This article is designed to help students who wish to study Health Education in the Faculty of Education at Lagos State University.
Confirm that Health Education is still listed at LASU before you register for JAMB. Five separate Direct Entry routes are listed, which is more than almost any other department here offers.
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 Health Education; You require;
- Five (5) SSC credit passes/TC II merit passes, including English Language, Biology, or its equivalent.
- Five (5) SSC credit passes /TC II merit passes to include English Language and Mathematics.
Two credit options are given. One names English Language and Biology, the other names English Language and Mathematics, and a Teachers Grade II at merit is accepted in place of SSCE credits in both.
A candidate therefore needs either Biology or Mathematics beside English Language rather than both.
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 Health Education under the Faculty of Education at LASU include;
Biology and any two (2) relevant subjects.
The JAMB combination settles on Biology. It joins the compulsory English Language, and the two remaining papers are described only as relevant subjects.
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Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Health Education if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in any of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
- NCE merit in Physical Education and credit in Arithmetical process or Mathematics.
- Diploma in Health Education, Environmental Sanitation, Physical Education, Social Work, and Health Administration with overall grades of merit plus three (3) ‘O’ Level credit passes/TC II merit, which should include the English Language.
- NCE in Biology, Health Education, and Integrated Science with a passing grade plus two (2) ‘O’ Level credit passes/TC II merit passes.
- Registered Nurse plus five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include the English Language.
The Direct Entry list is the fullest part of this post. A Level passes in the sciences, an NCE in Physical Education, Biology, Health Education or Integrated Science, and a diploma in several health fields all qualify.
Registered nurses have their own route, requiring five O Level credits including English Language. Each option attaches a different number of credits, so read the line that matches your qualification.
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.
Five Ways Into LASU Health Education
English Language is the only subject required on every list, with Biology or Mathematics beside it at O Level and Biology fixed on the JAMB form.
Direct Entry is where this department stands out, accepting A Levels, three different NCE subjects, health diplomas and nursing registration. Check the credits attached to your route, and clear 160 in JAMB for the 2026/2027 session.