21/09/2026
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Strengthening its continuing efforts toward academic quality and institutional excellence, the University, through the ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ, commenced its local accreditation activities for programs scheduled for the ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ.
The First Local Accreditation was conducted today, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, covering programs from ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐). This activity served as an important preparatory stage for assessing program readiness, validating documentary requirements, and strengthening the evidence base in preparation for the AACCUP accreditation survey visit scheduled for ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐โ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐.
The evaluation focused on the ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง preparations of the following programs: ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ; ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ โ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐) ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ; ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ; ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ.
The onsite assessment was undertaken by designated local accreditors from the Universityโs roster of faculty members who are certified AACCUP accreditors. For BS Hospitality Management, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐จ ๐
. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ served as Team Leader, with ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ as Lead Accreditor. The BS Business Administration - Community Service Revisit was assessed by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ.
For BS Information Technology, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐. ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ served as Team Leader, with ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐. ๐
๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐ณ as Lead Accreditor. The Bachelor of Elementary Education evaluation was led by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง as Team Leader and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ as Lead Accreditor.
Meanwhile, the Master of Arts in Education was evaluated by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฒ as Team Leader and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง as Lead Accreditor. For the Doctor of Education, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ served as Team Leader, with ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง as Lead Accreditor. Supporting the evaluation activities across the programs were ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ and ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ as Librarian Accreditors.
Beyond document checking, the onsite activity provided an opportunity for the program teams to closely examine the status of their accreditation preparations. The accreditors conducted an ๐๐% completeness check of the required documentary submissions, supporting evidence, and accreditation exhibits, while also providing observations, recommendations, and technical guidance to address identified gaps and further strengthen the programsโ respective areas.
The activity likewise enabled the program Technical Working Groups to review their evidence and documentation and ensure alignment between the programsโ actual practices and the requirements of the AACCUP survey. Through this collaborative process, the University continues to promote a culture of preparedness, evidence-based quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
The University, under the leadership of ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ, extends its appreciation to the local accreditors, campus and program counterparts, Quality Assurance Coordinators, and all personnel involved in the preparation and evaluation activities for their cooperation, commitment, and sustained support for quality assurance.
As PSU advances toward its upcoming accreditation engagements, the University remains committed to embedding quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across its academic programsโfurther strengthening its pursuit of responsive, relevant, and globally competitive higher education.