NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

1st to 3rd December,2024

INSTITUTION:

Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife

DISCIPLINE:

Medicine

PROGRAMME:

Dentistry

PROGRAMME SCORE:

88.80%

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

FULL

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. Pediatric course is missing in the clinical curriculum

2. the programme lack adequate non-teaching staff
3. some dental chairs in the clinic are bad
4. there is need for more professorial offices
5. there is inadequate fire extinguisher
6. four chair in the clinic needs to be replaced

1. the university should include pediatric course in the curriculum

2. more non-teaching staff should be employed and deployed to the programme
3. the university should fix it all to serve the purpose
4. the university should provide more offices for the professorial cadre
5. the university should purchase more fire fighting equipment
6. the university management should replace four dental chairs in the clinic

The total score for the programme is 88.80%. It scored 34 (91.89%) in Academic Matters, 34 (97.14%) in Staffing, 20 (74.07%) in Physical Facilities, 17 (94.44%) 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

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