According to the 2016 accreditation status report by the National Universities Commission (NUC), about 150 undergraduate academic programmes (Courses) in Nigeria’s public and private universities are unaccredited.

This unaccredited 150 courses are offered in 37 of 143 universities in the country.

The Quality Assurance Department of the NUC responsible for accrediting courses in the universities said for a course to be accredited, it must meet the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) that has been drawn up by the commission.

According to NUC accreditation of courses 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.

NUC also added that it is 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.

The accreditation result for 2016 released by NUC shows that about 150 courses are currently unaccredited in 13 federal universities, 16 state universities and eight private universities in Nigeria.

Below is the full list of unaccredited courses by Universities:

1. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Nursing Science
Industrial/Production Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

2. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Architecture
Microbiology

3. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Russian
Dentistry
Statistics

4. University of Calabar
Business Management
Theatre and Media Arts
Public Health

5. University of Jos
History and International Relations
Medical Laboratory Science
Biochemistry
Science Laboratory Technology

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

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