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completed on October 14, 2009 with the signing of Republic Act No. 9720 into
law entitled “An act Converting the Ifugao State College of Agriculture and
Forestry and All Its Existing Campuses Located in the Province of Ifugao Into A
University To Be Known As The Ifugao State University And Appropriating Funds
Thereof”. IFSU has six campuses, namely: Lamut (Main); Lagawe; Hapao; Potia;
Aguinaldo and Tinoc.

The BSIT course was approved last March 18, 2002 during an Academic Council
Meeting and was implemented in School Year 2003-2004 at the Main Campus,
Nayon Lamut, Ifugao. While in School Year 2004-2005, the BSIT program was
also offered at Potia Campus, Alfonso Lista, Ifugao.

A curriculum revision was done during an Academic Meeting on April 2005
based on CMO 59, Series of 1996 where in the revised curriculum took effect in
the following School Year 2005-2006 . Another revision was made in October
2006 based on CMO 53 Series of 2006 to improve more the curriculum and was
implemented for School Year 2007-2008. With the presence of MR. Sartaj
Chopra, an Australian Youth Ambassador for Information and Communications
Technology, another improved curriculum was made on September 29, 2010.

By the middle of 2012, the Cordillera Administrative Region Association of State
Universities and Colleges conducted (CARSUC) the “One Region, One
Curriculum Policy” or “Curriculum Amalgamation”. The BSIT program was been
represented by the College Dean during the Regional Forum, SUC Presidents and
other key officials from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) responded to
the needs of creating a Unified Curriculum to all SUC’s in the region.

As it was presented, deliberated and reviewed during Academic Council Meeting
together with the entire faculty, consultants and other stakeholders participated
in the critiquing and finalization of the curriculum. After series of presentations,
the final revision of the curriculum was then presented to the Board of trustees

for the Approval and Implementation. Approved as per Board of Regents
Resolution No. 257, Series of 2013 dated March 12, 2013. A Harmonized
Curriculum of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) was
implemented effective 1 Semester SY 2013-2014. A copy of the policies and
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guidelines of the curriculum was furnished to the Deans of colleges offering BSIT
program for proper dissemination and implementation after its approval.

From its humble beginning, The College of Computing Sciences grew up offering
another program from the original offerings of BSIT and ACT programs adding
the BSCpE program during that year of 2013. Student population increases
during that time having more than 230 students from its original 90 enrollees.

Working closely to improved more its curriculum and delivery of education, the
previous administrators work to improve the Computer Laboratory, applied for
series of AACCUP accreditation, getting certified by the RQUAT of CHED, hiring