JAMB Subject Combination for Economics
The UTME subjects and O'level credits JAMB's brochure lists for Economics at most universities. Copied from the brochure and checked 1 October 2026.
| UTME (four subjects) | Use of English, plus: Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies. |
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| O'level | Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects. |
Check your university before you register
A few universities accept a different subject for Economics or add conditions, such as all O'level credits in one sitting. Open JAMB's brochure on IBASS, choose Brochure, then View by institution, then your university, and find Economics.
Practise your UTME subjects
- Use of English past questions
- Mathematics past questions
- Economics past questions
- Geography past questions
- Government past questions
- Literature past questions
Score high in your four subjects
Practise real JAMB past questions for Economics's subjects, with answers, timed CBT-style quizzes and a list of the topics you need to work on.
Other courses in social sciences
Source: JAMB brochure, Social sciences on IBASS. See also all 35 courses and this year's cut-off marks.