This entire page attempts to cover the List of Schools that offer Forestry under the Faculty of Agriculture in Nigeria.
We will also talk about;
– The subject combinations needed to study Forestry
– JAMB UTME Subjects and Requirements
– O’Level Subjects and Requirements
– Direct Entry Requirements
– and other information you require to successfully gain admission to study Forestry.
You need to read the entire content of this page to get all the knowledge your require for this course.
Forestry can be studied under the Agriculture in the following Nigerian Universities;
School Options
FUAM offers the course with options in:
(i) Social and Environmental Forestry
(ii) Wildlife and Range Management
(iii) Forest Production and Products
Subject Combination / JAMB UTME Requirements
In UTME, please note that English Language is Compulsory for this course. Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combination needed to study Forestry under the Faculty of Agriculture in the above Universities include;
Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS
(1) FUAM requires Chemistry, Biology and any other subject from Physics, Geography, Economics etc.
O’Level Requirements
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Forestry;
You require;
Five SSCE credit passes in English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS
(1) FUAM requires a minimum of Five `O’ Level credits passes in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any of Physics, Geography, Economics and Statistics. A credit in Physics can be substituted for Mathematics and vice versa. However, the candidate is expected to have a minimum of pass in the other subject to benefit from the waiver.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Forestry, if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two ’A’ level passes in Chemistry and Biology or Agric Science or Zoology or Botany.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:
(1) FUAM accepts:
a) Two A level passes in any of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Mathematics, Agric. Science, Geology,(Pure and Applied) Physics, Economics.
b) NCE (Agriculture), OND/HND (Forestry, Agriculture & any other Biological Science (Zoology & Botany). HND candidates may be admitted for 300 level while OND/NCE candidates for 200 level.
(2) KSUSTA accepts GCE A’ level/NCE/IJMB or its equivalent in Chemistry and any one of Physics, Mathematics, Biology/Agricultural Science with minimum of score prescribe annually by the University Senate; and O’ level credit passes in Chemistry, Mathematics and English language as core and any two (2) of Physics, Biology/Agricultural Science, Geography, Electrical and Electronics, Technical Drawing. It also accepts ND/HND (at least 2.75 CGPA) in relevant area and O’ level credit passes in Chemistry, Mathematics, and English Language as core and any two (2) of Physics, Biology/Agricultural Science and Geography.