List of UNICAL Courses and Entry Admission Requirements


University of Calabar also known as UNICAL is an educational institution located at the heart of Calabar town. The university of Calabar is one of the best learning places of institutions to many students around Nigeria. Oftentimes candidates who select UNICAL in their UTME tend to overlook the importance identifying the available courses offered in UNICAL and check for their admission requirements before selecting the school.


In this post aside listing all UNICAL courses available in the institution, I will also be guiding you through their entry admission requirements as well as the all you need to know before selecting a course of study in the University of Calabar.

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Below are the list of what to look out for before choosing a course in UNICAL.

a) The Admission Requirements
b) The Subject combination for your course
c) Cut Off Mark for the course

The above are the 3 most important factors that can determine if you will be admitted to study your chosen course in UNICAL or not.

I will breakdown the above 3 factors before listing the following according to the faculties they are categorised at UNICAL:

1) List of all Art Courses Offered in UNICAL
2) List of all Science courses offered in UNICAL
3) List of all Medical and Medical related courses offered in UNICAL and
4) List of all Social and Management courses offered by the University of Calabar .
Now I will breakdown the 3 factors that you must take cognizance of when searching for courses offered in UNICAL.

UNICAL Admission Requirements

UNICAL admission requirements is the first step you must take note of when searching for available courses in UNICAL. At UNICAL and other tertiary institutions, courses offered have their distinct entry requirements. However, some requirements are the same for courses under the same faculty. In UNICAL for example, you must have obtained at least 5 credit passes in your O’level result which must include mathematics and English language and three other subjects as it relates to your course of study. How do you know this? Read HERE to get a well explained info about JAMB approved subject combination for all courses. Note that some courses do not require a Credit in mathematics as a requirement for admission, check HERE to see list of 73 courses you can offer without Mathematics in Nigeria.

Correct Subject Combination

Using the correct subject combination for your course saves you a lot of costs and challenges in the area of obtaining a new change of course and institution form. For example studying a course require at least 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings in WAEC, NECO or its equivalents. Making use of the subjects required for the course is what I mean by making use of the correct subject combination. If you missed the correct subject mix for your course and there is a need for you to change your course, check HERE to obtain JAMB change of course and institution form.

Course Cut Off Mark

After confirmation the admission requirements and correct subject combination for your course, you are to check the course cut off mark. Oftentimes candidates seeking admission into UNICAL search for UNICAL courses and their cut off mark, some rephrase by checking for courses offered in UNICAL and their cut off marks. These show how important cut off marks can be in relation to courses offered.

In summary of the above, you must confirm the admission entry requirements, subject combination for your course and minimum UNICAL cut off mark for the course in the previous session as a guide to selecting the course if you must study such in the University of Calabar.

Having noted the above, it’s time to list the courses offered in UNICAL.

Full List of Available UNICAL Courses

The list of courses offered in UNICAL have been categorized under the faculty of Sciences, Arts, Engineering, Social sciences, Management science and faculty of education. Go through carefully to check if your ideal course is offered in the institution.

Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry & WildLife Resource Management

  • Animal Science
  • Agric Economics
  • Agric Extension & Rural Sociology
  • Crop Science
  • Food Science & Technology
  • Forestry & Wildlife Resource Management

Faculty of Arts

  • English & literary Studies
  • History & International Studies
  • Linguistics & Communication Studies
  • Mass Communication
  • Modern Languages & Translation Studies
  • Music
  • Philisophy
  • Religious & Cultural Studies
  • Theatre, Film & Carnival Studies

Faculty of Biological Sciences

  • Animal Science
  • Agric Economics
  • Agric Extension & Rural Sociology
  • Crop Science
  • Food Science & Technology
  • Forestry & Wildlife Resource Management