What are the O level subjects required in WAEC and NECO to study Political Science and International Relations? If you are interested in knowing the compulsory subjects in WAEC and NECO that is necessary for studying Political Science and International Relations under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences 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 Political Science and International Relations.
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 Political Science and International Relations under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences that the list of compulsory subjects as well as optional subjects required in O level result (WAEC and NECO) before applying for admission into Political Science and International Relations 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 Political Science and International Relations.
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 Political Science and International Relations. 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 Political Science and International Relations.
If you are also interested in JAMB subject combination for Political Science and International Relations you can start by checking out JAMB subject combination for Political Science and International Relations 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 Political Science and International Relations
The WAEC subjects required to study Political Science and International Relations are as follows:
Five SSCE credit passes including English Language Government or History and at least a pass in Mathematics
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) GO requires five SSCE credits passes in not more than two sittings in subjects which include English Language, Mathematics, Economics and Government.
(ii) UNIOSUN requires five ‘O’ level credit passes obtained at not more than one sitting in relevant subjects including English Language, Government and Mathematics and any other two subjects.
(iii) CRAWFORD Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English, Government and 3 other subjects with at least pass in Mathematics
As mentioned earlier, the WAEC subject combination and requirements for Political Science and International Relations posted above are only eligible if you want to study Political Science and International Relations under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences. 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 Political Science and International Relations
This section contains the list of schools that accepts the O level subject requirements for Political Science and International Relations posted above. These are the schools you can apply to if you have passed the Political Science and International Relations 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.