JAMB REQUIREMENTS TO STUDY PUBLIC HEALTH IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES, YOUR USEFUL GUIDE IN 2023/2024

This article will accurately guide you through the requirements to study Public Health in any Nigerian university of your choice. You will know what it takes to successfully gain admission into the medical faculty of any Nigerian university to study Public Health. You will also see a list of Nigerian universities where you can study Public Health and other related courses.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a statutory body in Nigeria saddled with the responsibility to conduct matriculation examination and admit students into Nigerian tertiary institutions. The requirements to study Public Health in Nigerian universities stated in this post are as spelt out on pages 442 to 449 of the current JAMB Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System (IBA SS). This article aims to make the information more handy and accessible to all parents and guardians as well as students who wish to study Public Health and other related courses in any university in Nigeria.

UTME / O’ level subject requirements to study Public Health in Nigerian universities

Five (5) SSC credit passes in Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language.

JAMB UTME subject combination requirements to study Public Health in Nigerian universities

JAMB UTME subjects are the subjects which you must write in the JAMB Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The UTME subject combination requirement for Public Health is as follows:

Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Direct Entry requirements to study Public Health in Nigerian universities

i) Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Biology/ Zoology, Chemistry and Physics plus three (3) other ‘O’ Level credit passes in Mathematics, Physics and English Language.

(ii) NRN or its approved equivalent plus five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language and four (4) Science subjects chosen from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Human Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene, Health Science, Further Mathematics and General Science.

Nigerian universities where you can study Public Health

ABSU, ABUAD, ACHIEVERS, AL-ANSAR, AL-HIKMAH, ARTHUR-JARVIS, ATIBA, AUE, BASU, BAZE, BINGHAM, BOWEN, CHRISLAND, CLIFFORD, CUN, DANUMS, EMIRATES-D, EVANGEL, FOUNTAIN, GREGORY, HAVILLA, IMSU, ISTIQAMA, LCITY, NEWGATE, PETER-UNI, REDEEMERS, SAISA, SPORTS-UNI, TANSIAN, TSUJ, WELLSPRING and ZAMFARA.