COE Hong History and Geography (NCE) Cut-Off Mark 2027/2028

There is no published COE Hong History and Geography cut off mark for 2027/2028, and for 2026/2027 you did not need a UTME score at all. Adamawa State College of Education, Hong runs Geography/History as a pairing, plus Geography with Biology or Mathematics and History with CRS, English, French or Islamic Studies. In May 2026 the Federal Government exempted NCE candidates with at least four O’level credit passes from the UTME. You still register with JAMB and your admission still passes through CAPS. Your credits in English, Geography and History (or Government) carry most of the weight.

2027/2028 update: COE Hong admission requirements and the JAMB entry rules for NCE usually stay the same from one year to the next, so the position on this page is what 2027/2028 candidates should plan with. It comes from the latest official position (2026/2027). If the 2027/2028 rules change anything, we will update this page.

Adamawa State College of Education, Hong (COE Hong, sometimes written ADSCOEH) has not published a cut-off mark, a departmental minimum or a screening score for History and Geography in any notice I could find. I found no official college website or admission portal, and no 2025/2026 or 2026/2027 admission advert from it. So this page sticks to what is official: the national rules from JAMB and the Federal Ministry of Education, the course list JAMB carries for the college, and the registration steps JAMB set out for NCE in 2026. Where I give advice, such as a safe O’level target, I label it as mine.

JAMB’s course list for COE Hong carries History and Geography as seven pairings: Geography/History, Biology/Geography, Geography/Mathematics, CRS/History, English/History, French/History and History/Islamic Studies. I found no notice suspending any of them, but I also found no 2026/2027 advert that names the combinations admitting this year, so confirm your exact pairing with the college before you pay for anything.

COE Hong History and Geography cut off mark at a glance

COE Hong History and Geography cut off mark: cut-off history

If a blog quotes a single “COE Hong cut-off mark” for every course, ask where it came from. The only official figure, 100, was JAMB’s national floor for all colleges of education in 2025/2026. I found no COE Hong document that sets a separate figure for History and Geography. For 2026/2027 that floor stopped mattering for NCE candidates who use the no-UTME route, because there is no UTME score to compare.

Do you need JAMB or UTME for History and Geography at COE Hong?

You need JAMB. You no longer need the UTME, as long as you have at least four O’level credit passes. Three official statements set this out in 2026:

• 11 May 2026: at JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said NCE candidates with a minimum of four credit passes will no longer sit the UTME. They must still register with JAMB, and their results are verified through CAPS before admission letters are issued.
• June 2026: JAMB published its NCE registration guide. It also says no 100 level or 200 level degree admission into any college of education is allowed from 2026/2027, including affiliated degree programmes. Everyone entering a college of education now enters through NCE.
• 23 July 2026: JAMB announced that NCE registration without UTME had opened at Institutional Professional Registration Centres (IPRCs) in colleges of education and at JAMB Professional Registration Centres nationwide.

One report muddied the timing. Nairametrics wrote on 11 May 2026 that the exemption would start from the 2027 admission cycle, while JAMB’s own June 2026 guide and the July 2026 registration opening show it already applied to the 2026/2027 intake. For a 2027/2028 candidate the two readings land in the same place: no UTME for NCE, provided you have the four credits and you register with JAMB.

What the JAMB NCE registration costs

These are the 2026/2027 amounts in JAMB’s guide. The 2027/2028 guide may change them, so confirm the figure at the centre before you pay.

Safe target for History and Geography at COE Hong (my advice)

This is my judgement as an admissions adviser. COE Hong has not published any ranking rule.

With no UTME score in the NCE route, the college can only compare applicants on their O’level results. Your grades in English and in Geography or History and your partner subject carry the weight a UTME score used to carry. This is how I would read your chances:

If you are also writing the 2027 UTME to keep a university option open, aim for at least 150, the 2026 national minimum for universities. That score is for the university route only. Under the 2026 rules your COE Hong NCE admission does not depend on it.

UTME subject combination and O’level requirements for History and Geography at COE Hong

Look at the gap between the two O’level rows. The federal exemption speaks of four credits, while colleges of education have usually asked for five. Until COE Hong publishes its own requirement, I would apply with five credits including English and Geography or History and your partner subject, so neither rule can be used against you.

History and Geography combinations JAMB lists for COE Hong

The second subject in each pairing changes what you need at O’level, so read the list against your own results:

• Geography/History: credits in Geography and History (Government is often accepted where History was not offered; confirm).
• Biology/Geography: credits in Biology and Geography; a science-leaning pairing.
• Geography/Mathematics: a solid Mathematics credit is non-negotiable here.
• CRS/History: credits in CRS and History or Government.
• English/History: a strong English credit plus History or Government.
• French/History: French background plus History or Government.
• History/Islamic Studies: credits in Islamic Studies and History or Government.

