What are the JAMB subject combination for English Language for 2025/2026? If you are writing JAMB this year and you want to know the JAMB as well the O level (WAEC) subject combination required to study English Language under the faculty of Arts and Humanities for 2025/2026 then it may please you to know that we have covered JAMB and WAEC subject combination for English Language here in this post you are currently reading.
So, in this post, we will be updating all JAMB and WAEC candidates who will be sitting for the upcoming JAMB examination with the JAMB subject combination for English Language for the 2025/2026 academic session.
Keep in mind that the JAMB subject combinations as well as the o level (WAEC) requirements mentioned on this post are only meant for English Language under the faculty of Arts and Humanities.
JAMB Subject Combination For English Language
The required JAMB subject subject combination for English Language are:
Literature in-English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) FULOKOJA and ABU require Lit.-in-English and any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.
(ii) ADELEKE and SAU require Lit.-in-English, Government/History or any other Arts subjects.
(iii) BU does not accept Social Science subjects.
(iv) FUD accepts two Arts subjects and any other Arts or Social Science subject.
(v) FUD also accepts English Language, Mathematics, and Literature in English.
(vi) JSU accepts any two Arts subjects and one other Arts or Social Science subject.
(vii) SSU accepts at least two Arts subjects and any other Social Science subject.
WAEC (O Level) Subject Requirements For English Language
The list of compulsory WAEC subjects required for English Language under the faculty of are as follows:
Five SSCE credit passes to include Literature in English and English Language and three other Arts or Social Science subjects.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) BSU and UNIJOS accept TCII at merit level.
(ii) CU requires a credit in Mathematics and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
(iii) BUK require at least one other Arts subject.
(iv) FUL and UNILAG require five ‘O’ level credit passes to include Literature in English, English Language, Mathematics and one other Arts subjects.
(v) UNILORIN accepts any Arts / Social Science subjects
(vi) UNIPORT requires Literature in English.
(vii) FUD and RUN accept a pass in Mathematics.
(viii) UMYUK requires five O/Level credit passes in SSCE or its equivalent including English Language, English Literature and any other three credits from Arts or Social Science and a pass in Mathematics in not more than two sittings.
(ix) AJAYI requires credit passes must include English Language, Literature in English, another Arts subject and any other two subjects.
(x) BIU requires the three ‘O’ Level subjects to come from either Arts or Social Science.
(xi) OAU requires Five “O” level credit passes to include Literature-in-English and English Language and one other Arts subject plus any other subject.
(xii) ABU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes to include Lit. in English , English Language and any other Arts or Social Science subjects.
(xiii) RUN requires Five ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature-in-English and at least a pass in Mathematics.
(xiv) BUK requires five O’ Level Credit passes to include Literature in English, English language plus three other Arts subjects
(xv) KWASU accepts credit passes in English Language, Literature in English plus three Arts subjects or English Language, Literature in English, two Arts subjects and one science subject or English Language, Literature in English, two social science subjects and one Arts subject.
(xvi) UNIUYO requires a credit in Mathematics and other two subjects.
(xvii) FUD accepts five SSCE Credit passes to include English, Mathematics, and two Arts subjects and one Social Sciences. English Literature is an added advantage.
(xviii) JSU accepts five SSCE Credit passes to include English, one Arts subjects and another Arts or Social Science subject.