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:

20/11/2024-22/11/2024

INSTITUTION:

Sokoto State University

DISCIPLINE:

Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Industrial Mathematics

PROGRAMME SCORE:

76.90%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1) The Program has no dedicated Laboratory.
2) The Program has no innovative courses in the Curriculum.
3) Some software available in the Computer Lab are pirated.

 

1) There is the need for a dedicated Laboratory for the Program.
2) There is the need to introduce innovative Courses into the Curriculum.
3) There is the need for additional Mathematics licensed software like Maple, Mathcad and MathLab.

 

The total score for the programme is 76.90%. It scored 26 (78.79%)  in Academic Matters, 31 (88.57%) in Staffing, 19.5 (72.22%) in Physical Facilities, 14 (88%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (33.33%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and (0.00%) 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