JAMB Subject Combination for Fine & Applied Arts [UPDATED]

JAMB Subject Combination & DE/UTME Requirement for FINE/ APPLIED ARTS IN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING/ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY, FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND FACULTY OF ART/HUMANITIES.

Do you want to study Fine and Applied Arts as a course at any Nigerian University?? Then Allschool has got you covered. The good thing about this page is that you will not be denied admission for the wrong JAMB subject combination or requirement.

On this page, we are going to show you the UTME subject combination, O’level & Direct Entry (DE) requirement for Fine and Applied Arts in the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Education, and Faculty/College of Art/Humanities

The UTME and Direct requirement below was lifted from JAMB Official Brochure (JAMB IBASS). It is the Updated, Accurate and Official version.

WARNING: Please take your time and read through this page because this course is offered in different faculties and each faculty has a different requirement. If confused, you can always use the comment box on this page and ALLSCHOOL will answer you ASAP.

In JAMB, what is the meaning of Special Consideration (Waiver)??

It means, an additional requirement for a particular course in a particular school. If your school has a special consideration for either O’level Requirement, UTME Subject Combination, or Direct Entry Requirement, then please take note of it.

Note sometimes in the special consideration column, the school requirement might be slightly different from the general requirement.

We advise you to always check if your school of choice has a different requirement in the special consideration column.

This page contains Jamb, o’level and direct entry requirements for Fine and Applied Arts in the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Education, and Faculty/College of Art/Humanities Respectively.

JAMB REQUIREMENTS FOR FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

Below is the UTME/JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION for Fine and Applied Arts Engineering in Faculty of Engineering/Environment/Technology; 

• You require: English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Fine Art/Physics.

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENTS FOR FINE AND APPLIED ART

The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Fine / Applied Art in the Faculty of Engineering/Environment/Technology; ;

• You require; Five (5) SSC passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts and two (2) other from social science subject. Mathematics, Arts and one Social Science subject.
• For NTC the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of the following: Decorative Painting; Spray Painting, Lining, Sign and Design; Wall Handling, Colour Mixing/ For NTC the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of the following: Decorative Painting; Spray Painting, Lining, Sign and Design; Wall Handling, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing; Graphic Painting; Ceramics; Basic Electricity; Building/Engineering Drawing.

DIRECT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR FINE AND APPLIED ART

These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Fine / Applied Art in the Faculty of Engineering/Environment/Technology;  if you don’t intend to use UTME.

You require;

• Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Fine Arts/Technical Drawing and any one of Mathematics, Economics, Geography., Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
• ND/HND credit in Fine Arts.

UNIVERSITIES YOU CAN STUDY FINE AND APPLIED ARTS IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

• AAU
• ABSU
• DOU
• IMSU
• JOS
• LAUTECH
• MOUNTAIN TOP
• NDU
• OOU
• UDA
• UNIZIK

FINE AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS

• UYO

FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

• PHC

ARTS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

• LASUSTECH

JAMB REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATION/FINE ART AND FINE & APPLIED ARTS

Below is the UTME/JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION for Education/Fine Art in the faculty of Education;

• English Language(*), Fine Arts, one (1) other Arts subject and any other subject.

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATION/FINE ART AND FINE & APPLIED ARTS

Below is the UTME Requirement for Education/Fine Art in the faculty of Education;

• Five (5)’O’ level credit passes or TC II or NTC/NBC merit including Fine Art and English Language.

DIRECT ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATION/FINE ART AND FINE & APPLIED ARTS

Below is the DIRECT ENTRY (DE) Requirement for Education/Fine Art in the faculty of Education;

• NCE merit in Fine and Applied Arts Double Major.
• ‘A’ level passes in Fine Arts and any other subject.

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES YOU CAN STUDY EDUCATION/FINE AND FINE AND APPLIED ARTS IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

• ADEYEMIDEG
• BENIN
• DELSU
• EDALV
• EDOMOK
• ESCOE
• FC-PANKSHIN
• IMSU
• IAUED
• NSUGBE
• OAU
• UNN

EDUCATION/FINE ART

• ABSU
• EDAKOKA
• ILA-ORANGUN
• LASUED
• PHC
• UYO
• YABA-DEG

CREATIVE ARTS

• TASUED

JAMB REQUIREMENT FOR FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

Below is the JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION for Fine Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, Creative Arts, and Visual & Applied Arts in the faculty of Art/Humanities;

• English Language(*), Fine Arts and two (2) other Arts subjects or Social Science subjects.

