Accreditation Tech Report View

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

9/12/2024

INSTITUTION:

Lagos State University of Science and Technology Ikorodu

DISCIPLINE:

Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Zoology

PROGRAMME SCORE:

89.26%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. Less than 50% of non-academic staff have benefitted from staff development program.
2. The classroom for the program is inadequate.
3. Some necessary equipment are not available for the program

 

1. Non-academic staff should be engaged in staff development program
2. More classrooms should be allocated for the program
3. the following equipment should be procured i.e Incubator, Automatic tissue processor, Overhead projector, Potometer and Attometer, and numbers of Microscope should be increased.

 

The total score for the programme is 89.26%. It scored 32 (96.97%)  in Academic Matters, 33 (94.29%) in Staffing, 20 (74.07%) 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