Northwest University – NWU Courses & Admission Requirements

This is to help all aspiring students of Northwest University (NWU) with the courses offered at the university as well as their admission requirements.
About The University
Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano is a Nigerian public university owned by the Kano State Government. It has two campuses: City Campus located in Kano, and the main campus located along General Buhari Way Kofar Ruwa Kano.
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NWU Courses & Programmes
- ACCOUNTING
- ANATOMY
- ARABIC STUDIES
- BIOCHEMISTRY
- BIOLOGY
- BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- CHEMISTRY
- COMPUTER SCIENCE
- ECONOMICS
- EDUCATION AND ARABIC
- EDUCATION AND BIOLOGY
- EDUCATION AND CHEMISTRY:
- EDUCATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
- EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
- EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- EDUCATION AND GEOGRAPHY
- EDUCATION AND HISTORY:
- EDUCATION AND ISLAMIC STUDIES:
- EDUCATION AND MATHEMATICS
- EDUCATION AND PHYSICS
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES
- GEOGRAPHY
- HAUSA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
- ISLAMIC STUDIES
- LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
- MATHEMATICS
- MEDICINE AND SURGERY
- PHYSICS
- PHYSIOLOGY
- TEACHER EDUCATION SCIENCE
NWU Admission Requirements For 2023/2024
Below are the requirements for candidates who wish to gain admission into NU through JAMB (UTME):
- A minimum of 5 credits in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE/GCE) Ordinary Level Credits in a maximum of 2 sittings.
- You must choose the correct JAMB subject combination for your course. Check JAMB Brochure!
- Candidates must score at least 180 in the just concluded JAMB UTME examination to be offered admission into Northwest University, Kano.
- You Must Participate in NU POST UTME/SCREENING to be considered for admission if any for the year.
- Candidates must have reached the age of 16.
- Additional requirements might apply for some programmes and these can be viewed after selecting the Programme and entry-level at the school website when you are about to obtain the post-UTME form.
NWUÂ Admission Requirements For Direct Entry (DE) 2023/2024
Below are the requirements for candidates who wish to gain admission into Northwest University, Kano NU through Direct Entry:
- A minimum of 5 credits in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE/GCE) Ordinary Level Credits in a maximum of 2 sittings.
- Candidates must have ‘A’ level/IJMB passes in two subjects that are related to their area of study.
- JUPEB/A’ Level passes in Related subjects.
- Degree (First Class/Second Class Upper) in related fields for your course of choice.
- Direct entry candidates are required to purchase the NU Direct Entry form through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) And NU Portal.
- A minimum of Merit Pass in the National Certificate of Education (NCE), National Diploma (ND), and other Advanced Level Certificates.
- Additional requirements might apply for some programmes and these can be viewed after selecting the Programme and entry-level at the school website when you are about to obtain the post-UTME form.
Northwest University Kano 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 % |
NWU O’Level Subject Combination for all Courses.
Accountancy:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject
Business Administration:
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject
Public Administration:Â
Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject
Banking and Finance:
Use of English, Mathematics, one Social Science subject and any other subject
Economics:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature
in English, French and CRK/IRK.
Demography and Social Statistics:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/ Geography and any other subject.
Geography:
Use of English, Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects
Library Science:
Use of English and Any three Arts or Social Science subjects
Mass Communication:Â
Use of English and any three from Arts or Social Science subjects.
Sociology:
Use of English, Three Social Science or Arts subjects.
Political Science:Â
Use of English, Government or History plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects.
Philosophy:Â
Use of English, Government and any other two subjects
Psychology:Â
Use of English, Any three subjects from Arts or Social Science
Religious Studies:Â
Use of English Language, CRK/IRS and any two other subjects.
Social Works:Â
Use of English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject
Sociology and Anthropology:Â Â
Use of English, Three Social Science or Arts Subjects
Industrial Relations:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant subject
Human Resources Management:Â
Use of English, Economics, Government and any other relevant subjects.
