Introduction

The stature and rating of any modern University is a function of the health of its Academic Programmes, quantum of research output that impacts positively on humanity and the quality of its Masters, scholars and Graduates. The health of Academic Programme is always determined by regulatory bodies of a country and by peers in professional associations, locally and internationally. In Nigeria, the National Universities Commission (NUC) periodically undertakes the accreditation of all undergraduate degree programmes, and those found wanting are denied accreditation. Subsequently programmes denied accreditation are barred from admitting student until the deficiencies that caused the denial of the accreditation are rectified. This is the most dreaded punishment that NUC subjects any programme to. Programmes that receive full accreditation are usually re-visited after five years while those with interim accreditation are re-assessed after 2 years. Programmes with denied accreditation are best re-assessed when all deficiencies earlier identified have been rectified. If a programme is denied accreditation a second time, NUC will close it down.

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The Current Status of Undergraduate Degree Programmes in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

A total of sixty-eight undergraduate programmes have been assessed by the National Universities Commission between 2005 and 2008. Sixty-one or 89.71% have been granted full accreditation, 5 (7.4%) received interim accreditation while 2 (2.94%) were denied accreditation ( Table 1). The actual programmes that received full, interim or denied accreditation are presented in Tables 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The degree programmes currently offered by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with eight different institutions are presented in Table 5. Two institutions, Federal College of Education Zaria and Kano have full accreditation of their programmes while resource assessment was recently conducted in six others.

The Senate of the University has in recent times approved five (5) additional undergraduate programmes which have been presented to the NUC for its consideration and approval (Table 6).

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Prayers: Council is requested to, amongst other things:

1. consider, discuss and approve the report;
2. consider and approve substantial funds for the improvement of the seven programmes currently given interim or denied accreditation;
3. consider and approve in the next budget funds for the upgrading of programes due for accreditation in 2010 and 2011.

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Table 1: The status of Undergraduate Programmes in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as at 31st December, 2010

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Table 2: Programmes granted Full Accreditation by the National Universities Commission

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Table 3: Programmes granted Interim Accreditation by the National Universities Commission

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Table 4: Programmes Denied Accreditation by the National Universities Commission

*   Given full Accreditation in 2006
** To be re-presented in 2009

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Table 5: Affiliation for the joint award of degree(s) with other institutions approved by the Senate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

*   Programmes in these Colleges were given full accreditation in 2005

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Table 6: New Programmes Approved by the Senate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

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Vision

Ahmadu Bello University shall be a world-class university comparable to any other, engaged in imparting contemporary knowledge, using high quality facilities and multi-disciplinary approaches, to men and women of all races, as well as generating new ideas and intellectual practices relevant to the needs of its immediate community, Nigeria and the world at large.