Yobe State University (YSU) Cut Off Mark and Guide For 2019/2020 Admission

The Central Admissions Committee of Yobe State University (YSU), Damaturu, has released the cut-off mark and the following information as a guide to both parents and their wards/prospective candidates applying for admission in to the University in the 2019/2020 academic session.



Before an applicant can be considered for admission in to YSU, he/she:


A- Must have registered for the UTME and chose YSU as his/her first choice;

B- Must have passed the UTME, by acquiring the minimum JAMB and/or the institutional cut-off marks or higher for the programmes applied; The followings are the prescribed cut-off marks for the respective programmes approved by the University Management in consultation with JAMB:

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Faculty/Programmes

Programme Cut-off Marks

1

College of Medical Sciences (MBBS)

200

2

Faculty of Law (Bachelor of Laws)

190

3

B.Sc Biology

170

4

B.Sc Computer Science

170

5

All other Programmes

160

C- Must have gotten the correct UTME subject combinations for the programme applied for:

The table below should serve as a guide in ascertaining the relevant UTME subject combinations for all the programmes.

COURSES UTME SUBJECT COMBINATION ‘O’ LEVEL REQUIREMENT

ARTS AND EDUCATION

ARABIC ARABIC AND TWO (2) SUBJECTS FROM ARTS AND/OR SOCIAL SCIENCES. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ARABIC, MATHEMATICS AND TWO (2) OTHER RELEVANT SUBJECTS.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH, ONE OTHER ARTS SUBJECT AND ANOTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH LITRETURE,AND TWO (2) OTHER ARTS OR
SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBJECTS.

HAUSA HAUSA, LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND ANY OF ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT, HISTORY AND ARABIC. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES TO INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS AND HAUSA.
HISTORY HISTORY AND ANY OTHER TWO (2) SUBJECTS FROM ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES TO INCLUDE HISTORY, MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

ISLAMIC STUDIES ISLAMIC STUDIES PLUS TWO (2) OTHER ARTS SUBJECTS. FIVE(5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ISLAMIC STUDIES OR ARABIC AND THREE(3) OTHER RELEVANT SUBJECTS

EDUCATION ARABIC ARABIC AND ANY TWO (2) RELEVANT ARTS/SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBJECTS. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS,ARABIC AND TWO (2) OTHER RELEVANT SUBJECTS.

EDUCATION BIOLOGY BIOLOGY AND TWO (2) OTHER SUBJECTS FROM CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS. FIVE(5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND ONE (1) OTHER RELEVANT SUBJECT.

EDUCATION BUSINESS MATHEMATICS PLUS ANY TWO (2) SUBJECTS CHOSEN FROM ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT, HISTORY AND LITERATURE IN ENGLISH. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, AND THREE (3) OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBJECTS.

EDUCATION CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY AND TWO (2) OTHER SUBJECTS CHOSEN FROM PHYSICS, BIOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY AND TWO OF PHYSICS, BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE.

EDUCATION ECONOMICS ECONOMICS, MATHEMATICS AND ONE (1) OTHER SUBJECT FROM GEOGRAPHY/PHYSICS, HISTORY, GOVERNMENT AND LITERATURE IN ENGLISH. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES TO INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ECONOMICS AND MATHEMATICS.

EDUCATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND ONE (1) ARTS AND ANY OTHER SUBJECT. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ENGLISH LITRETURE, MATHEMATICS AND TWO(2) OTHER ARTS OR SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBJECTS.

EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY PLUS TWO (2) OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES/ARTS SUBJECTS. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES TO INCLUDE ENGLISH, GEOGRAPHY AND MATHEMATICS.

EDUCATION HAUSA HAUSA, ONE (1) ARTS AND ONE (1) SUBJECT FROM ECONOMICS, FRENCH, GEOGRAPHY/PHYSICS, GOVERNMENT, HISTORY, ISLAMIC STUDIES, LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS. FIVE (5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES TO INCLUDE ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS AND HAUSA.

EDUCATION ISLAMIC STUDIES ISLAMIC STUDIES/ARABIC AND TWO (2) OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE OR ARTS SUBJECTS. FIVE(5) O’LEVEL CREDIT PASSES IN