Nursing/Nursing Science sits under the Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences at Lagos State University. Confirm this course is still offered at LASU before registering for JAMB, since faculty listings can be adjusted between sessions.
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About Lagos State University
Lagos State University (LASU) was established in 1983 by the enabling law of Lagos State to advance learning and establish academic excellence. It is located in Ojo, Lagos State.
LASU caters to a population of over 35,000 full-time students across Diploma, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate levels, including an MBA programme, and is the only state university in the former British colony.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Nursing/Nursing Science are five (5) SSC credit passes in Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and English Language.
JAMB Subject Combination
In UTME, English Language is compulsory for this course. The three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combinations needed to study Nursing/Nursing Science under the Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences are Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Direct Entry Requirement
Candidates who don’t intend to use UTME can fulfill these conditions to gain Direct Entry admission to study Nursing/Nursing Science. You require ‘A’ Level passes in any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics, or one of the following:
- ND Upper Credit in Prosthesis and Orthopaedic Technology.
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Biology/Zoology, Chemistry, and Physics plus three (3) other ‘O’ Level credit passes in Mathematics, Physics, and English Language.
- NRN or its approved equivalent plus five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in English Language and four (4) Science subjects chosen from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Human Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene, Health Science, Further Mathematics, and General Science.
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.
Three Different Direct Entry Paths for LASU Nursing
This programme offers an unusually wide Direct Entry net, from ND Upper Credit holders in Prosthesis and Orthopaedic Technology to NRN-qualified candidates, so review all three routes before assuming only the standard ‘A’ Level path applies to you.
Confirm these requirements against LASU’s current admission brochure before registering, since the 160 JAMB benchmark can shift between sessions.