This entire page attempts to cover the List of Schools that offer Home Economics and Education under the Education in Nigeria.
We will also talk about;
– The subject combinations needed to study Home Economics and Education
– JAMB UTME Subjects and Requirements
– O’Level Subjects and Requirements
– Direct Entry Requirements
– and other information you require to successfully gain admission to study Home Economics and Education.
You need to read the entire content of this page to get all the knowledge you require for this course.
Home Economics and Education 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 Home Economics and Education under the Faculty of Education in the above listed universities include;
Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one other subject.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) IAUE requires one (1) Science subject and any other subjects.
(ii) MOUAU requires Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and Mathematics/Physics as the UTME subjects.
(iii) UNIBEN requires Biology/Agricultural Science and any other two (2) Science or Social Science subjects.
(iv) MAUTECH requires Biology/Agricultural Science and any two (2) of Home Economics, Economics, Chemistry, Physics.
(v) EBSU requires a Social Science subject as the third (3rd) subject.
(vi) UNILAG requires Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject from Mathematics, Physics, Food and Nutrition.
(vii) BSU requires Biology, Chemistry, and any one of Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Agricultural Science.
(viii) UNN requires Chemistry or Biology plus any other two (2) Science or Social Science subjects like Agricultural Science, Home Economics, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Commerce and Geography.
(ix) DELSU requires Biology or Agricultural Science or Chemistry, Home Economics or Food and Nutrition and any one of Mathematics and Economics.
(x) MAUTECH requires Biology/Agricultural Science and any two (2) of Home Economics, Economics, Chemistry or Physics.
(xi) YABATECH (DEG) requires English Language, Chemistry/Biology and any other two (2) subjects from the O’Level requirements.
O’Level Requirements
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Home Economics and Education;
You require;
Five (5) ‘O’ Level NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) UNIBEN requires ‘O’ Level pass in Chemistry and ‘O’ Level credit pass in Biology/Agricultural Science.
(ii) ACEONDO (DEG) requires ‘O’ Level credit passes in Chemistry, Mathematics, and any two (2) of the following:Food and Nutrition, Home Economics/Home Management, Clothing and Textile, Agricultural Science/Biology.
(iii) IAUE requires one (1) Science subject.
(iv)DELSU requires five (5) credits passes at SSC or its equivalent including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Home Economics or Food Nutrition
(v) UNIUYO requires ‘O’ Level credit pass in Chemistry.
(vii) UNILAG requires Five O/Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry Biology/Agricultural Science and any one of Economics, Home Economics, Physics, Food & Nutrition/Home Management, Clothing and Textile, Garment Making/Dyeing & Bleaching/Catering Craft Practice.
(viii) EBSU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, and any three(3) of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Food and Nutrition, Clothing and textile, Home Management.
(ix)VMAUTECH requires five (5) O Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and any three of Biology/Agric Sc., Home Management, Food and Nutrition, Clothing&Textiles, Economics, Geography, Chemistry, Physics,Health Education, Catering&Craft Practice, Garment Making, Textile Trade, Marketing/Salesmanship, Cosmetology. Or NTC/NBC credit Passes or TCII Merit Including English and Mathematics.
(x) ABU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes Mathematics/English Language/Home Economics, Biology, Geography, Physics/Chemistry.
Old Grade II
Five (5) passes including Arithmetic/English Language/Domestic Science.
New Grade II
Teachers Certificate Five (5) credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Home Economics.
NB: one (1) Home Economics subject is required i.e Foods and Nutrition, Home Management or Textile and Clothing.
(ix) UNN requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes which must include any two (2) of the following: Home Management, Clothing and Textiles, Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agricultural Science, Economics, Cosmetology, Garment Making and Catering Craft at ‘O’ Level plus the UNN UTME requirements.
(x) ABSU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Biology or Chemistry and any two (2) other subjects
(xi) BSU requires credits in English, Mathematics, Biology and any two (2) of the following subjects; Home Management, Clothing and Textiles, Food and Nutrition, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, and Economics at WASSCE/SSCE/GCE ‘O’ Level/NTC/NBC.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Home Economics and Education, if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
(i) NCE merit in Home Economics
(ii) ‘A’ Level passes in two (2) of Chemistry or any Biology, Botany and Agricultural Science.
(iii) ND/HND credit in Home Economics or Food Science or Hotel and Catering Management or any other related programme
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS
(i) UNN for a three (3)-Year Degree programme, it requires any of the following in addition to the UTME requirements. (a) NCE merit in Home Economics, ND lower credit in Fashion and Clothing Management Education or Home Economics or Home and Rural Economics or Hotel and Catering. (b) Candidates with a University Degree in any discipline in addition to the departmental UTME requirements may be considered for direct entry admission for a three (3)-year programme.
(ii) UNIBEN requires two (2) or three (3) merit in NCE including Home Economics plus three (3) or two (2) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language, Biology/Agricultural Science with ‘O’ Level pass in chemistry.
(iii) UNILAG accepts NCE merit or ND credit in Home Economics, Catering and Hotel Management, Textile Management and any other relevant subject. b. very good passes in three (3) JUPEB subjects Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other subject from Economics, Food AND Nutrition, Home Management, Clothing and Textile. c. two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in any two (2) relevant Science subjects of Chemistry and any one (1) of Biology, Botany and Agricultural Science. d. HND credit in Home Economics, Food Science, Hotel Management or any other related course.
(iv) ABU accepts ‘A’ Level passes/IJMB in two (2) of Chemistry and any of Biology, Botany or Agricultural Science.
(v) EBSU accepts NCE merit or ND/HND upper credit respectively in the relevant programme.
(vi) DELSU requires NCE in Home Economics with minimum of merit pass OND Home Economics or Food Science in upper credit or any other related courses.
(vii) BSU requires Preliminary degree candidates (from Benue State University only) must pass at least five (5) out of the six (6) subjects studied with pass level of at least 50% in each subjects.
(b) NCE use of English is acceptable in lieu of ‘O’ Level in English Language.
(c) ‘A’ Level pass in any of the acceptable subjects.
(d) A minimum of upper credit level at ND/HND or Diploma in Fashion and Clothing Management Education or Home Economics plus a minimum of credit level pass in any two (2) of the followings Home Management, Clothing and textiles, Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Sciences and economics WASSCE/SSCE/GCE ‘O’ Level NTC/NBC.
(e) A minimum of merit level pass in NCE (Home Economic Education) with credit level pass in any four (4) of the following: Home Management, Clothing and Textiles, Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science and Economics at WASSCE/SSCE/GCE ‘O’ Level /NABTEB.
(f) Any other qualification that may be considered appropriate by Benue State University, Makurdi.
(viii) YABATECH (DEG) requires Five (5) O Level NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II in English Language, Mathematics and any other three (3) subjects from: Home Economics/Management, Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Physics, Food & Nutrition, Economics, Cosmetology, Clothing & Textile/Garment Marking, Catering Craft, Health Education/Health Science, Dying & Bleaching, Leather Work/Leather Good, Tourism, Jewellery and Basketery.
(xi) MAUTECH accepts NCE merit in Home Economics. A Level passes in two (2) of Chemistry or any Biology, Botany and Agricultural Science. ND/HND credit in Home Economics or Food Science or Hotel and Catering Management or any other related programme.