How COE Hong screening and admission works for History and Geography

COE Hong has not published a screening test, a screening fee or screening dates for 2025/2026 or 2026/2027 in any source I reached. A blog that covers the college’s admission list gives only general advice to check the portal and CAPS, and I could not find an official college portal address to give you. Treat any form price you see on a blog or a WhatsApp flyer as unconfirmed until the college itself publishes it.

What is official is JAMB’s part. Under its 2026 NCE guide, the college’s Admission Officer proposes candidates on CAPS, the Provost recommends them, and JAMB checks each candidate’s O’level through the verification code against the exam body’s own records before the offer shows on CAPS. A candidate recommended for NCE has any UTME process suspended.

Worked example for a History and Geography applicant (illustrative)

COE Hong has not published an aggregate formula, so there is nothing to multiply. What you can do is test your result against both O’level rules and JAMB’s process. This example is illustrative.

Yakubu has one WAEC sitting: English C6, Geography B3, Mathematics C4, Economics C5, Physics D7, Biology C6 and Civic Education B2. He wants Geography/Mathematics.

1. Credit count: English, Geography, Mathematics, Economics, Biology and Civic Education are credits. Six credits clears the four-credit rule.
2. Five-credit check: English and Mathematics both included, one sitting.
3. Subject check: B3 in Geography and C4 in Mathematics cover both sides of the pairing. With Biology at C6 he could also consider Biology/Geography.
4. Process: a one-sitting WAEC verification code (₦1,500), IPRC registration with COE Hong as first choice (₦3,500 plus ₦700), then CAPS.

Ladi never sat History at O’level, but has credits in English, Government, CRS, Literature and Geography. For History pairings she leans on Government, which many colleges accept in place of History. Because COE Hong has not confirmed this, she asks the admissions office before choosing CRS/History or Geography/History, since both need History or an accepted substitute.

Your chances of admission into History and Geography at COE Hong

COE Hong does not publish applicant numbers. History is not offered in many secondary schools, so History pairings often have fewer qualified applicants, while Geography pairings draw more. In my judgement, five credits with both teaching subjects in one sitting gives you a good chance. Most rejections come from choosing a pairing without the matching credit.

• Make COE Hong your first choice. JAMB sends each NCE registration to the first-choice college.
• Get the verification code right. CAPS compares it with the exam body’s record, and a mismatch stops the process.
• Do not register as Awaiting Results unless you must. You cannot be proposed until the result is uploaded.
• Keep checking CAPS. The offer appears there, and it is not valid until you accept it.

How to apply for History and Geography at COE Hong, step by step

1. Get your JAMB profile code: send NIN, a space and your 11-digit NIN to 55019 or 66019 from the phone line linked to your NIN.
2. Buy your O’level verification code: from WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or NBAIS. JAMB lists ₦1,500 for one sitting and ₦2,000 for two. Note your exam year, exam number and subjects.
3. Register for NCE at a JAMB centre or IPRC: log in to your e-Facility profile with the profile code, select NCE registration, pay ₦3,500 plus the ₦700 centre charge, and choose College of Education, Hong as your first choice with the History and Geography combination you want. Your biometrics are captured and you get a registration slip.
4. Upload your O’level: enter your results and the verification code at the centre. These are the results CAPS will check.
5. Already registered for the UTME? If a college of education was your first choice, JAMB migrates your application. You update your profile with the verification code and pay ₦700 only.
6. Complete COE Hong’s own form if the college asks for one: the college has not published a 2026/2027 portal or form price in any source I reached. Confirm at the admissions office in Hong before paying anyone.
7. Accept on CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, open Check Admission Status, then Access my CAPS. Accept the offer and print your JAMB admission letter. Our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status.
8. Pay the acceptance fee and register: COE Hong has not published its acceptance or school fees in any official source I reached. Pay only through the channel the college gives on its admission letter or notice board.

JAMB set 31 December 2026 as the 2026/2027 admission deadline for colleges of education, and that window runs until 31 December 2026. A 2027/2028 deadline will come with the 2027 policy meeting.

