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:
Social Sciences
PROGRAMME:
Sociology,
PROGRAMME SCORE:
88.53%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
DEFICIENCIES |
REMEDIES |
1. The curriculum is substantially covered. 3. No evidence of minutes of meetings on quality assurance system. 4. No evidence of staff development programme for non-academic staff. 5. Office accommodation are slightly inadequate in space 7. Inadequacy of current textbooks and journals in the library.
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1. The curriculum of the programme should be adequately covered.
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The total score for the programme is 88.53%. It scored 27 (84.38%) in Academic Matters, 33 (94.29%) in Staffing, 13 (81.25%) in Physical Facilities, 16.5 (91.67%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) 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