WAEC and JAMB Subject Combination for Quantity Surveying

This page contains 2024 WAEC and JAMB subject combinations (admission requirements) for Quantity Surveying, including the List of Nigeria Universities Offering this Course, A level requirements and much more.

Is Quantity Surveying a good course in Nigeria and what is the salary?

Yes, Quantity Surveying is a good course in Nigeria with limited job roles to explore. There is no standard salary for any job in Nigeria. It depends on where you get the job. Land Surveyor with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills salaries in Nigeria range from 250,000 NGN to 400,000 NGN per month

A Quantity Surveying degree is not competitive and quite popular amongst students in secondary school. From our records, 25 Nigerian universities offer this degree course.

So while you are here to get information on the O level subject combination for Quantity Surveying, we also expect you consider the total number of students currently studying Quantity Surveying and the employment rate we will show you below so that you will know what you are up against when you choose to study this course.

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WAEC Subject Combination For Quantity Surveying

In WAEC, NECO or GCE, you are expected to register a maximum of 9 subjects for a Quantity Surveying degree. You can register for less than 9 subjects if you are resitting.

However, you must have at least 5 credit passes amongst the 9 subjects listed below before you can gain admission into any Nigerian university to study for a Quantity Surveying degree.

Remember, the requirement you’re about to read is also applicable to all o level examinations. (WAEC, NECO and GCE). We have painstakingly highlighted (in red) the core subjects on which you must obtain credit before gaining admission. Any subject with blue colour means, a pass is allowed.

If you fail one of the core subjects, you should read through each university’s special requirements for this course below to see if there is a university that may accept another subject in lieu of the one you failed. The 9 WAEC/NECO/GCE subject combinations for Quantity Surveying are:

1. English Language
2. Civic Education
3. Mathematics
4. Geography
5. Physics
6. Chemistry
7. Any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Tech. Draw, Further. Mathematics., Introduction to Building Construction, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentry, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign & Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching & Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity
8. Any Nigerian Language
9. A trade subject

If you have your O level result already and the subjects you have is not the same as the admission requirement that is the required O level subject combinations to study Quantity Surveying, don’t give up. You should consider other Quantity Surveying similar courses or look at Polytechnic or College of Education related course subject requirements.

You can also study online with a foreign university right from your bedroom or apply for a scholarship to study abroad. Education is now a choice. And please before you make a decision on which University to choose, please read valuable guides on how to choose a course and university

JAMB subject combination for Quantity Surveying

For this degree, you are also required to register for 4 subjects and English is compulsory. More so, your JAMB score in addition to your POST UTME score will determine the cumulative score that the university will use to decide your candidacy for admission.

You should score 200 or above in JAMB to stand a better chance of gaining admission to study Quantity Surveying. You can still gain admission if you score between 180-190 upward but you do not stand a chance with those who had scored higher. Try out JAMB Admission Simulator.

The 4 JAMB subject combination for Quantity Surveying is:

1. English Language
2. Mathematics
3. Geography
4. Physics

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Direct Entry requirement (required A-level result) to study Quantity Surveying

• Two ‘A’ level passes chosen from Mathematics or Physics and Chemistry, Geography or Fine Arts.
• ND/HND upper credits in relevant field.

List of Universities offering Quantity Surveying in Nigeria

1. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
2. Bauchi State University, Gadau
3. Bayero University, Kano
4. Bells University of Technology, Otta
5. Caleb University, Lagos
6. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu (ESUT)
7. Federal University of Technology, Akure
8. Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)
9. Gregory University, Uturu
10. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)
11. Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU)
12. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji
13. University of Jos (UNIJOS)
14. Kaduna State University, Kaduna (KASU)
15. University of Lagos (UNILAG)
16. Federal University of Technology, Minna
17. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (OAU)
18. Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu – Osun State
19. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK)
20. River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST)
21. University of Uyo
22. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
23. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu (ESUT)
24. Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU)
25. River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST)

Quantity Surveying is how many years course and under which faculty?

Depending on your mode of entry, Quantity Surveying is a three to four years course in Nigeria. According to JAMB, Quantity Surveying is under the Faculty of Science but may be under a different faculty in some universities.

Can a commercial or art student study Quantity Surveying?

No! Quantity Surveying is a pure science course and not suitable for commercial or art student. But if you have required subject combination in your O level result, you can go for it if that is the course you desire to study. If you’re still in secondary school, you may find it difficult to change subjects during WAEC registration because your schools may go against it. The alternative way to write the required subjects combination for Quantity Surveying is through GCE.

Special consideration (waiver) for Quantity Surveying

• Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (OAU) accepts credit in Chemistry.
• Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu (ESUT) requires Five ‘O’ level credit to include Mathematics, Physics, English Language and any other science subject Accepts either of Physics or Chemistry.
• Federal University of Technology, Akure requires five credits in the WASSCE or NECO or GCE O’ Level or its equivalent in English Language, Mathematics and Physics and any two of the following subjects: Chemistry, Economics, Building Construction, Technical Drawing, Geography, and Government.
• Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola (MAUTY) requires credit to include  including English,  Mathematics, Physics and any two of  Geography, Chemistry, Technical Drawing, Fine Arts, Economics, Biology and Agricultural Science
• University of Lagos (UNILAG) requires credit in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two of  Geography,  Chemistry, Technical Drawing and Economics.
• Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) may accept a pass in English  Language
• Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) accept a pass in English Language.
• Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU) accepts Mathematics, and any other subject.
• Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) accepts Technical Drawing, Fine Art and Economics and accepts a pass in English Language.
• Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji requires five credit English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and any one of the following Geography, Fine Art, Woodwork, Technical Drawing, Biology or Economics plus ND at Upper Credit level.
• Osun State University Osogbo (UNIOSUN) requires Five ‘O’ level credits in English Language, Mathematics and any one of Physics, Chemistry, Building  Construction and/or Technical Drawing.
• RENAISANCE same as in Quantity Surveying
• Bells University of Technology, Otta requires Five SSCE Credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, and any one from the following:, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economics. For Survey and Geoinformatics requires Five SSCE Credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and any one from Biology and Geography.
• University of Uyo requires credit in five O’ level  subjects to include English Language, Mathematics and Physics plus any two from Chemistry, Economics and Geography, Technical Drawing
• University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) accepts SSCE or its equivalent with five credits including Mathematics, Physics and English Language.
• Bauchi State University, Gadau requires five SSCE credit in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two from Chemistry, Technical Drawing, Geography, Biology, Information Technology or Land Surveying.
• River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) requires five (5) SSCE/GCE O’ level credit level passes and should include Physics. English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics and any  Science subject from Geography, Technical Drawing, and Economics.
• University of Jos (UNIJOS) accepts five credit at ‘O’ level  Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination or equivalent and must include: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any subjects from Technical Drawing, Economics, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Commerce, Building Construction, Land Surveying and Fine Arts.
• Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu (ESUT) for Quantity Surveying requires credit in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two from Chemistry, Geography, Biology, Technical Drawing, Fine & Applied Arts and Economics.
• Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) requires at least five credits at ‘O’ Level in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics plus any other subject taken from Biology, Geography, Economics, Fine Arts, Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics.
• University of Lagos (UNILAG): (a) for Quantity Survey requires credit in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two of Geography, Chemistry, Technical Drawing and Economics. (b) For Survey and Geoinformatics requires credit in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

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