This article is designed to help students who wish to study Geography in the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences at Lagos State University.
Confirm that Geography is still listed at LASU before you register for JAMB. The course sits in the Social Sciences at O Level and UTME, while the Direct Entry list reaches into the sciences.
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 Geography;
You require; Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Geography, and any three from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics.
Mathematics is handled separately here, required only at ordinary pass level, so it does not occupy one of the five credit places.
The five credits themselves come from English Language, Geography and three further subjects drawn from the Arts or Social Sciences.
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 Geography under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences at LASU include;
Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects
The JAMB combination keeps the same shape. English Language is compulsory, Geography is fixed, and the last two papers stay inside the Arts and Social Sciences.
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Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Geography if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require; Two ‘A’ level passes in Geography and any one of Economics, Government, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.
Direct Entry is the exception. Geography remains compulsory, but the second pass may be Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics as well as Economics or Government.
A science student holding Geography and Chemistry therefore qualifies on this route even though the UTME path would have required two Arts or Social Science papers.
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 Science Opening at LASU Geography Direct Entry
Geography and English Language anchor the first two stages, with Mathematics required only at pass level rather than as one of the five credits.
Direct Entry is where the course widens, accepting a science subject as the second A Level pass. Choose the route that matches your subjects and make sure your JAMB score reaches 160 for the 2026/2027 session.