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If you’re aiming to pursue a social science or art-related course at a Nigerian university, the following JAMB subject combinations may be suitable for your UTME:

JAMB Subject Combinations for Social Science Courses 2025/2026:

• Accountancy:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Any other Social Science subject

• Business Administration:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Any other Social Science subject

• Public Administration:

  • Use of English
  • Government
  • Economics
  • Any other subject

• Banking and Finance:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • One Social Science subject
  • Any other subject

• Economics:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Any of: Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French, or CRK/IRK

• Demography and Social Statistics:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics/Geography
  • Any other subject

• Geography:

  • Use of English
  • Geography
  • Two other Arts or Social Science subjects

• Library Science:

  • Use of English
  • Any three Arts or Social Science subjects

• Mass Communication:

  • Use of English
  • Any three from Arts or Social Science subjects

• Sociology:

  • Use of English
  • Three Social Science or Arts subjects

• Political Science:

  • Use of English
  • Government or History
  • Two other Social Science/Arts subjects

• Philosophy:

  • Use of English
  • Government
  • Any other two subjects

• Psychology:

  • Use of English
  • Any three subjects from Arts or Social Science

• Religious Studies:

  • Use of English Language
  • CRK/IRS
  • Any two other subjects

• Social Work:

  • Use of English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Economics/Geography
  • Any other subject

• Sociology and Anthropology:

  • Use of English
  • Three Social Science or Arts subjects

• Industrial Relations:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • One other relevant subject

• Human Resources Management:

  • Use of English
  • Economics
  • Government
  • Any other relevant subjects

• International Relations:

  • Use of English
  • Economics
  • Literature-in-English
  • Geography/Government/History

• Business Management:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • One other subject

• Cooperative and Rural Development:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • One other subject

• Tourism:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Any other subject

• Marketing:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • One other relevant subject

• Insurance:

  • Use of English
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • One other subject

JAMB Subject Combinations for Art Courses 2025/2026:

• Arabic and Islamic Studies:

  • Use of English
  • Arabic
  • Two subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences

• Christian Religious Studies:

  • Use of English
  • Two Arts subjects, including Christian Religious Knowledge
  • Any other subject

• Fine and Applied Arts:

  • Use of English Language
  • Fine Art
  • Two other Arts subjects or Social Science subjects

• Theatre Arts:

  • Use of English
  • Literature in English
  • Two other relevant subjects

• Linguistics:

  • Use of English
  • Two relevant Arts subjects
  • Any other subject

• English and International Studies:

  • Use of English
  • Literature in English
  • Government or History
  • Any other Arts subject

• Mass Communication:

  • Use of English
  • Any three Arts and Social Science subjects

• Law:

  • Use of English
  • Literature
  • CRK
  • Government

• French:

  • Use of English
  • French
  • Any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences

• English Language:

  • Use of English
  • Literature in English
  • One other Arts subject
  • Another Arts or Social Science subject

• Hausa:

  • Use of English
  • Hausa
  • Literature in English
  • Any of: Economics, Government, History, or Arabic

• History and International Studies:

  • Use of English
  • History/Government
  • Any other two subjects from Arts & Social Science

• Islamic Studies:

  • Use of English
  • Islamic Religious Studies
  • Two other Arts subjects

• Igbo:

  • Use of English
  • Igbo
  • Two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences

• Music:

  • Use of English
  • Music
  • One other Arts subject
  • Any other subject

• Philosophy:

  • Use of English
  • Any three subjects

• Religious Studies:

  • Use of English
  • CRK/IRS
  • Any two other subjects

• Yoruba:

  • Use of English
  • Yoruba
  • Two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences

• Anthropology:

  • Use of English
  • Any three of: History, CRK/IRK, Geography, Economics, Literature in English, and French

• Criminology and Security Studies:

  • Use of English
  • Economics
  • Government
  • Choose one of: History, Geography, Literature in English, French, IRK, or Hausa

• Civil Law:

  • Use of English Language
  • Any three Arts or Social Science subjects

• Islamic/Sharia Law:

  • Use of English Language
  • Any three Arts or Social Science subjects, including Arabic or Islamic Studies

We hope this article has provided you with helpful information about the JAMB subject combinations for 2025/2026 for all courses offered in Nigerian universities. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below.