Economics and Development Studies is taught under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences at The Federal University, Kashere. Economics and Mathematics are named together on every route into the programme.
The supporting subject is left open at both the O’Level and UTME stages, described only as a social science or arts paper. Direct Entry replaces that openness with a named list of ten subjects.
Confirm that Economics and Development Studies appears on the current FUKASHERE course list and that your JAMB registration records it correctly before you sit the examination.
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About Federal University, Kashere
FUKASHERE is located in Kashere, a town in Gombe State in Northeastern Nigeria.
It has no religious affiliations, and students from across the country are welcome to apply. FUKASHERE offers courses in the following discipline; Education, Science, Agriculture and Social Sciences.
It was established by the Federal Government to function as a University in 2011.
Admission Requirements for Economics and Development Studies
WAEC/NECO Subject Combination
The WAEC/NECO subject combination and requirements needed to study Economics and Development Studies is Five (5) SSCE credits in Mathematics, English Language, Economics, and any other social science/art subject.
JAMB Subject Combination
In UTME, please note that the English Language is Compulsory for this course.
Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combinations needed to study Economics and Development Studies under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences at FUKASHERE include;
Economics, Mathematics, and any other Social science/Art subject.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Economics and Development Studies if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into FUKASHERE for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored a minimum of 180 and above in your JAMB result.
Economics and Mathematics Anchor the FUKASHERE Development Studies Route
The O’Level requirement is five SSCE credits in Mathematics, English Language, Economics and any other social science or arts subject. Three papers are named and the balance is left to the candidate.
The UTME combination mirrors that exactly. English Language is compulsory, Economics and Mathematics are fixed, and the third subject may be any social science or arts paper.
Direct Entry is where the page becomes specific. Two ‘A’ level passes are required, one in Economics and the second from Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government.
That list admits science subjects, which neither of the other two routes does. A candidate with a science background has a clearer path through Direct Entry than through UTME.
A JAMB score of 180 and above is the screening threshold for the 2026/2027 session at FUKASHERE, and it applies before any of the subject conditions are examined.