EXAMINATION REGULATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS
Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed from time to time by the Commandant, the committee of Heads of Department in the Academic branch shall perform the following functions:
a.    Consider the recommendations of the Departmental and Faculty Board of Examiners on degree and other semester examinations and make appropriate recommendation to the Commandant’s Assessment Conference.
b.    Ensure the maintenance of proper standard of examination.
c.    Approve the publication of candidates for the resit examination.
The Commandant’s Assessment conference shall give final approval to the degree results and award appropriate penalties when necessary to the cadets who were found wanting.
Entry and Exit of Cadets:
No cadet is allowed to enter the examination venue 30 minutes after the start of the examination, except by the authorization of the Chief Invigilator.
 Announcement:
It is very important that announcement should be made early and clearly enough for all the cadets to hear.  When necessary, the subject matter of the announcement should be written on the chalk board.
Errors in Question Papers:
Papers must be taken as they stand until an instruction to the contrary is given by the Chief Invigilator.
At the End of Examination:
Every Cadet shall remain silent and seated until all the scripts have been collected.
Illness of Cadet:
Where a cadet falls sick in the examination hall, the Chief Invigilator shall have the cadet removed from the examination hall and arrange for him to be taken to the Medical centre.  When a cadet is absent from examination for a time on ground of ill-health, extra time should not normally be allowed.

PENALTIES FOR POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Warning:    A cadet who fails to earn a CGPA of 1:00 at the end of the First Semester Examination shall be warned that if his performance does not improve by the end of Second Semester he may be relegated or withdrawn as the case may be.
Concessional Carry-Over:    A cadet who after the resit examination fails in not more than three core courses shall be allowed to proceed to the next higher level and repeat only the examination of failed courses.
Relegation:    A cadet shall be withdrawn from the Academy If:
a.    By the end of the second semester he fails more than half of the total number of credit for which he registered during the session but as earned a CGHPA of at least 1.00.
b.    He fails in more than three core courses or five courses altogether (including GNS/MIL) courses after the resit examination.
c.    He fails to take the resit examination for good cause, such as illness.
d.    Furthermore, a first year cadet who fails to earn a CGPA of 1.00 at the end of the session shall be relegated and put on probation for one semester.
Withdrawal:    A cadet shall be withdrawn from the Academy if:
a.    He fails and having been relegated earlier, he no longer qualifies for a second relegation.
b.    He fails to earn a CGPA of 1.00 at the end of the second semester of any session other than the year in which he is on probation.
c.    He fails to sit for a semester or resit examination without a valid reson, such as illness.
d.    He fails to earn a CGPA of at least 1.00 at the end of the first semester of the year in which he is on probation.

PENALTIES FOR EXAMIANTION MALPRACTICE
Any cadet who is found guilty of cheating or attempting to cheat by taking unauthorized books, pamphlets or papers into the examination hall or who tries to gain information from fellow cadets while in the examination hall will render himself liable to be withdrawn from the Academy.  Any other act involving a dishonest act to gain advantage or profit also shall render liable to disciplinary action for deliberate absence from an examination without any valid reason, the penalty is withdrawal.

MARKING OF EXAMINATION PAPERS
Each lecturer shall mark all answer scripts of any course taught and examined by him/her in accordance with the moderated marking scheme.  Such scripts shall be submitted to the Head of Department who shall arrange for the internal moderation of the marking.

