University of Calabar: Courses, Cut-off & Admission (2026/2027)

University Federal Calabar, Cross River NUC-approved ✓
97Programmes
150JAMB cut-off
1975Established
FederalOwnership

Updated: 25 August 2026 · By the SchoolNews Education Desk

University of Calabar (Unical) is a Federal university located in Calabar, Cross River, established in 1975. It offers the 97 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.

Accreditation Status

On the National Universities Commission’s approved universities list

The NUC lists this institution as University of Calabar (federal university). Vice-Chancellor on record: Prof. Offiong E. Offiong.

Source: National Universities Commission (nuc.edu.ng) — checked August 2026.

Courses / Programmes 97

Accounting UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. Adult Education UTME: Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. Agric-economics And Extension UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. Agricultural Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Agricultural Science & Education UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics. Agriculture (Crop Science Option) UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics or Mathematics. Animal Science UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. Applied Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. Applied Geophysics UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. Architecture UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. Banking & Finance UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography. Biochemistry UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. Botany UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. Business Education UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) of Literature in English, History, Government, Geography, Chemistry and Physics. Business Management/ Management Science UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) of Literature in English, History, Government, Geography, Chemistry and Physics. Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. Christian Religious Studies UTME: Use of English, Two (2) Arts subjects including CRS and any other subject. Computer Science UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. Dentistry & Dental Surgery UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other Science subject. Doctor Of Pharmacy UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Economics UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies. 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 & Economics UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government and Literature in English. 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 & 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 & 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. Education & Political Science UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. Education & Religious Studies UTME: Use of English, Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject. Education & Social Science UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Social Science subjects. Education & Social Studies UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) of Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Geography/Physics, Government, History and Islamic Studies. Education And Geography UTME: Use of English, Geography plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. Education Arts UTME: Use of English, Subject of specialization and any two (2) Arts subjects. Education Technology UTME: Use of English, Subjects as applicable to each Area of Specialization. Educational / Psychology Guidance & Counselling UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Educational Administration & Planning UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) of Literature In English, History, French, Geography/Physics, Economics and Mathematics. Educational Foundations UTME: Use of English, The subject of study and two (2) other relevant subjects. Educational Psychology UTME: Use of English, The subject of specialisation and one (1) each from Arts and Social Sciences or Arts and Sciences or Social Sciences and Sciences. Educational Technology UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) other Science subject. Electrical /Electronics Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Elementary Education UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. English & Literary Studies UTME: Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. Environmental Education UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and two (2) others from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Estate Management UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography or Fine Arts. Environmental Protection Resources Management UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and any one of Biology, Physics, Agricultural Science or Chemistry. Fisheries & Aquaculture UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. Fisheries UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. Food Science & Technology UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Physics and Biology/ Agricultural Science Food Science And Technology UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Physics and Biology/ Agricultural Science Forestry & Wildlife Management UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. French UTME: Use of English, French and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. Genetics & Biotechnology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. Guidance & Counselling UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. History And International Studies UTME: Use of English, subjects from the Arts and Social Sciences. Home Economics UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/Physics or one (1) Social Science subject. Human Anatomy UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Human Kinetics & Health Education UTME: Use of English, Biology and other two (2) subjects. Human Physiology UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology Law UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. Library & Information Science UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Linguistics UTME: Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. Linguistics & Communication Studies UTME: Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. Marketing UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. Mass Communication UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography. Mathematics /Statistics Education UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Medical Laboratory Science UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology Microbiology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. Music UTME: Use of English, Music and any other three (3) subjects. Nursing/Nursing Science UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Peace & Conflict Studies UTME: Use of English, Three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects Pharmacology UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Philosophy UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Physical & Health Education UTME: Use of English, Biology and any two (2) relevant subjects. Physics UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. Policy & Administrative Studies UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. 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. Public Health Technology UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Pure Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. Radiography UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Religious Studies UTME: Use of English, CRS/IRS and any other two (2) subjects. Science Laboratory Technology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. Social Work UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject Sociology UTME: Use of English, Three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects. Soil Science UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. Special Education UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Subjects Statistics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics. Surveying & Geoinformatics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any One (1) of Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics or Geography Teacher Education Science UTME: Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. Technology & Vocational Education UTME: Use of English, English Language and Mathematics/physics and Two (2) other relevant subject(s) Theatre Arts UTME: Use of English, Literature In English and Two (2) other relevant subject(s) Tourism Studies UTME: Use of English, Economics and Mathematics and One (1) other relevant subject(s) Urban & Regional Planning UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any Two (2) of Biology/agricultural Science, Chemistry, Economics, Fine Art, Geography, Government or Physics Zoology UTME: Use of English, Biology and Chemistry/physics or Mathematics

Unical 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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