Find your footing: A guide to accreditation
Research by Joaquin B. Jacinto and Jairus I. Paul
Illustrations by Antonette A. Amoncio
Developed by Ian B. De La Cruz
Sources Christopher Castillo – Director of the Office of Student Activities, OSA Application Requirements for Student Groups seeking for Accreditation, OSA Student Activities Guide, Marc Vanguardia of Baybayin
Unaccredited vs. Accredited: What makes accreditation so important? This interactive website illustrates the process and guidelines for organizational accreditation as a supplementary to Joining the club, an article on unaccredited organizations.
- Within the Ateneo, there are currently 53 accredited organizations, which are divided into 9 different clusters.
- Office of Student Affairs Director Christopher Castillo classifies organizations as either Home or Interest-based organizations.
- An organization may only be eligible to apply for accreditation after two years of operations.
- Based on the guidelines found in the Accreditation Requirements for Student Groups Seeking Accreditation, a student may create a student group for formative purposes. In order for the organization to avail of the privileges of accredited organizations, however, it must seek accredited status.
- The group must submit a letter of intent to seek accreditation and address it directly to the Director of the Office of Student Affairs.
- The organization must be exclusively composed of undergraduate students of the Loyola Schools.
- An organization must have a moderator to provide wisdom and experience. The moderator does not necessarily have to be an administrator within the Loyola Schools.
- There is a one-year period of observation the following school year.
Organizations are under the following General Provisions and Conditions
To apply for accreditation, the student group should submit a letter of intent to seek for accreditation. The letter will be addressed to the Director of the Loyola Schools - Office of Student Activities.
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