Subject Combination For Public Administration

To study public administration courses at any of the higher institutions whether, in the universities, polytechnics, college of education, etc, the candidate must make sure he/she enrolls in the required subjects both in the O'level( WAEC, NECO, NAPTEB, or any other recognized results) and the JAMB examinations(  both of the JAMB UTME and the JAMB Direct Entry). The following are the subjects you need to enroll in. 

• Mathematics
• English
• Civic Education 
• Trade Subject 
• Economics
• Accounting
• Commerce
• Government
• Biology
• Geography
• Any Nigerian Language
• Business Management.
• Principle of Account
• Office Practice
• Secretarial Duties

Take note of the ones in bold letters, they are the compulsory ones. As you can see from the above list, you will notice that English Language, Economics, and Government are written in bold letters. So these three subjects are all compulsory and must be included when you are choosing the subject you want to enroll in.

Now that you know the subjects that are available to choose from, let's see how well can do the combination for WAEC/NECO, JAMB, and Post-UTME examinations Let's first see the best subjects that are recommended for students to select during their WAEC or NECO enrollment.

WAEC/NECO subject combination for public administration 

To write the WAEC examination, you need to choose nine(maximum), or at least eight(minimum) subjects that you will write. Since both the WAEC and the NECO examinations are almost the same things, the same subjects are required to study public administration courses at any of the universities. 

You may like to know the difference between WAEC and NECO results 

Nevertheless, the following are the WAEC subject combination for those that want to study publication admission and other related courses to public administration. Remember, the ones in bold letters are compulsory and must be selected first

Combination A

• Mathematics
• English
• Civic Education 
• Economics
• Accounting
• Government
• Commerce
• Biology/Geography
• Any Nigerian Language(e.g Hausa)

Combination B

• Mathematics
• English
• Business Management.
• Economics
• Accounting
• Government
• Commerce
• Business Management
• Any Nigerian Language(e.g Yoruba)

UTME subject combination

You need four(4) subjects to write your JAMB exam. Those who want to write the JAMB-UTME examination must make sure they choose the following subjects during the registration.

• Economics
• Government
• And any other 2 subjects.

Direct Entry subject combination

Two(2) 'A' level passes chosen either from Economics, Government, Accounting, Business Management, Geography, and Statistics.

Note to the direct entry candidates: Make sure you find out the requirements of the school you want to choose before you buy the form.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mathematics compulsory to study public administration?

No, mathematics is not a compulsory subject to study in public administration at the university. But you need to enroll for the sake of the WAEC examination.

Can I study public administration without Economics or Government?

You need both Economics and Government to study public administration.