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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:

15/12/24

INSTITUTION:

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

Biology Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

89.20%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. The Project is innovative and creative but not well supervised.

2. The students demonstrate good level of hard and soft skills relevant to the programme.
3. The staff development below 50% of the non-teaching staff of the department have benefitted.
4. The office accommodation slightly inadequate in space but equipped.
5. The funding is not very adequate

 

1.The project should be in good quality, well supervised, innovative topics and creative.
2. The student should demonstrate very good level of hard and soft skills relevant to the programme
3. The staff development should be at least 70% of non-teaching of the department must benefited.
4. The office accommodation should be adequate in space and well equipped.
5. The funding should be very Adequate.

 

The total score for the programme is 89.20%. It scored 35 (94.59%)  in Academic Matters, 31 (88.57%) in Staffing, 21.5 (79.63%) in Physical Facilities, 17 (94.44%) 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