JAMB Subject Combination for Economics 2023

Last Updated on January 29, 2023 by Spynaija

To study Economics in any NUC-accredited university in Nigeria, here are the JAMB and WAEC subject combinations and requirements you need to look out for.

Economics is a very competitive and one of the most sought-after courses in any Nigerian university. Therefore knowing the conditions and also the required subjects will help you and also give you a proper guide to applying for it without any problem, it further helps you to avoid unnecessary mistakes.

Please read carefully the terms of registration for the JAMB Subject Combination for Economics below. If you meet the prerequisite requirements, you can proceed to the UTME / Direct Entry registration.

This article covers the following:

• WAEC Requirements for Economics
• JAMB Subject Combination for Economics
• Direct Entry Requirements for Economics
• UTME Requirements for Economics
• Plus any other useful information you may need that will ease your registration process.

JAMB UTME Requirements for Economics

Applicants are advised to note that, Use of English is compulsory for all the courses in JAMB’s UTME while the other three (3) subjects must be relevant to the applicant’s chosen course of study.

JAMB Subject combination for Economics: 

• Economics
• Mathematics and any one of either Government, History, Geography, Lit-in-English, French, or CRK/IRS

WAEC Subject Combination for Economics:

Aspiring candidates are expected to possess a minimum of at least five (5) WASSCE credit passes including;

• English Language
• Mathematics
• Economics and any two of Arts or relevant Social Science subjects.

Direct Entry Requirement for Economics

• Aspiring candidates are expected to possess at least two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Accounting, Business Management, History, and Government

List of Universities Offering Economics:

• Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State – ABSU
• Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State 
• Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State – ADSU
• Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State – AAUA
• Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State – AUE
• Admiralty University Of Nigeria, Ibusa, Delta State – ADUN
• Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State – ABUAD
• Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State – ABU
• Air Force Institute Of Technology, Kaduna, Kaduna State 
• Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State 
• Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot-Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State – AKSU
• Al- Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State 
• Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State 
• Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State – AAU
• American University Of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State – AUN
• Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State 
• Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State 
• Atiba University, Oyo, Oyo State 
• Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos, Lagos State 
• Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State 
• Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State – BASU
• Bayero University, Kano, Kano State 
• Baze University, Abuja, FCT 
• Bells University Of Technology, Ota, Ogun State 
• Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State – BIU
• Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State – BSU
• Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State 
• Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State 
• Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State 
• Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu, Enugu State 
• Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State 
• Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State 
• Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State – COOU
• Clifford University, Owerrintta, Abia State 
• Coal City University, Enugu, Enugu State 
• Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State 
• Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun State – Crawford
• Crown Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Kwara State 
• Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State – DELSU
• Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State 
• Eastern Palm University, Ogboko, Imo State – EPU
• Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State – EBSU
• Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State – EUI
• Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State 
• Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State – EKSU
• Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State 
• Enugu State University Of Science And Technology, Enugu, Enugu State – ESUTECH
• Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State 
• Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State 
• Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State 
• Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State 
• Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State 
• Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State 
• Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State 
• Godfrey Okoye University, Urgwuomu- Nike, Enugu State – GOUU
• Gombe State University, Tudun Wada, Gombe, Gombe State – GSU
• Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State 
• Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State 
• Hezekiah University, Umudi, Imo State 
• Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State 
• Ignatius Ajuru University Of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State – IAUED
• Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State – IMSU
• Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State – JABU
• Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State – KASU
• Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun State 
• Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State – KSU
• Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State 
• Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State – KWASU
• Kwararafa University, Wukari, Taraba State 
• Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State – LASU
• Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State 
• Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State 
• Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State 
• Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State 
• Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State 
• Michael And Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State 
• Mountain Top University, Makogi-Oba, Ogun State 
• Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State 
• National Open University Of Nigeria  – NOUN
• Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State – NDU
• Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State – NAUB
• Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State – NDA
• Nile University Of Nigeria, Abuja 
• Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State – UNIZIK
• Novena University, Ogume, Delta State 
• Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State – OAU
• Obong University, Obong, Ntak, Akwa Ibom State 
• Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State 
• Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State – OOU
• Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State – UNIOSUN
• Pan-Atlantic University, Ahmed Onibudo Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State 
• Paul University, Awka, Anambra State  
• Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State – PLASU
• Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State  
• Redeemers University, Osun State  
• Renaissance University, Ojiagu-Agbani, Enugu, Enugu State  
• Rhema University, Aba, Abia State  
• Ritman University, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State  
• Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State  
• Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State – SAU
• Skyline University Nigeria, Kano, Kano State  
• Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Sokoto State – SOSU
• Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State 
• Summit Univerity, Offa, Kwara State  
• Tansian University, Oba, Anambra State  
• Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State – TSUJ
• Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Katsina State – UMYUK
• University Of Abuja, Abuja, FCT  
• University Of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State  
• University Of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State – UNICAL
• University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State – UI
• University Of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State  
• University Of Jos, Jos, Plateau State – UNIJOS
• University Of Lagos, Lagos State – UNILAG
• University Of Maiduguri, Borno State – UNIMAID
• University Of Mkar, Gboko, Benue State  
• University Of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State – UNN
• University Of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State – UNIPORT
• University Of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State – UNIUYO
• Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State – UDU
• Veritas University, Abuja, FCT  
• Wellspring University, Irhihi-Ogbaneki, Benin City, Edo State  
• Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State 
• Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State 
• Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State – YSU
• Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Kano State – Maitama

You can enroll in the Bachelor’s degree programs for Economics in any of the above-listed universities either through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), by Direct Entry, or through the Pre-degree Programme.
Basically, the purpose of the entry requirement is to ensure that those admitted have the necessary preparedness to scale through the program. There is a compulsory screening test in some of these universities for all eligible candidates. 

Conclusion

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