THE STATUTE OF POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
Postgraduate programmes include all academic and professional studies which envisage student achievement beyond the undergraduate level in any field leading to the award of Postgraduate Diplomas and Degrees.
Article 1:
The Officers of Postgraduate School shall be:
The Dean of Postgraduate School shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from among professors. The tenure shall be two years in the first instance. The Dean may be reappointed but may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
The Dean shall:
iii. The Dean shall preside over Postgraduate School Board.
vii. Monitor the standard and progress of postgraduate courses and research and ensure that the standards are maintained.
viii. Prepare and maintain permanent records of postgraduate students.
The Deputy Dean shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor for a tenure of two years in the first instance. The Deputy Dean may be reappointed but may not serve more than two consecutive terms. Only academic staff who have attained a minimum of Senior Lecturer are eligible for appointment.
The Secretary of the Postgraduate School shall hold the rank of at least Principal Assistant Registrar.
Duties:
The Secretary of the Postgraduate School shall be:
iii. Responsible for supervision and coordination of the constituent Units of the Postgraduate School
Article 2:
The Postgraduate School Board Membership
iii. Deans of Colleges – Member
The Terms of Reference of the Postgraduate School Board shall be as follows:
– Advise Senate on the development of Postgraduate programmes.
– Coordinate and harmonize all Postgraduate courses, programmes and regulations in all Colleges and Centres.
– Review all postgraduate Programmes periodically.
– Receive, consider and recommend to Senate appropriate College recommendations on:
– Admission Quotas
– Applications for admissions and registration for Postgraduate courses.
– Candidates for award of Postgraduate Degrees and Diplomas.
– Review annually and report to Senate the progress and development of Postgraduate studies in the University.
– Recommend to Senate the academic suitability of students either for extension of Postgraduate studies, permission to undertake part of Postgraduate courses outside the University or termination of their studies.
– Assess and recommend to Senate, students for Postgraduate scholarships, fellowships, grants or other awards.
– Initiate for the consideration of Senate, plans for the physical, academic and administrative development of Postgraduate School.
– Consider examination results and nomination of External Examiners.
– Handle other matters referred to it by Senate from-time to time.
iii. An Emergency meeting of the Board may be called by at east five (5) members of the Board drawn from at least three (3) Colleges.
Article 3: Other Committees of Postgraduate School:
The College Postgraduate Committee shall form a quorum of five (5) members. The Chairman and four (4) other members shall form a quorum. All members must be Senior Lecturers and above with Ph.D.
iii. All Heads of Departments in the College.
– Coordinate Postgraduate studies in the College.
– Screen Postgraduate admission applications in the College, making sure that Staff and students adhere to Postgraduate regulations including, presentation of
propositional seminar, regular meetings of Supervisory Committees, presentation of exit seminar at the proper time and proper conduct of the thesis defence before the External Examiners.
– Consider and recommend supervisors for postgraduate students to the Postgraduate School Board.
– Consider examination results, External Examiners and recommend to the Postgraduate School Board.
– Periodic review of admission requirements for various programmes of the College and recommend same to the Postgraduate School Board, Recommend to Postgraduate School Board, the students who need to have their period of study extended, those whose courses are to be terminated and those who require to undertake part of their research outside the University.
– Handle alt matters referred to it by Postgraduate School Board.
iii. All members of staff with Ph.D. Degrees who teach and supervise higher degree courses shall be members of (DPC).
– Coordinate Postgraduate Programmes in the Department.
– Collaborate with other disciplinary degree programmes.
– Recommend to College Postgraduate Committee (CPC), award of grants, scholarships and fellowships and the award of higher degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas.
– Recommend students whose studies are to be terminated or those who have to go to other institutions to use their facilities.
– Recommend Committee of Supervisors and External Examiners as required by the Postgraduate regulations.
– Consider examination results and make recommendations to the College Postgraduate Committee.
Article 4: Eligibility To Teach And Supervise Postgraduate Students