Yobe State University – YSU Courses & Admission Requirements
This is to help all aspiring students of Yobe State University (YSU) with the courses offered at the university as well as their admission requirements.
About The University
Yobe State University is located in Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. It was established under the Yobe state law in 2006 by Alh. Bukar Abba Ibrahim, the then Executive Governor of Yobe State(1999-2007).
YSU Programmes
Yobe State University offers courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The postgraduate courses offered by the institution at Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and PhD. levels are listed below.
Undergraduate programmes
- Accountancy
- Agriculture
- Anatomy
- Arabic Studies
- Biological Science(s)
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education and Biology
- Education and Chemistry
- Education and Economics
- Education and English Language
- Education and Geography
- Education and History
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Education and Physics
- Education Arts
- English Language
- Geography
- Geology and mining
- Hausa
- History
- Islamic Studies
- Shari’a Law
- Civil law
- Mathematics
- Medicine and surgery
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Pharmacy
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Physiology
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Statistics
- Linguistics (English)
- Linguistics(Arabic)
- Linguistics(Hausa)
Yobe State University postgraduate programmes.
- M.A. Arabic (3 semesters)
- PhD. Arabic (4 semesters)
- M.A. Islamic Studies (3 semesters)
- PhD Islamic Studies (4 semesters)
- M.A. (Ed.) English Language Education (4 semesters)
- PhD. English Language Education (6 semesters)
- PGD Chemistry (2 semesters)
- M.Sc. Chemistry (3 semesters)
- PhD. Chemistry (6 semesters)
- PGD GIS and Remote Sensing (2 semesters)
- M.Sc. GIS and Remote Sensing (4 semesters)
- PhD. GIS and Remote Sensing (6 semesters)
- M.Sc. Geography (4 semesters)
- PhD. Geography (6 semesters)
- PGD Management (2 semesters)
- M.Sc. Management (4 semesters)
- PhD. Management (6 semesters)
- PhD. Marketing (6 semesters)
- PGD Public Policy and Administration (2 semesters)
- PGD Banking and Finance (2 semesters)
- PGD Education (2 semesters)
- PGD Accounting (2 semesters)
- PGD Food Quality and Safety (2 semesters)
- PGD Local Government Administration (2 semesters)
YSU Admission Requirements for all Courses.
- Biochemistry
Direct entry: Two ‘A’ level passes chosen from Chemistry, Mathematics Physics and Biology.
NCE/ND/HND in related field plus UTME requirement
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology
UTME subject: Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics.
- Physics
Direct entry: NCE/Two ‘A’ level A’ level passes in Physics and Mathematics or Chemistry.
O’level: Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science
UTME subject: Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology.
- Physics with Electronics
Same as Physics
- Chemistry
Direct entry: (i) Two ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and any one of Physics, Mathematics or Biology.
(ii) ND/NCE with good grades in relevant ‘O’ level subjects.
O’level: Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
UTME subject: Chemistry and two of Physics, Biology and Mathematics.
- Mathematics
Direct entry: (i) Two ‘A’ level passes in Mathematics and any other science subject.
(ii) NCE with at least merit in Mathematics and one of Physics, Chemistry or Economics.
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
UTME subject: Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography.
- Microbiology
Direct entry: Two ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and any one from Biology, Zoology or Botany.
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
UTME subject: Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics.
- Computer science
Direct entry: (i) Two A/L passes in science subjects including Mathematics
(ii) NCE with at least Merit in Mathematics and one other Science or Social Science subject.
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two other science subjects.
UTME subject: Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography.
- Information and communication science
Same as computer science
- Biology
Direct entry: (i) Two A, level passes from Chemistry, Biology, Botany/Zoology.
(ii) NCE accepted with at least merit level pass.
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Maths/Physics.
UTME subject: Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics.
- Accounting
Direct entry: Two ‘A’ level passes including Economics
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two other relevant subjects.
UTME subject: Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject
- Business Administration
Same as accounting
- Public Administration
Same as accounting
- Economics and developmental studies
Direct entry: one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government.
O’ level: Mathematics, Economics and any two of Arts or Social Science subjects.
UTME subject: any of Government, History, Geography, Lit-in-English, French and CRK/IRK.
- Geography
Direct entry: Two ‘A’ level passes in Geography and any one of Economics., Government, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Geography, and any three from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics.
UTME subject: Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects
- Political science
Direct entry: Two ‘A’ level passes including Government or History.
O’ level: Five SSCE credit passes in Government or History, English Language and three other subjects. At least a pass in Mathematics is required.
UTME subject: Government or History plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects.
- Psychology
Same as political science
- Sociology
Same as political science
UTME subject: Three Social Science or Arts subjects
Yobe State University Damaturu Grading system 2021/2022
O’LEVEL SSCE (WAEC/NECO/NABTEB) GRADING POINTS
| GRADE | POINT |
| A1 | 10 |
| A2 (B2) | 9 |
| A3 (B3) | 8 |
| C4 | 7 |
| C5 | 6 |
| C6 | 5 |
| TOTAL OBTAINABLE | 50 % |
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