{"id":2,"date":"2019-01-27T16:33:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ic.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-05-26T18:36:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T18:36:26","slug":"about-uac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/about-uac\/","title":{"rendered":"About UAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-490442 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-211745 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-780824 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-91258 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-998379 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"kc_title\">About UAC<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-986703 kc-raw-code\"><div style=\"width: 40px; border-bottom: 3px solid black; margin: auto;\"><\/div><br><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-568739 kc-animated kc-animate-eff-flipInX kc-animate-speed-.5s kc_text_block\"><p>The University of Southeastern Philippines as one of the State Universities and prestige schools in Mindanao, it undergoes accreditation on its different colleges. In partnership with the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) which they will be the one who will evaluate the College that applied for higher level.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-486897\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-672030 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-732042 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div data-open-on-mouseover=\"\" data-tab-active=\"1\" data-effect-option=\"yes\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-21933 kc_tabs group\">\n\t<div class=\"kc_wrapper ui-tabs kc_clearfix\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"kc_tabs_nav ui-tabs-nav kc_clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"fa-clipboard-list\"><\/i> Mandate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"fa-chart-line\"><\/i> Accreditation System<\/a><\/li>\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<div id=\"mandate\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-857756 kc_tab ui-tabs-panel kc_ui-tabs-hide kc_clearfix \"><div class=\"kc_tab_content\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-125050 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-737031 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-971757 kc_text_block\"><p>The University of Southeastern Philippines as one of the State Universities and prestige schools in Mindanao, it undergoes accreditation on its different colleges. In partnership with the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) which they will be the one who will evaluate the College that applied for higher level.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-571906\" style=\"height: 30px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-669833 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-531906 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div data-closeall=\"true\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-967727 kc_accordion_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-860292 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#the-program-of-accreditation\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"\"><\/i> The Program of Accreditation<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-447866 kc_text_block\"><p>A.\u00a0<strong>What is Accreditation?<em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Accreditation is viewed as a process by which an institution at the tertiary level evaluates its educational activities, in whole or in part, and seeks an independent judgment to confirm that it substantially achieves its objectives, and is generally equal in quality to comparable institutions. <br \/>(http:\/\/www.aaccupqa.org.ph\/Accreditation.html)<\/p>\n<p>B.\u00a0<strong>Program as the unit of assessment<em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Currently, accreditation in state colleges and universities is by program. A program is defined as a course or a group of related courses packaged in a curriculum and leading to a graduate or undergraduate degree. Examples of programs are elementary teacher education, civil engineering, agriculture, etc. <br \/>(http:\/\/www.aaccupqa.org.ph\/Accreditation.html)<\/p>\n<p>C.\u00a0<strong>Other Attributes<em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Aside from being program-focused, accreditation is:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 based on standards of the accrediting agency, which are normally higher than those set by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ched.gov.ph\/\"><strong>Commission on Higher Education (CHED)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and other appropriate agencies, e.g.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.gov.ph\/\"><strong>Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)<\/strong><\/a>.;<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 voluntary on the part of the higher education institution that may want to be accredited;<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 an evaluation by peers, i. e. the external\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaccupqa.org.ph\/Accreditors.html\"><strong>accreditors<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0are mostly faculty members from other higher education institutions; and<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 non-governmental. (<\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaccupqa.org.ph\/Accreditation.html\"><strong>http:\/\/www.aaccupqa.org.ph\/Accreditation.html<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-680636 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#the-conduct-of-accreditation\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"\"><\/i> The Conduct of Accreditation<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-600979 kc_text_block\"><p><strong>A. Stages of Accreditation<\/strong><br \/>The accreditation process passes through different stages\/activities:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Application<\/strong><br \/> an educational institution files its application to undergo accreditation with AACCUP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Institutional Self-Survey<\/strong><br \/> upon approval of the application, the applicant institution will be required to make an internalassessment by its internal accreditors to determine the program\u2019s readiness for external review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Preliminary Survey Visit<\/strong><br \/> the evaluation of the program for the first time by external accreditors. Passing the assessmententitles the program to be awarded a Candidate status valid for two (2) years<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. 1st (Formal) Survey Visit<\/strong><br \/> the evaluation of the program which has attained Candidate status, and if it has attained ahigher level of quality, is awarded a Level I Accredited status, good for three (3) years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. 2ND Survey Visit<\/strong><br \/> involves the evaluation of an accredited program, and if it has passed the standards set at ahigher level of quality than the immediately preceding survey visit, may qualify the program toan award of Level II Re-accredited status, good for five (5) years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. 