What are the direct entry requirements to study to Economics in the university? If you are interested in knowing the requirements needed for a direct entry (DE) admission into Economics under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences then am happy to inform you that this post contains the direct entry requirements from universities in Nigeria that offers Economics.
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Direct Entry (DE) Requirements for Economics
Without wasting much time, the direct entry requirements to study Economics are:
Two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) UI ONLY A/Levels.
(ii) OAU accepts ND (Upper credit).
(iii) ANSU and ESUTECH accept ND with GPA not below 2.50 (on 4.0 scale) NCE, HND and First Degree.
(iv) UDU accepts ND (upper credit).
(v) UDU accept National Diploma not below credit level in Business Studies and Statistics
(vi) UI accepts two ‘A’ level passes but O/L credit passes should include Mathematics and Economics.
(vii) EBSU and UNIMAID accept ND (upper credit)/HND (upper credit) in relevant fields plus UTME requirements.
(viii) OAU accepts ‘A’ level passes in Economics, and any other subject.
(ix) OOU accepts ND (Upper Credit) in Marketing, General Admin. e.t.c. of OOU at least Lower Credit.
(x) BAYERO does not accept Chemistry, Physics, and Agricultural Science and History.
(xi) UNIZIK accepts 2 A’ level passes from Economics, Mathematics and Political Science. Direct Entry Applicants must posses UTME requirement.
(xii) UNN requires UTME requirements.
(xiii) DELSU accepts NCE in Economics and one other Social Science subject.
(xiv) EKSU accepts any of the followings:
(a) five SSCE credit passes in Mathematics, Economics, English Language and two other subjects one of which must be from the Social Science
(b) Two A/L passes in Economics and any of Geography, Government and Mathematics.
(xv)COVENANT accepts ND (Upper credit) in Marketing, Business Administration or Banking and Finance.
(xvi) IGBINEDION accepts National Diploma (Lower Credit) in Accounting, Business Admin./ Banking and Finance; NCE in Economics, Mathematics or any other Social Science subject.
(xvii) LASU requires A’ level pass in English Language.
(xviii) AL-HIKMAH accepts two A’ level passes in Economics and any other relevant subject.
(xix) UNIJOS does not require a credit pass in History and does not accept ND, HND and NCE as entry requirements.
(xx) AAUA does not accept Physics, Chemistry or Agric. Sc. but accepts National Diploma at Upper Credit level and HND at lower Credit level in relevant discipline.
(xxi) UNIUYO accepts ND/HND in relevant fields plus UTME requirements.
(xxii) AJAYI accepts ‘A’ Level or equivalents in Economics and one of Accounting, Business Management, Mathematics, Geography and Government.
(xxiii) BIU requires in addition to the O’ level requirements specified, a minimum of two relevant subjects passed at GCE Advanced level or NCE (3 merits) or National Diploma in relevant field not below credit level.
(xxiv) BOWEN accepts two ‘A’ level passes which must include Economics, IJMB/NCE/ND or approved equivalent in relevant subject(s).
(xxv) UNIOSUN accepts also accepts ND and approved equivalent in Accounting, Business Administration and Banking and Finance with at least upper credit level.
(xxvi) AUN accepts
(a) ‘A’ level passes chosen from English Language, Mathematics, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature in English, Government, History, Economics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Visual Arts, Computer Studies, Information Technology, Civics, and French.
(b) does not accept credit passes in the following; Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Home Craft, Home management, Physical Education, Physical and Health Education, Music, Commerce, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Book keeping, Islamic History, Religious Studies, Tajweed, Library Studies, Diction, Kiswahili, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic, Turkish, Study skills.
(c) accepts ICGSE and ‘A’ level Cambridge and does not offer admissions direct to 200 level programs. May transfer credits relevant to it’s major at the discretion of the Dean of school
(xxvii) CRAWFORD accepts
(a) Statistics.
(b) NCE – with passes in Economics, Mathematics or any Social Science
(c) ND/HND in relevant subjects not lower than Lower Credit.
(xxviii) WESTERN-DEL accepts two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and one other subjects
(xxix) BELLS accepts two A’ Level passes in any two of Chemistry, Economics, Geography and Mathematics
(xxx) AUE accepts NCE or equivalent in relevant subjects with upper credit grade in addition to UTME requirement
(xxxi) DELSU Requires two A’ level passes in Economics and any one of Geography, Government and Mathematics. It also accepts ND (Upper Credit) in Business Administration, Accounting, Marketing, Statistics and Banking/Finance. It as well accepts NCE in Economics.
(xxxii) KWASU accepts IJMB Cambridge only.
(xxxiii) RHEMA accepts National Diploma in Economics, Marketing, Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Accounting or NCE in Economics plus UTME requirements.
