This page contains 2023 official WAEC and JAMB subject combination (admission requirements) for Secretarial Administration Degree, including the List of Nigeria Universities Offering this Course, A level requirements and much more

Is Secretarial Administration a good course in Nigeria?

Absolutely. Secretarial Administration is one of the oldest degrees in the world with plenty of job roles you can explore. You are not limited to any specific career field. An early career Secretary/administrator with 1-4 years of experience earns an average of ₦80,000 monthly. A mid-career Secretary/administrator with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of ₦210,000 monthly. Salaries can vary drastically among different job positions and industries.

Secretarial Administration is one of the oldest degrees and competitive. This course is popular amongst commercial students in secondary school. From our records, 8 Nigerian universities offer this degree course. So while you are here to get information on the O level subject combination for Secretarial Administration, we also expect you consider the total number of students currently studying Secretarial Administration 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 Secretarial Administration

In WAEC, NECO or GCE, you are expected to register a maximum of 9 subjects for a Secretarial Administration 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 Secretarial Administration 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 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 WAEC/NECO/GCE subject combinations for Secretarial Administration are:

• Mathematics
• English
• Civic Education 
• Trade Subject
• Economics
• Accounting
• Commerce
• Government/Geography
• Any Nigerian Language

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 Secretarial Administration, don’t give up. You should consider other Secretarial Administration similar courses or take a 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 useful guides on how to choose a course and university

JAMB subject combination for Secretarial Administration

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 170 or above in JAMB to stand a better chance of gaining admission to study Secretarial Administration Degree. You can still gain admission if you score between 140-170 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 Secretarial Administration are:

• English
• Economics
• Mathematics
• Accounting

Direct Entry requirement (required A-level result) to study Secretarial Administration

If you’re one of those seeking admission into the University to further your studies, in addition to the required WAEC subjects combination for Secretarial Administration under faculty of administration, you are expected to have Two ‘A’ level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting and Secretarial Administration

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Here is the list of universities offering Secretarial Administration Degree in Nigeria.

1. Crawford University Igbesa
2. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye
3. Tai Solarin University of Education Ijebu Ode (TASUED)
4. University of Benin (UNIBEN)
5. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
6. Bauchi State University, Gadau
7. River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST)
8. Niger Delta University Yenagoa (NDU)

Admission Rate:

Secretarial Administration Degree is one of the oldest degrees in Nigeria with plenty of job roles you can explore, and the competition for this course is high in Nigerian universities. Secretarial Administration Degree has a 100% admission rate. Check the Secretarial Administration Degree related courses below to also know their admission rate.

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Secretarial Administration is how many years course and under which faculty?

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

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Who can study Secretarial Administration?

Can science or art students study Secretarial Administration at the university? By default, this course is meant for commercial students only. But the curriculum of this course allows students with art and science backgrounds to study it as long as they have the right O level subject combination for Secretarial Administration.

This simply means, even though you were a science student in secondary school, you can still qualify to study this course with the right O level subject for Secretarial Administration.

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 Secretarial Administration is through GCE.

Now I am confident that you know the compulsory subjects needed to study Secretarial Administration in WAEC. But note this — Some Universities may accept D7 or E8 in some a compulsory subject instead of Credit. And some may accept or reject two sittings. That is combinations of WAEC, NECO, or GCE results.

Special consideration (waiver) for Secretarial Administration

• Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni accepts Arts subjects.
• University of Benin (UNIBEN) requires Economics or Commerce and any two other Arts or Social Science subjects
• River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) requires credit in Mathematics.
• Niger Delta University Yenagoa (NDU) requires five ‘O’ level credit in English Language, Economics or Commerce and three (3) Arts subjects plus at least a pass in Mathematics in not more than two sittings.

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