Chemistry is a subject that a lot of students want to study and it is very competitive. They are advised to combine subjects properly in JAMB and WAEC. The JAMB and WAEC Subject Combination for Chemistry are what you will get in this post.
The combination of wrong subjects in JAMB and WAEC is among the reasons why some students courses are changed. In this post, you will get to know about Chemistry as a course and also the universities offering it in Nigeria.
What You Need to Know About Chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behaviour of matter. It is a science course and it is only suitable for this set of students. It will take students about four years to study this course at the university if there is no carryover. Chemistry is also a competitive course and students might find the entrance difficult.
Jobs available for Chemistry are high and also very competitive. The list below contains some of the careers for one who studied this course at the university
- Chemist
- Science Writer
- Development Scientist
- Science Writer
- Patent Examiner
- Nanotechnologist
- Biotechnologist
JAMB and WAEC Subject Combination for Chemistry
Students that are looking for the JAMB and WAEC Subject Combination for Chemistry will get it below. In WAEC (West Africa Examination Council) you need at least five subjects. You can apply subjects in WAEC to NECO (National Examination Council) or any O’level exam. Below is the Subject Combination for Chemistry in WAEC
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Biology
In JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board), you need only four subjects. This examination is the one responsible for students admission into the university and English Language is compulsory. The JAMB Subject Combination for Chemistry should include
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Any two of Mathematics, Biology and Physics
List of Universities Offering Chemistry in Nigeria
Below you will also get the List of Universities Offering Chemistry in Nigeria as it is necessary for students that want to study this course
State Universities
- AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY, EKPOMA, EDO STATE – AAU
- ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY, AKUNGBA-AKOKO, ONDO STATE – AAUA
- ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, MUBI, ADAMAWA STATE – ADSU
- AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY, IKOT-AKPADEN, AKWA IBOM STATE – AKSU
- BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU, BAUCHI STATE – BASU
- BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE – BSU
- CROSS RIVERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR, CROSS RIVERS STATE – CRUTECH
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA STATE – DELSU
- EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE – EBSU
- EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE – EKSU
- EASTERN PALM UNIVERSITY, OGBOKO, IMO STATE – EPU
- EDO UNIVERSITY, IYAMHO, EDO STATE – EUI
- GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY, TUDUN WADA, GOMBE, GOMBE STATE – GSU
- IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – IAUED
- KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE – KASU
- KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY, ANYIGBA, KOGI STATE – KSU
- KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALIERO, KEBBI STATE – KSUSTA
- KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WUDIL, KANO STATE – KUST
- KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN, KWARA STATE – KWASU
- IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY, LAPAI, NIGER STATE – LAPAI
- LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO, LAGOS STATE – LASU
- NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE – NASARAWA
- NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE ISLAND, BAYELSA STATE – NDU
- OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE – OOU
- ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, LAJE ROAD, ONDO, ONDO STATE – OSUMS
- PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY, BOKKOS, PLATEAU STATE – PLASU
- RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – RSUST
- SOKOTO STATE UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE – SOSU
- TARABA STATE UNIVERSITY, JALINGO, TARABA STATE – TSUJ
- UMARU MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE – UMYUK
- OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE – UNIOSUN
- YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY, DAMATURU, YOBE STATE – YSU
Federal Universities
- AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE – ABU
- ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI, BAUCHI STATE – BAUCHI
- BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE – BAYERO
- UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – BENIN
- UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE – CALABAR
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE – FED-DUTSE
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSIN-MA, KATSINA STATE – FED-DUTSINMA
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GASHUA, YOBE STATE – FED-GASHUA
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE – FED-GUSAU
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, KASHERE, GOMBE STATE – FED-KASHERE
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, BIRNIN-KEBBI, KEBBI STATE – FED-KEBBI
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE – FED-LAFIA
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE – FED-LOKOJA
- ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, NDUFU-ALIKE, EBONYI STATE – FED-NDUFU
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OTUOKE, BAYELSA STATE – FED-OTUOKE
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, WUKARI, TARABA STATE – FED-WUKARI
