JAMB Subject Combination for Law
Your UTME subjects
- 1
English Language
Compulsory for every course
- 2
Three Arts or Social Science subjects (most universities require Literature in English as one of them)
Required for Law
O'level (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB) requirements
- Five credits including English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics
Universities with their own rule
- UNN, UNIBEN, AAU, OAU, DELSU, AAUA, UMYU and ABUAD: Literature in English plus two other Arts or Social Science subjects
- UNILAG: three Arts or Social Science subjects; Music, Fine Arts and Principles of Accounting are not accepted, and Economics or Commerce, not both
- RSU: Literature in English, CRK, and History or Government
- UNICAL: Literature in English plus CRK, Government or History, Economics, or another Arts or Social Science subject
- UNIMAID: three from Government, Economics, Geography or other Arts subjects
- UI: also accepts Science subjects
Confirm before you register. Use of English is compulsory. Institutions can add their own requirements, so confirm this combination for your chosen school in JAMB's brochure before you register. You can also check another course.
Sources: JAMB brochure: Law (university) · Last checked 30 October 2026
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