University of San Carlos - Recognition

Recognition

• USC has been granted with an autonomous status by Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) (CHED) in 2001 and 2009.
• USC is recognized by CHED as Center of Excellence in Chemistry, the only one in the Visayas. CHED recognizes its Teacher Education as Center of Excellence as well.
• USC is a Center of Development in Chemical Engineering, Business Education, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Marine Sciences.
• The USC College of Law has been consistently in the Top Ten Law Schools in the Philippines (based on the Supreme Court Statistical Data), placing 2nd to Ateneo de Manila University in the 2005 Bar Exams and 4th in the 2006 Bar exams (based on new candidates).
• The USC College of Engineering is the lone Philippine university member of the School on the Internet-Asia (SOI-Asia), a consortium of 15 universities situated in 11 countries across Asia. It can be noted that the Philippines was first connected to the Internet at the 1st International E- mail conference held at USC in March 1994.
• The USC College of Commerce has been selected for the 2007/2008 EDUNIVERSAL 1,000 business schools that count on Earth by an International Scientific Committee.
• The university's Accountancy program is regarded as one of the best in the country, consistently topping the CPA Licensure Examinations according to number of passers and producing board passers on the TOP TEN.