LASU Botany Requirements: O’Level, Screening & Direct Entry

Botany at Lagos State University (LASU) is a life-science programme focused on plants and the biological processes that shape them. LASU has a dedicated Department of Botany within the Faculty of Science, with teaching and research facilities that include laboratory, herbarium and botanical-garden resources. Applicants should therefore approach the course as a core science programme, not as a general degree that accepts any five O’Level credits.

LASU Botany O’Level requirement

The course record synced from LASU’s official requirements checker gives the O’Level pattern as English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, and an accepted science subject such as Physics. The practical point is straightforward: Biology and Chemistry are central to eligibility, while Mathematics and English Language must also be present.

Do not rely on the total number of credits alone. Five credits can still be the wrong five. Compare your actual WAEC, NECO or equivalent result with the current LASU checker before screening, especially if your fifth subject is not Physics or if you intend to combine results.

UTME subjects must be checked live

LASU maintains a course-specific requirements checker for both O’Level and UTME information. The UTME text saved in the earlier synced record was incomplete, so LAG Institutes does not publish a reconstructed or guessed combination here. Before UTME registration, a course change or an institution change, open the LASU checker and confirm the subjects currently attached to Botany.

This is especially important for science courses because Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics can be used differently from one programme to another. A combination that works for one Faculty of Science programme should never be assumed to work automatically for Botany.

2026/2027 LASU screening eligibility

LASU’s official 2026/2027 undergraduate screening portal currently states that UTME candidates must score at least 195, choose LASU as their first choice, upload their O’Level result to JAMB CAPS, and use a valid JAMB registration number. These are university-wide screening conditions for the current cycle and should not be confused with a Botany-specific admission cut-off.

Meeting 195 allows an otherwise eligible candidate to meet the university’s stated minimum for screening; it does not mean the candidate has secured a Botany place. Final admission depends on the full screening and admission process.

Direct Entry route

The current LASU portal also recognises Direct Entry applicants with relevant OND, NCE, HND, A-Level or equivalent qualifications. Direct Entry candidates need valid JAMB Direct Entry registration and are instructed to provide the required credentials to LASU’s Admissions Office.

For Botany, relevance matters. A higher qualification should have an appropriate science background, and applicants should verify the exact accepted qualification and grade for the current session rather than assuming that any science-related diploma will be accepted.

What Botany covers

Botany deals with plant structure, function, classification, ecology, physiology and related fields. LASU’s own Department of Botany describes a history of teaching and research in plant science and identifies resources including a herbarium, botanical nursery and garden. This makes the course a good fit for students who enjoy biology and want deeper exposure to plant systems and environmental questions.

Because Botany is laboratory and field oriented, applicants should expect more than memorising plant names. Scientific observation, practical work, data handling and clear technical writing are important parts of life-science study. Career directions can include research, environmental work, plant and agricultural sectors, education and other biological-science roles, depending on further training and professional requirements.

Before you submit an application

• Check that English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry appear among your qualifying credits.
• Verify the accepted fifth science subject on LASU’s current requirements checker.
• Confirm the exact Botany UTME subjects from LASU rather than using an old brochure summary.
• For the 2026/2027 cycle, confirm LASU is your first choice and that JAMB CAPS shows your uploaded O’Level result.
• Direct Entry applicants should confirm both qualification relevance and the required grade or classification.
• Use only LASU’s official screening and payment channels when the application stage requires payment.

Official verification

LASU maintains a full Department of Botany in the Faculty of Science, and Botany is also listed among the university’s current Foundation progression options. For admission details, the live screening portal and course-requirements checker take priority over summaries.

Check LASU course requirements · Open LASU 2026/2027 screening · View the LASU Department of Botany

Bottom line: treat Botany as a science-specific application. Verify the compulsory O’Level subjects, confirm the current UTME combination, and then check the admission-cycle rules that apply to your entry route. That sequence is safer than making a course decision from a generic “five credits” statement.

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