What are the O level subjects required in WAEC and NECO to study Law? If you are interested in knowing the compulsory subjects in WAEC and NECO that is necessary for studying Law under the faculty of Law 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 Law.
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 Law under the faculty of Law that the list of compulsory subjects as well as optional subjects required in O level result (WAEC and NECO) before applying for admission into Law 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 Law.
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 Law. 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 Law.
If you are also interested in JAMB subject combination for Law you can start by checking out JAMB subject combination for Law 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 Law
The WAEC subjects required to study Law are as follows:
Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
(i) UNN does not require mathematics
Fine Art or Local languages.
(ii) UI – requires 5 ‘O’ level Credits passes at one sitting or six ‘O’ level subjects at 2 sitting to include English. Language, Lit-in-English any other subjects from Arts, Social Sciences or Science.
(iii) UNIUYO, MADONNA, BIU, IMSU and UNIBEN accept a pass in Mathematics.
(iv) AAU and NAU require a credit in one science subject and one Commercial subject and at least a pass in Mathematics.
5. BSU accepts any other three Arts/Social Science. subjects
(vi) UNILAG requires the Five O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics and Lit. in English and one of Arts or Social Science subject.
(vii) ESUTECH requires credit passes in Mathematics or Science subject.
(viii) UNIJOS credit pass in Mathematics is not compulsory.
(ix) OAU requires Five “O” level credit passes to include English Language and Literature in English.
(x) ABUAD requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, Maths, Literature in English and two other subjects from Arts or Social Science at one sitting.
(xi) NDU requires five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, Maths, Literature in English and any other two subjects in not more than two sittings.
(xii) BU – requires five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English and three other Arts subjects at not more than two sittings.
(xiii) UMYU requires five credit passes at SSCE(or its equivalent) in English Language, English Literature and any other three Social Science or Arts subject with a pass in Mathematics in not more than two sittings.
(xiv) KSU requires five credit passes at SSCE(or its equivalent) in English Language, English Literature and any other three Sciences, Social Sciences or Arts subjects.
As mentioned earlier, the WAEC subject combination and requirements for Law posted above are only eligible if you want to study Law under the faculty of Law. 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 Law
This section contains the list of schools that accepts the O level subject requirements for Law posted above. These are the schools you can apply to if you have passed the Law 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.