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:

27 – 29 November, 2024

INSTITUTION:

Benue State University, Makurdi

DISCIPLINE:

Arts

PROGRAMME:

English Language and Literature in English

PROGRAMME SCORE:

86.18%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1) The classrooms, theatres, are in bad shape with falling ceiling roof
and the ceiling fans not work thereby not conducive enough for
learning.

2) The department has no Confidential Secretary and Technologist

3) The non teaching staff has not benefitted much for staff
development programme

 

1) They need to be well maintained in terms of keeping them clean
and repairing/replacing broken chairs, fans, ceiling boards

2) The department should employ Confidential Secretary and
Technologist to ease their work in the office

3) There should be more training non teaching staff to enhance the output of their work in the office

 

The total score for the programme is 86.18%. It scored 30 (85.71%)  in Academic Matters, 31 (88.57%) in Staffing, 22 (81.48%) in Physical Facilities, 17 (94.44%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) 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