3rd Survey Visit<\/strong><br \/> the accreditation stage conducted after a program has enjoyed a Level II Re-accredited statusfor five (5) years. Passing a higher level standard of quality entitles the program to apply forLevel III. The program is then evaluated and must excel in four (4) areas, namely: 1) instruction and 2) extension, which are mandatory; and two (2) more areas to be chosen from among research, performance in licensure examination, faculty development, and linkages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. 4TH Survey Visit<\/strong><br \/> is a higher level which if hurdled, may entitle the institution to an institutional accreditation status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B. Criteria Used<\/strong><br \/>There are ten (10) criteria (areas) that are used in the assessment of programs:<br \/>1. Mission, goals and objectives<br \/>2. Faculty<br \/>3. Curriculum and Instruction<br \/>4. Students<br \/>5. Research<br \/>6. Extension and Community Involvement<br \/>7. Library<br \/>8. Physical Facilities<br \/>9. Laboratories<br \/>10. Administration<\/p>\n<p><strong>C. Accreditation Instruments<\/strong><br \/>The evaluation instrument (aide memoire) which uses the 10 criteria described above is the working guide of the Accreditor. Starting with instruments for five (5) programs in 1992; then to ten (10) programs in 1994; there are now thirty-four (34) instruments which have undergone revision for the first time in year 2000. These instruments were updated in 2003, 2005 and 2010. The instruments for the following programs are available:<\/p>\n<p>1. Accountancy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>2. Agribusiness\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>3. Agricultural Engineering\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>4. Agricultural Technology\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>5. Agriculture\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>6. Agroforestry\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>7. Architecture\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>8. Biology\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>9. Business &#038; Management Educ.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>10. Chemistry\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>11. Civil Engineering\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>12. Computer Engjneering\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>13. Criminology\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>14. Electrical Engineering\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>15. Electronics &#038; Comm. Engineering\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>16. Entrepreneurship\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>17. Environmental Science\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>18. Fisheries<br \/>19. Food Technology<br \/>20. Forestry<br \/>21. Graduate Education<br \/>22. Graduate Teacher Education<br \/>23. Hotel and Restaurant\/Tourism\/<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Hospitality\/Travel Management<br \/><\/span>24. Information Technology Education<br \/>25. Library &#038; Information Science<br \/>26. Mathematics\/Applied Mathematics<br \/>27. Maritime Education<br \/>28. Mechanical Engineering<br \/>29. Nursing<br \/>30. Nutrition &#038; Dietetics<br \/>31. Office Administration<br \/>32. Physics\/Applied Physics<br \/>33. Undergraduate Teacher Education<br \/>34. Veterinary Medicine<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-647543 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#benefits-of-accreditation\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"\"><\/i> Benefits of Accreditation<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-184992 kc_text_block\"><p><strong>A. Programs that have passed the standards, and are awarded accreditation status:<\/strong><br \/>1. lend prestige to member institutions, justified by the possession of quality standards and unremitting efforts to maintain them at high level;<br \/>2. help parents to know which program they may send their children to for quality education;<br \/>3. make all those engaged in education aware of standards of excellence which they should strive to attain;<br \/>4. make possible for those proposing funding and those who are to fund, to know what to support and how much support is needed; and<br \/>5. make possible for an evaluated program to know its strength and weaknesses, and in what aspects it needs to develop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B. Accreditation has also been used as a criterion in administrative decision-making in a variety of ways:<\/strong><br \/>1. applicants for teaching in the Department of Education (DepEd) who are graduates of accredited programs are granted credit points;<br \/>2. used as a criterion in the leveling of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs);<br \/>3. used as a criterion in the selection of schools for foreign students;<br \/>4. some agencies consult AACCUP about the accreditation status of colleges and universities attended by their employees for purposes of promotion; and<br \/>5. sometimes foreign universities consult AACCUP regarding the accreditation status of programs attended by Filipino students seeking admission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C. In view of the failure of CHED Order No. 31 to provide benefits to SUCs, AACCUP has taken cognizance of the following potential incentives to be granted to accredited programs\/institutions:<\/strong><br \/>1. as a rational basis for budgetary requests;<br \/>2. for normative financing;<br \/>3. as a factor in the selection of Center of Excellence (COEs) and Center of Development (CODs);<br \/>4. for SUCs leveling;<br \/>5. as a requirement for the conversion of a college to a university;<br \/>6. as a factor in assessing the appointment\/transfer of an SUC President; and<br \/>7. for matching-fund schemes where requirements for accreditation are matched with funds from CHED.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"accreditation-system\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-911312 kc_tab ui-tabs-panel kc_ui-tabs-hide kc_clearfix \"><div class=\"kc_tab_content\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-625317 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-294828 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-532371 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-704872 kc_col-sm-4 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-275474 kc_col-sm-4 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-159166 kc-pro-button kc-button-2\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/02\/Accreditation-System.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<span class=\"creative_icon creative_icon_left\"> <i class=\"sl-arrow-down-circle\"><\/i>  <\/span><span class=\"creative_title\">Accreditation System<\/span>\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-94445 kc_col-sm-4 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-38778\" style=\"height: 80px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-pages\/template-office-sub-light.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usep.edu.ph\/uac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}