
This article is designed to help students who wish to study Education and Religious Studies at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a federal government research university in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The university has remained one of the most competitive in the country regarding admissions.
The sections below set out what candidates must meet to study Education and Religious Studies at the University of Lagos, covering the O’level subject combination, the JAMB subject combination, Direct Entry options and the JAMB score.
To study Education and Religious Studies, candidates must meet the following requirements.
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O’Level Subject Combination
Below is the O’level Requirement for Education and Religious Studies;
- Five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes or TC II merit in five (5) subjects, including the English Language, Religious Studies, and three (3) other Arts subjects.
TC II merit is accepted in place of O level credits here, which opens the programme to candidates from teacher training backgrounds. Either way, English Language and Religious Studies must appear among the five subjects.
Jamb Subject Combination
Below is the UTME/JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION for Education and Religious Studies;
- English Language(*), Two (2) Arts subjects, including Religious studies, and one (1) another subject.
Religious Studies carries over into the UTME combination, where it must be one of your two Arts subjects. The fourth slot is left open for any other subject you choose.
Direct Entry Requirements
Below is the DIRECT ENTRY (DE) Requirement for Education and Religious Studies;
- Two (2) ‘A’ level passes/NCE merit in Religious Studies and one (1) other Arts subject.
The Direct Entry route mirrors that pairing, accepting either A level passes or an NCE merit, provided Religious Studies is one of the two subjects.
Jamb Score
For any candidate to be admitted to any Department in the University of Lagos, the Candidate must score 200 and above in JAMB.
Religious Studies at Every Stage of This UNILAG Route
Religious Studies appears in all three requirement sets for this programme. At O level you need five credit passes or TC II merit including English Language, Religious Studies and three other Arts subjects.
UTME candidates offer English Language with two Arts subjects including Religious Studies and one further subject, while Direct Entry takes two A level passes or an NCE merit in Religious Studies and another Arts subject. UNILAG requires 200 and above in JAMB.

