ARCON accredits Caleb Varsity Architecture programmes

Caleb University has gotten the professional accreditation from the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) for its Bachelors and Masters degree Programmes in line with Section 9 of the Architects (Registration, Etc) Act CAP A19 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

Deputy Director, Public Relations and Marketing of the Varsity, Elvis Otobo, made this known in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect.

Otobo said the approval was contained in a letter dated 31st January 2022 and signed by the Registrar of ARCON, Arch. Umar Murnai, ARCON, fnia.

According to him, the letter stated, “In view of the fact that the Department has acceptable physical infrastructure, facilities and equipment, an acceptable Staff/Students’ Ratio (SSR) of 1:9.43 and an acceptable Staff/Students’  Quality Coefficient (SSQC) Ratio of 1:2:32 (as against the minimum of 1:12 and 1:14 respectively) and a general assessment of 77.52per cent, the Council approved the recommendation that the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Master of Science (M.Sc) degree programmes in Architecture of the Department of Architecture, Caleb University, imota, Lagos State be accredited for Three (3) years…”

The Council confirmed the accreditation of the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Masters of Science (M.Sc.) degree Programmes in Architecture as a result of the overwhelming and impressive facilities and highly qualified faculty members.

He said NUC had earlier granted accreditation to the institution’s architectural programmes and the following programmes in a recent series of accreditation “Security Studies; B.Sc. Criminology, B.Sc. International Relations, B.Sc. Political Science including B.Sc. Economics. among others.”

“Caleb University has continued to receive commendations for upholding high academic standards from professional and regulatory bodies,” he added.