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Requirements To Study Law In Nigeria [UPDATED]

Law is currently one of the top choices for students in Nigeria, especially art students.

Law is taught in almost every university in Nigeria and requires the same conditions to be admitted into the department.

In this article, you will get to know all the requirements to study law in Nigeria.

We have broken this article into O-Level, UTME, and Post-UTME requirements to study law in Nigeria.

O-Level Requirements to Study Law in Nigeria

To study Law in Nigeria, you must have a minimum of five (5) credits in any of the Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examinations (SSCE).

JAMB or UTME Requirements to Study Law in Nigeria

To study Law in Nigeria, the prospective candidate must score above the required cut-off mark in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Currently, the cut-off mark for studying Law in Nigeria is 200/400.

Post-UTME Requirements to Study Law in Nigeria

Post-UTME is an examination conducted by individual Universities in Nigeria for students who have successfully passed the JAMB or UTME examination.

The subject combination for Post-UTME is the same as the ones you wrote in JAMB.

However, the University authorities may choose to test you in other areas of study, such as qualitative reasoning.

SSCE subject combination for Law Aspirants in Nigeria

To be eligible to study Law in Nigeria, you should enroll and pass the following subjects in any Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination

  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Literature-in-English
  • Three other Art or Social Science subjects (such as CRS, Government, Geography, History, IRS, e.t.c)

JAMB Subject Combination to Study Law in Nigeria

The required JAMB (UTME) subject combination to study law in Nigeria include :

  • English Language
  • Literature-in-English
  • Any other two (2) Art or Social Science subjects such as Government, CRS, IRS, and History

Does The Study of Law in Nigeria Permit Direct Entry?

Direct Entry in Nigeria is a system that allows students to skip the 100 level academic session and start directly from 200L

For Law aspirants, to be eligible for direct entry application, you must meet the following requirements :

  • An impressive score in the Unitary Tertiary Matriculation Examination
  • UTME subjects should include English Language, Literature-in-English and any
  • other two Art or Social Science Subject
  • A valid Senior School Leaving Certificate

Conclusion

Law is an outstanding course to study in Nigeria.

It is also very competitive, so you would have to study hard to be successful.

As long as you stick to every one of the requirements to study law in Nigeria as listed in this article, your journey as a law student is in good hands.

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