What are the O level subjects required in WAEC and NECO to study Theatre Arts? If you are interested in knowing the compulsory subjects in WAEC and NECO that is necessary for studying Theatre Arts under the faculty of Arts and Humanities in the university, then continue reading this post as I have provided you the subject combinations required in WAEC result as well as NECO result to study Theatre Arts.
Referencing the introduction already made above, this is a notice to all aspirants who wish to apply for admission into any of the universities in Nigeria to study Theatre Arts under the faculty of Arts and Humanities that the list of compulsory subjects as well as optional subjects required in O level result (WAEC and NECO) before applying for admission into Theatre Arts has been published in this post.
As mentioned above, some of these NECO and WAEC subject requirements are compulsory which means you need to have at least a minimum of Credit passes (C6) in them in your o level result before you can use it to apply for admission to study Theatre Arts.
Also, keep in mind that some schools may have special subject combination requirements for the subjects that are eligible to be used in JAMB before one can gain admission into Theatre Arts. Irrespective of the subjects required by each school, English Language and Mathematics are compulsory subjects that you need to pass before you can gain admission to study Theatre Arts.
If you are also interested in JAMB subject combination for Theatre Arts you can start by checking out JAMB subject combination for Theatre Arts here or use the general approach by checking JAMB subject combination for all courses here.
Other Useful Resources
Before you proceed, check out the following resources that will help you better prepare for JAMB:
- JAMB Syllabus For All Subjects
- JAMB Recommended Textbooks For All Subjects
- JAMB Form | JAMB Registration Form Procedures
O Level (WAEC and NECO) Subject Requirements For Theatre Arts
The WAEC subjects required to study Theatre Arts are as follows:
Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language and Arts subjects.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) ABU, BU, PLSU, KSU and UI require 5 ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Literature-in-English and other subjects from Arts or Social Science.
(ii) UNIUYO, BSU, IMSU, and UNICAL require credit pass in Literature-in-English.
(iii) UNIZIK accept five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language and Literature-in-English plus any other Arts/Social Science subjects.
(iv) UNIUYO does not require a credit pass in Fine Arts.
(v) UNIPORT requires English Language, Literature in English and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects
(vi) RUN accepts a pass in Mathematics.
(vii) RUN requires five ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature-in-English one other Arts subject and at least a pass in Mathematics.
(viii) NDU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English, Literature in English and any other three subjects, two of which must be Arts subjects.
As mentioned earlier, the WAEC subject combination and requirements for Theatre Arts posted above are only eligible if you want to study Theatre Arts under the faculty of Arts and Humanities. If the course you are looking for is in another faculty, keep in mind that the o level subject requirements may vary and as such, you need to check the WAEC and NECO requirements for that course under the faculty of interest. You can check JAMB brochure for all faculties here.
List of Schools That Offer Theatre Arts
This section contains the list of schools that accepts the O level subject requirements for Theatre Arts posted above. These are the schools you can apply to if you have passed the Theatre Arts subject requirements mentioned above either in your WAEC result or your NECO result. You can find the schools by selecting the faculty and course in JAMB brochure here.