USC Granted Autonomous Status by CHED Until 2014

Danny Largo wrote:

The Commission on Higher Education granted anew autonomous status to the University of San Carlos for a period of five years, as the university satisfied CHED’s three criteria of having: 1) a long tradition of integrity and untarnished reputation, 2) commitment to excellence, and 3) sustainability and viability of operations. USC joins 41 other HEI’s across the country, being awarded with autonomous status and 15 others with deregulated status, in receiving the award of distinction presented by no less than H.E. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during an awarding ceremony held at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace, in the presence of CHED Chairman Emmanuel Y. Angeles. Receiving the award in behalf of the University President was Fr. Felino B. Javines Jr., SVD, Vice President for Academic Affairs. USC is granted the autonomous status up to the year 2014.

With this, USC will continue to enjoy the following benefits:

(1) Exemption from the issuance of Special Order (SO) for its graduates,

(2) Free from regular monitoring and evaluation by CHED,

(3) Priority in the grant of subsidies and other financial incentives/assistance from the Commission whenever funds are available,

(4) Privilege to determine and prescribe its curricular programs to achieve global competence,

(5) Privilege to offer new course(s)/program(s) in the undergraduate and graduate level without securing permit/authority from CHED, except in disciplines that are under moratorium,

(6) Privilege to establish branch/es or satellite campus/es without securing government authority from CHED, and

(7) Authority to grant Honoris Causa to those deserving, per pertinent provisions of existing CHED issuance on conferment of honorary degrees.