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CvSU MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
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On 30 January 1997, the College launched the Open University
System (OPS) and started to offer short term courses to various sectors.

Finally, on January 22, 1998, DSAC was converted into Cavite State
University (CvSU) by virtue of Republic Act No. 8468. Dr. Sangalang, the
appointed first University, said “It is both fitting and proper for the province of
Cavite to have its own State University in view of the centennial celebration
of the Philippine Independence in 1998. A University for the province
underscores the leading role that Cavite played during the Philippine
Revolution. The University serves as an eloquent testimony of the kind and
care and attention the government is giving to deserving Cavitenos, many of
whom are descendants of the gallant revolutionaries who laid down their
lives so that we of the latter generations may live in peace in a democratic
society.”

As a consequence of the conversion of the college into university: the
four schools were elevated into full pledge colleges. These were: College of
Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR);
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS); College of Education (CEd); and College
of Engineering (CEng).

Two new colleges were created: The College of Economics,
Management and Development Studies (CEMDS), and the College of Sports,
Physical Education and Recreation (CSPEAR). The Open University System
was renamed Open Learning College (OLC). The Graduate School remained
in operations with four extramural learning centers, namely: the Cavite
College of Fisheries in Naic, Cavite, the Department of Agriculture in Sta.
Cruz, Laguna; the Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology in
Victoria, Oriental Mindoro; the Quezon National Agricultural School in
Pagbilao, Quezon, and the Occidental Mindoro Polytechnic College.

Since the School Year 1996-1997, 16 programs were offered on
Doctorate and Masters degrees and post B.S. diploma in various fields,
majority of which were in agriculture and related fields.

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program was offered in the School
Year 1997-1998 and subsequently, in the year 2000, the College of
Veterinary Medicine was established.

In consonance with the implementation of the Agriculture and Fishery
Modernization Act (AFMA) of 1997, the Department of Agriculture (DA)
tapped the University as one of the members of the National Research

Development and Extension System Networks (NRDESN). The University
serves as the leader in the National Integrated Research, Development and

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