O’Level Two sittings refer to the combination of either WAEC and NECO results or even NABTEB.
This means that a candidate can use the results from two different examination bodies to meet the O’Level requirements for admission into universities.
For example, if a candidate fails English in WAEC but passes it in NECO, universities that accept two sittings will allow the candidate to apply with both results. In this case, the NECO English result will cover for the WAEC English failure.
However, it is important to note that not all universities accept two sittings for all their courses. Some universities may require more than the normal five O’Level credits, and some may not allow the combination of WAEC and NECO results for certain courses.
TASUED, for instance, accepts two sittings but requires six O’Level credits. UI also requires six O’Level credits and does not allow the combination of WAEC and NECO results for medical courses, except for Veterinary Medicine and Nursing.UNN, NDU, and UNILORIN are the only universities that accept two sittings for Nursing, while UNN, NDU, and UNILORIN accept two sittings for Pharmacy.
For Law, DELSU, NDU, UMYU, UI, BOWEN, and CRESCENT are the only universities that accept two sittings. NDU is the only university that accepts two sittings for Medicine.
Here is a list of federal universities that accept two sittings and the courses for which they accept the combination of WAEC and NECO results:
1. Federal University Dutse (FUD)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ECONOMICS
CRIMINOLOGY AND SECURITY STUDIES
CHEMISTRY
BOTANY
MATHEMATICS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TOXICOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
2. Federal University Lafia (FULAFIA)
THEATRE ARTS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FRENCH
HISTORY
PHILOSOPHY
ANATOMY
ECONOMICS
SOCIAL WORK
SOCIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
GEOLOGY
BOTANY
ZOOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
3. Federal University Lokoja (FUL)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ECONOMICS
GEOGRAPHY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
4. Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM)
ANIMAL SCIENCE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HOME SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
AGRIC-BUSINESS
BIOCHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
ZOOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
5. Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA)
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
CROP, SCIENCE AND PEST
FISHERIES AND AQUATIC TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
FORESTRY AND WOOD TECHNOLOGY
ECO-TOURISM AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
HUMAN ANATOMY
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
BUILDING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
METALLURGICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING
MINING ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
ARCHITECTURE
QUANTITY SURVEY
SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
ESTATE MANAGEMENT
METEOROLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
APPLIED GEOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
6. Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
ANIMAL SCIENCE
SOIL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FISHERIES AND AQUATIC TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TECHNOLOGY
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
DENTAL TECHNOLOGY
PROSTHESIS AND ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
OPTOMETRY
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
BUILDING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
POLYMER AND TEXTILE ENGINEERING
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
METALLURGICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING
MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE
SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
QUANTITY SURVEY
STATISTICS
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
GEOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MICROBIOLOGY
SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
7. Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE)
MICROBIOLOGY
8. Federal University Wukari (FUWUKARI)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
HISTORY AND DIPLOMATIC STUDIES
ECONOMICS
PHILOSOPHY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
FISHERIES
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
SOCIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
STATISTICS
MATHEMATICS
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
9. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU)
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
AGRICULTURE
FISHERIES
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRONOMY
CROP PRODUCTION
SOIL SCIENCE
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HOME ECONOMICS
HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
AGRIC-BUSINESS
MATHEMATICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
10. Nigeria Maritime University (NMU)
FISHERIES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POPULATION CONTROL
METEOROELOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
11. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES
12. University of Benin (UNIBEN)
MASS COMMUNICATION
PHILOSOPHY
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
LIBRARY SCIENCE EDUCATION
PHYSIOLOGY
MARKETING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
13. University of Calabar (UNICAL)
FRENCH
FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
TOURISM STUDIES
14. University of Ibadan (UI)
ARCHAEOLOGY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FRENCH
HISTORY
IGBO LANGUAGE
ISLAMIC STUDIES
LINGUISTICS
YORUBA LANGUAGE
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE ARTS
SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
FORESTRY
LAW
NURSING
VETERINARY MEDICINE
GEOGRAPHY
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
GEOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY
STATISTICS
BOTANY
ZOOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
ANTHROPOLOGY
15. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
BUSINESS EDUCATION
PHARMACY
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
GEOLOGY
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
16. University of Jos (UNIJOS)
MUSIC
LIBRARY SCIENCE EDUCATION
PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION
BUILDING
17. University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
18. University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
NURSING
PHARMACY
