Before you register for JAMB UTME/DE this year, let me show you all you need to know about JAMB Subject Combination For Pharmacy and related information for a seamless JAMB registration so you can avoid unnecessary mistakes.
As you read down, you will see the:
- O’level requirements for UTME candidates,
- Direct Entry Requirements such A’level, ND, HND, NCE, etc for DE candidates,
- UTME JAMB Subject Combination For Pharmacy,
- List of Approved Pharmacy Schools In Nigeria
- Plus other information required to successfully apply for the course.
Pharmacy is a very competitive course to study in Nigerian universities, highly demanded and highly paid professionals in Nigeria.
Pharmacy and Pharmacology are distinct fields.
Pharmacology is the scientific study of drugs and their effects on living organisms, focusing on how drugs interact with the body at a molecular and cellular level.
Pharmacy, on the other hand, is a profession focused on the practical application of pharmacology, including the dispensing, compounding, and safe use of medications.
Like in most of the approved Nigeria Universities, at Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Pharmacy is a 6 years course. You will apply for Pharmacy under the Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences in Nigeria.
What Is The JAMB Score For Pharmacy?
For you to study Pharmacy at the University of your choice, you need to have scored a JAMB score of AT LEAST 270 and above for you to stand a chance or be considered for admission to study Pharmacy.
Is Mathematics Compulsory In JAMB For Pharmacy?
Mathematics is not compulsory in JAMB to study Pharmacy it is only needed in your O’ level. You may not enroll Mathematics for JAMB.
Other Subjects: English Language, Physics, Biology and Chemistry are required for both jamb and your O’ level if you must study Pharmacy.
What Are Compulsory Subjects For Pharmacy?
Compulsory O’Level subjects needed to study Pharmacy include:
- Five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
NOTE: Various universities offer remarks/waiver for O’Level subjects for Pharmacy.
Direct Entry Requirement For Pharmacy
A-level subject/ result requirements for Direct Entry candidates:
- Direct Entry candidates are required to have Three (3)“A” level passes in Chemistry, Biology/Zoology and Physics or Mathematics.
NOTE: Various universities offer remarks/waiver for DE in Pharmacy.
UTME JAMB Subject Combination For Pharmacy:
To register for Pharmacy in your JAMB UTME, you need:
- Physics,
- Chemistry,
- and Biology.
List of Approved Pharmacy Schools In Nigeria
In recent times there has been surge in the establishment of private tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The National University Commission (NUC), the body regulating tertiary education in Nigeria and Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has therefore published accredited schools for 2022.
There are currently 24 approved Pharmacy Schools in Nigeria out of which 4Schools was newly added. These schools are: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State.
Here is the list of PCN-approved pharmacy schools in Nigeria:
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Kaduna State University, Kaduna State.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
- Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Gombe State University, Gombe State
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, Lagos State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Maiduguri, Borno State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ilorin, Kwara State.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State.
- Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State.
- Bayero University, Kano, Kano State.
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State.
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