PUP Dept. of History Passes Level 3 Phase 1 Accreditation
The Department of History of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines has passed with flying colors the Level 3 Phase 1 accreditation conducted by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) last November 2008.
The 10 areas submitted for accreditation, namely Area 1-Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives, Area 2-Faculty, Area 3-Curriculum and Instruction, Area 4- Support to Students, Area 5-Research, Area 6-Extension and Community Involvement, Area 7-Library, Area 8-Physical Plant and Facilities, Area 9-Laboratories and Area 10-Administration passed the AACCUP’s Minimum Area Mean.
Chair Duque congratulated the faculty members and students for a job well done. He vowed to do all necessary measures so that the Department will pass the Phase 2 visit this November 2010 also with flying colors. He stressed that “the triumph over the accreditation assures that there is excellence as far as historical studies in pup are concerned”.
Professor Pascual pointed out that the result of the accreditation is rewarding to both the faculty members and students. “All the sleepless nights and the long-drawn-out preparation of documents have been supplanted with contentment and joy”, he said.