(xxxiv) FUNAAB requires A’ level passes in Economics and at least one of Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Government plus UTME requirement. It does not accept NCE.
(xxxv) RENAISSANCE accepts NCE, ND/HND or First Degree plus five credit passes at O’ level subjects other than those passed at advanced level.
(xxxvi) BAYERO does not accept Chemistry, Physics, and Agricultural Science and History.
(xxxvii) NDU accepts
a. Two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one of the following: Geography, Statistics, History, Accounting, Business Management.
b. ND (Upper Credit) or NCE (credit level) relevant to Economic combination
(xxxviii) NTNU accepts any two A’ level passes in Arts or Social Sciences subjects, ND/HND (lower credit) or NCE (merit) in relevant fields
(xxxix) EBSU accepts HND, NCE and ND with a minimum of Merit and Upper credit respectively in relevant fields.
(xl) UMYUK accepts IJMB with a minimum of 9 points in Economics and 2 other social sciences or management science subjects or a National Diploma in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Purchasing and Supply Economics/Cooperative with at least lower credit. NCE in Economics and any other two relevant subjects with a minimum of 9 points.
(xli) SOUTHWESTERN accepts ND/HND or IJMB/NCE/ND/HND and any one from Government, Geography, Further Mathematics, and Economics history or approved equivalent.
(xlii) ESUTECH in addition to Direct Entry requirements, requires three additional O’ level credit passes in subjects other than those passed at advanced level.
(xliii) SOSU requires candidates to also satisfy O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
(xliv) UNILAGOS accepts;
(a) Very good passes in three (3) JUPEB/A-LEVEL subjects: Economics and any two (2) of Accounting, Geography, Further Mathematics, Government, Lit-in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
(b) At least two (2) Cambridge A/Level passes in Economics, and any one (1) of the following: Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Business Management, Mathematics, Accounting, History or Government.
(c) Candidates must satisfy the O/Level requirement
(xlv) UNIABUJA accepts two A level Credit Passes in Economics and any of Science, Social Science, Management subjects or History/Government OR NCE(minimum 10 points) OR ND with Upper Credit in relevant discipline in addition to the ‘O’ level requirements
Note that the above direct entry requirements may only apply to Economics under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences. If the Economics you intend in studying is in another faculty, the requirements for direct entry admission may be different from the one on this page. You can check JAMB brochure for all faculties here.
List of Schools That Offer Economics
This section contains the list of universities that offer Economics in Nigeria.
The following are the list of schools that offer Economics:
- Achievers University, Owo
- Adamawa State University, Mubi
- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba
- Adeleke University
- Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
- Ajayi Crowther University
- Akwa Ibom State University
- Al-Hikmah University
- Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina, Katsina
- Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
- American University of Nigeria
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
- Augustine University
- Babcock University
- Bayero University, Kano
- Baze University
- Bells University of Technology of Technology
- Benson Idahosa University
- Benue State University, Makurdi
- Bingham University
- Bowen University
- Caleb University
- Caritas University
- Chrisland University
- Christopher University
- Covenant University, Ota
- Crawford University
- Delta State University, Abraka
- Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
- Edwin Clark University
- Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
- Elizade University
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology
- Federal University, Gusau
- Federal University, Birnin Kebbi
- Federal University, Dutsin-Ma
- Federal University, Lafia
- Fountain University, Oshogbo
- Godfrey Okoye University
- Gombe State University
- Gregory University, Uturu, Uturu
- Hallmark University
- Hezekiah University
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University
- Kaduna State University
- Kings University
- Kogi State University, Anyigba
- Kwara State University, Ilorin
- Lagos State University
- Landmark University
- Lead City University
- Madonna University
- McPherson University
- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
- Micheal and Cecilia Ibru University
- Mountain Top University
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi
- Niger Delta University, Wilberforce
- Nigeria Turkish Nile University
- Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
- Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, Wudil, Kano State, Kano State
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
- Northwest University, Kano, Kano
- Novena University
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Obong University
- Oduduwa University
- Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Osun State University
- Paul University
- Redeemers University
- Renaissance University
- Rhema University
- Ritman University
- Salem University
- Samuel Adegboyega University
- Sokoto State University
- SouthWestern University
- Summit University, Offa offa
- Tai Solarin University of Education
- Tansian University
- Taraba State University
- Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina
- University of Abuja
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- University of Calabar
- University of Ibadan
- University of Ilorin, Ilorin
- University of Jos
- University of Maiduguri
- University of Mkar
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- University of Port Harcourt
- University of Uyo
- Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto
- Veritas University, Abuja
- Wellspring University
- Wesley University of Science and Technology
- Western Delta University
- Yobe State University
