Afe Babalola University Faculty of Sciences

The College of Sciences is one of the pioneer Colleges of Afe Babalola University after the university’s approval by the Nigerian University Commission (NUC). The University admitted students at inception on 4 January 2010.^[1]

Provost

Abiodun Ayodele Ojo

Background

Academic Departments & Academic Programmes

There are three Departments in the College of Sciences, offering the following associated programmes:

Biological Sciences Department

• Sc. Microbiology
• Sc. Human Biology
• Agric. Agricultural Sciences

Chemical Sciences Department

• Sc. Industrial Chemistry
• Sc. Biochemistry

Mathematical & Physical Sciences Department

• Sc. Geology
• Sc. Computer Science
• Sc. Physics
• Sc. Mathematics
• Sc. Statistics
• Sc. Sports Science

College Facilities

In the College of Sciences, the following facilities are available:

• Classrooms and auditoriums equipped with audiovisual and interactive facilities.
• Physical and electronic libraries.
• Teaching and service laboratories which include:
  • Multidisciplinary Chemical Sciences Laboratory
  • Multidisciplinary Biological Sciences Laboratory
  • Microbiology Laboratory
  • General Physics Laboratory
  • Biochemistry Laboratory

Newly acquired Specialized Instrumentation in the College include Buck Scientific 210/211VGP Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

On-campus facilities are:

• Hostel accommodation.
• Cafeteria.
• Recreation facilities.

Accreditation of Programs

The under listed programs have been given full accreditation by the Nigerian University Commission:

• B.Sc. Microbiology (2013)
• B.Sc. Human Biology (2013)
• B.Agric. Agricultural Sciences (2014)
• B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry (2014)
• B.Sc. Biochemistry (2013)
• B.Sc. Physics (2014)
• B.Sc. Mathematics (2014)

The B.Sc. Computer Science program was awarded partial accreditation by the Nigerian University Commission in 2013.

The College of Sciences has successfully graduated two sets of undergraduate classes in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 academic sessions. Its currently processing the approval for a Postgraduate School at the master’s level in the following programs: Biochemistry, Microbiology and Human Biology, with a planning take-off in the 2014/2015 academic session.

In the 2014/2015 academic session, the following programs will be visited by the Nigerian University Commission for their respective accreditation:

• B.Sc. Geology
• B.Sc. Computer Science.

Staff & Students Population

Student Population The student population as at 2013/2014 academic session stands as follows:

Table 1: Student Population in the College of Sciences (2013/2014 session)

College Staff The staff strength in the college in the 2014/2015 academic session is as follows: Table 2: Staff Population in the College of Sciences (2014/2015 session).

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