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:

24th November, 2024

INSTITUTION:

DISCIPLINE:

Environmental Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Geography

PROGRAMME SCORE:

83.60%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. No functional cartography laboratory.
2. No dedicated GIS laboratory for the programme.
3. Academic staff are top heavy with many academic staff at the professional rank.
4. Inadequate staff development for non academic staff.
5. Inadequate technologist

 

1.Functional cartography laboratory should be provided by the university.
2. University should provide a dedicated GIS laboratory for the department
3. There’s need to employ staff at the lower level
4. Non academic staff should participate in staff development
5. More technologist should be employed

 

The total score for the programme is 83.60%. It scored 32.5 (87.84%)  in Academic Matters, 28 (80.00%) in Staffing, 21 (77.78%) 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. 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