That aborted policy is currently causing trouble in some universities in the country. While some institutions quickly adopted the four-point scale, others overlooked the policy and continued grading their students with the five-point system.
They did not only term the four-point system as unfavourable, they also claimed that by its nature, it is capable of lowering students’ score. Their action resulted into a protest, which led to the closure of the 27-year old institution by the management. “What we want the management to do is to revert to the five-point system, but they refused. Several appeals have been made in this regard, yet they were adamant. So, we were left with no choice than to protest. From all indication, the management was not ready to implement the new grading system. Meanwhile, our colleagues in other universities are enjoying the new scale,” one of the aggrieved students argued.
“In the interim, the university management met the students and informed them of the efforts of the Senate and appealed for their patience to enable the committee complete the assignment.” “However, the four-point scale, which some universities started implementing, was also found to have severe implementation shortcomings, with some universities observing serious difficulties in getting students to acquire average class of degree, while the scale made it easier for students to have first class degree.
Coordinator, Lagos Zone, Academic Staff Union of Universities , Prof Olusiji Sowande, said, “There has been this issue of grading system being regulated by NUC over time. Universities have different levels of compliance with NUC regulations, because the truth of the matter is that at some point, the regulation of NUC actually infringes upon the powers of the Senate as highlighted in each university Act.
He advised that students should channel their agitation to NUC and demand for it to be consistent, as going back and forth on such issue is not good for the system.Insisting that NUC is responsible for the confusion, Sowande said, “What I found out is that NUC is not consistent in terms of its regulations even in my own university. Five years ago, NUC said ‘maintain five-point grading system, but remove pass from degree classification.
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