ACCOUNTANCY/ACCOUNTING
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS IN ACCOUNTANCY/ACCOUNTING
IN NIGERIA INSTITUTIONS
| INSTITUTIONS | DIRECT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | UTME REQUIREMENTS | UTME SUBJESTS |
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| AAUA
ABSU ABU ABUJA ADUN AUN BASU BSU CARITAS COOU CRUTECH EBSU EKSU ELIZADE EPU EVANGEL FED-DUTSINMA FED-KASHERE FED-OYE EKITI FED-WUKARI IGBINEDION IMSU JOS KWARARAFA LAGOS LASU LCITY MADONNA MAIDUGURI MCPHERSON MKAR NASARAWA NILE NTNU OAU PHC PLASU RSUST SAU UDU UNIOSUN UNIZIK UNN UYO WELLSPRING WESTERN-DEL |
Two (2) 'A' Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government and Geography. |
Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects.
For NBC holders, the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Secretarial Duties. |
Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. |
| (i) ABU accepts Two (2) A level/IJMB passes in Economics and Management & ii. A minimum Merit pass in ABU Diploma in Accounting, Banking, Management, Islamic Banking or Insurance. |
(i) AUN same as in Finance | (i) AUN same as in Finance. | |
| (ii) ABSU and DELSU accept holders of the following qualifications: a) Complete pass in the Intermediate ICAN Examination or equivalents; and b) Pass in final exams of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries (except UYO and DELSU) plus UTME requirements. |
(ii) BIU accepts credit/merit in English Language and Mathematics at TC II as 'O' Level equivalent. | (ii) BSU requires Economics. | |
| (iii) ABUJA accepts 'A' Level pass in Geology. | (iii) EVANGEL- Economics is not compulsory but accepts any three (3) relevant subjects. | (iii) IGBINEDION accepts Commerce In lieu of Economics. | |
| (iv) ADSU, UNIZIK, ABSU, MADONNA and COOU accept ND/NCE in the relevant fields. UNIZIK and ABSU also accept HND. UNIZIK and COOU accept ND/HND lower credit pass. | (iv) FED-DUTSINMA requires Five 'O' level Credits to include: English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Financial Accounting and any other two Management or Social Sciences subjects. | (iv) CARITAS requires Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science or Arts subject. | |
| (v) AUN same as in Finance | (v) FED-WUKARI - Same as in Economics. | (v) EVANGEL accepts Principles of Accounts In lieu of Mathematics. | |
| (vi) BSU accepts ND/NCE lower credit/merit plus five (5) 'O' Level subjects requirements to include Economics at one (1) sitting. | (vi) JOS in addition to the UTME requirements requires two (2) 'O' Level credit passes in any of Business Studies, Commerce, Government, Principles of Accounts, Geography and Biology. | (vi) FED-DUTSINMA requires Mathematics, English Language, Economics/Financial Accounting and any other Social and Management Science subject. | |
| (vii) COOU accepts ND/HND lower credit or equivalent in relevant programmes. | (vii) LAGOS requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) from Financial Accounting/Principles of Accounting, Further Mathematics, Literature in English, Geography, Government, Biology, Business Management, and Data Processing/Computer Studies. | (vii) LAGOS accepts Mathematics, Economics, plus one (1) Subject from the following: Financial Accounting, Further Mathematics, Geography, Government, Literature in English and Biology. | |
| (viii) EBSU accepts a) NCE/ND with passes at Merit/Credit level in relevant programmes. b) AAT, Intermediate ACCA or ICAN or ATS final certificate provided such candidate possesses 'O' Level credit passes in English Language, Economics and Mathematics. |
(viii) PHC does not accept Commercial subjects except Financial Accounting or Business Methods/Management. | (viii) OAU requires Principles of Accounts not Commerce. | |
| (ix) EKSU, DELSU and UYO accept ND/HND in relevant programmes not below upper credit level. (CALABAR accepts HND at lower credit level plus UTME requirements. In addition, EKSU insists on 'A' level passes in Economics but does not accept IJMB. | (ix) PHC requires Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) subjects from Government/History, Geography, Commerce, Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Accounting (Financial/Business), Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Physics. | (ix) RSUST accepts Mathematics, Economics and any other subject. | |
| (x) ESUTECH accepts ND in relevant programmes within the Faculty into 200 Level in addition to the UTME requirements. | (x) PLASU accepts Commerce or Principles of Accounting In lieu of Economics. | (x) MAIDUGURI requires Mathematics, any of Principles of accounting/Economics and any other Social Science subject. | |
| (xi) EVANGEL requires two (2) 'A' Level passes to include Economics or ND/NCE in addition to the UTME requirements. | (xi) UNN requires five (5) O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics Economics and any other two (2) relevant subjects. For NBC holders, the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of Accounting, Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Secretarial Duties. | (xi) ABU requires Mathematics, Economics plus any Management or Social Science subject. | |
