Federal University, Lafia (FULafia) is a federal government-owned university in Lafia, the capital city of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Established in 2010, FULafia is one of the newer universities in Nigeria. The university aims to provide quality education and contribute to knowledge development through teaching, research, and community service.
FULafia offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various faculties and departments.
FULAFIA Courses
Federal University Lafia (FULafia) offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses across various faculties.
Here the some of the courses offered at FULafia:
- Accounting
- Agric-economics & Extension
- Agric-economics and Extension:
- Agriculture
- Anatomy
- Arabic Studies
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Chemistry
- Christian Religious Studies
- Computer Science
- Computer Science Education
- Creative & Visual Arts
- Economics
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Integrated Science
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- English Language
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Fisheries and Aquaculture:
- Forestry & Wildlife Management
- Forestry and Wildlife:
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- Hausa Language
- History
- Industrial Chemistry
- Islamic Studies
- Library & Information Science
- Library and Information Science
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Mathematics and Statistics:
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine & Surgery
- Medicine and Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Radiography
- Science Laboratory Technology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Statistics
- Theatre Arts
- Zoology
FULAFIA Courses & Subject Combination
Here are the courses available at FULafia, along with their respective JAMB and O’level subject combinations:
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| Agric-Economics & Extension | English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and one of Geography, Physics and Economics. |
| Agriculture | English, English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology or Agriculture. | Five (5) credits passes in WAEC/ GCE / SSCE / NABTEB which should include: Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology or Agricultural Science. |
| Anatomy | English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Arabic Studies | English, Arabic and two (2) subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Arabic and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Biochemistry | English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Botany | English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | Five (5) SSC Credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics and relevant Science Subjects. |
| Business Administration | English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Economics, plus any two (2) of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography, and Statistics. |
| Chemistry | English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Christian Religious Studies | English, Christian Religious Studies and any other Two (2) Subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | Five (5) Credit passes at SSCE/ GCE ‘O’ Level/ NECO including English Language, CRS and three (3) other relevant subjects. At not more than two (2) sittings |
| Computer Science | English, Mathematics, Physics, English and any of Computer Studies/Data Processing, (Biology/Agricultural Science), Chemistry, Geography and Economics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other two (2) from Chemistry, ( Biology / Agricultural Science ), Geography, Economics, Computer Studies/ Data Processing. |
| Computer Science Education | English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Geography. | Five (5) SSC credit passes or its equivalents including Mathematics, English Language and three (3) other Science subjects. |
| Creative & Visual Arts | English, Fine Arts and two (2) other Arts subjects or Social Science subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and any of the following; Fine Art, creative Art, Visual Art or Technical Drawing, plus any other two (2) subjects to make a total of five credits |
| Economics | English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies. | Five (5)SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Economics & Biology | English, Biology/Agricultural Science and two (2) other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and one (1) other subject. |
| Education & Chemistry | English, Chemistry and two (2) other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credits in Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. |
| Education & Integrated Science | English, Any three (3) of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Mathematics. |
| Education & Mathematics | English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics plus one (1) other Science subject. |
| Education & Physics | English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one (1) other science subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credits passes to include English Language, Physics, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects or NTC/NBC. |
| English Language | English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Literature in English, English Language, Mathematics and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Fisheries & Aquaculture | English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language plus any other Science subject. |
| Forestry & Wildlife Management | English, English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agriculture | Five (5) credits passes in WEAC/ GCE/ SSCE/ NECO/ NABTEB: which should include: Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology or Agricutural Science. |
| Forestry & Wildlife | English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics. |
| French | English, French/ Literature in English or Government and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including French/ Literature, English Language and Mathematics plus two (2) other Arts subjects. |
| Geography | English, Geography and two (2) other Arts or Social Science or Science subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes in Mathematics, English Language, Geography, and any two (2) from Arts or Social Sciences or Science subjects. |
| Geology | English, Any three (3) of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. |
| Hausa Language | English, Hausa plus any two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences Subjects | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language Mathematics and Hausa |
| History | English, History/ Government and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include History/ Government, English Language and any other relevant Subjects |
| Industrial Chemistry | English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Agricultural Science. |
| Islamic Studies | English, Islamic Studies plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Islamic Studies or Arabic and any three (3) relevant subjects. |
| Library & Information Science | English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | Five (5)SSC credit passes including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Mass Communication | English, Literature in English and any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in Mathematics, English Language, Literature in English and two (2) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
| Mathematics | English, Mathematics, Physics and any other Science Subject or Economics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any relevant Science Subject or Economics. |
| Mathematics & Statistics | English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry or Biology | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics and at least three(3) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Additional/Further Mathematics. |
| Medical Laboratory Science | English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Medicine & Surgery | English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Microbiology | English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing | English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language. |
| Philosophy | English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other relevant subjects. |
| Physics | English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science subject from Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Biology and Agricultural Science. |
| Physiology | English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Political Science | English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English, Mathematics, Government or History with other subjects. |
| Psychology | English, Any three (3) subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Government/History or any two (2) Subjects from Arts or Social Sciences Subjects. |
| Radiography | English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Science Laboratory Technology | English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Social Work | English, Government/Literature/Economics/ Government and any other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | Five (5) SSC credits including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Sociology | English, Three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and any three other Arts or Social Science Subjects (Government or History, Christian/ Islamic Religion, Economics, Geography). |
| Special Education | English, Any three (3) Subjects | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language. |
| Statistics | English, Mathematics and any two (2) Social Sciences subjects or their combinations from Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Agricultural Science and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two (2) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography. |
| Theatre Arts | English, Literature in English and two (2) Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any Two (2) Arts subjects. |
| Zoology | English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
FULAFIA Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for Federal University Lafia (FULafia) may vary depending on the course and level of study (undergraduate or postgraduate).
However, here are the general admission requirements for undergraduate programs at FULafia:
- UTME Admission:
- Candidates must have a minimum of five (5) credits at the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) or its equivalent, including English Language and Mathematics.
- Candidates must sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and attain the prescribed cut-off mark for their chosen course.
- Candidates must also participate in the Post-UTME screening exercise conducted by FULafia.
- Direct Entry Admission:
- Candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) credits at the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) or its equivalent, including English Language and Mathematics.
- Candidates must have obtained at least two (2) A-level passes or their equivalent in relevant subjects for their chosen course.
- Candidates must also meet the university’s specific requirements for direct entry admission.
It is important to note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee automatic admission into FULafia, as admission is competitive and subject to the availability of spaces.
For postgraduate programs, the admission requirements may include possessing a relevant bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade requirement, submitting academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and possibly sitting for an entrance examination or interview.
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