Undergraduate Education Directorate
Undergraduate Education Directorate
The Directorate is responsible for coordinating undergraduate academic issues requiring senate approval from Schools and lower organs in the University
Our Roles
- To handle the entire undergraduate admission process (advertisement, selection, admission and registration);
- To handle all matters pertaining to Undergraduate examinations, including submission, through DVC-ARC, for approval by SENATE of examination results,
- To formulate and periodically update operational policies and procedures for introducing new academic programmes and courses at the university;
- To coordinate development of new undergraduate programmes and courses including their submission through DVC-ARC to SENATE for approval;
- To coordinate revision, where necessary, of existing undergraduate programmes and courses including their submission through DVC-ARC to SENATE for approval. This should include regular mounting of tracer studies followed by curriculum review;
- To formulate and periodically update the requisite operational policies and procedures for the review of undergraduate programmes;
- To formulate operational policies and procedures governing interschool/institute teaching and allocation of resources to maintain such teaching;
- To ensure optimum utilization of teaching staff and learning space through coordination of inter- school/institute teaching, rationalization of courses across schools/institutes and central time tabling;
- To coordinate appraisal of teaching load of departments and advise the DV CARC accordingly on the recruitment needs of departments for academic, technical and administrative staff;
- To assist Schools to coordinate practical training and field/research project courses, including preparation of budgets for the same for submission to Government through the Bursar’s Office;
- To establish, maintain and periodically update an Alumni Information Management System; and
- To establish, maintain and periodically update a Student Information Management System.