| (xii) FED-DUTSINMA accepts Two 'A' level passes in Economics/Financial Accounting and Mathematics or any of Social/Management Sciences subject. ND/NCE with good grades in Accounting or any related courses from a recognized institution. | (xii) UYO requires 'O' Level credit pass in Economics. | (xii) PHC requires Mathematics, Economics plus any other subject from Government/History, Geography, Commerce, Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Accounting (Financial/Business), Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Physics. | |
| (xiii) IGBINEDION accepts ND at credit level in related programmes. | (xiii) LCITY requires 'O' Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce and any other two (2) subjects. | ||
| (xiv) IMSU and PHC - No Direct Entry. | (xiv) AAUA requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce, and two others from Accounting/Bookkeeping, Geography and Government. | ||
| (xv) JOS accepts a) passes at IJMB in at least two (2) subjects one (1) of which must be in Accounting, Economics or Business Management. b) ND upper credit in Financial studies. |
(xv) ABU requires Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. For NBC holders, the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Secretarial Duties. | ||
| (xvi) LAGOS accepts very good passes in three (3) JUPEB subjects: Economics and any two (2) of Financial Accounting, Business Management, Government and Geography. | |||
| (xvii) MCPHERSON accepts NCE with passes at merit level in relevant subjects, foundation of professional examinations such as ICAN, ACCA, ICMA or ND upper credit in relevant programmes. | |||
| (xviii) NASARAWA accepts ND/HND lower credit in relevant programmes; IJMB in relevant subjects not below ten (10) points; NCE credit/merit in Business Education. | |||
| (xix) OAU accepts a) ND upper credit in Accounting, also ICAN/ACCA examination at professional level or ATS (Stage III) examination of ICAN b) Advanced Level passes in Economics, Accounting, Business Management, plus Government and Geography or ICAN/ATS I, II and III. |
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| (xx) PLASU accepts a) degree in any programme provided the candidate meets the 'O' Level requirements b) HND lower credit in relevant programmes with 'O' Level requirements. c) ND lower credit in relevant programmes with 'O' Level requirements. d) IJMB minimum of 7 points with passes in relevant subjects, with 'O' Level requirements. e) PLASU does not accept University Diplomas and other Diplomas not accredited by the relevant accrediting bodies. |
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| (xxi) RSUST in addition to 'O' Level requirements accepts: (a) OND/ND (Upper Credit) relevant to the discipline. (b) HND (Lower Credit) relevant to the programme. (c) Degree (Third Class) relevant to the programme. (d) At least two (2) 'A' level passes at GCE preferably in the Arts and Social Sciences. |
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| (xxii) UDU accepts a) 'O' Level credit in Accounts In lieu of Economics b) ND in relevant programmes not below lower credit c) NCE (Business Education). |
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| (xxiii) UNIZIK does not accept Government or Geography. All Direct Entry candidates must satisfy the UTME requirements. | |||
| (xxiv) UNIZIK requires at least two (2) 'A' Level passes to include Accounting or Economics. UNIZIK and ESUTECH require that Direct Entry applicants possess UTME requirements. | |||
| (xxv) UNN accepts in addition to the UTME requirements a) HND/ND/NCE in relevant programmes. b) Complete pass in Intermediate ICAN examination or equivalents. c) Pass in the final exams of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. |
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| (xxvi) UYO accepts ND/HND lower credit in relevant programmes. All Direct Entry candidates must satisfy the UTME requirements. | |||
| (xxvii) UYO accepts ND/HND in relevant programmes. All Direct Entry candidates must satisfy the UTME requirements. | |||
| (xxviii) PHC accepts Two (2) Advanced level GCE or HSC or JUPEB or IJMB passes in Mathematics and at least one (1) of Economics, Statistics, Accounts including UTME entry requirements. OND (upper credit) or HND (Merit Pass) in either of Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Management from a recognized institution including UTME entry requirements. | |||
| (xxix) WELSPRING accepts IJMB, NABTEB 'A' Level, NCE, ND, HND, at merit/lower credit from recognised institutions, as well as foundation/intermediate passes at ICAN, ACCA and ICMA. | |||
| (xxx) AAUA requires: a. two (2) 'A' Level passes in Accounting and at least one of Economics, Government, Geography and Business management, in addition to the O/L requirements. b. foundation of professional examination such as ICAN/ATS, ACCA, ANAN c. Pass in all stages of ATS d. Diploma Upper credit level from recognized Institution e. HND Lower Credit f. ND with a minimum pass of upper credit |
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