The Assessment on each course shall be graded as follows:
 

Grade Point Average (GPA)
A cadet’s performance in any semester is reported in terms of Grade Point Average.  This is the average of the weighted grade point earned in the courses taken during the semester.  The Grade Point Average is obtained by multiplying grade Point attained in each course by the number of Credit units assigned to the course, and then summing these up and dividing by the total number of credit units taken for the semester.
Cumulative grade Average (CGPA)
This is the up-to-date means of the grade Point earned by the cadet in a programme of study.  It is an indication of the cadet’s overall performance at any point in the training programme.  To compute the Calculative Grade Point Average, the total grade Point multiplied by the respective Credit Units for all the semester are added and then divided by the total number of Credit Units for all courses registered by the cadet.
RESIT EXAMINATIONS
Resit examinations shall normally be conducted in August.  Arrangement for the resit examinations shall be made as in other examinations.  The conditions for taking part in the resit examinations are as follows:
a.    A cadet who fails not more than one third of the total number of credits he registered for in a particular session shall be permitted to resit the courses failed at the end of the second semester.
b.    A cadet who fails to sit for a semester examinations with a valid reason (such as illness) may be allowed to take the resit examinations as a first attempt.
 

CLASSIFICATION OF DEGEREE
Degrees are classified as follows:
 

ISSUANCE OF ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS
Academic transcripts shall be issued by the Registry to institutions or bodies within and outside Nigeria on receipt of a request from an ex-cadet or the institution concern and the payment of the appropriate processing fees as stipulated from time to time by the registry.
ACADEMIC ADVISERS
All academic staff are to take part in academic counseling of cadets.  Departments shall make internal arrangements of assigning academic advisers to cadets.  The following are the responsibilities of academic counselors:
a.    Mapping out programme for individual cadets.
b.    Ensuring effective enrolment of the cadets during registration periods.
c.    Offering advisory services on changing of degree programmes.
d.    Making sure that the regulations of the Academic Departments are duly observed by the cadets.
e.    Effective keeping of files on cadets.
f.    Interviewing the cadets at least once a year.
g.    Making a sessional academic appraisal on the academic work of each cadet.
h.    Consulting the Academy Registrar through their HODs where cadets have psychological problems to be solved.
i.    Keeping regular office hours for the cadets.
DEGREE PROGRAMME AND COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Undergraduate programme is four years programme leading to award of B.A (Hons) degree in History and International Studies.  The programme is structured into eight semesters for all cadets.  Each cadet is expected to spend this period in the Academy taking lectures and practical.  Planned educational visit to industries and research laboratories are organized from time to time to enable cadets appreciate the course better.
The B.A programme involves intensive course work of lectures and practical designed to teach and reinforce theoretical concepts in History.  The courses are grouped as general, core and elective.  All general and core courses are compulsory and must be passed before graduation.  Electives courses are those that will help cadets understanding of the higher level courses and these constitute only a very small percentage of the total credit units registered throughout the programme.
COURSE EVALUATION
Cadets are examined by a combination of the following methods:
a.    Unannounced Quizes
b.    Class test
c.    Assignments
d.    Mid Semester test
e.    Semester Examination
The scores from (a – d) above (continuous assessment) will form 40% of the final assessment at the end of each semester.  The main semester examination(s) shall carry 60% of the total marks.
Note:    Seventy-five percent (75%) attendance at lectures is often required for a student to qualify for a grade in a course at the end of a semester.
Field Trip
Cadets are expected to undergo a field trip to places of historical importance in Nigeria.
Research/Project
Each cadet is required to take up a research at the 400 level of study and submit four (4) bound copies of the research work for assessment at a date not later than three (3) weeks before the commencement of the second semester examination.
Seminar
Each cadet is required to present a seminar on any area of History.

DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
The Department currently runs undergraduate and post-graduate programmes.  The courses for the undergraduate programme are based on Minimum Academic Standards (MAS) as stipulated by the NUC.  Following the change in nomenclature, the curriculum of the Department was reviewed and new courses added to reflect the new status.  Due to the peculiar nature of the NDA as a military institution, course content reflects military bias as well.  The Department from time to time reviews its curriculum in order to remain relevant to the changing needs of the Armed Forces and the general society.

Admission Requirements

In addition to satisfying the NDA and the general Faculty requirements, candidates for BA Honours degree Programme in History and International Studies, must obtain English, Mathematics, History or Government at the Senior Secondary Certificate level.

