Eight degree programs in the University faced another cycle of accreditation visits from the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) Inc. on October 27-29 and October 29-31.
The October 2025 batch programs included in the said accreditation are from the PSU campuses of Binmaley (1st Survey Visit), Lingayen, Bayambang and Sta Maria (4th Survey Visit) and Urdaneta City (3rd Survey Visit.
PSU President, Dr. Elbert M. Galas, along with Vice Presidents: Dr. Celeste T. Mercado (OVPQA), Dr. Weenalei T. Fajardo (OVPASS), Dr. Razeale G. Resultay (OVPREI), Dr. Jeanilyn L. Villanueva (OVPAFM) and Dr. Ian D. Evangelista (OVPLIA) extended their united quest to quality education at the host venue, DTNB Convention Hall.
“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡,” 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 during the opening program.
The President thanked the accreditors and acknowledged the efforts of everyone in the continuous improvement in delivering quality services.
Dr. Galas added that this week, PSU embarkS on another round of accreditation as the university aims to see how much of the eight programs in five campuses have developed in terms of its service not only to the academic community but to the larger society.
In the opening program on October 29, 2025, AACCUP Coordinators Dr. Enrico Rivano (Laguna SPU) and Dr,. Manuel A. Sanchez (Iloilo STU) highlighted the importance of the accreditation of programs in an academic institution in the quest for innovation and development.
Lingayen Campus led by Executive Director Dr. Marie Claire Briones subjected its four programs – Bachelor of Arts in Economics, BPA, BTVLED and BSBA for the 4th survey visit.
AACCUP Accreditors for Lingayen Campus are: Dr. Jenny Beb Espenelli (CaviteSU), Dr. Monette Soquiat (BatangasSU), Dr. Dennis Bacuyag (CagayanSU), Prof. Marilou Alngag (KalingaSU), Dr. Noel Quidato (IloiloSTU), Dr. Elsie Canlas (TarlacSU), Dr. Jerome Soriano (TAU) and Dr. Kim Edward Santos (Nueva Ecija UST).
Meanwhile, Bayambang Campus headed by Executive Director Dr. Madlyn Tingco had its 4th survey visit for Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Accreditors for Bayambang Campus include: Dr. Sarah Taupan (Western MindananoSU) and Dr. Mark Ryan Contaoi (Sultan KudaratSU).
Also in for the 4th survey visit is the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture of Sta. Maria Campus led by CED Dr. Oliver Caasi. They were accredited by: Dr. Gilbert Stanly Baylosis (Iloilo STU) and Dr. Lilibeth Gumpal (Isabela SU).
Meanwhile, coming in for the 3rd survey visit is the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education Program of Urdaneta City Campus headed by Dr. Renato E. Salcedo. Their accreditors are Dr. Adora Zerrudo (USeP), Dr Annabell Gacayan (Palawan SU) and Dr. Roy Garbin (TUP).
Incidentally, the Binmaley Campus accreditation for its Bachelor of Secondary Education program 1st survey visit transpired on October 27-29, 2025 in a hybrid format led by University officials and its CED Dr. Joseph Campit.
The AACCUP Team Leader for the program is Dr. Arlene D. Talosa of Cagayan State University while Dr. Domarjun S. Tagunod also of Cagayan SU serves as Lead Accreditor with Dr. Camia A. Lasig of Central Luzon SU as member. (See separate story).
PSU believes that open mindedness and collaboration are effective approaches in pursuing successful accreditation as it makes an institution a catalyst of positive change.
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