# Subjects

> Academium SMS Help › Academics
> For: School Owner, School Admin
> Web page: https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-sms/article/sms-subjects
> Last updated: 2026-10-06

Subjects are what your classes are taught and examined in. Open **Academics → Subjects**.

## Adding subjects quickly

Academium can fill in a **standard Nigerian subject list** for you:

1. Choose to fill in the standard list.
2. Look through the **preview**.
3. Confirm.

Subjects you already have are skipped, and names are tidied up so that, for example, *Maths* and *Mathematics* do not end up as two subjects. Nothing is deleted. This works without an internet connection.

You can also add subjects one at a time.

## Subject types

Each subject is **Mandatory**, **Optional**, **Theory** or **Practical**.

## Assigning subjects to classes

Assign each subject to the classes and sections that take it. This matters because:

- the **timetable builder** only offers subjects assigned to the class;
- the **exam schedule** is built from the subjects assigned to each class.

## Starting a new session

Instead of assigning everything again each year, **copy last session's assignments**. Academium shows you a preview first. It will not copy into a session that already has assignments.

## Archiving

Archive a subject you no longer teach. Its marks and history are kept.

## Common issues

**A subject is missing from the timetable or exam schedule.** It has not been assigned to that class and section. Assign it here.

**"Copy last session" is refused.** The current session already has subject assignments, so Academium will not overwrite them.

## With Academium Surepass

**Academium Surepass** uses these subjects for its question bank, tests and exams, and keeps them in step by itself. See [Subjects in Surepass](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-surepass/article/sp-subjects.md).

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