O’LEVEL REQUIREMENT FOR FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

Below is the UTME Requirement for Fine Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, Creative Arts, and Visual & Applied Arts in the faculty of Art/Humanities;

• Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Fine Arts.
• For holders of NTC, the relevant subjects could be General Woodwork, Building/Engineering Drawing, Introduction to Building Construction; Decorative Painting; SprayPainting, Lining, Sign and Design; Wall hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing; Printing Origination; Machine Printing and Finishing; General Metal Work, Basic Electricity, Spinning, Weaving, Surface Design and Printing; Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing; Graphic Design; Graphic Printing and Ceramics.

DIRECT ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

Below is the Direct Entry (DE) Requirement for Fine Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, Creative Arts, and Visual & Applied Arts in the faculty of Art/Humanities;

• Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Arts or Fine Arts and any other subject.
• ND, upper credit HND, lower credit from recognized institutions.

UNIVERSITIES YOU CAN STUDY FINE AND APPLIED ARTS IN FACULTY OF ART

• BENIN
• CALABAR
• DELSU
• AEFUNA
• IAUED
• KWASU
• LASUED
• TASUED
• UNN

CREATIVE ARTS

• DOU With options in Visual Arts, Music & Theatre Arts, Films Studies
• LAGOS
• PHC
• UNN
• TASUED

FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

• PHC

FINE ARTS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

• DELSUT

CREATIVE AND VISUAL ARTS

• FED-LAFIA

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• ABSU

VISUAL AND APPLIED ARTS

• AEFUNA

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS

UNDER THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

JAMB SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR FINE/APPLIED ARTS ENGINEERING IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

• (i) OOU accepts any three (3) relevant subjects.
• (ii) UNIZIK requires any three (3) Arts/Social Science subjects.
• (iii) UYO does not require Mathematics.

O’LEVEL SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR FINE/APPLIED ARTS ENGINEERING IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

• (i) ABSU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts and any other two (2) subjects for a four (4) year programme. For a Five (5) year programme, five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and any other three (3) subjects.
• (ii) LAUTECH accepts Agricultural Science, Human Health and Nutrition as Science subjects.
• (iii) OOU accepts five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English language, Mathematics and any other three (3) subjects
• (iv) RENAISSANCE requires five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Fine and Applied Arts, Chemistry, Geography/Tech Drawing at not more than two (2) sittings.
• (v) UYO accepts a pass (D7) in Mathematics. The department will assess the candidate’s real art pieces.

DIRECT ENTRY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR FINE/APPLIED ARTS ENGINEERING IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

• (i) JOS requires a) two (2) ‘A’ Level GCE/IJMB passes of which one must be in Fine Arts or Technical Drawing. b) NCE lower credit, ND lower credit in Fine Arts from a recognized institution. c) any other relevant qualifications may be considered. d) portfolio assessment may be required. However, candidates must also satisfy the minimum ‘O’ Level entry requirements.
• (ii) OOU requires candidates to submit a portfolio containing certified samples of their works to the HOD, Fine Arts.
• (iii) UYO requires a) two (2) ‘A’ Level papers in relevant subjects including Fine Arts, b) ND upper credit in Fine Arts, c) NCE in Fine Arts or equivalent qualifications in addition to ‘O’ Level requirements.
• (iv) LAUTECH may accept ND/NCE with upper credit. in related programmes plus UTME requirements.
• (v) OOU accepts NCE in Fine Arts or Applied Arts.
• (vi) ABSU accepts ‘A’ Level passes or NCE in Fine Arts with an average of B and minimum of five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes including English Language in SSC or its equivalent.

UNDER THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

JAMB SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR EDUCATION/FINE ART IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

• (i) BENIN accepts Fine Arts, one (1) Arts subject and any other subject.
• (ii) IAUED accepts one (1) relevant Science subject and two (2) other Science subjects. Fine Arts is not compulsory.
• (iii) TASUED accepts any three (3) subjects.
• (iv) DELSU requires Fine Art, or Visual Arts, one Arts subject and one other subject from Arts/Social Science/Science.
• (v) IAUED requires English Language and any three (3) from the following: History, Government, Economics, Religious and Cultural Studies, Music, Fine Art, Commerce, Igbo, Literature in English, Social Studies, Accounting, or any other course in the Arts or Social Sciences.
• (vi) PHC requires Fine Art, and any other two (2) subjects from French, Literature in English, History/Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Physics, Igbo/Hausa/Yoruba, Geography, Commerce, Accounting.
• (vii) YABA-DEG requires English Language and any other three (3) subjects.

