This article is designed to help students who wish to study Law in the Faculty of Law at Lagos State University.
It is very important for all candidates who wish to apply for any of the courses offered at LASU to carefully confirm and see if the course they Selected is offered in the institution before registering for JAMB.
Lagos State University, also known as LASU, was established in 1983 by the enabling Law of Lagos State of Nigeria to advance learning and establish academic excellence.
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O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Law; You require;
Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English, and Mathematics.
Three of those five credits are fixed, leaving only two open slots. Both Literature in English and Mathematics must be credit passes, so neither can be dropped or substituted at the O level stage.
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 Law under the Faculty of Law in the above Universities include;
Any three Arts or Social Science subjects.
This is an unusually open UTME requirement. No single subject is named beyond compulsory English Language, so you can build the combination around whichever Arts or Social Science subjects you are strongest in.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Law if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
- Two ‘A’ level passes in Arts or Social Science subjects.
- NCE/ND/First Degree (Second Class Lower).
The Direct Entry list is broad as well, taking an NCE, an ND or a first degree at second class lower alongside the A level route.
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.
Where LASU Law Is Strict and Where It Is Flexible
LASU Law splits neatly into fixed and flexible parts. The O level credits are prescriptive, naming English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics, while the UTME combination names nothing beyond compulsory English.
Direct Entry widens things further, accepting two A level passes in Arts or Social Science subjects, or an NCE, ND or first degree at second class lower. Whichever route you use, a JAMB score of 160 or above is required for screening.