Inquiry

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.

  1. Within the Ateneo, there are currently 53 accredited organizations, which are divided into 9 different clusters.
  2. Office of Student Affairs Director Christopher Castillo classifies organizations as either Home or Interest-based organizations.
  3. An organization may only be eligible to apply for accreditation after two years of operations.
  1. 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.
  2. The group must submit a letter of intent to seek accreditation and address it directly to the Director of the Office of Student Affairs.
  3. The organization must be exclusively composed of undergraduate students of the Loyola Schools.
  1. 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.
  2. 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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Organizations who have applying organization status are treated as if they are already members of COA.
Organizations whose applications are accepted are expected to follow the requirements set out by OSA. Failure to do so may result in sanctions or even revoking of accredited status.