Beware! If you study these courses in Nigeria, you are on your own (full list)
– List of courses that have not been accredited in Nigerian universities have been released
– A certificate issued for those courses will be considered void
– The university of Abuja has the highest number of unaccredited courses
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a list of some courses that have not been accredited.
The unaccredited courses pose serious danger to students who study them as the certificates issued by these universities for the courses will not be officially recognised.
Premium Times reports that 2016 accreditation status report indicated that these unaccredited courses were taught in 37 out of 143 universities in the country.
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The Quality Assurance Department of the NUC is in charge of accrediting courses in the universities.
The NUC insists that for a course to be accredited, it must meet the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) that has been stipulated by the commission.
Some of the requirements include: “qualified faculty members, good learning environment and adequate teaching materials – equipment, books and journals”.
According to the NUC, accreditation is necessary to ensure “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.”
It also says it is also important to certify courses to assure “the international community that the programmes offered in Nigerian Universities are of high standards and that graduates of the institutions are adequate for employment and further studies.”
According to the commission, the pre-accreditation process include “drawing up a list of academic programmes to be certified, compilation of list of panel chairmen/members, time-tabling, budgeting and organizing the accreditation coordination meeting for panel chairmen and members in a simulation workshop.”
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The post-accreditation activities include “analyzing accreditation reports (technical and administrative), ranking of programmes and universities based on their accreditation status, publishing of accreditation status of programmes, issuance of certificates to programmes that earned Full and Interim accreditation results.”
According to Premium Times, 13 federal universities, 16 state universities and eight private universities were running courses that had not been accredited.
Some of the high profile institutions include University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Benin, University of Jos, University of Calabar.
The biggest casualty seems to be the University of Abuja which has 15 of its courses, including Law, unaccredited.
See full list of unaccredited courses and their universities in the table below:
| 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 | English & Literary Studies |
| French | ||
| Theatre Arts | ||
| Medical Laboratory Science | ||
| Nursing | ||
| Law | ||
| 22. | Delta State University | Accounting & Finance |
| Chemical Engineering | ||
| Civil Engineering | ||
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | ||
| Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | ||
| Law | ||
| 23. | Kogi State University | Medicine & Surgery |
| 24. | Niger Delta University | Adult & Community Education |
| Economics Education | ||
| Geography Education | ||
| Marketing Education | ||
| Political Science Education | ||
| Religious Studies Education | ||
| Social Studies | ||
| Botany | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Pure & Applied Chemistry | ||
| Zoology | ||
| 25. | Anambra State University | Early Childhood Education |
| Human Kinetics | ||
| Geology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| 26. | Ebonyi State University | Building/Woodwork Education |
| Physics Education | ||
| Applied Biology | ||
| Applied Microbiology | ||
| Applied Statistics | ||
| Biotechnology | ||
| Geology | ||
| Industrial Mathematics | ||
| 27. | Nasarawa State University | English |
| 28. | Cross River University of Technology | Physiology |
| Wood Production Engineering | ||
| Architecture | ||
| 29. | Kebbi State University of Science & Technology | Information Technology |
| 30. | Babcock University | French |
| 31. | Benson Idahosa University | Business Education |
| 32. | Ajayi Crowther University | Actuarial Science & Insurance |
| 33. | Caritas University | Bio-technology |
| Microbiology | ||
| 34. | Kwararafa University, Wukari | Public Administration |
| Computer Science | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Economics | ||
| Mass Communication | ||
| Sociology | ||
| 35. | Novena University | Chemistry |
| 36. | Joseph Ayo Babalola University | Building |
| Quantity Surveying | ||
| 37. | Tansian University, Anambra | Architecture |
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