ACCREDITATION IN
STATE UNIVERSITIES
AND COLLEGES
(AACCUP)
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ACCREDITING AGENCIES FOR
THE PUBLIC SECTORS
Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and
Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACCUP)
-1987-
Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on
Accreditation (ALCUCOA)
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What is Accreditation?
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. Dr. Manuel T. Corpus
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ACCREDITATION ATTRIBUTES
1. Program as the unit of assessment - a course or a group of related
courses packaged in a curriculum and leading to a graduate or
undergraduate degree
2. Based on standards of the accrediting agency, which are normally
higher than those set by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
3. Voluntary on the part of the higher education institution that may
want to be accredited
4. An evaluation by peers, i. e. the External Accreditors are mostly faculty
members from other higher education institutions
5. Non-governmental
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AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM STANDARDS
1. Adherence to government policies (CMO # 1 s. 2005)
2. Membership in NNQAA
3. Membership in international bodies:
APQN, which is based in Hong Kong
INQAAHE, which is based in Dublin, Ireland
4. Ten Areas of Evaluation
5. Levels of Accreditation
6. Rating System
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AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
1. Preparing Documents in Area I to Area IV
• PPP
• Self-survey instrument
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AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
• Self-survey Instrument – Area 1
AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
• Self-survey Instrument – Area 1
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AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
• Self-survey Instrument – Area 2
AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
• Self-survey Instrument – Area 2
AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
• Self-survey Instrument – Area 3
AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
• Self-survey Instrument – Area 3
AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
2. Internal Quality Assurance Team (IQAT)
3. Headed by Internal Accreditation Body and will give:
Recommendation, Activities, Standards, Accreditation
process
4. Formal application of SUC for an AACCUP visit, thru its
President, with the letter accompanied by submission of
the PPP (hard and soft copies)
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AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
5. Acceptance and approval of the request with an official letter from
AACCUP detailing the following:
• Particulars of the program (scope, location)
• Type of Accreditation survey
• Schedule of on-site visit
• Accreditors to be invited
• Accreditation fee
• Accommodation/arrangements (working areas, meals, transport, etc)
• Staff counterparts
• Responsibilities of the host SUC
• Responsibilities of AACCUP
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AACCUP ACCREDITATION SYSTEM PROCESS
6. Accreditors belong to the official AACCUP register and are
active
7. Accreditors have specializations that are the same or
related to the program to be assessed
8. Accreditors has no conflict of interest (do not come from
the same region, are not alumni of the SUC, has no
relative in the SUC whether student, faculty or employee)
9. Accreditors are not unacceptable to the host SUC
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7 Stages
of
Accreditation
10 Areas
to be
Assessed
Likert
Scale
(0 – 5)
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Stage 7
Stage 6
4th Survey
Visit
(Level 4)
Stage 5
Stage 4
Stage 3
1st (Formal)
Survey Visit
(Level 1)
Stage 2
Stage 1
2nd Survey
Visit
(Level 2)
3rd Survey
Visit
(Level 3)
(GM 4.0-4.49)
(GM 3.5-3.99)
Preliminary
Survey Visit
(Candidate
Institutional
Status)
Self-survey
(Minimum GM of 3.0)
Application
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(GM 4.5 - 5.0)
Criteria/Areas Used in Assessment
Areas
Number of
Parameters
Area 1-Mission, goals and objectives
3
Area 2-Faculty
8
Area 3- Curriculum and Instruction
7
Area 4- Students
6
Area 5- Research
4
Area 6- Extension and Community Involvement
4
Area 7- Library
7
Area 8- Physical Facilities
11
Area 9- Laboratories
4
Area 10- Administration
8
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Area
Parameters
Number of
Parameters
Area I. Vision,
Mission,
Goals and
Objectives
1. Vision of the Institution
2. Statement of VMGO
3. Dissemination and Acceptability
3
Area II. Faculty
1. Academic Qualification And Professional
Experiences
2. Recruitment, Selection and Orientation
3. Faculty Adequacy and Loading
4. Rank and Tenure
5. Faculty and Development
6. Professional Performance and Scholarly Works
7. Salaries, Fringe Benefits and incentives
8. Professionalism
8
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Numerical
Rating
5
4
3
2
1
0
Adequacy
Very Adequate
More than Adequate
Adequate
Moderately Adequate
Not Adequate
Missing
Effectiveness
Functioning and Excellently
Effective
Functioning and Very Effective
Functioning and Effective
Functioning but Not Effective
Functioning Poorly
Not functioning
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Stage 7
Stage 6
4th Survey
Visit
(Level 4)
Stage 5
Stage 4
Stage 3
1st (Formal)
Survey Visit
(Level 1)
Stage 2
Stage 1
2nd Survey
Visit
(Level 2)
3rd Survey
Visit
(Level 3)
(GM 4.0-4.49)
(GM 3.5-3.99)
Preliminary
Survey Visit
(Candidate
Institutional
Status)
Self-survey
(Minimum GM of 3.0)
Application
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(GM 4.5 - 5.0)
Issues and Problems Encountered in the
Implementation of Accreditation in Terms of
Processes, Methods, and Tools Used
1. Online Conduct of Accreditation Because of the Pandemic
2. Health Hazards and Minimal Movements for the Extension and
Community Involvement because of the Pandemic
3. Accreditors have different views and interpretations of the same
or standardized benchmarking instruments
4. Bench-marking instruments are not “tailored fit” for the
institution or program applying for accreditation
5. Costly for F2F Accreditation
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My Personal Analysis on the Implications of Accreditation
In Educational Administration of Institutions
1. Provides national and international recognition
2. Provides competitive advantage and enhances credibility
3. Ensures quality in the academic and administrative processes
3.1 promotes program improvement and offers a competitive
advantage for programs, students, and careers
3.2 encourages planning, identifies areas for change, and provides
substantial information that can be used to support resource
decisions
3.3 contributes to the assurance that graduates of these programs
have formal preparation that meets nationally accepted standards
and quality
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CONCLUSION
How to maintain a high level of accreditation in the
university:
Quality assurance must become a culture or
Quality assurance must be embedded in the
university’s system and practices.
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You are what
you repeated
do. Excellence
is not an act
but a habit. Aristotle
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