What are the four subjects in JAMB for business administration you should know?
Economics, English Language, Mathematics, and Government are four subjects in JAMB for Business Administration.
The 2023/2024 JAMB subject combination for Business Administration has been released for UTME and Direct Entry students who want to study for a BBA in Nigeria. Selecting the right combination has a significant impact on the success of your 2023 school admission.
The course you’ve selected is competitive and knowing the prerequisites for it, will help you have a smooth registration and avoid mistakes as well.
This is why in this post we’ll be guiding you on how to pick the 4 core subjects you need for your Direct Entry and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination this year.
We will also be answering other questions you might have regarding this process: like if math is compulsory for Business Admin in JAMB, the cut-off mark, the list of universities accepting this course and the requirements to study BBA.
Article Content:
- Why Study Business Administration
- UTME and Direct Entry Requirements to Study Business Administration
- Is maths compulsory for Business Admin in JAMB?
- What are the JAMB subjects for Business Administration?
- What is the JAMB cut-off mark for Business Administration?
- List of Universities Offering Business Administration in Nigeria
- Summary
Why Study Business Administration
Gaining a degree in Business Administration opens you up to numerous career opportunities.
As a Business Admin student who knows their onus, you’ll be needed by top firms, politicians, and other industries to assist in solving issues regarding managing organizations or businesses.
Mind you, this field is extremely competitive, primarily because students who study this course are sought after in areas demanding businesses and firms.
When companies need to measure their performance and how they do compare to their competitors, a Business Admin degree will teach you how to help them do these things.
After your four-year bachelor program at a Nigerian University, you’ll either become a business developer or an analyst.
UTME and Direct Entry Requirements to Study Business Administration
You can register for Business Admin in a Nigerian university, either through UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) or Direct Entry. Both subjects have their own set of requirements you need to meet, in order to be deemed eligible for this course.
We have sampled below the UTME and direct entry requirements to study business administration.
Direct Entry Requirements To Study Business Administration
- Two ‘A’ Level passes selected from Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography, or Statistics.
- 5 credits scored in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE/GCE).
- Ordinary Level Credits secured in two sittings.
- Direct Entry form purchased from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and your choice university.
- Merit Pass in the National Certificate of Education (NCE), National Diploma (ND), and other Advanced Level Certificates.
- Other qualifications specified by the Senate of your University of choice; equivalent to numbers 1 and 4.
Note: In addition to these admission requirements, candidates must also meet the Faculty/Departmental entry requirements of their chosen University.
UTME Requirements To Study Business Administration
- Five SSC credit passes including in English Language, Mathematics, and Economics, plus any two subjects selected from Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography, and Statistics.
- UTME Subject combination for Business Admin – Mathematics, Economics, and one more subject.
Is maths compulsory for Business Admin in JAMB?
Yes, Maths is compulsory for Business Admin in JAMB.
If you wish to study Business Administration at a Nigerian University, work on improving your knowledge of mathematics because it is an essential quality for being a Business Administrator.
Subjects that are not compulsory for Business administration include – Government and Commerce
What are the JAMB subjects for Business Administration?
The main JAMB subjects for Business Administration are Mathematics, English Language, and Economics. Government or Commerce can be used to complete the combinations of 4 subjects.
What is the JAMB cut off mark for Business Administration?
The JAMB cut-off mark for Business Administration in 2022 is 250. This was announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Candidates need to reach or surpass this number to increase their chances of admission.
List of Universities Offering Business Administration in Nigeria
1. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma – AAU
2. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State – ABUAD
3. Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State – Achievers
4. Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State – ADSU
5. Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State – Ajayi
6. Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State – AKSU
7. Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State – Al-Hikmah
8. Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State – Al-Qalam
9. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State – Anchor UNI
10. Abia State University, Uturu Abia State – ABSU
11. University of Benin, Benin, Edo State – UNIBEN
12. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State – Babcock
14. Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State – Bells
15. Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo State – BIU
16. Bayero University Kano, Kano, Kano State – BUK
17. Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State – Bingham
18. Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State – Bowen
19. Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue – BSUM
20. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State – Unilorin
21. Redeemers University, Osun State – Redeemers
22. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra – UNIZIK
24. Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna – KASU
25. Lagos State University, Lagos – LASU
26. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi -EBSU
27. Kogi State University, Anyiba, Kogi – KSU
28. University of Abuja, Abuja – UNIABUJA
29. Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State – LCU
30. Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State – Madonna
31. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Enugu State – UNN
32. University of Lagos, Lagos – UNILAG
33. Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State
34. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, Katsina State
35. Gombe State University, Tudun Wada, Gombe, Gombe State
36. Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State – Koladaisi
37. Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State – Landmark
38. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji, Ara-Ikeji, Osun State
39. Hallmark University, Ijebu, Itele, Ogun State – Hallmark
40. Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State – Gregory
41. Caritas University, Enugu – Caritas
42. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State – AE-FUNAI
43. Cross River State University of Science and Technology, Calabar, Cross River – UNICROSS
44. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU Zaria)
45. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State – DELSU
46. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State – PLASU
47. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti, – EKSU
48. Enugu State University Of Science and Technology, Enugu – ESUT
49. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State – UNIJOS
50. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa – NSUK
51. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State – UNIMAID
52. Osun State University, Osun, Osogbo – UNIOSUN
53. Crescent University Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Ogun State – Abeokuta
54. Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State – Elizade
55. Federal University Kashere, Kashere, Gombe State – FUKASHERE
56. Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State – FUOYE
57. Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Taraba State – FUWUKARI
58. Kwararafa University Wukari, Wukari, Taraba State – KUW
59. Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ajebo, Abeokuta, Ogun State – McPherson
60. University of Mkar, Mkar – UMM
61. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State – OOU
62. Paul University, Awka, Anambra State
63. Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto – UDUSOK
64. Wellspring University, Evbuobanosa, Edo State – Wellspring
65. Federal University Birnin-Kebbi, Benin Kebbi, Kebbi State -FUBK
66. Federal University Gusau, Gusau, Zamfara State – FUGUS
67. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi – ATBU
68. Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Dutsin Ma, Bauchi – FUDMA
69. University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom – UNIUYO
70. American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa -AUN
71. Wesley University of Science & Technology, Ondo State – Wesleyuni
72. Pan Atlantic University, Lekki, Lagos State – PAU
73. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State – Caleb
74. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State -COOU
75. Fountain University Osogbo, Oke Osun, Osogbo – FUO
76. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu – GOUNI
77. Hezekiah University, Umudi, Nkwerre, Imo State
78. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State – IBB
79. Mountain Top University, Makogi, Oba, Ogun State – MTU
80. Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano (North-West University Kano), Kano – YUMSUK
81. Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun state
82. Crown Hill University, Eiyinkorin, Kwara State – Crown Hill
83. Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State, Christopher
84. Coal City University, Enugu, Enugu State – Coal City
85. Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State – Dominican
86. Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State – Fed-Dutse
87. Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State – Edwin Clark
88. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State – YSU
89. Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State – Hallmark
90. Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State – MC-Ibru
91. Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja – Nile
92. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State – Novena
93. Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State – PC-UNI
94. Ritman University, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State – Ritman
95. Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State – Salem
96. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State – Novena
Summary
Before you study Business Administration you’ll need to sit for 4 subjects in JAMB which are Economics, Mathematics, JAMB Use of English, and any other Social Science subject.
You also need to secure a minimum of credits (C6) in 5 core courses which include – English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government, and Commerce.
There are over a hundred universities where you can study Business Administration in Nigeria. With these requirements and meeting the 250 cut-off mark, you should be able to get into any of them.
