In a landmark move that\u2019s being celebrated across the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has officially announced a sweeping reform to tertiary education entry requirements \u2014 and it\u2019s\u00a0big news\u00a0for Arts and Humanities students!<\/p>\n
For decades, aspiring students in the Arts have had to meet the same entry requirement as their peers in Science and Social Science: five credits including Mathematics and English. But now, the rulebook has changed \u2014\u00a0for the better.<\/p>\n
Mathematics is no longer compulsory for Arts students seeking university or polytechnic admission!<\/p>\n
The Federal Ministry of Education made the exciting announcement this Tuesday, unveiling revised guidelines aimed at making higher education more accessible, inclusive, and fair \u2014 without compromising academic standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a brilliant reform, which we hope will open the doors and improve the ease of admissions into tertiary institutions for more seekers,\u201d\u00a0said Ministry spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what\u2019s new in the updated entry framework:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Universities: Arts and Humanities students now need\u00a0five credit passes, including\u00a0English, but\u00a0Mathematics is only required for Science, Technology, and Social Science courses.<\/p>\n \u2022 Polytechnics (ND Level):\u00a0Maths is only compulsory for science-related programs.\u00a0Arts and other non-science courses require four credits, including English.<\/p>\n \u2022 Colleges of Education:\u00a0English is required\u00a0for Arts and Social Science courses, while\u00a0Mathematics remains compulsory only for Science, Vocational, and Technical disciplines.<\/p>\n Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, the reform is part of a deliberate strategy to expand access to tertiary education. The goal? To bridge the massive gap between the 2 million students who sit for the UTME each year and the 700,000 who actually gain admission.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is about fairness and opportunity,\u201d\u00a0the Minister said.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re putting the Renewed Hope Agenda into action \u2014 ensuring that more of our youth have a chance to learn, grow, and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n More Access, More Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n With this reform, the average annual admission capacity is expected to rise from 700,000 to over\u00a01 million students, opening the doors for\u00a0an additional 250,000 to 300,000\u00a0students every year.<\/p>\n This is a victory for equity, common sense, and the future of Nigerian education. Students who once felt blocked by a single subject now have a clear path to chase their dreams in literature, history, languages, philosophy, and more.<\/p>\n So here\u2019s to the dreamers, the poets, the thinkers, and the storytellers \u2014 the classroom just got a little closer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a landmark move that\u2019s being celebrated across the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has officially announced a sweeping reform to tertiary education entry requirements \u2014 and it\u2019s\u00a0big news\u00a0for Arts and Humanities students! For decades, aspiring students in the Arts have had to meet the same entry requirement as their peers in Science and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":93899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5783,7],"tags":[2122,7364,4570],"class_list":["post-95457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-education","category-news","tag-admission","tag-arts","tag-mathematics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/93899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}