Institutions with PACUCOA Accredited Programs
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Certified by FAAP
(as of December, 2011)
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Contact us:
Address:
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Condominium,
25 F. Dela Rosa St., Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Telephone:
+63(2) 436-0192;
+63(2) 426-0089
Fax:
+63(2) 929-9891
Email add:
pacucoa@yahoo.com
pacucoa@gmail.com
pacucoa@pacucoa.ph
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PACUCOA policies and accreditation procedure
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Since accreditation is a serious attempt to achieve a
high degree of quality in the operations/administration of a
program or a school, school heads administrators,
faculty and staff are advised to take
note of the policies and steps in the process.
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A.
CONSULTANCY VISIT
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Policy Statements
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(1)
Any
school/program, including schools
selected to try out a new survey
instrument, will have to undergo a
consultancy visit prior to undertaking
the
self-survey process. |
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(2)
A consultancy
visit may be scheduled any time during
the school year |
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Procedures
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(1)
Applicant institution/program submits a
written request for consultancy visit,
stating the date of the visit and the
program(s) seeking accreditation. |
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(2)
PACUCOA schedules
the visit and notifies the
institution/program accordingly.
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(3)
The institution/program convenes a
representative group of the school
community during the consultancy visit.
The institution/program is given a
period of one year within which to
undergo a preliminary visit from the
time the consultancy visit shall have
been done. |
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B. SELF-SURVEY
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Policy Statements
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(1)
No visit shall be scheduled by PACUCOA
until a report is submitted on the
compliance of the program with the
recommendations during the consultancy
visit. |
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(2)
Three (3) copies of the self-survey
report for every program to be evaluated
shall be submitted to the PACUCOA office
thirty (30) days before the scheduled
visit. |
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Procedures
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(1)
After the consultancy visit, the Survey
Executive Committee of the applicant
institution is formed to take charge of
evaluating initially the program to be
surveyed by examining the nine (9) sections/areas
of concern:
philosophy and objectives, faculty,
instruction, library, laboratories,
physical plant and facilities, student services, social orientation
and community involvement, and
organization and administration. |
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(2)
Using the criteria and standards
specified in the appropriate Survey
Instrument, the Survey Executive
Committee and area/sections sub-committees
analyze, evaluate and rate the main
areas of concern. |
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(3)
A narrative report is prepared along
with the accomplished self-survey
ratings; these are submitted to PACUCOA. |
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C.
PRELIMINARY SURVEY VISIT
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Policy Statements
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(1)
The submission of the Self-Survey Report
is not in itself a go-signal for PACUCOA
to send a team of accreditors for the
preliminary survey visit.
The applicant school is expected
to make a formal request for the visit,
including preferred dates of the visit. |
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(2)
During
the preliminary visit, as in all other
accreditation visits, the primary
principle and premise under which the
visit is based are the mission, philosophy
and objectives of the school, as these
throw light on the operations and
implementation of the program(s) under
survey. |
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(3) In all
survey visits, the principle of strict
confidentiality and high level of
professionalism is imposed on all
accreditors. |
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(4) All
information about the process and the
results of the survey visit shall be
transmitted to the school concerned only
and officially by the PACUCOA
Chair/Office not later than 4 months
after the conclusion of the visit. |
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Procedures
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(1)
Upon approval of the dates of the survey
visit, the Chair of the Survey Executive
Committee shall inform the academic
community of the visit to generate
maximum awareness and overall
preparedness. |
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(2)
The Survey Executive Committee shall see
to the readiness and availability of the
following:
2.1 the
accreditors' work headquarters, with
adequate amenities and privacy;
2.2 the
necessary exhibits and other evidences
in support of the self-survey reports;
2.3 call
slips for interview schedules;
2.4
Schedule of classes , syllabi, class registers and seat plans.
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(3)
The team chair prepares the schedule of
activities of the survey visit in
consultation with the Survey Executive
Committee chair upon arrival.
The schedule usually includes an
orientation meeting with the members of
the Survey Executive Committee,
dialogues with students, faculty, and the
non-teaching staff, class observations,
examination of exhibits, ocular visits
of facilities and outreach projects and interviews.
(4) The team
members conduct verification
activities
(5) The team prepares the accrediting
report
(6) The team
conducts exit conference with the school
administrators |
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D.
FORMAL VISIT
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Policy Statements
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(1)
Request for this visit must be made six
months prior to the expiration of the
accredited status. |
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(2)
A self-survey report with ratings on the
nine (9) areas/sections will have to be
accomplished again and submitted along
with the report on the actions taken on
the recommendations of the previous
accrediting team. |
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Procedures
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(same as the preliminary visit) |
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E. RE-ACCREDITATION
SURVEY VISIT
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Policy Statements
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(1)
Request for this visit must be made six
months prior to the expiration of the
accredited status. |
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(2)
A self-survey report and ratings on the
nine (9) areas/sections will have to be
accomplished again and submitted along
with the report on the actions taken on
the recommendations of the previous
accrediting team. |
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Procedures
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(same as the preliminary visit) |
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F.
LEVEL III
ASSESSMENT
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Policy Statements
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(1)
Level III reaccredited status is
attained only after a school acquires
level II re-accredited status and after
it has complied with the mandatory and
additional criteria for Level III
reaccredited status. |
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Procedures
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(1)
The reaccredited program submits its
application for Level III reaccredited status and proof of full
compliance with the recommendations of
the previous survey team. |
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(2) PACUCOA
Board of Directors reviews the school’s
reports and commissions a team to verify
and evaluate the merits of the level III
application. |
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G. LEVEL
IV ASSESSMENT
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f.
LEVEL IV and FAAP-approved
policies will be incorporated soon.
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H. INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
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f.
The FAAP-approved Institutional
Accreditation policies will be incorporated soon.
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