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AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA - NIGERIA ACADEMIC BRIEF 2013 - 2018 Academic Sessions © Academic Planning, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2018 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Printed by Ahmadu Bello University Press ltd. Zaria P.M.B. 1094, Samaru, Zaria Tel: 08065949711 Website: www.abupressltd.com E-mail: [email protected] ii CONTENTS Title Page Table of Contents ..................................................…................ iii List of Charts, Figures & Tables ................................................. vi Foreword ............................................................................... vii Preface ............................................................................... ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0 Preamble ..................................................................... 1 1.1 Historical Background ................................................. 1 CHAPTER TWO: VISION, MISSION, PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES 2.1 Vision ............................................................................... 3 2.2 Mission ..................................................................... 3 1.3 Philosophy & Objectives ................................................. 4 CHAPTER THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 3.1 The Visitor ..................................................................... 5 3.2 The Chancellor ........................................................... 5 3.3 The Pro-Chancellor .......................................................... 5 3.4 The Roles & Functions of Principal Officers ................... 5 3.4.1 The Vice Chancellor ........................................................... 5 3.4.2 The Two Deputy-Chancellors ....................................... 6 3.4.3 The Registrar ........................................................... 6 3.4.4 The Bursar ..................................................................... 6 CHAPTER FOUR: ACADEMIC PATTERN 4.0 Introduction ..................................................................... 8 iii 4.1 Existing Faculties ........................................................... 8 4.2 School of Postgraduate Studies ....................................... 8 4.3 Undergraduate Admission Requirement ............................. 33 4.4 Undergraduate Graduation Requirement ………..................... 34 4.5 Postgraduate Admission Requirement ............................. 34 4.6 Postgraduate Graduation Requirement ............................. 36 4.7 Programme Evaluation ................................................ 36 4.8 Course Credit System & Other Academic Regulations ......... 84 4.9 Academic Schedules ......................................................... 89 4.9.1 External Examiner ........................................................... 89 4.9.2 Student Transfer ........................................................... 89 CHAPTER FIVE: RESEARCH POLICY 5.1 Research Hub ........................................................... 90 CHAPTER SIX: ACADEMIC SUPPORT UNITS 6.0 Introduction .................................................................... 92 6.1 School of Basic and Remedial Studies, Funtua (SBRS) ......... 92 6.2 Demonstration Secondary School (DSS) ............................. 112 6.3 A.B.U. Staff School (ABUSS) ....................................... 117 CHAPTER SEVEN : SERVICE UNITS OF THE UNIVERSITY 7.0 Introduction .................................................................... 122 7.1 Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited ……………................ 122 7.2 Ahmadu Bello University Library Complex ................... 130 7.3 Ahmadu Bello University Consultancy Services (ABUCONS) 133 7.4 Equipment Maintenance Development Centre, (EMDC) 137 7.5 A.B.U. Microfinance Bank ................................................. 141 7.6 University Health Services (UHS) ....................................... 144 7.7 Centre for Biotechnology Research and Training, (CBRT) 146 7.8 Physical Planning & Municipal Services ............................. 150 iv 7.9 Directorate Academic Planning & Monitoring Unit (DAPM).... 150 710 Student Affairs Division ................................................. 151 7.11 Security Division ........................................................... 153 7.12 Directorate of University Advancement (DUA) ................... 160 7.13 Institute of Computing & ICT ....................................... 167 7.14 Distance Learning Centre …………………………………………….. 170 CHAPTER EIGHT: GROWTH PATTERN 8.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 182 8.2 Arts - Sciences Ratio ................................................. 185 8.3 Student Full - Time Equivalent (FTE) ............................. 185 8.4 Staff - Students Ratio ................................................. 186 8.5 Staff Mix ..................................................................... 186 CHAPTER NINE: COST ESTIMATE 9.0 Preamble ..................................................................... 189 9.1 Sources of Income ........................................................... 189 9.2 Allocation From Federal Government ............................. 189 9.3 External Grants ........................................................... 189 9.4 Investment Incomes ................................................. 189 9.5 Rent of University Property ....................................... 190 9.6 Consultancy Services ................................................. 190 9.7 Gifts & Donations ................................................. 190 9.8 Fees from Students ................................................. 190 9.9 Capital Expenditure ........................................................... 191 9.10 Recurrent Expenditure ................................................. 191 CHAPTER TEN: UNIVERSITY'S PERFORMANCE AUDIT 10 Preamble .................................................................... 192 10.1 Performance Indicators ................................................. 192 10.2 Academic Programmes Issues ....................................... 193 v 10.3 Managerial Issues ........................................................... 195 10.4 Financial Management Issues ....................................... 196 10.5 Managerial Acquisition & management ............................. 197 10.6 Physical Issues .......................................................... 197 10.7 Conclusion .................................................................... 199 CHARTS PAGE A. B. U. Organizational Chart ............................................... 7 Total Undergraduate Students Enrolments ........................... 182 Total Postgraduate Students Enrolments ..................................... 184 Total Undergraduate Art - Science Students ratio .................. 185 Total Postgraduate Art - Science Students ratio ................. 185 Summary of All Staff Projections by Category in Teaching Department ..................................................................... 188 TABLES Existing Programmes by Faculty and Department ................. 9 Summary of Programmes by Faculty and Department ................. 26 Specific Faculty/Department Admission Requirements for UG ......... 37 Total Undergraduate Students Enrolment ............................ 183 Total Postgraduate Students Enrolment ............................ 184 Summary of Academic Staff Number by category in Teaching Departments. ……………………………………………………………….. 187 Summary of the University Staff/Students Projections in Teaching Departments …………………………………………………………………………. 187 APPENDICES TITLE Appendix One: Total Students Projections ............................ 200 Appendix Two: New Entrants Students Projections ................... 239 Appendix Three: Staff Projections ....................................... 274 Appendix Four: Total Incomes/Expenditure Projections ........ 293 vi FOREWORD Managing without data is like embarking on a journey without a sense of the direction, distance, duration, obstacles and landmarks that one would expect to find on the way. The final result will be either a bankruptcy to attain the anticipated target or if one did at all, at an uneconomical use of time and other resources. It may even sometimes result in a total debacle. It is like steering a ship without any idea of where one is coming from or where one is going. This relation is very pertinent in that it applies to all exertions and in all corporations, Universities not excluded. There are very many thorny decisions which we take regularly at all levels of the University administration (Faculties/Schools, Departments, Divisions, Units, and especially at the level of the Central Administration – Vice Chancellor’s Office, Registry, Bursary, Physical Planning and Municipal Services, Student Affairs, Health Services, etc,) which require critical inputs, precise data and statistics about the realities on the ground and the backgrounds thereto. In a situation where such facts and figures are absent there is always likely to be wrong problem formulation and solution; wrong problem analysis and wrong treatment. A wrong decision will predictably lead to an awkward outcome and, of course, the problem will either remain unsolved or probably even aggravate. That is the critical