This article is designed to help students who wish to study Economics in the faculty of social and management sciences at Lagos State University.
Confirm that Economics is still listed at LASU before you register for JAMB. The waiver at the foot of this post adds an A Level requirement that the Direct Entry line does not mention.
Lagos State University, also known as LASU, was established in 1983 by the enabling Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, for the advancement of learning and establishment of academic excellence.
The university caters to a population of over 35,000 students enrolled full-time. The university also offers courses at Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels.
Lagos State University is located in Ojo, a town in Lagos State, Nigeria. LASU is the only state university in the former British colony. Lagos State University offers diploma, degree, and postgraduate programs including an MBA program.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Economics;
You require; Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any two of the Arts or Social Science subjects.
Three credits are named and the last two must come from the Arts or Social Sciences. A science subject will not count towards those final places.
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 under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences at LASU include;
Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Lit-in-English, French, and CRK/IRK.
The JAMB list names the third paper explicitly rather than describing a group. Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and the religious knowledge papers are all accepted.
Economics and Mathematics take the other two places beside the compulsory English Language, so both must be sat.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Economics 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.
Direct Entry is far wider. Physics, Chemistry and Agricultural Science appear here even though no science subject counts among the O Level credits or the JAMB papers.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
- LASU requires an A’ level pass in the English Language.
The waiver adds a condition rather than relaxing one. LASU expects an A Level pass in English Language on top of the two subject passes already listed.
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JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into LASU for the 2026/2027 session, should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 160 or above in your JAMB result.
The English Language A Level LASU Economics Adds
Economics is required at every stage and Mathematics at the first two, with English Language compulsory among the credits and on the JAMB form.
The waiver is the detail most applicants miss, since LASU also expects an A Level pass in English Language from Direct Entry candidates. Check that, then clear 160 in JAMB for the 2026/2027 session.