AGRICULTURAL AND BIO-RESOURCES ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ESTATE MANAGEMENT
ZOOLOGY
19. University of Uyo (UNIUYO)
BUSINESS EDUCATION
State Universities that accept two sittings
See the full list of State Universities that allow the combination of WAEC and NECO results & for which course
1. Ambrose Alli University (AAU)
PHYSICS
2. Benue State University (BSU)
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
3. Delta State University (DELSU)
BANKING AND FINANCE
COMPUTER EDUCATION
MUSIC EDUCATION
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
LIBRARY SCIENCE EDUCATION
BUSINESS EDUCATION
AGRICULTURE
FISHERIES
LAW
ANATOMY
MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTIC
PHYSIOLOGY
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL PLANNING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COMPUTER SCIENCE
4. Ebonyi State University (EBSU)
PHILOSOPHY
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
GEOLOGY
5. Edo University Iyamho (EUI)
HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ANATOMY
PHYSIOLOGY
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BANKING AND FINANCE
ECONOMICS
MASS COMMUNICATION
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
MICROBIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
6. Ekiti State University (EKSU)
HUMAN KINETICS AND HEALTH EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ADULT EDUCATION
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
SOCIOLOGY
PLANT SCIENCE AND FORESTRY
7. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE)
FINE AND APPLIED ARTS
FRENCH
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
INTEGRATED SCIENCE EDUCATION
FRENCH EDUCATION
GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
FINE/APPLIED ARTS EDUCATION
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
PRIMARY EDUCATION STUDIES
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
ECONOMICS EDUCATION
ECONOMICS
GEOGRAPHY
CHEMISTRY
MATHEMATICS
8. Kwara State University (KWASU)
SPECIAL EDUCATION
9. Lagos State University (LASU)
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
THEATRE ARTS
HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ISLAMIC STUDIES
MUSIC
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
10. Niger Delta University (NDU)
OFFICE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
FINE AND APPLIED ARTS
HISTORY AND DIPLOMACY
INTEGRATED SCIENCE EDUCATION
ARTS EDUCATION
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
BUSINESS EDUCATION
LAW
NURSING
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
PHARMACY
ACCOUNTING
ECONOMICS
GEOGRAPHY
SOCIOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MARINE ENGINEERING
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
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11. Osun State University (UNIOSUN)
VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
BIOLOGY EDUCATION
ENGLISH EDUCATION
POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
ECONOMICS EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRONOMY
ANIMAL SCIENCE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
HOME ECONOMICS
ACCOUNTING
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
GEOGRAPHY
GEOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
12. Plateau State University (PLASU)
MATHEMATICS
13. Rivers State University (RSU)
ANATOMY
PHYSIOLOGY
14. Sokoto State University (SOSU)
ARABIC STUDIES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
HAUSA
HISTORY
ISLAMIC STUDIES
COMPUTER EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
BIOLOGY EDUCATION
PHYSICS EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
ECONOMICS
GEOGRAPHY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
SOCIOLOGY
PHYSICS
MATHEMATICS
BIOLOGY
15. Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED)
ACCOUNTING EDUCATION
CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
COMPUTER EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
INTEGRATED SCIENCE EDUCATION
YORUBA EDUCATION
BIOLOGY EDUCATION
IRS EDUCATION
FRENCH EDUCATION
GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
HISTORY EDUCATION
PHYSICS EDUCATION
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
HUMAN KINETICS
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION
ENGLISH EDUCATION
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
LIBRARY SCIENCE EDUCATION
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
ADULT EDUCATION
SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION
ECONOMICS EDUCATION
BUSINESS EDUCATION
16. Taraba State University (TASU)
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
17. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FRENCH
HISTORY
ISLAMIC STUDIES
CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
IRS EDUCATION
GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
HISTORY EDUCATION
HAUSA EDUCATION
ARABIC EDUCATION
LIBRARY SCIENCE EDUCATION
ECONOMICS EDUCATION
LAW
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMICS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
SOCIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
MATHEMATICS
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
Private Universities that accept two sittings
See the full list of Private Universities that allow the combination of WAEC and NECO results & for which course
1. ADELEKE UNIVERSITY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
MASS COMMUNICATION
2. AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY
BIOCHEMISTRY
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
3. BELLS UNIVERSITY
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BANKING AND FINANCE
ECONOMICS
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
4. BOWEN UNIVERSITY
LAW
5. CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY
LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH
HISTORY AND DIPLOMATIC STUDIES
PSYCHOLOGY
6. CRESCENT UNIVERSITY
LAW
ACCOUNTING
COMPUTER SCIENCE
7. EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY
BIOLOGY
8. GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
9. GREGORY UNIVERSITY
10. MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
MUSIC
ACCOUNTING
BANKING AND FINANCE
ECONOMICS
MASS COMMUNICATION
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
GEOPHYSICS
MICROBIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
11. PAUL UNIVERSITY
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
ECONOMICS
SOCIOLOGY
PURE PHYSICS
BOTANY
MATHEMATICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
12. RENAISSANCE UNIVERSITY
ARCHITECTURE
QUANTITY SURVEY
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
FINE/APPLIED ARTS
ESTATE MANAGEMENT
BIOCHEMISTRY
INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
COMPUTER SCIENCE