O’LEVEL SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR EDUCATION/FINE ART IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

• (i) BENIN requires other subjects from History, French, Fine Art, Government, Religious Studies and Literature in English.
• (ii) ABSU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language, Fine Art and any three (3) subjects.
• (iii) OAU requires ‘O’ Level credit passes or TC II merit in five (5) subjects including Fine Arts and English Language.
• (iv) IAUED requires SSCE or GCE ‘O’ level with five (5) credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics. The other three subjects could be chosen from the Arts or Social Sciences. Candidates without a credit in Fine Art at a single sitting or Five (5) credit passes without Fine Art may be considered where need be. Grade II Teacher’s Certificate, graduates from a technical college with NABTEB, NTC, City and Guilds coupled with the Federal Craft and Certificate in related courses, e.g., painting and decorations, interior and exterior decorations, art and craft, etc are accepted with credit passes including English language and Fine Arts.
• (v) TASUED – Fine Arts is not compulsory.
• (vi) DELSU requires five ‘O’ Level credits in Fine Arts or Visual Arts and English Language, Mathematics, one Arts subject and two (2) other Arts/Social Science/Science subjects.
• (vii) PHC requires Five (5) O Level credit passes in Fine Art, English Language and any other three (3) subjects from French, Literature in English, History/Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Physics, Igbo/Hausa/Yoruba, Geography, Commerce, Accounting.
• (viii) YABA-DEG requires Five (5) O’ Level credit passes or TC II or NTC/NBC merit at One sitting, which must include English Language or Six (6) credits at two sittings, which must include English Language.

DIRECT ENTRY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR EDUCATION/FINE ART IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

• (i) OAU accepts ‘A’ Level or NCE credit/merit in Fine Arts and one (1) other Arts subject plus three(3) ‘O’ Level credit passes /TC II credit or merit in subjects including English Language.
• (ii) ABSU – Direct Entry only.
• (iii) UNN and EDALV accept ND not below credit. Candidates may be invited for practical interview.
• (iv) BENIN accepts (a) ‘A’ Level Fine and Applied Arts and any of English Language, Literature in English, Religious Studies, French or History/Government. (b) three (3) or two (2) ‘O’ Level credit passes including Fine and Applied Arts and other subjects from English Language, Literature in English, Religious Studies, French, History /Government plus two (2) or three (3) NCE merit which should include Fine and Applied Arts.
• (v) TASUED accepts NCE merit in Fine and Applied Arts double major or related discipline or ‘A’ Level passes in Fine Art and any other subject. TASUED also accepts ND upper credit/HND credit in Fine Arts or related discipline. NABTEB, NBC/NTC certificate is also acceptable.
• (vi) DELSU requires OND in Fine Arts with minimum overall of Lower credit or ‘A’ Level passes in Fine and Applied Arts and at least one other Arts subject.
• (vii) IAUED: Applicants who hold the NCE with a merit level and above from the Ignatius Ajuru University of education or any other recognized institution will be admitted for the BA.Ed. programme in addition to completing the JAMB (Direct Entry) requirements.
• (viii) PHC accepts Two (2) A/level GCE or HSC or JUPEB or IJMB passes in the relevant subjects including UTME entry requirements. NCE with Credit passes in the relevant subjects including UTME entry requirements
• (ix) YABA-DEG requires NCE merit in Fine and Applied Arts Double Major. A Level passes in Fine Arts and any other subject.

UNDER THE FACULTY OF ART/HUMANITIES 

JAMB SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR FINE ART/FINE AND APPLIED ART IN THE FACULTY OF ART/HUMANITIES

• (i) BENIN accepts two (2) Arts subjects and any other subject.
• (ii) LAGOS accepts English Language, any one of Fine Arts/Literature-in-English/Music, one Arts subject and any Science or Social Science.
• (iii) NDU accepts any three (3) subjects.
• (iv) PHC requires any other three (3) subjects from Literature in English, History/Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Physics, Igbo/Hausa/Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography, Commerce.
• (v) DELSU requires any three (3) subjects from Arts and Social Science.
• (vi) IAUED requires English Language and any three (3) from the following: History, Government, Economics, Religious and Cultural Studies, Music, Fine Art, Commerce, Igbo, Literature in English, Social Studies, Accounting, or any other course in the Arts or Social Sciences.

