NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY COURSES AND REQUIREMENTS

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is not an institution where admitted candidates only undergo military training. Admitted students also undergo sound academic training as Officer Cadets for duration of 5 years.

On successful completion of training, graduands will earn a university first degree (BSc, BEng, BA) and a commission into the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Below are the courses being offered at NDA.

Courses Offered at NDA with Requirements

Course	General Requirements	Compulsory Credits	Relevant Credits
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
BSc Economics	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Economics and Mathematics	Accounts, Commerce, Government, Geography, History, French and Arabic
BSc Accounting	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Accounting and Mathematics	Accounts, Commerce, Government, Geography, History, French and Arabic
BSc Geography	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Geography and Mathematics	History, Economics, Government, Accounts, Commerce, French and Arabic
BA History and International Studies	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, History and Mathematics	History, Economics, Government, Accounts, Commerce, French and Arabic
BSc Political Science and Defence Studies	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Government and Mathematics	History, Economics, French, Geography, Accounts and Commerce
BSc Psychology	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Biology and Mathematics	Economic, Health Science, Government and Agric Science
Faculty of Engineering
BEng Civil	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry	Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography
BEng Electrical and Electronics	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics	Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography
BEng Mechanical	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics	Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography
Faculty of Science
BSc Biological Sciences	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry	Physics, Agric Science, Geography and Health Science
BSc Chemistry	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology	Physics, Health Science, Agric Science and Geography
BSc Mathematics	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics and Physics	Chemistry, Additional/ Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography
BSc Computer Science	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics and Physics	Chemistry, Additional/ Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography
BSc Physics	5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics	English Language, Mathematics and Physics	Chemistry, Biology, Technical Drawing and Geography