The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced the commencement of applications into its School of Foundation Studies (JUPEB) for the 2026/2027 academic session.

The one-year intensive programme prepares candidates for Direct Entry admission into 200 Level at the University of Lagos and several partner universities in Nigeria and abroad through the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB).

Institution:
University of Lagos (UNILAG)

Programme:
School of Foundation Studies (JUPEB)

Location:
Akoka, Lagos State

Partner Universities:
- University of Bedfordshire
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of the West of England
- De Montfort University, Leicester
- University of Birmingham
- University of Nottingham
- University of Surrey
- University of Salford
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Dundee
- Soochow University, China
- Kingston University

Application Period

- Opens: Monday, May 25, 2026
- Closes: Friday, August 21, 2026

Entrance Examination Date

- Saturday, September 5, 2026

Examination Centres

- Distance Learning Institute (DLI)
- Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe Centre for Information Technology and Systems (ABS-CITS), UNILAG

Mode of Examination

- Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Examination Structure

- English Language: 20 Questions
- Mathematics: 20 Questions
- Three other relevant subjects: 15 Questions each
- Total Questions: 85
- Duration: 45 Minutes
- All questions are objective

Important Examination Note:
- Candidates with Mathematics in their subject combination must select Further Mathematics in the examination subject combination.

Programme Features

- Intensive one-year JUPEB programme
- Admission into 200 Level through Direct Entry
- Admission opportunities in Nigerian and foreign universities
- Programme is strictly non-residential
- Programme currently does not accommodate visually impaired candidates

IMPORTANT ADMISSION INFORMATION

- Admission into undergraduate programmes is based on approved departmental quota
- Success in JUPEB examination does not automatically guarantee admission into preferred course
- The university may conduct additional screening where necessary
- UNILAG maintains zero tolerance for cultism, drug abuse, cybercrime, examination misconduct, indecent dressing and other anti-social behaviour

AVAILABLE FACULTIES AND PROGRAMMES

Faculty of Arts:
- Creative Arts
- Music
- Theatre Arts
- Visual Arts
- English
- French
- Russian
- History and Strategic Studies
- Igbo
- Yoruba
- Philosophy


Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences:
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Pharmacology
- Physiology

Faculty of Clinical Sciences:
- Anatomy
- Medicine and Surgery
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Radiography

Faculty of Dental Sciences:
- Dentistry

Faculty of Education:
Science-Based Courses:
- Biology Education
- Chemistry Education
- Home Economics
- Human Kinetics and Health Education
- Integrated Science
- Mathematics Education
- Physics Education
- Technology Education

Arts and Social Science-Based Courses:
- Adult Education
- Business Education
- CRS Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics Education
- Educational Administration
- Educational Foundations
- English Education
- French Education
- Geography Education
- History Education
- Igbo Education
- Islamic Religious Studies
- Yoruba Education

Faculty of Engineering:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Petroleum and Gas Engineering
- Surveying and Geoinformatics
- Systems Engineering

Faculty of Environmental Sciences:
- Architecture
- Building
- Estate Management
- Quantity Surveying
- Urban and Regional Planning

Faculty of Law:
- Law

Faculty of Management Sciences:
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Banking and Finance
- Business Administration
- Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
- Insurance
- Procurement Management
- Taxation

Faculty of Pharmacy:
- Pharmacy

Faculty of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Biostatistics
- Botany
- Cell Biology and Genetics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Environmental Standards
- Fisheries
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Industrial Mathematics
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Statistics
- Zoology

Faculty of Social Sciences:
- Economics
- Economics and Development Studies
- Geography
- Library and Information Science
- Mass Communication
- Meteorology and Climate Science
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Social Standards
- Social Work
- Sociology

FACULTY / PROGRAMME / RELEVANT SUBJECT COMBINATIONS

FACULTY OF ARTS

• Creative Arts

Music:
- JUPEB SC – 003
- JUPEB SC – 007
- JUPEB SC – 012
- JUPEB SC – 015
- JUPEB SC – 016
- JUPEB SC – 018

Theatre Arts:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 007
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 015
- JUPEB SC – 018

Visual Arts:
- JUPEB SC – 004
- JUPEB SC – 009
- JUPEB SC – 011
- JUPEB SC – 012
- JUPEB SC – 016

English:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 007
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 015
- JUPEB SC – 018

• European Languages

French:
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 014

Russian:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 003
- JUPEB SC – 004
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 007
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 009
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 011
- JUPEB SC – 012
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 015
- JUPEB SC – 016
- JUPEB SC – 018

History and Strategic Studies:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 003
- JUPEB SC – 004
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 009
- JUPEB SC – 015
- JUPEB SC – 016

• Linguistics, African and Asian Studies

Igbo:
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 011
- JUPEB SC – 014

Yoruba:
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 011
- JUPEB SC – 014

Philosophy:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 025
- JUPEB SC – 026


FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

Medical Laboratory Science:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Pharmacology:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Physiology:
- JUPEB SC – 031


FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

Anatomy:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Medicine and Surgery:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Nursing:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Physiotherapy:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Radiography:
- JUPEB SC – 031


FACULTY OF DENTAL SCIENCES

Dentistry:
- JUPEB SC – 031


FACULTY OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE-BASED COURSES)

Biology Education:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Chemistry Education:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Home Economics:
- JUPEB SC – 032

Human Kinetics and Health Education:
- JUPEB SC – 031
- JUPEB SC – 032
- JUPEB SC – 035

Integrated Science:
- JUPEB SC – 031

Mathematics Education:
- JUPEB SC – 038

Physics Education:
- JUPEB SC – 031
- JUPEB SC – 038

Technology Education:
- JUPEB SC – 031
- JUPEB SC – 035
- JUPEB SC – 038


FACULTY OF EDUCATION (ARTS-BASED COURSES)

Adult Education:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 025
- JUPEB SC – 026
- JUPEB SC – 029
- JUPEB SC – 030

Business Education:
- JUPEB SC – 019
- JUPEB SC – 020
- JUPEB SC – 021
- JUPEB SC – 022
- JUPEB SC – 023
- JUPEB SC – 029

C.R.S Education:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 025

Early Childhood Education:
- All combinations in Arts and Social Sciences

Economics Education:
- JUPEB SC – 030

Educational Administration:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 025
- JUPEB SC – 026
- JUPEB SC – 029

Educational Foundations (Guidance and Counselling):
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 025
- JUPEB SC – 026
- JUPEB SC – 029

English Education:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014
- JUPEB SC – 026

French Education:
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 014

Geography Education:
- JUPEB SC – 029

History Education:
- JUPEB SC – 008

Igbo Education:
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014

Islamic Religious Study:
- JUPEB SC – 001
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 005
- JUPEB SC – 006
- JUPEB SC – 008
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 025

Yoruba Education:
- JUPEB SC – 002
- JUPEB SC – 010
- JUPEB SC – 014

JUPEB SUBJECT COMBINATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS

1. CRS/ISS – Government – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 001

2. CRS/ISS – Government – Yoruba/Igbo
Designation: JUPEB SC - 002

3. CRS/ISS – Government – Music
Designation: JUPEB SC - 003

4. CRS/ISS – Government – Visual Arts
Designation: JUPEB SC - 004

5. CRS/ISS – French – Government
Designation: JUPEB SC - 005

6. CRS/ISS – French – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 006

7. CRS/ISS – Literature in English – Music
Designation: JUPEB SC - 007

8. CRS/ISS – History – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 008

9. CRS/ISS – History – Visual Arts
Designation: JUPEB SC - 009

10. CRS/ISS – Igbo/Yoruba – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 010

11. CRS/ISS – Igbo/Yoruba – Visual Arts
Designation: JUPEB SC - 011

12. CRS/ISS – Music – Visual Arts
Designation: JUPEB SC - 012

13. Economics – History – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 013

14. French – Igbo/Yoruba – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 014

15. Government – Music – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 015

16. Government – Music – Visual Arts
Designation: JUPEB SC - 016

17. Literature in English – Government – French
Designation: JUPEB SC - 017

18. Literature in English – Music – Visual Arts
Designation: JUPEB SC - 018

19. Accounting – Business Studies – Economics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 019

20. Accounting – Economics – Geography
Designation: JUPEB SC - 020

21. Accounting – Economics – Government
Designation: JUPEB SC - 021

22. Business Studies – Economics – Geography
Designation: JUPEB SC - 022

23. Business Studies – Economics – Government
Designation: JUPEB SC - 023

24. Business Studies – Economics – Mathematics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 024

25. Economics – Government – CRS/ISS
Designation: JUPEB SC - 025

26. Economics – Government – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 026

27. Economics – Government – Mathematics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 027

28. Economics – Government – Biology
Designation: JUPEB SC - 028

29. Economics – Geography – Government
Designation: JUPEB SC - 029

30. Economics – Geography – Mathematics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 030

31. Biology – Chemistry – Physics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 031

32. Biology – Chemistry – Economics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 032

33. Biology – Chemistry – Mathematics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 033

34. Biology – Mathematics – Physics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 035

35. Chemistry – Mathematics – Economics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 036

36. Chemistry – Physics – Geography
Designation: JUPEB SC - 037

37. Chemistry – Physics – Mathematics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 038

38. Mathematics – Physics – Economics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 041

39. Mathematics – Physics – Geography
Designation: JUPEB SC - 042

40. Mathematics – Physics – Visual Arts
Designation: JUPEB SC - 043

41. Accounting – Economics – Mathematics
Designation: JUPEB SC - 044

42. CRS/ISS – Economics – Literature in English
Designation: JUPEB SC - 045

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