About Faculty of Arts
FACULTY OF ARTS ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| COURSE | R E Q U I R E M E N T S | UTME SUBJECTS | SPECIAL CONSIDERATION(WAIVER)/REMARKS | |
| DIRECT ENTRY | UTME | |||
| ARABIC | At least two A’ Level passes to include Arabic and any other Arts/Social Science Subject. | Five O’level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Arabic and two other Arts/Social Science Subjects | Arabic and any other two Arts/Social Science Subjects | DIRECT ENTRY:(i)UNILORIN accepts Unilorin Diploma and other relevant Diploma: BUK, KWASU, ABU. (This satisfies both A/L and O/L admission requirements by Direct Entry).(ii) Candidates who do not offer Arabic at UTME but meet UTME. entry requirements may be considered for admission into 100 level.(iii) Unilorin accepts candidates with Senior/Higher Islamic Studies Certificates as entry qualification for Arabic Studies and related programmes.UTME:UNILORIN may accept candidates with no Arabic but who meets other entry requirements |
| CHRISTIAN STUDIES | At least two A’ level passes/NCE to include Christian Religious Studies/Religious Studies and any other Arts/Social Science Subject. | Five O’level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and any two other relevant subjects. | Christian Religious Knowledge and any other two Arts or Social Science Subjects. | UNILORIN accepts Diploma in Religious Studies or Theology of London or an accredited Nigerian University. |
| COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS STUDIES | (i) At least two A’ level passes in Christian Religious Studies or Religious Studies or Islamic Religious Studies and any other Arts/Social Science/ Science Subject. (ii) ND/NCE in Christian/IslamicStudies. | Five O’level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Christian Religious Knowledge/ Islamic Religious Studies and any other two Arts/Social Science/Science Subjects. | Christian Religious Knowledge or Islamic Religious Studies and any other two Arts/ Social Science/ Science Subjects. | DIRECT ENTRY:UNILORIN accepts Diploma in Religious Studies or Theology of Ibadan, London, or any accredited University in Nigeria. UTME:UNILORIN accepts candidates who do not have Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Religious Studies but who meet other UTME entry requirement. |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | At least two A’ Level passes to include Literature-in-English and one other Arts or Social Science Subject.. | Five O’level credit passes to includeLiterature-in-English, English Language, Mathematics and any two Arts/Social Science Subjects. | Literature-in-English, one other Arts subject and another Arts of Social Science subject. | DIRECT ENTRY:UNILORIN accept NCE with English major.UTME:UNILORIN accepts any Arts/Social Science Subject. |
| FRENCH | At least two A’ level passes including French and one other Arts or Social Science Subject. | Five O’level credit passes in French, English Language, Mathematics and two other Arts/Social Science Subjects. | French and any other two Arts/ Social Science Subjects. | DIRECT ENTRY:UNILORIN accepts NCE (Credit Level) with French as major subject and Diploma with French as Principal subject.UTME:(i) UNILORIN accepts Social Science Subjects.(ii) UNILORIN accepts ND with French as principal subject. |
| HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | At least two A’ level passes in History or Government and any other Arts/Social Science Subject | Five O’level credit passes to include English, Mathematics, History/Government and any two Arts/Social Science Subjects. | History/Government and any other two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences. | DIRECT ENTRY:UNILORIN accepts(i) Government in lieu of History(ii) NCE (Merit Pass) History/Govt. major.(iii) Diploma (Merit) in Administrative Management, Conflict Resolution, Law, Mass Communication, Public Administration and Industrial Relations with at least merit pass or equivalent in History/Government UTMEUNILORIN requires five O’level credits in English Language, History/Government plus three other Arts/Social Science Subjects.UTME. SUBJECTSUNILORIN accepts Government in lieu of History. |
