A total of 60 out of 80 unaccredited undergraduate courses at the University of Ghana, have now received accreditation, authorities at the institution have said.

Responding to questions at a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, authorities at the institution said measures have been taken to ensure that all unaccredited programmes were properly accredited.

“After we had these audit responses, we've put in place a lot of treasures. So for instance, currently, we have a total of 220 programs in the whole university. We have put in place measures to ensure that all of these programs are properly accredited.

“Currently, we have 132 programs which are fully accredited and this cuts across all levels. Mr Chairman, what we have done is put in place systems to ensure that all of these programs are properly accredited,” she noted.

It was revealed in the 2021 Auditor-General’s report that a total of 374 academic programmes offered by the University of Ghana were unaccredited.

Of the 374, 14 are Diploma programs, and 80 are undergraduate programmes. Postgraduate programmes are 213 and 67 are PhD programmes.

“We noted that the University advertised 374 academic programmes on the various web portals that had the accreditation expired or required re-accreditation during the period under review,” portions of the report indicated.

But in a latest update, the school has stated that it is in the process of ensuring all courses are registered.

“Out of the 80, I'll say that currently we have 60 of the undergraduate programs fully accredited and the tests are in the process of being accredited,” Madam Agudu noted.