Courses Offered at Umaru Musa Yaradua University

University State Batagarawa, Katsina
36Programmes
150JAMB cut-off
2006Established
StateOwnership

Umaru Musa Yaradua University (umyu) is a State university located in Batagarawa, Katsina, established in 2006. It offers the 36 programmes listed below. The JAMB national minimum for the 2026/2027 session is 150 — the college's own entrance exam and departmental cut-offs may be higher, so confirm with the school.

Courses / Programmes 36

Accounting UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. Arabic Studies UTME: Use of English, Arabic and two (2) subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences. Biochemistry UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. Biology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. Business Administration UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. Computer Science UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. Economics UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies. Education & Economics UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government and Literature in English. Education & Biology UTME: Use of English, Biology and two (2) other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Education & Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics. Education & English Language UTME: Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. Education & French UTME: Use of English, French plus two (2) other Arts subjects. Education & Geography UTME: Use of English, Geography plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. Education & Hausa UTME: Use of English, Hausa, one (1) Arts and one (1) subject from Economics, French, Geography/Physics, Government, History, Islamic Studies, Literature in English and Mathematics. Education & History UTME: Use of English, History and any other two (2) subjects chosen from Christian Religious Studies / Islamic Studies, Literature in English, French, Yoruba, Geography/Physics, Economics, Government and Hausa. Education & Islamic Studies UTME: Use of English, Islamic Studies/Arabic and two (2) other Social Science or Arts subjects. Education & Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Education & Physics UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. English Language UTME: Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. French UTME: Use of English, French and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. Geography UTME: Use of English, Geography and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects Hausa UTME: Use of English, Hausa, Literature in English and any of Economics, Government, History and Arabic. History UTME: Use of English, History/ Government and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. Industrial Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. Islamic Studies UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects including Arabic or Islamic Studies Law UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. Library & Information Science UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography. Microbiology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. Physics UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. Political Science UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. Public Administration UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. Shari’a UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects including Arabic or Islamic Studies Sociology UTME: Use of English, Three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects. Statistics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics.

umyu JAMB Cut-off Mark (2026/2027)

The JAMB national minimum for the 2026/2027 session is 150. This is the lowest score to be considered; the college also runs its own entrance examination, and departments frequently set higher cut-offs, so always confirm the current mark for your course with the school.

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P.M.B. 2218, Km 10, Tafawa Balewa Road, Katsina State.

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