Studying NCE History and Geography at COE Hong

COE Hong is a state-owned college of education at Hong in Adamawa State. It began as the Advanced Teachers College, Hong, and its first session started in January 1983 (Wikipedia gives two different founding years, so I leave the exact year out). Wikipedia names its schools as Education, Humanities, Languages, and Pure and Applied Sciences. The college has not said which school runs History and Geography; they fit the Humanities school, but that is my grouping, not the college’s. The NCE normally takes three years full time; the college has not stated the duration on any page I reached.

What you study

• Geography content: physical geography, map reading and fieldwork, human and economic geography, and the geography of Nigeria and Africa.
• History content: Nigerian and West African history, the Sokoto Caliphate and the Adamawa Emirate, colonial rule, independence and world history.
• Education courses: educational psychology, curriculum studies and methods of teaching your two subjects.
• General studies: Use of English, computer literacy and other compulsory courses.
• Teaching practice: supervised teaching in a school, usually in the final year.

Accreditation

NCE programmes are regulated by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). NCCE’s list of accredited colleges lists the college as open, under the name “College of Education, Hong (Adamawa State College of Education)”. I did not confirm the NCCE status of the History and Geography programme itself, so I am not claiming it. Ask the college for the current programme status before you accept an offer.

Careers and further study

• Teaching: Geography, History or Social Studies in primary and junior secondary schools.
• Registration: with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).
• Other work: museum and archive assistance, survey field work, tourism and community mapping projects.
• Degree later: a B.Ed or B.A (Ed) in Geography or History at a university. JAMB ended new affiliated degree admissions into colleges of education from 2026/2027.

Related COE Hong courses

• COE Hong cut-off mark for all NCE programmes
• COE Hong Social Studies (NCE) cut-off mark
• COE Hong Christian Religious Studies (NCE) cut-off mark
• COE Hong Mathematics and Physics (NCE) cut-off mark

If you also plan to write the 2027 UTME, see our guide to JAMB 2027 registration dates. If you are switching your first choice to COE Hong, read JAMB change of institution. Our JAMB Geography syllabus covers the Geography topics if you keep the UTME as a backup.

Mistakes that cost History and Geography applicants a COE Hong place

• Applying for Geography/Mathematics with a weak Mathematics result: this pairing leans hard on the Mathematics credit.
• Assuming Government counts as History: many colleges accept it, but COE Hong has not said so. Ask first.
• Waiting for a UTME score: under the 2026 rules NCE candidates with four credits do not need one, and waiting can mean missing the admission window.
• Paying for a form from an unverified link: COE Hong has not published a portal in any source I reached. Confirm with the college first.
• Accepting on CAPS and doing nothing else: the acceptance fee and registration at the college are separate steps.

COE Hong History and Geography cut off mark: frequently asked questions

Does COE Hong offer History and Geography? Yes. JAMB’s list for the college has Geography/History, plus Geography with Biology or Mathematics and History with CRS, English, French or Islamic Studies.

What is the cut-off mark for Geography in COE Hong? COE Hong has not published one. NCE candidates with four O’level credits were exempted from UTME for 2026/2027; the 2025/2026 national minimum for colleges of education was 100.

Can I study History at COE Hong without History in WAEC? Many colleges accept Government in place of History, because few schools offer History. COE Hong has not published its rule, so confirm before you register.

Which pairing is best for getting a teaching job? In my view, pairings that include Geography or Social Studies-related subjects find posts more easily, because they are taught in every junior secondary school. History alone has fewer openings.

Sources and updates

The UTME exemption for NCE candidates with four credit passes, the JAMB registration and CAPS requirement, the 31 December 2026 deadline for colleges of education and the warning that admissions outside CAPS are illegal come from the News Agency of Nigeria report of 11 May 2026 on JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting, also reported by TheNigeriaLawyer the same day. The fees, verification code, IPRC registration, CAPS proposal and recommendation, Awaiting Results rule, UTME conversion and the end of degree admissions into colleges of education come from JAMB’s 2026 NCE and ND registration guide. The opening of NCE registration without UTME is from Nairametrics (23 July 2026). The 2025/2026 national minimum of 100 for colleges of education is from Nairametrics, 8 July 2025. The History and Geography combinations at COE Hong come from Myschool’s reprint of JAMB’s course list for the college, and the college’s status from NCCE’s list of accredited colleges (both checked on 3 November 2026). The college’s history and school names are from Wikipedia. UTME subjects are JAMB’s usual combination and the five-credit rule is general college of education practice; neither was confirmed on a COE Hong notice. COE Hong’s own cut-off, screening details and fees were not published in any source reached. Checked on 3 November 2026; this page will be updated when COE Hong or JAMB publishes the 2027/2028 position.

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