The board of the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) has approved on Friday, December 9, two applications of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan for the highest levels of accreditation.
The Level IV accreditation of XU’s Tertiary Core Programs (arts and sciences, accountancy and business administration, and elementary and secondary teacher education) was renewed. Level IV is the highest accreditation level for higher education programs.
The XU Junior High School was granted Level III accreditation, the highest accreditation level for basic education programs.
Xavier Ateneo president Fr Roberto “Bobby” C Yap SJ, in his message to the academic community, expressed his gratitude to the XU teams who prepared the application documents submitted to FAAP:
• The Tertiary Core Programs team led by XU VP for academic affairs Fr Rene C Tacastacas SJ, College of Arts & Sciences dean Dr Juliet Q Dalagan, School of Business & Management dean Dr Ruth Love V Russell, and School of Education dean Dr Jovelyn G Delosa; and
• The XUJHS team led by XU Junior High School principal Fr Joaquin Jose Mari C Sumpaico III SJ.
“A special thanks goes to the Quality Management Office who backstopped all the efforts in preparing the applications and packaged all the reports in their proper formats. Thank you so much, Sr Clare Cecilia Salvani RA, former QMO director and her staff, Russell Raluto and Juliet Halibas. The applications for Level IV and Level III were the last projects undertaken by Sr Clare as she took her leave from QMO,” Yap said.
The application of XU Grade School Macasandig for Level III accreditation will be considered by FAAP and the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) during their meetings in mid-2017.
"We are prayerful and hopeful that XUGS will be granted Level III soon!" Yap shared.
These achievements came on the heels of XU’s debut in the 2016 Asian university rankings released by London-based education and career consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), where Xavier secured a spot in the 251-300 bracket in the QS University Rankings. ∎