Agricultural Economics is taught in the Faculty of Agriculture at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). This page covers the O’Level credits, the UTME combination, two sets of OAU waiver remarks, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score.
Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science sit at the centre of every route. Chemistry in particular is named at O’Level, in the UTME combination, and in both versions of the Direct Entry requirement.
OAU offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the medical sciences, engineering and technology.
The university runs 13 faculties and two colleges, the Postgraduate College and the College of Health Sciences, administered across more than 60 departments. It was previously associated with Loma Linda University in California.
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O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Agricultural Economics; You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and one in Geography, Physics, and Economics.
Special Requirement (Waiver) Remarks
- OAU does not require ‘O’ level credit passes in Geography and Economics.
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 Agricultural Economics under the Faculty of Agriculture in the above Universities include; Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science, and Mathematics or Physics.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Agricultural Economics if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and one in Zoology/Botany/Agricultural Science/Biology, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Economics, and Health Science.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
OAU accepts
- Two (2) `A’ level passes in Chemistry and one in Zoology/ Botany/ Agricultural Science/ Biology, Mathematics, Physics, or Economics.
- HND/ND in Agriculture obtained upper credit level from a recognized Institution.
Jamb Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into OAU for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 200 or above in your JAMB result.
What the OAU Waivers Remove From Agricultural Economics
The general O’Level line asks for five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and one from Geography, Physics and Economics.
The first waiver then narrows that final slot. OAU does not require O’Level credit passes in Geography or Economics, which in practice leaves Physics as the fifth subject for candidates applying here.
The second waiver trims the Direct Entry list in the same way. The general version allows Geography, Geology and Health Science alongside the science subjects, while the OAU version keeps only Zoology, Botany, Agricultural Science, Biology, Mathematics, Physics and Economics.
It also adds a route the general list does not have. An HND or ND in Agriculture at upper credit level from a recognised institution is accepted.
Both waiver sections are OAU specific, so read them as the governing version wherever they differ from the general lines. The JAMB screening threshold is 200, noticeably higher than most universities ask.