This page contains the [current_year] WAEC and JAMB subject combination (admission requirements) for Criminology and Securities Studies Degree, including the list of Nigeria universities offering this course, A level requirements and much more.

Is Criminology and Securities Studies a good course in Nigeria?

Absolutely. You can have your own firm or work with Securities agents (government or private). To earn more with this course you will have to gain more work experience and acquire higher degree qualifications. Criminology and Securities Studies is one of the degrees in the world with limited job opportunities but great income.

Criminology and Securities Studies is one of the newest, and not too popular nor competitive degree courses. Very few Nigerian universities offer this course.

So while you are here to get information on the O level subject combination for Criminology and Securities Studies, we also expect you to make research on the universities below. Research on the university history (for violence, Securities, strike) and tuition fees.

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Criminology and Securities Studies Course Description

A Criminology and Securities Studies degree is closely related to sociology. It allows you to examine a range of subjects including intelligence, counter-terrorism, and conflict. This will equip you with a wide range of knowledge about both national and international politics, and how politics can impact both Securities and inSecurities in Nigeria.

You will also learn more about topics such as the role of MI5 and MI6, extremism, terrorism and counter-terrorism and conflict in the modern world, and International Relations.

Criminology and Securities Studies is among the few courses supported by local and national criminal justice agencies, including the police force, charities, pressure groups, criminal justice agencies, criminal rehabilitation, probation service and prisons. More, this course is delivered by experienced lecturers in the fields of policing, Securities studies and Criminology and Securities Studies.

WAEC Subject Requirements To Study Criminology and Securities Studies

In WAEC, NECO or GCE, you are expected to register a maximum of 9 subjects for a Criminology and Securities Studies 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 the Criminology and Securities Studies degree.

Remember, the subject combination 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 you can gain admission. Any subject with blue colour means, a pass is allowed.

If however, 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 O level requirements for Criminology and Securities Studies are:

• Mathematics
• English
• Civic Education 
• Trade Subject
• Government/History
• Physics/Chemistry
• Economics
• Igbo/Yoruba/Hausa
• Biology

These listed subjects are compulsory for anyone writing WAEC and other O level examinations. I will advise you to include a Language in your O level subjects.

Jamb subject requirements For Criminology and Securities Studies.

For this degree, you are also required to register for 4 subjects and English is compulsory. Moreso, 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 210 or above in JAMB to stand a better chance of gaining admission to study Criminology and Securities Studies degree course. You can still gain admission if you score less than 170 but you do not stand a chance with those who had scored higher. Try out JAMB Admission Simulator. The 4 compulsory (main) subjects in Jamb for Criminology and Securities Studies are:

• English
• Mathematic
• Physics
• Geography

Direct Entry requirement (required A-level result) to study Criminology and Securities Studies

If you’re one of those seeking admission into the University to further your studies, in addition to the required WAEC subjects combination for Criminology and Securities Studies, you are expected to have Two ‘A’ level passes in Criminology and Securities Studies and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government

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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 Criminology and Securities Studies, don’t give up. You should consider other Criminology and Securities Studies similar courses or take a look at Polytechnic or College of Education related courses.

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 useful guides on how to choose a course and university

Here is the list of universities offering Criminology and Securities Studies Degree in Nigeria.

1. Achievers University, Owo
2. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba
3. Bayero University, Kano
4. Caleb University, Lagos
5. Chrisland University
6. Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State (FUD)
7. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
8. Nigeria Police Academy Wudil
9. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)
10. University of Jos (UNIJOS)
11. National Open University Of Nigeria
12. Greenfield University
13. Nile University

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Admission Rate:

Though this degree has rich lucrative job opportunities, the competition for this course is still very low in all universities because it is not quite popular amongst admission seekers. Criminology and Securities Studies degree has a 64-70% admission rate. Check the Criminology and Securities Studies related courses below to also know their admission rate.

Cut-off Mark for Criminology and Securities Studies course

As you can see, more than one University offers Criminology and Securities Studies. This means the cut-off mark for Criminology and Securities Studies varies. You can check these universities’ JAMB UTME cut off marks here.

Criminology and Securities Studies is how many years course and under which faculty?

Depending on your mode of entry, Criminology and Securities Studies is a three to four years course in Nigeria. According to JAMB, Criminology and Securities Studies is under the Faculty/School/College of Social and Management Studies but may be under a different faculty in some universities.

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Who can study Criminology and Securities Studies?

Can science, Art or commercial students study Criminology and Securities Studies at the University or other higher institutions? By default, this course is meant for Science students only. But the curriculum of this course allows students with art or commercial backgrounds to study it.

This simply means that even though you were in art or commercial class in secondary school, you can still qualify to study this course with the right O level subject for Criminology and Securities Studies.

Also, during WAEC or NECO registration make sure you know which subjects are been registered for you because some secondary schools are ignorant about the importance of O level requirements for university courses. Another alternative way to register the required subject combinations for Criminology and Securities Studies is through GCE.

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