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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:

8th to 13th December 2024

INSTITUTION:

Al-Qalam University, Katsina

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

Mathematics Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

85.76%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. No effective internal quality assurance committee.
2. There are no ceiling projectors in the classes, halls, theaters, public address systems and no permanent markers on some white boards.

3. Only 62.5% of the teaching staff had PhD.

 

1. There should be an effective internal quality assurance committee in the programme.
2. The University should provide ceiling projectors in the classes, halls, theaters, public address systems and permanent markers on some white boards.
The University should improve on the staff development meet the provision of the BMASS/CCMAS.

 

The total score for the programme is 85.76%. It scored 33 (89.19%)  in Academic Matters, 28 (80.00%) in Staffing, 22.2 (82.22%) in Physical Facilities, 18 (100%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.6%) in Funding, 3 (100%) in Research and Collaborations and 1 (50.00%) 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