NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
8th December to 11th December, 2024
INSTITUTION:
DISCIPLINE:
Social Sciences
PROGRAMME:
Sociology,
PROGRAMME SCORE:
92.20%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
DEFICIENCIES |
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1. 75% of non-academic staff have not benefitted from the staff development programme in the past three years. 2. Academic staff offices are lack refrigerators and filing cabinets. 3. Access to e-resources is limited to the library complex. 4. Funding for the programme is inadequate.
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1. All non-academic staff should be encouraged to benefit from the staff development programme. 2. More standard (spacious) and well equipped offices should be provided for all academic staff. 3. Access to e-resources should be extended to other parts of the University campus via hotspots and Intranet. 4. The programme should be adequately funded.
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The total score for the programme is 92.20%. It scored 31.5 (98.44%) in Academic Matters, 33 (94.29%) in Staffing, 15 (93.75%) in Physical Facilities, 15 (83.33%) 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