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME

In 2005, approval was given to commence the Post-graduate Programme.  The Department of History then was among the Pioneer Departments. It offers courses leading to the Award of M.A/PhD in History and International Studies.  The Programme is open to both military personnel and the General Public.

The NDA is first and foremost a military Institution; therefore the Department offers Military History and International Studies in the Post-graduate (PG) Programmes.  The contents and courses of the PG Programmes in Military History and International Studies are specifically designed such that serving personnel who participate are imbibed with additional professionalism and expertise.  The students are made to develop the spirit of enquiry through training in research, in an atmosphere of independence and personal creativity combined with a high sense of team work.

The careful Study of wars and conflicts of the past, such as the Nigerian Civil War, Pre and Post Colonial Wars in Africa, the World Wars (I & II.)  and Middle East conflicts, the PG students will be better equipped in terms of tactics, strategies and methods of war prosecution.  This way, they will be able to learn from the general and specific lessons of successes, failures, manouvres and miscalculations by war commanders and troops of the past for their present and future benefits.

Other courses include contemporary ones like Guerilla warfare; Terrorism and Counter Insurgency; Nigeria and the Outside World; International Peace-keeping; War and Society in Africa and the Struggle for World Hegemony.  Also course contents of the programme in part examines efforts at disarmament, the end of Cold War, Crises in the former Soviet Union, dissolution of Warsaw Pact, German Unification and military globalization.

The courses were put in place to help the students’ especially military personnel to acquaint themselves of the opportunity to improve and upgrade the existing potential in high level manpower needed for planning, implementation and general improvement in productivity and performance in the services and the nation at large.  At the global level, officers of these programmes are better informed in and trained to command, administer and head relevant sections of the Diplomatic Mission, specialized administration, intelligence service and other broader demands of the Region, Continent and the UN.



ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Candidates seeking admission into the Master’s Degree programmes in Military History and International Studies apart from satisfying the general regulations guiding application to PG School, NDA, shall in addition, be a graduate of NDA or any recognized University and must possess a minimum of Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in History, single or combined Honours.

For Ph.D in addition to the above, a candidate must have scored an average of not less than 60% at Masters’ level.
REQUIRED TEACHING AIDS
The Department requires reputable local and International Journals in all areas of National, Regional and Global History, especially on Military History.  The Department also requires historical maps on Nigeria, Africa and the World,  In addition, there is need to procure projectors, films, cable/satellite TV systems, magazines and text books, in the above highlighted areas of History.
Equipment Required.  The Department has a Library, but there is an urgent need to add new books to the collection.  In addition, the Department requires an e-library.
a.    Manpower Development.  In view of the present composition of the academic staff in the Department, a number of the staff are on Ph.D programme.  There is also the need to sponsor staff on conferences, seminars and workshops at both national and international levels
b.    Lecture Hall.  The present sizes of lecture rooms are adequate.  There is a need for two more of lecture rooms in the Department.
c.    Office Accommodation with Facilities.  The Department has 16 offices with the following facilities: TV, refrigerator, notice board in some of the offices.  It is expected that other offices will soon be equipped.
 

Training And Retraining Requirements:  Non-academic staff need to be encouraged to go for further studies and training in order to cope with the changes in the profession.


Sources of Funding:  There is no existing source of funding.  However it

is anticipated that NDA will provide funds for future researches.


Departmental Seminars/Journals:  The Department organizes seminars periodically.  Such Seminar papers are published in the Faculty Journal NDA Journal, and Journal of History and Military Studies.

Service Delivery, Prof OE Tangban, Prof AM Yakubu, Prof AA Lipede, Prof AO Ahmed and Assoc Prof CC Osakwe are Deans and Heads of Centres.  Also, Prof AM Yakubu is on National assignment.

Endowment Funds -   Endowment funds are centrally sourced for, in view of the peculiarity of NDA as a Military Institution.