NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
11th December,2024
INSTITUTION:
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye
DISCIPLINE:
Basic Medical Sciences
PROGRAMME:
Physiology
PROGRAMME SCORE:
86.00%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
DEFICIENCIES |
REMEDIES |
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1. 90% of the core Staff are from Biochemistry, which does not benefit the department in many ways 2. There is no evidence of 100 level student files in the department 3. The e-library is quite small in space to serve all the students in the department (22 computers with 30 sitting capacity) 4. Staff Development is lacking, especially among the non-teaching staff
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1. The school need to recruit more Physiology lecturers instead of taking from Biochemistry. 2. There is need for the presence of 100 level students files in the department to ascertain ownership of the students. 3.There is need to get a larger e-library for the comfort of the students, especially during examination. 4. There is need to improve on staff development
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The total score for the programme is 86.00%. It scored 35.5 (95.95%) in Academic Matters, 27 (77%) in Staffing, 23 (85%) in Physical Facilities, 17 (94.44%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 1 (33.33%) 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