Here is the complete list of courses which are not accredited by the National Universities Commissions in some of the Nigerian Universities.
This is important news, especially to all candidates who are sitting for the UTME exercise, because they may have chosen any of these schools and the course, without knowing that it’s unaccredited by the National Universities Commissions.
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The truth is that, at least, 150 undergraduate academic programmes in Nigeria’s public and private universities are unaccredited, Dailyschoolnews Nigeria can authoritatively report to you.
According to the 2016 accreditation status, which was reported by the National Universities Commission (NUC), exclusively obtained by the DSN Management, the unaccredited courses are domiciled in 37 of 143 universities in Nigeria.
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According to the Quality Assurance Department of the National Universities Commission, who is currently in charge of accrediting courses in the universities, these courses are not accredited in these universities which are listed below.
How Do Courses Get Accredited BY NUC?
This is one question I would have asked too. For students who want to know the requirement before a course is accredited, the Quality Assurance Department of the NUC says, it must meet the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) that has been drawn up by the commission.
To be qualified, a course must have qualified faculty members, a good learning environment and adequate teaching materials – equipment, books, and journals.
However, what Millions of students are unaware of, is that Courses offered in an academic institution in this country, with full accreditation are due for re-accreditation every five years, during which some courses might lose or retain their certification. Some fully accredited courses could be slammed with interim accreditation if their facilities and faculty are found to have depreciated or not been productive.
While for courses with interim accreditation, they are due for reassessment after two years, and back to back interim accreditation automatically leads to loss of accreditation of that course in the institution concerned.
The NUC further disclosed that accreditation of courses is necessary to make sure that “employers and other members of the community that Nigerian graduates of all academic programmes have attained an acceptable level of competency in their areas of specialization.”
We discovered to our own horror from the analysis carried out, that the accreditation result for 2016 showed that 150 courses are currently unaccredited in 13 federal universities, 16 state universities, and eight private universities in Nigeria.
The affected universities include universities like;
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka;
- University of Benin,
- University of Jos,
- University of Calabar,
- University of Abuja, etc
| S/No | School | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Russian |
| Dentistry | ||
| Statistics | ||
| 2 | University of Benin | Anatomy |
| Pharmacy | ||
| 3 | University of Calabar | Business Management |
| Theatre and Media Arts | ||
| Public Health | ||
| 4 | University of Jos | History and International Relations |
| Medical Laboratory Science | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Science Laboratory Technology | ||
| 5 | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | Architecture |
| Microbiology | ||
| 6 | Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola | Banking |
| 7 | Federal University of Technology, Minna | Biology Education |
| Chemistry Education | ||
| Geography Education | ||
| Industrial and Technical Education | ||
| Mathematics Education | ||
| Physics Education | ||
| 8 | University of Abuja | Accounting |
| English Language | ||
| Linguistics | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Agricultural Education | ||
| Biology Education | ||
| Chemistry Education | ||
| Economics Education | ||
| Education (Social Science) | ||
| Geography Education | ||
| Integrated Science | ||
| Mathematics Education | ||
| Law | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| 9 | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi | Automobile Education |
| Building Technology Education | ||
| Business Education | ||
| Electrical Electronics Technology Education | ||
| Integrated Science | ||
| Architecture | ||
| Building | ||
| Industrial Design | ||
| Survey & Geo-informatics | ||
| Applied Geophysics | ||
| Engineering Physics | ||
| Physics Electronics | ||
| 10 | University of Uyo | Efik/Ibibio |
| 11 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University | Nursing Science |
| Industrial/Production Engineering | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | ||
| 12 | University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun | Chemistry |
| Environmental Management & Toxicology | ||
| Geology | ||
| Geophysics | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| 13 | Federal University, Wukari | English/Literary Studies |
| 14 | Rivers State University of Science & Technology | Quantity Surveying |
| 15 | Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma | Material & Production Engineering |
| Architecture | ||
| Building | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Botany | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Political Science | ||
| 16 | Abia State University | English Language Education |
| French Education | ||
| Igbo Education | ||
| History Education | ||
| Religious Studies Education | ||
| Education (Library Studies/Igbo/English/Social Studies/Government) | ||
| Biology Education | ||
| Chemistry Education | ||
| Economics Education | ||
| Geography Education | ||
| Guidance & Counselling | ||
| Mass Communication | ||
| 17 | Enugu State University of Science & Technology | Library & Information Science |
| 18 | Olabisi Onabanjo University | Christian Religious Studies Education |
| History Education | ||
| Islamic Studies Education | ||
| Electrical Electronics Engineering | ||
| 19 | Ekiti State University | African Traditional Religion |
| Religious Studies | ||
| Civil Engineering | ||
| 20 | Lagos State University | English Language |
| French | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Yoruba | ||
| 21 | Imo State University |
What do you think? Please if there is any complaint about this published article, have anything to add or that some of these courses have been accredited in certain schools which are mentioned here, do use the comment box to reach out to us. We’ll surely get back to you.
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