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Vol. 13 No. 26 November 24-29, 2003

DLSU-D granted level 3 accreditation status

De La Salle University-Dasmariñas’ application for level 3
status for the programs of the colleges of Business
Administration (including Accountancy), Education, Liberal
Arts and Science was approved by Board of Directors of
the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges
and Universities (PAASCU) during its Board Meeting on
November 13.

With DLSU-D’s level 3 accreditation, the university shall
enjoy a number of benefits such as full administrative
deregulation from Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
financial deregulation in terms of setting of tuition and
other school fees and charges, partial curricular autonomy
which shall include the authority to revise the curricula
without CHED approval, authority to graduate students
from accredited courses or programs of study in the levels
accredited without prior approval of the CHED and without
need for Special Orders, priority in terms of available
funding assistance for scholarships, library materials,
laboratory equipment and other development activities and
priority for government subsidy for faculty development.

Moreover, this achievement will give DLSU-D limited
visitation, inspection and/or supervision by CHED
supervisory personnel or representatives; and full curricular
deregulation, including the authority to offer new courses
allied to existing Level III courses, without need for prior
approval provided that CHED, through the appropriate
Higher Education Regional Office, is duly informed before
offering such new programs.

Normally, a university is given five years to apply for level 3
status after being granted level 2 accreditation. However,
DLSU-D was able to earn its level 3 status for a shorter
period because it has met additional criteria set by CHED
and the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the
Philippines. Likewise, it is because the university has
maintained a clean accreditation, which means no progress
report or interim visit was done within a period of five years
as the university has previously satisfied criteria set by
PAASCU.


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