O’LEVEL SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR FINE ART/FINE AND APPLIED ART IN THE FACULTY OF ART/HUMANITIES

• (i) ABSU accepts: a) ‘O’ Level credit pass in English Language provided Fine Art grade is not below B3. b) ‘O’ Level credit passes in Mathematics and any three (3) subjects from Arts, Social Sciences and Sciences
• (ii) BENIN accepts five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language and one Arts subject. It also accepts candidates without Fine Arts at ‘O’ Level.
• (iii) FED-LAFIA requires Five (5) Credit passes at SSCE, GCE, NECO and NABTEB O’ Level examination including English Language, Mathematics and three other relevant subjects in not more than two sittings. Credit level pass in Fine Arts/ Visual Arts is an added advantage.
• (iv) LAGOS accepts: a) For Theatre Arts, Five O/Level credit passes in English Language, Literature-in-English, Mathematics and any other two subjects one of which must be an Arts subject. b) For Music, Five O/Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, two Arts subjects (which may include Music) and any other subject. c) For Visual Arts, Five O/Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, two Arts subjects (which may include any one of Fine Arts/Visual Arts/Photography/Craft Practice/Dyeing & Bleaching/Painting & Decoration), and any other subject.
• (v) NDU requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language and any four (4) of the following Literature in English, Fine Arts, History, Geography, Economics and Religious Studies at not more than two (2) sittings.
• (vi) PHC requires Five (5) O Level Credits in English Language and any other four (4) subjects from Literature in English, History/Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Physics, Igbo/Hausa/Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography, Commerce
• (vii) UNN requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Fine and Applied Arts and one Science subject. Candidates who possess NBC/NTC must have five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes which must include English language, Technical drawing, Painting and Decorating and a Science subject.
• (viii) DELSU: Candidates without Fine Art/Visual Arts should possess at least five (5) ‘O’ Level credits which may include Mathematics, English Language, and four other subjects from Arts, Social Science and Science.
• (ix) IAUED requires SSCE or GCE, O’level with five credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics. The other three subjects could be chosen from the Arts or Social Sciences. Candidates without a credit in Fine Art at a single sitting or Five (5) credit passes without Fine Art may be considered where need be. Grade II Teacher’s Certificate, graduates from a technical college with NABTEB, NTC, City and Guilds coupled with the Federal Craft and Certificate in related courses, e.g., painting and decorations, interior and exterior decorations, art and craft, etc are accepted with credit passes including English language and Fine Arts.

DIRECT ENTRY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR FINE ART/FINE AND APPLIED ART IN THE FACULTY OF ART/HUMANITIES

• (i) BENIN requires ‘A’ Level passes in Fine Arts and any other subjects, which must include Literature in English. It accepts ND upper credit or HND lower credit in Fine Arts subjects from recognised institutions.
• (ii) LAGOS requires Very good passes in three JUPEB/A’ Level subjects: Theatre Arts: Literature in English and any two of Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, French, History, Government, Music and Visual Arts. Visual Arts: Visual Arts and any two of Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, French, History, Government and Music. Music: Music and any two from Literature in English, Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, French, History, Government, Economics, Chemistry, Biology, Further Mathematics and Visual Arts. Also accepts HND/OND at Upper Credit Level in Drama/Theatre and Music; NCE Music and Diploma or Advanced level in Music from the Royal School of Music, London, Trinity College, London and Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON).
• (iii) MAIDUGURI accepts NCE with Fine/Creative Arts (Major)
• (iv) UNN requires: a) three (3) GCE ‘A’ Level passes in Fine Arts or Technical Drawing plus the UTME requirements. b) HND holders with an average of B grade with the UTME requirements into 300 level. c) ND credit or NCE merit with the UTME requirements. d) Candidates would be interviewed
• (v) NDU requires a pass in Literature in English at the ‘A’ Level GCE, or HSC or merit NCE, and in other Arts subject, Fine and Industrial Arts or Theatre Arts. (vi) PHC accepts A/level passes in GCE or HSC or IJMB or JUPEB in two (2) Art subjects including Literature in English, in addition to UTME entry requirements in two (2) Arts subjects including English Language, with an overall merit level Pass from a recognized College of Education.
• (vii) FED-LAFIA accepts In addition to the UTME requirements, DE Candidates must have any of the following: Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Fine Arts/Industrial Arts at Lower Credit level/HND NCE: Fine Arts at Merit Level. IJMB: Minimum of 9 points
• (viii) DELSU requires a) OND in Fine Art with a minimum grade of credit b) Diploma in Fine and Applied Arts, DELSU, with at least merit grade c) A ‘Level passes in Fine and Applied Arts and at least one other subject.
• (vii) IAUED: Applicants who hold the NCE with a merit level and above from the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education or any other recognized institution will be admitted for the BA.Ed programme in addition to completing the JAMB (Direct Entry) requirements. OR a) Two (2) A Level passes in Arts or Fine Arts and any other subject. b) ND upper credit HND lower credit from recognised institutions.

Source: JAMB Brochure.

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