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NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

15th-18th December 2024

INSTITUTION:

Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

English Language/Literature in English Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

88.00%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. 61% of academic staff have PhD.
2. Non- teaching staff are inadequate in number.

3.Some classrooms and lecture theatres chairs are broken.

 

1. The university should ensure that at least 70% of staff obtain PhD.
2. The university should employ additional non-teaching staff for the programme.
3. The broken chairs in the classrooms and lecture theatres need to be repaired and adequately maintained.

 

The total score for the programme is 88.00%. It scored 33 (89.19%)  in Academic Matters, 28 (80.00%) in Staffing, 25 (92.59%) in Physical Facilities, 18 (100.00%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (33.33%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored up to 70% and above in all four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended  FULL accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

Based on further analysis of the report, the Commission upholds the recommendation of  FULL accreditation status for the Programme