Admission to Kings University is open to all irrespective of gender, race, religion or political leanings. Applicants must satisfy all Faculty and Departmental requirements.
Moreover, each candidate is expected to have an acceptable score in the UTME. The University will also conduct post-UTME screening to ensure that only the best students are admitted as well as to maintain high educational standards.
Candidates with GCE ‘A’ level with acceptable score in relevant subjects plus credit pass in ‘O’ Level English and Mathematics may be considered for a direct entry into the University.
Faculty/Departmental Admission Requirements – Undergraduate Programmes
In addition to the general admissions requirements stated above, candidates must satisfy the following Faculty/Departmental requirements:
Faculty of Science
S/No. | Programme | Admission Requirements | UTME Subject | |
UTME | Direct Entry | |||
| 1. | Biology; Biotechnology ; Microbiology | Five credits at SSCE (or its equivalent) in English, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other science subject | (i) NCE Credit in relevant subjects (ii) ND Lower credit pass in relevant subjects (iii) Two ‘A’ Level passes in Biology, Mathematics or Chemistry | Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. |
| 2. | Biochemistry; Chemistry | Five Credits at SSCE/NECO/NABTEB in English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | (i) NCE Credit in relevant subjects (ii) ND Lower credit pass in relevant subjects (iii) Two ‘A’ Level passes in Chemistry and Mathematics, Physics or Biology | Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. |
| 3. | Mathematics; Physics | Five credit passes at SSCE/NECO/NABTEB including English Language, Mathematics and Physics and any other two of the following; Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science. | (i) NCE Credit in Physics and Mathematics (ii) ND Lower credit passes in relevant subjects (iii) Two ‘A’ Level passes in Mathematics and one other science subject or Physics and one other science subject | Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Agric Science. |
| 4. | Computer Science | Five Credits at SSCE/NECO/NABTEB in English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and any other science subject. | (i) NCE Credit in mathematics and one other science subject (ii) ND Lower credit pass in relevant science subjects (iii) Two ‘A’ Level passes in any two science subjects | Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Agric Science. |
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
S/No. | Programme | Admission Requirements | UTME Subject | |
UTME | Direct Entry | |||
| 1. | Business Administration; Accounting; Banking & Finance;Economics | Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics, one other Social Science subject and any other subject. | (i) NCE Credit passes in relevant subjects (ii) ND lower credit passes in relevant subjects (iii) Two ‘A’ level to include Economics and one of Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography or Mathematics | Economics, Mathematics and Arts or Social Science subject. |
| 2 | Political Science; International Relations | Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Government/History, Mathematics, one other Social Science subject and any other subject. | Two ‘A’ level passes in Social Science subject from Government/History, Economics, Sociology and Business Management. | Government or History, one Social Science subject and any two other subjects. |
Faculty of Humanities
S/No. | Programme | Admission Requirements | UTME Subject | Special Consderation | |
UTME | Direct Entry | ||||
| 1. | English & literary studies; History; Religious Studies | Five Credits at SSCE/NECO/NABTEB in English Language, Literature in English, one Arts subject and two other relevant subjects. | (i) NCE Credit in relevant subjects (ii)Two ‘A’ Level passes to include literature in English and one other Arts subject | Literature in English, one Arts subject and either another Arts or Social Science subject. | SSCE/NECO/NABTEBA pass in Mathematics is required. |
| 2. | Linguistics | (i) NCE credit in any two Arts Subject (ii) Two ‘A’ level passes in any Arts subject | Five Credits at SSCE/NECO/NABTEB in English Language, Literature in English, and any three other Arts or Social Science subjects, and a pass in Mathematics. | Two relevant Arts subjects and any other two subjects. | |