2025/2026 Academic Session Admission Requirements for Certificate and Pre-degree Programme

UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT

Certificate and Pre-degree Programme
2025/2026 Academic Session Admission Requirements

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates, for admission into any of the following Pre-Degree Programmes in the/ 2025/2026 Session:

FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIESO’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTSJAMB SUBJECTSREMARKS
Journalism and Media StudiesFive O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
BroadcastingFive O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
Public Relations and AdvertisingFive O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
Film and Multi-Media StudiesFive O’ Level Credits in Mathematics, English Language, Literature in English and other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Literature in English & any other two subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
 
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCESO’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTSJAMB SUBJECTSREMARKS
AccountingFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or SocialEnglish Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level 
  Science subjects.  
Marketing          Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other as listed under the O’ Level     
Finance and bankingFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other as listed under the O’ Level     
ManagementFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other as listed under the O’ Level   
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjectsEnglish Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other as listed under the O’ Level   
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCESO’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTSJAMB SUBJECTSREMARKS
EconomicsFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Economics, Mathematics and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level 
SociologyFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, and any other three as listed under the O’ Level 
Social WorkFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, and any other three as listed under the O’ Level 
Geography and Environmental ScienceFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Geography, Mathematics, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, and any other three subject as listed under the O’ Level.     
Public AdministrationFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, and any other three as listed under the O’ Level 
 
FACULTY OF HUMANITIESO’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTSJAMB SUBJECTSREMARKS
History and Diplomatic StudiesFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, History/Government and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, History/Government,  and any other one or two subject as listed under the O’ Level 
Fine Arts & Design [FAD]Five O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ level subjects 
Foreign Languages & Literatures (French Preparatory [FFP])Five O’ Level Credits in English Language,   and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, and any other three subjects from Arts and Social Sciences as listed under the O’ level subjects(i) For Successful Candidates from the Pre-degree Programme, credit in French is not compulsory
(ii) The Certificat d Etudes Francaise, 2 Degree, is acceptable as a Credit Pass in French
Linguistics & Language ActFive O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and    one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
Religious & Cultural Studies [RCS]Five O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
Theatre & Film Studies [TFS]Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Literature in English and other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Literature in English & any other two subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
Music [MUS]Five O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
English StudiesFive O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
FACULTY OF COMMUNICATIONOLEVEL SUBJECTS REQUREMENTJAMB SUBJECTREMARKS
JournalismFive O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and    one Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
Film ProductionFive O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
Pub. Relation & Advert.Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Literature in English and other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Literature in English & any other two subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
BroadcastingFive O’ Level Credits in English Language and any other four Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and any other three subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
FACULTY OF EDUCATIONO’LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTSJAMB SUBJECTSREMARKS
Library and Information ScienceFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Mathematics and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects 
Educational Foundations [Educational Arts] EDF (i) Teaching Subject – English   (ii) Teaching Subject – French       (iii) Teaching Subject – Religious Studies     (iv) Teaching Subject – History       (v) Teaching Subject – Fine Arts(i) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects. (ii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, French, Literature In English and any other Arts or Social Science subjects.
(iii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics CRK/IRK and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.

(iv) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, History and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
(v) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
(i) English Language, Literature In English and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(ii) English Language, French and two other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.

(iii) English Language, CRK/IRK and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(iv) English Language, History and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(v) English Language, Fine Arts and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
 
Curriculum Studies & Educational Technology [Education Science (CSET) (i) Teaching subject – Physics

      (ii) Teaching subject – Chemistry

      (iii) Teaching subject – Biology

    (iv) Teaching subject – Computer Science
      (i) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Physics, one Science subject [Maths or Chemistry and any other two Science subjects.

(ii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Chemistry, one Science subject [Mathematics or Physics], and any other two any other two Science subjects.

(iii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Biology, one Science subject [Chemistry or Physics], and any other two any other two Science subjects.
(iv) Five O’ level credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics/ Chemistry and any other two any other two Science subjects.
      (i) English Language, Physics, one Science subject and one other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.

(ii) English Language, Chemistry, one Science subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(iii) English Language, Biology, one Science subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
(iv) English Language, Mathematics, one other Science subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
 
Educational Management [Education Social Science] EDM (i) Teaching subject – Economics

        (ii) Teaching subject – Political Science

      (iii) Teaching subject – Geography

       
    (i) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Economics, one of Government, Commerce, Geography, and any other one Arts or Social Science subject.

(ii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Government or History, one of Economics, Commerce, Geography and any other Arts or Social Science subject.
(iii) Five O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics Geography, one of  Economics, Government, Commerce, and one other subject.

    (i) English Language, Economics, Mathematics, and one other subject and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.

(ii) English Language, Government or History and any other two subjects as listed above.

  (iii) English Language, Geography and 2 subjects and any other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects.
 
Educational Psychology, Guidance and CounselingFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language and three other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
Adult and Non-Formal EducationFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three subjects applicable to the specific Teaching subjects as in EDF, EDM or CSET.English Language, the teaching subject and two relevant subjects as applicable in EDF, EDM and CSET. 
Human Kinetics and Health EducationFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics one Science subject, preferably Biology, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, and one science subject, preferably, and two other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
Early Child and Primary EducationFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics and any other three Arts and Social Science subjects.English Language and three other subjects as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
Business EducationFive O’ Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce, and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.English Language, Economics or Commerce, Mathematics and one other subject as listed under the O’ Level subjects. 
CENTRE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY STUDIES (CPSS)O’ LEVEL SUBJECTS REQUIREMENTJAMB SUBJECTSREMARKS
Peace and Security StudiesFive O’ level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three Arts or Social Science subjectsEnglish language, Mathematics and any other two as listed under the O’ Level 

ELIGIBILITY
The Pre-degree Programme is open to applicants with a minimum of five (5) Credits in not more than two sittings in English Language and other relevant subjects [in GCE, SSCE, NECO and NABTEB.

COURSE DURATION
The Programme is for a period of one year (one academic session).

APTITUDE TEST
You can check the University website or visit the Certificate and Pre-Degree Unit for further information.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Application is online, log on to utmedetails.uniport.edu.ng and follow the instructions; a fee of Twenty Thousand Naira ( Bank charges is required. Payment can be made at designated Banks nationwide.  The name on candidate’s ‘O’ Level Certificates must be the same as what is filled online. Any false information given automatically disqualifies the applicant. All applicants must have personal and functional phone number and email address for further communication from the school and should visit the University website regularly.

Materials Needed for the Screening Exercise
Candidates are required to come with the following:
– A clear copy of Photocard printed online
– Biro, HB pencil, eraser
– Non – Programmable Calculator

REGISTRATION
Registration of successful candidates will be announced in due course.

NOTE:
To transit to the Degree Programme, in addition to the required 5 Credits, the candidate must

  1. PASS THE PRESCRIBED PRE-DEGREE EXAMINATIONS
  2. HAVE THE APPROPRIATE UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UTME) SUBJECT COMBINATION AND
  3. HAVE THE UNIVERSITY’S MINIMUM SCORE IN THE 2026/2027 UTME AND MUST HAVE CHOSEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT AS FIRST CHOICE.

CONTACT:
For further information, contact the:
Asst. Director, College of Continuing Education (Pre-Degree/CertificateProgramme),
University of Port Harcourt.
08033368709