This document discusses accreditation in education. It begins by defining accreditation and stating its objectives, which are to define accreditation, present different accrediting agencies, discuss the benefits of accreditation, and provide exhibits and examples used in accreditation. It then discusses relevant Philippine laws and the Commission on Higher Education. It provides definitions of accreditation, including that it is a self-regulation process focused on self-study and evaluation to improve quality. It also discusses the major accrediting agencies in the Philippines - AACCUP, PAASCU, and PACUCOA - and the benefits accreditation provides such as prestige and knowledge of program quality. Finally, it discusses ways accredit
2. OBJECTIVES:
1. state the definition of accreditation
2. present different accrediting agency
3. give the benefits of the accreditation
4.show some exhibits and examples
used in accreditation.
3. EducationAct of 1982 (Batas Pambansa 323)
An act providing for the establishment and
maintenance of an integrated system of
education.
Higher Education Act of 1994 (RA 7722)
An act creating the commission on higher
education, appropriating funds therefore and
for other purposes.
Relevant commission on higher education
issuances.
4. Accreditation is a concept of self-
regulation which focuses on self-study
and evaluation and on the continuing
improvement of educational quality. It is
both a process and a result.
5. AACCUP is a non-profit, non-stock corporation
composed of 109 State Universities and
Colleges (SUCs). The accreditation of curricular
programs in the Philippines, particularly for state
universities and colleges.
Aims to:
"to develop a mechanism of, and conduct the
evaluation of programs and institutions.“
6. 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.
7. PAASCU (PHILIPPINE ACCREDITING
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES)
It is a private, voluntary, non-profit and
non- stock corporation that accredits
academic programs which meet standards
of quality education.
8. Philippine Association of Colleges and
Universities Commission on Accreditation
PACUCOA is a private accrediting agency
which gives formal recognition to an
educational institution by attesting that its
academic program maintains excellent
standards in its educational operations, in the
context of its aims and objectives.
9. Programs that have passed the standards, and
are awarded accreditation status:
lend prestige to member institutions, justified by the
possession of quality standards and unremitting
efforts to maintain them at high level;
help parents to know which program they may send
their children to for quality education;
make all those engaged in education aware of
standards of excellence which they should strive to
attain;
10. make possible for those proposing funding
and those who are to fund, to know what to
support and how much support is needed; and
make possible for an evaluated program to
know its strength and weaknesses, and in
what aspects it needs to develop.
11. Accreditation has also been used as a
criterion in administrative decision-making in
a variety of ways:
applicants for teaching in the Department of
Education (DepEd) who are graduates of
accredited programs are granted credit points;
used as a criterion in the leveling of State
Universities and Colleges (SUCs);
12. some agencies consult AACCUP about the
accreditation status of colleges and
universities attended by their employees for
purposes of promotion; and
sometimes foreign universities
consult AACCUP regarding the
accreditation status of programs attended
by Filipino students seeking admission.
13. as a rational basis for budgetary
requests;
for normative financing;
as a factor in the selection of Center of
Excellence (COEs) and Center of
Development (CODs);
14. for SUCs leveling;
as a requirement for the conversion of a
college to a university;
as a factor in assessing the
appointment/transfer of an SUC
President; and
for matching-fund schemes where
requirements for accreditation are
matched with funds from CHED.
17. Color coding per area
(Area I, II, III, IV,V,VI,VII,VIII IX)
Area IV represents for library.
All folders should have the same color (ex. Green for
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Uniform font style and font size in all documents
18. Area IV represents for
library.
All folders should have
the same color (ex.
Green for area IV).
Uniform font style and
font size in all documents
19. ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE
C.5. Course and test requirements are returned to students
after results are checked, recorded and analyzed, as
mandated in College Code, Chapter 73, Art. 316, Section 1,
Rights of Students,
C73.Art.316. Sec.1.d. The right to access his own records,
the confidentiality of which the school shall maintain and
preserve.
C73.Art.316. Sec.1.e. The right to the issuance
of………and other similar documents upon compliance of
the requirements set forth by the college……