What are the O level subjects required in WAEC and NECO to study Economics and Development Studies? If you are interested in knowing the compulsory subjects in WAEC and NECO that is necessary for studying Economics and Development Studies under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences in the university, then continue reading this post as I have provided you the subject combinations required in WAEC result as well as NECO result to study Economics and Development Studies.
Referencing the introduction already made above, this is a notice to all aspirants who wish to apply for admission into any of the universities in Nigeria to study Economics and Development Studies under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences that the list of compulsory subjects as well as optional subjects required in O level result (WAEC and NECO) before applying for admission into Economics and Development Studies has been published in this post.
As mentioned above, some of these NECO and WAEC subject requirements are compulsory which means you need to have at least a minimum of Credit passes (C6) in them in your o level result before you can use it to apply for admission to study Economics and Development Studies.
Also, keep in mind that some schools may have special subject combination requirements for the subjects that are eligible to be used in JAMB before one can gain admission into Economics and Development Studies. Irrespective of the subjects required by each school, English Language and Mathematics are compulsory subjects that you need to pass before you can gain admission to study Economics and Development Studies.
If you are also interested in JAMB subject combination for Economics and Development Studies you can start by checking out JAMB subject combination for Economics and Development Studies here or use the general approach by checking JAMB subject combination for all courses here.
Other Useful Resources
Before you proceed, check out the following resources that will help you better prepare for JAMB:
- JAMB Syllabus For All Subjects
- JAMB Recommended Textbooks For All Subjects
- JAMB Form | JAMB Registration Form Procedures
O Level (WAEC and NECO) Subject Requirements For Economics and Development Studies
The WAEC subjects required to study Economics and Development Studies are as follows:
Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two of Arts or Social Science subjects.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(I) FED-OYEEKITI requires the other two subjects to include one science subject and any one of Accounting, Business Management, Government, Geography or Statistics.
As mentioned earlier, the WAEC subject combination and requirements for Economics and Development Studies posted above are only eligible if you want to study Economics and Development Studies under the faculty of Social and Management Sciences. If the course you are looking for is in another faculty, keep in mind that the o level subject requirements may vary and as such, you need to check the WAEC and NECO requirements for that course under the faculty of interest. You can check JAMB brochure for all faculties here.
List of Schools That Offer Economics and Development Studies
This section contains the list of schools that accepts the O level subject requirements for Economics and Development Studies posted above. These are the schools you can apply to if you have passed the Economics and Development Studies subject requirements mentioned above either in your WAEC result or your NECO result. You can find the schools by selecting the faculty and course in JAMB brochure here.