Choosing subjects
Subject combinations are picked in SS1, and most families do not find out what a combination closed until the child is filling in a UTME form. This shows both halves: what a set of subjects opens, and what it shuts.
For medicine, engineering, computing, agriculture and the physical sciences. The most demanding combination, and the one that closes the fewest doors.
Everyone takes
Mathematics, English Language
Plus
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
And one or two of
Further Mathematics, Geography, Agricultural Science
For law, mass communication, languages, history and the social sciences. Reading and writing heavy rather than calculation heavy.
Everyone takes
Mathematics, English Language
Plus
Literature in English, Government, Geography
And one or two of
Economics, Civic Education
For accounting, banking, business administration, economics and marketing.
Everyone takes
Mathematics, English Language
Plus
Economics, Commerce, Financial Accounting
And one or two of
Government, Geography
Take this if your child is aiming at a science or engineering degree, or is not yet sure and wants to keep the widest range open. It is heavy on mathematics — a child who is struggling with it will struggle here, and there is no shame in choosing a stream they will do well in.
Suits a student who reads widely and argues well. Law and mass communication both come from here, and both are more competitive than families expect.
The practical business route. Accounting and economics degrees ask for mathematics at credit level, so it is not an escape from it.
Or start from a stream below. Nothing here is submitted anywhere — it is a check you can do in a minute, three years before it matters.
This is a guide, not an admissions ruling. Requirements differ between universities and change from year to year, and each course card says where its information came from and when it was last checked. Confirm with the institution before your child drops a subject on the strength of it.