Economics (Undergraduate)
Admission Requirements:
Candidates seeking for admission into any of the 4-year programmes of the Department of Economics and Development studies should fulfil the following requirements:
1. The candidate should possess at least five credit passes at not more than two sittings in the Senior School Certificate (SSCE), General Certificate of Education (GCE) or National Examination Council Examinations or their equivalents in the following subjects:
(a) English Language
(b) Mathematics
(c) Economics and
(d) Any other two subjects
2. The candidate must also sit for the current JAMB examination and obtain the prescribed cut-off mark in the relevant subject.
3. The candidate must pass the screening exercise conducted for all applicants by Covenant University (known as CUSAS) for admission to the programme.
1. The candidate should possess at least five credit passes at not more than two sittings in the Senior School Certificate (SSCE), General Certificate of Education (GCE) or National Examination Council Examinations or their equivalents in the following subjects:
(a) English Language
(b) Mathematics
(c) Economics and
(d) Any other two subjects
2. The candidate must also sit for the current JAMB examination and obtain the prescribed cut-off mark in the relevant subject.
3. The candidate must pass the screening exercise conducted for all applicants by Covenant University (known as CUSAS) for admission to the programme.
Graduation Requirements:
To graduate from the 4-year Bachelor of Science Degree Programme in Economics, students must have successfully completed a minimum of 155 Credit Units as shown below:
Required Units for Graduation B.Sc. Economics Programme
|
Level |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
Total |
|
Compulsory Courses |
14 |
24 |
33 |
26 |
97 |
|
Electives |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
|
Industrial Training [SIWES] |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
College Courses |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
University Courses |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
|
NUC Courses |
10 |
6 |
2 |
|
18 |
|
TOTAL |
36 |
42 |
43 |
34 |
155 |
Course Structure
100 Level Economics
200 Level Economics
300 Level Economics
400 Level Economics