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accreditation amid the pandemic. sions with partner industries.
The University undergone virtual Then finally, students will be doing
accreditation with the Accrediting their theses for a year long, to give
Agency of Chartered Colleges and them ample time to publish their
Universities in the Philippines manuscript in research journals as
(AACCUP). per requirement of the graduate
As of July 2020, 11 programs school. By then, students can take
of the University have passed board examinations either or both
validations of AACCUP, certifying for Professional Teachers and for
these curricular offerings to be Agriculturist
compliant. ISU is ever cognizant The straight program will be
on continuously re-engineering its an honors class, which is consid-
curriculum to cater the emerging ered in offering a straight program
needs of the industry and quality as per CMO 15 s. 2019. It will
education trends. be consisted of two (2) cohorts
with 30 students each. PNU Vice
The making of prime President for University Relations
Agriculturist-Educators and Advancement Dr. Lordinio A.
ISU in 2020 has advanced Vergara explained during the third
pioneering academic innovation academic dialogue in October
in partnership with the Philippine 2020, the first cohort would be
Normal University in the crafting consisting of 30 students coming The wider
of Straight Bachelor to Master from Isabela; while another batch availability of
(SBM) in Agriculture Education. It of 30 students coming from inter-
is the first in the country to offer ested students around the country. ACADEMIC
PARTNERSHIPS
an integrative straight program for The program encourages Se-
means that we have
students who would want to be- nior High School (SHS) graduates
come both Agriculture specialists with specialization in Science and both the opportunity
and Educators at the same time. Technology, Engineering, Agricul- – and the
The straight program will ture, and Mathematics (STEAM).
be collaboratively offered at ISU Students from Technical-Vocation responsibility – to
Echague Main Campus (ISU-E) Livelihood (TVL) strands are also explore new
approaches
and PNU-Northern Luzon (PNU- welcomed.
NL) Campus, with a 3+1+1 year- to teaching and
scheme in their academic journey. Partnership with UPLB on learning.
For the first of the year-scheme Off-Campus Courses
progression, enrolled students In October 2020, the Univer-
will stay at PNU-NL for a year and sity forged partnership with the
a half to take General and Profes- University of the Philippines- Los
sional Education courses. After- Baños in the latter’s offering of its
wards, they will move to ISU-E to Off-Campus Graduate Programs
take major courses in Agriculture to faculty members in the hope of
for the same period. capacitating them with advanced
The next one (1) year would studies that are not available in
be intended for practical immer- the region.
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