU requires English Language and three (3) other subjects from History, Geography/Physics, Religious Studies, French and Literature in English.
(i) EBSU and CALABAR require Christian Religious Studies and two (2) other Arts subjects.
(ii) TASUED requires any three (3) subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
(iii) UNIBEN accepts any three (3) subjects.
(iv) UNILAG accepts Christian Religious Studies and any two (2) of Literature in English, History/Government, French, Geography, Mathematics, any Nigerian Language, Economics/Commerce.
(v) DELSU requires CRS and any two (2) of Arts, Social Science subjects.
(vi) AAUA requires History/Government, CRS/IRS, and any other Arts subject.
(vii) UNILORIN requires Christian Studies and any other two (2) Arts subjects.
(viii) IAUED requires English Language, Christian Religious Knowledge and any two subjects from the Arts and Social Sciences.
(ix) UNILAG requires English Language, CRS and any two of Literature-in-English, History/Government, French, any Nigerian Language.
(x) ABU- For Education and Religious Studies requires Two (2) Arts subjects including Religious studies and one (1) other subjects. For Education and Christian Religious Studies requires Use of English, CRS and any other two arts or social science subjects.
(xi) UNIPORT requires CRK/IRK and any other two (2) subjects from French, Literature in English, History/Government, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Physics, Igbo/Hausa/Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography, Commerce, Accounting.
O’Level Requirements
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Education and Religious Studies;
You require;
Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or TC II merit in five (5) subjects including English Language, Religious Studies and three (3) other Arts subjects.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) LASU requires ‘O’ Level credit passes in Mathematics and Christian Religious Studies.
(ii) ABU-For Education and Religious Studies accepts Five (5) O Level credit passes or TC II merit in five (5) subjects including English Language, Religious Studies, and three (3) other Arts subjects. For Education and Christian Religious studies requires Five ‘O’ level credit which must include English Language and CRS.
(iii) ABSU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Religious Studies and three (3) other subjects.
(iv) UNICAL requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language, Religious Studies and three (3) other Arts subjects. It accepts ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics.
(v) TASUED requires five (5) or six (6) ‘O’ Level credit passes at one (1) or two (2) sittings respectively to include English Language and other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
(vi) KSU and OAU require five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or TC II merits including English Language, Christian Religious Studies and three (3)other relevant subjects.
(vii) UNILAG requires Five O/Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, CRS and any two of Literature-in-English, any Nigerian Language, History/Government, French, Economics/Commerce, Geography, Civic Education/Social Studies.
(viii) EBSU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies at not more than two (2) sittings.
(ix) UNIABUJA also requires ‘O’ Level credit pass in Mathematics.
(x) AAUA requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, CRS/IRS, History/Government and any one (1) Arts subject.
(xi) DELSU requires five ‘O’ Level credit including English Language, Mathematics and Religious Studies and any two (2) of Arts/Social Science.
(xii) UNILORIN requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit Passes to include English Language, Mathematics, C.R.K and any other arts subjects obtained through GCE/SSCE/NECO/NABTEB.
(xiii) IAUED: The Department requirements for both the four (4) yrs B.A and B.A (Ed) degree programs includes five (5) credit Ordinary Level in English Language, Christian Religious or Islamic Religious Studies and Mathematics from humanities or Social Sciences any other two (2) relevant subjects in not more than two sittings at the WASC/SSSCE/GCE/NECO or their equivalents.
(xiv) UNIPORT requires Five (5) O Level Credits in English language, CRK/IRK and any other three (3) subjects from French, Literature in English, History/Government, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Physics, Igbo/Hausa/Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography, Commerce, Accounting.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Education and Religious Studies, if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes/NCE merit in Religious Studies and one (1) other Arts subject.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) UNN accepts NCE credit in Christian Religious Studies into 300 level.
(ii) UNIPORT accepts Two (2) A/level GCE or HSC or JUPEB or IJMB passes in the relevant subjects including UTME entry requirements. NCE with Credit passes in the relevant subjects including UTME requirements for a 2-year degree programme
(iii) IAUED: A student here is required to pass five (5) credits ordinary level including English language, Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Religious studies and any other three (3) relevant subjects in not more than two sittings at the WASC/SSCE/GCE/NECO or their equivalent, and approved colleges of Education, Universities, etc diploma passed with merit level.
(iv) TASUED accepts two (2) ‘A’ Level NCE Merit passes to include Christian Religious Studies and one (1) other subject in Arts/ Social Sciences. A diploma in Christian Religious Studies from recognized institutions is also accepted.
(v) ABU- For Education and Religious studies accepts Two (2) A Level passes/NCE merit in Religious Studies and one (1) other Arts subject. For Education and Christian Religious Studies accepts NCE with a minimum of ‘C’ grade in CRS and Education. IJMB with a minimum of ‘E’ grade in all the three subjects including C.R.S. ABU Diploma in C.R.S. with a minimum of Merit Pass. ND in C.R.S from any Institution with a minimum of Lower Credit.
(vi) UNICAL accepts NCE merit or credit in Christian Religious Studies.
(vii) OAU requires two (2) ‘A’ Level passes or NCE credit merit in Christian Religious Studies and one (1) other Arts or professional subject.
(viii) EBSU accepts
a) HND and NCE/OND with a minimum of Merit and Upper credit respectively.
b) two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies.
(ix) NDU – Same as Vocational and Technical Education.
(x) UNILAG accepts NCE credit/merit in CRS and any Arts subject. Very good passes in three JUBEP subjects: CRS and any two of Government, History, Literature in English, Geography, Economics, Yoruba, Igbo, and French. Three ‘A’ Level passes in relevant teaching subject areas.
(xi) UNILORIN accepts NCE in Christian Studies, Two A/L Passes to include Christian Studies & any other Arts subject. Diploma in Theology/Christian Studies with at least Lower Credit.
(xii) DELSU requires;
a) At least NCE merit passes in Religious Studies and any other Arts/Social Science subject
b) GCE ‘A’ Level passes should include Religious Studies and any Art or Social Science subject.
c) Merit in DELSU Diploma in Religious Studies.
d) Direct Entry, Diploma of Theology from recognized seminary may be accepted.