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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:

12 to 14 December,2024

INSTITUTION:

Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

DISCIPLINE:

Social Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Psychology

PROGRAMME SCORE:

91.20%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. 11% of Academic Staff have not benefitted from the staff development
programme in the past three (3) years.

2. The classrooms and lecture theatre are shared facilities.

3. There are few fire extinguishers and sand buckets at strategic
location within the faculty building.

4, There are few physical books and journals in the library.

 

1. The University should ensure that all the academic staff benefit from the
staff development programme.

2. The University should ensure that there is a dedicated classrooms and
lecture theatre for Psychology alone

3, The University should ensure that more fire extinguishers and sand
buckets are provided at strategic locations within the faculty
building.

4. The University should ensure that more physical books and journals
such as I/O Psychology, Experimental Psychology and Clinical
Psychology are procured.

 

The total score for the programme is 91.20%. It scored 36 (97.30%)  in Academic Matters, 33 (94%) in Staffing, 22 (81.48%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) 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