LASU Educational Management Requirements: O’Level, Screening & Direct Entry

Educational Management at Lagos State University (LASU) is an established area within the Faculty of Education. LASU currently lists Educational Management as one of the Faculty’s five departments, and the university’s current Foundation programme list includes Educational Management as well as several option-based routes such as Accounting Education, Business Education and Entrepreneurship Education within Educational Management.

LASU Educational Management O’Level requirement

The course record synced from LASU’s official requirements checker lists English Language and Mathematics together with accepted subjects from Arts, Social Science, Science or Trade. Applicants should confirm the complete five-credit pattern on LASU’s live checker because the stored summary groups several alternatives together.

Educational Management is broad, but that does not mean the admission requirement is simply “any five credits.” The option selected can matter. An applicant interested in Accounting Education or Business Education within Educational Management should check whether the current LASU admission route has option-specific subject requirements.

Current programme and option structure

LASU’s current Foundation course list includes Educational Management as a programme and separately identifies options such as Educational Management (Accounting Education Option) and Educational Management (Business Education Option). That is useful for applicants because it shows that Educational Management can be both a broad route and a home for specialised education-management options.

Choose the exact route shown in the current LASU or JAMB interface. Do not assume that admission into general Educational Management automatically gives access to every option, and do not use the subject requirement for one option as though it necessarily applies to all others.

Verify the UTME combination directly

The UTME field imported into the original record was incomplete, so this page does not publish a guessed subject combination. Use LASU’s official live course-requirements checker before UTME registration or any change of course or institution.

If you intend to apply to an option such as Business Education or Accounting Education, verify the combination attached to that exact route rather than relying only on the general Educational Management page.

LASU 2026/2027 screening rules

LASU’s official 2026/2027 Admission Screening Portal currently requires UTME candidates to score at least 195, choose LASU as their first-choice institution, upload O’Level results to JAMB CAPS, and use a valid JAMB registration number.

The 195 figure is a university screening minimum rather than a guaranteed Educational Management admission score. The selected route, exact subjects and screening result still matter.

Direct Entry applicants

LASU’s current portal includes Direct Entry candidates with relevant NCE, OND, HND, A-Level or equivalent qualifications. Candidates need valid JAMB Direct Entry registration and must submit the credentials required by LASU.

Education and management-related qualifications may be relevant, but applicants should verify the exact accepted qualification and grade for the route they intend to enter. This is particularly important where Educational Management is offered with a specialised option.

What Educational Management is about

Educational Management examines how schools, colleges and other education organisations are planned, led and administered. It brings management ideas into an education setting and can cover areas such as leadership, school administration, planning, supervision, finance, personnel, policy and the organisation of teaching and learning.

LASU’s ODLRI also offers separate certificate and diploma programmes in Educational Management, describing the field in terms of school oversight, educational leadership, management strategy and problem-solving in education. Those programmes are not the same as the undergraduate degree route, but they reinforce the university’s active academic interest in the field.

Who may find the programme suitable

This route may suit students who are interested in education but are also drawn to leadership, planning and administration rather than only classroom subject teaching. Career directions can include school administration, education services, admissions, programme coordination, training and further professional or postgraduate study, depending on experience and additional qualifications.

Common application mistakes

• Assuming all Educational Management options have identical subject requirements.
• Ignoring Mathematics and English Language when checking eligibility.
• Using the broken imported UTME fragment instead of the live LASU checker.
• Confusing the undergraduate route with LASU’s separate ODLRI certificate or diploma programmes.
• Treating 195 as guaranteed admission.
• Applying through Direct Entry without checking qualification relevance and grade.

Applicant checklist

Confirm the exact Educational Management route or option shown in the current admission interface, verify the O’Level and UTME requirements for that route, ensure LASU is first choice and confirm that your O’Level result is uploaded to JAMB CAPS. Direct Entry candidates should verify their qualification and documentation requirements separately.

Official verification

LASU’s Faculty of Education currently identifies Educational Management as one of its five departments. The current Foundation course list also includes Educational Management and option-based variants, while LASU’s ODLRI separately provides non-degree Educational Management courses.

Check LASU course requirements · Open LASU 2026/2027 screening · View LASU Faculty of Education

Bottom line: Educational Management is clearly established at LASU, but applicants should pay attention to the exact option being offered. Verify the route, subjects and current screening rules before making a final admission decision.

How to use this requirement in the current admission cycle

LASU's course checker gives the programme-specific O'Level and UTME subject pattern, while the current screening portal controls the live admission exercise. For 2026/2027 the screening portal requires LASU as first choice, a minimum UTME score of 195 for UTME candidates, the O'Level result on JAMB CAPS and the appropriate UTME/Direct Entry category. Treat the course requirement and the screening rule as two separate checks: you need both.

Before a change of course, compare your actual result line by line with the compulsory subjects. Do not assume a higher UTME score repairs a missing O'Level subject, and do not assume an ND, HND, NCE or JUPEB qualification accepted by one department is accepted by another. Where the Direct Entry paragraph is broad, use the current JAMB brochure and the institution's screening portal before submitting credentials.

Check the current admission-cycle notice or portal