A team of accreditors from the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) headed by Dr. Dante Silva conducted an orientation on accreditation for the Master of Arts in Humanities (MA HUM), Master of Science in Human Capital and Organization Development (MS HCOD), and BS Business Economics (BSBE) Programs on February 17. 

The orientation included focus group discussions on the areas under survey during accreditation visits: Philosophy and Objectives/Organization and Administration, Faculty, Curriculum and Instruction, Research, Student Services, Library, Social Orientation, and Learning Resources. 

Present in the orientation were the Program Directors, Unit Heads, Program accreditation teams, and members of the Operations Committees of the College of Arts and Sciences (for MA HUM), School of Education and Human Development (for MS HCOD), and School of Economics (for BSBE).

In the closing meeting in the afternoon, the team of accreditors presented their exit statements, highlighting their recommendation to PACUCOA to grant Associate Status to the said programs. An associate status will qualify the programs for a Preliminary Visit, a stepping stone to a Formal Visit for Level I accreditation. 

We congratulate the MA HUM, MS HCOD, and BSBE Programs for a productive PACUCOA orientation visit. 

UA&P President Dr. Winston Conrad B. Padojinog (seated, center) with the PACUCOA accreditors (seated) and representatives from the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Economics, School of Education and Human Development, Academic Quality Assurance Office, Center for Teaching and Learning, Human Resource Management, Office of the University Registrar, and BIGGKAS+.

The team of PACUCOA accreditors (seated) with the representatives from the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Economics, School of Education and Human Development, Assets and Facilities Management Group, Academic Quality Assurance Office, University Library, Center for Teaching and Learning, Human Resource Management, Office of the University Registrar, and BIGGKAS+.