Central Mindanao University Academic Paradise of the South
The universityβs BS Biology program earned a Level IV re-accredited status following rigid assessment by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. last December.
The status is valid from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021.
βThis Level IV re-accreditationβ¦is only a manifestation that the work as well as the efforts of everyone in the department is recognized by AACCUPβ¦β said Dr. Emmanuel LeaΓ±o, chairperson of the Biology Department.
The program rated 4.5 in areas of Research, Performance of Graduates, Community Service, International Linkages and Consortia, and Planning Process. It also received a grand mean of 4.5 or βVery satisfactory.β
βWe should say that the improvements in the university are mainly because of the commendations made by AACCUP and we are grateful [to them]. Of course, we have to comply with those recommendations,β Dr. LeaΓ±o added.
He said that this re-accreditation implies more funding especially that the university was granted Level II institutional accreditation last year.
ββ¦We are very happy and grateful especially with thatβ¦this level IV re-accreditation status will have impact on our SUC levelling and the budgetβmore budget means more infrastructure, more facilities, and more students can benefit,β he said.
Level IV re-accreditation means that the BS Biology program will be exempted from the AACCUP accreditation this March. Dr. LeaΓ±o said the department will be focusing their efforts in working for the CHED Center of Excellence award which will be expiring this year. (IDNeri)
