Many students hope to attend the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, thus they list it as an option during UTME registration. If you took the UTME and post-UTME screening test and still weren’t accepted, you might be wondering what less-competitive majors are available at OAU. This is a common practice among students. Nevertheless, there are a select few who want to hold off on reapplying till the subsequent UTME enrollment.
Courses at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife might be as rigorous or as relaxed as any other university. In the first place, what exactly do we mean when we say “competitive courses” and “less competitive courses”? For example, if you look at the courses offered at OAU, you’ll agree that subjects like “Computer Science,” “Accounting,” “Business Administration,” “Law,” and “Mass Communications” are some of the most competitive courses registered by students who hope to gain admission to Delta State or any other university in Nigeria. Simply put, competitive courses are those that receive high UTME and DE registration volumes, while non-competitive courses receive lower registration volumes.
If you choose a less popular major at OAU, you have a significantly better chance of getting accepted into the university, provided you meet the minimum JAMB score requirement. The risk of choosing a course with a high number of applicants is that even if you meet the requirements in terms of grade point average and test scores, you may still be rejected for admission.
If you’re a student at OAU, whether in the arts, sciences, or business, this post will be helpful because I’ll be detailing the less competitive courses offered in each department.
LIST OF LESS COMPETITIVE COURSES IN OAU
- Agricultural Economics & Extension
- African Languages and Literature
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care
- Animal Science
- Archaeology
- Building
- Community Health and Nutrition
- Continuing Education
- Crop production
- Demography and Social Statistics
- Dermatology and Venerology
- Dramatic Arts
- Drug Research and Production Unit
- Educational Administration and Planning
- Educational Foundation and Counseling
- Educational Technology
- English Language
- Environmental Health and Epidemiology
- Estate Management
- Fine and Applied Arts
- Food Nutrition and Consumer Sciences
- Food Science and Technology
- Foreign Languages
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Institute of Education
- Linguistics
- Literature in English
- Local Government Studies
- Mathematics
- Medical Rehabilitation
- Mental Health
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Philosophy
- Physical and Health Education
- Physics
- Physiological Sciences
- Plant Science
- Quantity Surveying
- Religious Studies
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Soil Science
- Special Education and Curriculum Studies
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Zoology
These are some of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife less competitive courses. Bear in mind that this in no way indicates that these courses are inferior to others; rather, it simply indicates that fewer applicants who match the prerequisites for these courses have registered for them at OAU.
I really hope this was of some use to you. Feel free to post any inquiries in the section provided below, and we will do our best to answer them.