MMSU braces for online accreditation

By DANIEL P. TAPAOAN, JR.

 

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) remains committed in elevating the quality of its degree programs for academic excellence. 

 

The University is scheduled to submit 13 academic programs for the first-ever online accreditation by the members of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities (AACCUP), Inc. this November and December. 

 

Of this number, one program comes from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS); two each from the College of Agriculture, Food, and Sustainable Development (CAFSD), College of Aquatic Sciences and Applied Technology (CASAT), and College of Industrial Technology (CIT); and three each from the College of Engineering (COE) and Graduate School (GS).  

 

The BS Chemical Engineering, BS Electronics Engineering, and BS Computer Engineering of COE; and the BS Marine Biology and BS Fisheries of CASAT will undergo Level III, Phase 1 revisit on November 16-21. 

 

Meanwhile, AB English Language of CAS will go through Level III, Phase 2 accreditation.  The BS Agriculture and BS Forestry of CAFSD, BS Industrial Technology and Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education of CIT, and MS Crop Science, MS and PhD Rural Development in GS will undergo Level IV, Phase 2 accreditation on November 30 to December 4. 

 

Areas to be evaluated during the virtual accreditation are the following: vision, mission, goals and objectives; faculty; curriculum and instruction; support to students; research; extension and community involvement; library; physical plant and facilities; laboratories; and administration. 

 

Dr. Frederick F. Rodrigo, director of MMSU Quality Assurance (QA) directorate, said that in preparation for the online AACCUP accreditation, all documents will be digitized and uploaded in a private website to be created by the University Information and Technology Center (ITC). 

 

He added that the focal persons in each concerned department will undergo a one-day orientation on the use of the website before the actual accreditation. (StratCom)
 

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