What are the O level subjects required in WAEC and NECO to study Agronomy? If you are interested in knowing the compulsory subjects in WAEC and NECO that is necessary for studying Agronomy under the faculty of Agriculture 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 Agronomy.
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 Agronomy under the faculty of Agriculture that the list of compulsory subjects as well as optional subjects required in O level result (WAEC and NECO) before applying for admission into Agronomy 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 Agronomy.
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 Agronomy. 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 Agronomy.
If you are also interested in JAMB subject combination for Agronomy you can start by checking out JAMB subject combination for Agronomy 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 Agronomy
The WAEC subjects required to study Agronomy are as follows:
Five SSCE credit passes in Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Geography or Economics.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) ABSU requires a credit pass in Physics.
(ii) ESUT accepts pass in Physics.
(iii) CRUTECH require in addition to UTME requirements at least a pass in Physics.
(iv) LAUTECH requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, mathematics, Physics, Agric. Sci. or Biology.
(v) UNIOSUN requires five’O’ Level credit passes in the SSCE or its equivalent at not more than two sittings in addition to an acceptable credit pass in the UME.
(vi) MOUAU same as in Agricultural Economics.
(vii) FUAM requires five credit passes in Biology or Agriculture Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language, Physics or any other Science subjects. Accepts a pass in Physics.
(viii) TASU requires five credit passes in Biology or Agric. Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. UTME requirement with a pass in Physics is acceptable.
As mentioned earlier, the WAEC subject combination and requirements for Agronomy posted above are only eligible if you want to study Agronomy under the faculty of Agriculture. 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 Agronomy
This section contains the list of schools that accepts the O level subject requirements for Agronomy posted above. These are the schools you can apply to if you have passed the Agronomy 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.