International Relations:Â
Use of English, Economics, Literature-in-English and Geography/Government/History.
Business Management:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.
Cooperative and Rural Development:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other subject.
Tourism:Â
English, Mathematics, Economics and any other subject.
Marketing:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant Subject.
Insurance:Â
English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.
NWU O’LEVEL SUBJECT COMBINATIONÂ FOR ALL SCIENCE COURSES
As for O’level requirements as seen above, mathematics is a compulsory requirements except for courses like Law, International relations, Psychology, Political Science and Sociology. It is different for UTE subjects because even Accounting and other management courses do not need to write mathematics in their UTME but English is compulsory since it is our mother tongue.
Food, Science and Technology:Â
Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics / Physics and Agric Science
Pharmacy:
Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
Industrial Chemistry:Â
Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/Agricultural Science.
Fisheries:Â
Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject.
Geology:Â
Use of English and any three Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography.
Geography:Â
Use of English, Geography and any two of Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Agricultural Science.
Medicine and Surgery:Â
Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
Agricultural Engineering:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Computer Science:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography
Biochemistry:Â
Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
Biological Sciences:
Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics.
Physics/Industrial physics:Â
Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology.
Mathematics:Â
Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Agricultural Science.
Chemistry:Â
Use of English, Chemistry and two of Physics, Biology and Mathematics.
Nursing:Â
Use of English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry
Surveying and Geoinformatics:Â
Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
Statistics:Â
Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics,
Building:Â
Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
Microbiology:Â
Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics.
Veterinary Science:Â
English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Forestry:Â
Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics.
Civil Engineering:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Chemical Engineering:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Computer Engineering:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Electrical Engineering:Â Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Estate Management:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject
Anatomy:
English, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry or Physics.
Dentistry:Â
Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one Science subject.
Medical Laboratory Science:Â Â
English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Medical Rehabilitation:Â
Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Physiology:Â
Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
Electronic Engineering:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Marine Engineering:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Mechanical Engineering:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Petroleum and Gas Engineering:Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Systems Engineering:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Structural Engineering:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Production and Industrial Engineering:Â Â
Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Architecture:Â Â
English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
Quantity Surveying:Â
Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.
Urban and Regional Planning:Â
English, Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry.
Physiotherapy:Â
Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
Radiography:Â
Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
Veterinary Medicine:Â
Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
NWU SUBJECT COMBINATION FOR ALL ART COURSES
French:Â
English, French and any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
English Language:Â
Use of English, Lit.-in-English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.
Hausa:Â
English, Hausa, Lit in English and any of Economics, Government, History and Arabic.
History and International Studies:Â
Use of English, History/Government and any other two subjects from Arts & Social Science.
Islamic Studies:Â
English, Islamic Religious Studies plus two other Arts subjects.
Igbo:Â
English, Igbo and two subjects from Arts and social Sciences.
Mass Communication:Â
Use of English, Any three Arts and Social Science subjects.
Music:Â
Use of English, Music, one other Arts subject plus any other subject.
Philosophy:Â
Use of English, Any three subjects.
Christian Religious Studies:Â
Use of English, Two Arts subjects including Christian Religious Knowledge and any other
subject.
Fine and Applied Arts:Â
Use of English Language, Fine Art and two other Arts subjects or Social Science subject
Theatre Arts:
Use of English, Lit. in English and two other relevant subjects.
Linguistics:Â
Use of English, Two relevant Arts subjects and any other subject.
English and International Studies:Â
Use of English, Literature in English, Government or History or any other Arts subjects.
Religious Studies:
English, CRK/IRS and any two other subjects.
Yoruba:Â
Use of English, Yoruba and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.
Anthropology:Â
Use of English, Any three of History, CRK/IRK, Geography, Economics, Literature in English and
French.
Law:Â
English, Literature, Economics and any other Art Subject.
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