| ISLAMIC STUDIES | At least two A’ level passes to include Islamic Religious Studies and any other Arts/Social Science Subject | Five O’level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Islamic Religious Studies or Arabic and any two Arts/Social Science Subjects. | Islamic Religious Studies and two other Arts/Social Science Subjects | DIRECT ENTRY(i)UNILORIN accepts relevant Diploma of Bayero University, Kano (This satisfies both A/L and O/L admission requirements by Direct Entry). (ii) Candidates who do not offer Islamic Religious Studies at UTME. but meet UTME. entry requirements may be considered for admission into 100 level.(iii) Unilorin accepts candidates with Senior/Higher Islamic Studies Certificates as entry qualification for Islamic Studies and related programmes. |
| LINGUISTICS | At least two A’ level passes or NCE to include any Language, preferably an African Language and any other Arts/Social Science/Science Subject | Five O’level credit passes including English Language,Mathematics, one other Language and any two Arts/Social Science/ Science Subjects. | Any Language and two other Arts/Social Science/Science Subjects. | DIRECT ENTRY(i) UNILORIN accepts Diploma in Linguistics (ii) UNILORIN requires A’ level or NCE subject in Arts, Social Science or Science provided not more than one of the Subjects is in Social Science.UTME(i) UNILORIN requires O’level credits passes in Arts and Social Sciences.(ii) UNILORIN requires at least one Nigerian Language or Lit-in-English and one other Arts Subject.(iii) UNILORIN accepts Science Subject. UTME. SUBJECTS UNILORIN requires one Art Subject and any two subjects from Arts/Science/Social Sciences. |
| THE PERFORMING ARTS | (i) At least two A’ level passes to include Fine Arts/Music/Literature-in-English and any other Arts/ Social Science/Science Subject(ii) NCE passes at merit level in English/Music/Fine Arts and /or Applied Arts as a major subject (iii) Diploma in Theatre Arts/ Dramatic Arts/Journalism/ Architecture/Environmental Design/Mass Communication/ Law/Music/Fashion Design. | Five O’level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Literature-in-English and any two Arts/Social Science/Science Subjects. | One Art subject and any other two Arts/Social Science/Science Subjects | DIRECT ENTRY(i) UNILORIN requires A’ level candidates to pass English and Lit-in-English at credit levels. (ii) UNILORIN requires holders of Diploma in Theatre Arts or Dramatic Arts to pass Literature-in-English at credit level. UTMEUNILORIN accepts ABRSM Grade V and above (Music Theory) or equivalent certificate in lieu of credit pass in Lit-in-English. |
| YORUBA | At least two A’ level passes to includeYoruba and any other Arts/Social Science Subject. | Five O’level credit passes to include Yoruba, Mathematics, English Language, and two other Arts/Social Science Subjects. | Yoruba and two other subjects in Arts/Social Science. | DIRECT ENTRYUNILORIN accepts NCE/Diploma (Upper Credit) in Yoruba and Social Science Subjects.UTMEUNILORIN accepts candidates who do not offer Yoruba (Language/Literature) but meet other UTME entry requirements. |
Departments
Arabic
Arabic was one of the foundation programmes introduced by this University since its inception. From the beginning of 1976 and 1977, the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies...
English
The English programme started in 1976 with 12 students and a teaching staff of 4 whose breakdown is as follows: 1 Lecturer II and 3 Graduate Assistants.
French
The French Programme began in 1977 as a degree programme in the Department of Modern European Languages. The first French student was Mr. Patt Amadi...
History & International Studies
Academic activities commenced in the then Department of History in 1976 now the Department of History and International Studies, following the official...
Linguistics & Nigerian Languages
The Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages was established as one of the foundation departments in the Faculty of Arts in 1976.
The Performing Arts
The Department of the Performing Arts of the University of Ilorin was established in 1981 with a student strength of 16 and 3 pioneering academic staff.
Religions
This Department is one of the pioneering Departments in the University of Ilorin. It has been existing since the inception of the University in 1976...
Important Dates
December 4, 2023