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE – FUNAAB
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES, EFFURUN, DELTA STATE – FUPRE
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI, IMO STATE – FUTO
- UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE – IBADAN
- UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE – ILORIN
- UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS, PLATEAU STATE – JOS
- UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, LAGOS STATE – LAGOS
- UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE – MAIDUGURI
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE – MAKURDI
- MODIBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE – MAUTY
- FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE – MINNA
- UNIVERSITY OF MKAR, GBOKO, BENUE STATE – MKAR
- NIGERIAN ARMY UNIVERSITY, BIU, BORNO STATE – NAUB
- NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE – NDA
- OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE – OAU
- UNIVERSITY OF PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – PHC
- NIGERIAN POLICE ACADEMY, WUDIL, KANO STATE – POL-ACAD
- MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE – UMUDIKE
- UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA, TORU-ORUA, BAYELSA STATE – UNI-AFRICA
- NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE – UNIZIK
- UNIVERSITY OF UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE – UYO
Private Universities
- AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE – ABUAD
- ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY, OWO, ONDO STATE – ACHIEVERS
- ADMIRALTY UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, IBUSA, DELTA STATE – ADUN
- AL- HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN, KWARA STATE – AL-HIKMAH
- AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE – AL-QALAM
- ANCHOR UNIVERSITY, AYOBO, LAGOS STATE – ANCHOR-UNI
- ARTHUR JARVIS UNIVERSITY, AKPABUYO, CROSS RIVER STATE – ARTHUR-JARVIS
- ATIBA UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE – ATIBA
- ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE – AUE
- AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY, ILARA, LAGOS, LAGOS STATE – AUGUSTINE
- BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE – BABCOCK
- BAZE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT – BAZE
- BINGHAM UNIVERSITY, KARU, NASARAWA STATE – BINGHAM
- BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – BIU
- BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO, OSUN STATE – BOWEN
- CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA, LAGOS STATE – CALEB
- CHRISLAND UNIVERSITY, OWODE, OGUN STATE – CHRISLAND
- CLIFFORD UNIVERSITY, OWERRINTTA, ABIA STATE – CLIFFORD
- COAL CITY UNIVERSITY, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE – COAL-CITY
- CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY, IGBESA, OGUN STATE – CRAWFORD
- CROWN HILL UNIVERSITY, EIYENKORIN, KWARA STATE – CROWN-HILL
- CRESCENT UNIVERSITY, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE – CUAB
- DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE – DOMINICAN-UNI
- EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY, KIAGBODO, DELTA STATE – EDWIN CLARK
- ELIZADE UNIVERSITY, ILARA-MOKIN, ONDO STATE – ELIZADE
- EVANGEL UNIVERSITY, AKAEZE, EBONYI STATE – EVANGEL
- FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE – FOUNTAIN
- GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, URGWUOMU- NIKE, ENUGU STATE – GOUU
- GREGORY UNIVERSITY, UTURU, ABIA STATE – GREGORY
- HALLMARK UNIVERSITY, IJEBU-ITELE, OGUN STATE – HALLMARK
- IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY, OKADA, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – IGBINEDION
- JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, IKEJI-ARAKEJI, OSUN STATE – JABU
- KOLADAISI UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE – KOLADAISI
- LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE – LCITY
- LEGACY UNIVERSITY, OKIJA, ANAMBRA STATE – LEGACY
- YUSUF MAITAMA SULE UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE – MAITAMA
- McPHERSON UNIVERSITY, SERIKI SOTAYO, OGUN STATE – MCPHERSON
- MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY, MAKOGI-OBA, OGUN STATE – MOUNTAIN TOP
- NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA – NILE
- NOVENA UNIVERSITY, OGUME, DELTA STATE – NOVENA
- ODUDUWA UNIVERSITY, IPETUMODU, OSUN STATE – ODUDUWA
- PAUL UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE – PAUL
- RHEMA UNIVERSITY, ABA, ABIA STATE – RHEMA
- RITMAN UNIVERSITY, IKOT-EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE – RITMAN
- SALEM UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE – SALEM
- SAMUEL ADEGBOYEGA UNIVERSITY, OGWA, EDO STATE – SAU
- SKYLINE UNIVERSITY NIGERIA, KANO, KANO STATE – SKYLINE
- SULE LAMIDO UNIVERSITY, KAFIN HAUSA, JIGAWA STATE – SLUK
- SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, OKUN-OWA, OGUN STATE – SOUTHWESTERN
- SPIRITAN UNIVERSITY, NNEOCHI, ABIA STATE – SPIRITAN
- SUMMIT UNIVERITY, OFFA, KWARA STATE – SUMMIT
- TANSIAN UNIVERSITY, OBA, ANAMBRA STATE – TANSIAN
- KINGS UNIVERSITY, ODE-OMU, OSUN STATE – UNIKINGS
- VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT – VERITAS
- WELLSPRING UNIVERSITY, IRHIHI-OGBANEKI, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – WELLSPRING
- WESLEY UNIVERSITY, ONDO, ONDO STATE – WESLEYUNI
- WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA, DELTA STATE – WESTERN-DEL
Admission Requirements
JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) cut-off mark for Chemistry is 160. Some state and federal universities cut-off marks are 180 and 200. Students need five credits in WAEC (West African Examination Council) or in NECO (National Examination Council). Applicants should also pass the university Post-UTME.