 1595 Foundation of first school
in Cebu by Fathers Antonio Sedeno, S.J. Pedro Chirino, S.J. and
Antonio Pereira, S.J. |
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1606 Naming of school as Colegio
de San Ildefonso |
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1725 Completion of Martires
Street Building |
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1769 Closing of school as a
result of the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Philippines
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1783 Reopening of school by
Bishop Mateo Joaquin de Arevalo with secular priests in charge under
a new name, Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos |
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1852 Turning over of the school
to Dominican Fathers |
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1867 Taking over by Vincentian
Fathers |
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1927 Closing of Collegiate
Section |
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1930 Transferring of Colegio de
San Carlos to the new P. del Rosario Building (Seminario de San
Carlos remained in Martires Street) |
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1934 Reopening of College of
Liberal Arts |
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1935 Turning over of Colegio de
San Carlos to the Society of the Divine Word (SVD -Societas Verbi
Divini) |
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1937 Opening of College of Law
and College of Commerce |
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1939 Opening of College of
Engineering |
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1940 Opening of Junior Normal
School (Women were first admitted to the Colegio de San Carlos.) |
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1941 Interruption of classes due
to World War II |
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1944 Destruction of P. del
Rosario Building by bombs |
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1945 Reopening of High School
and College of Liberal Arts |
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1946 Rebuilding of Cathedral Convent and Little Flower Academy as training
department
for Education and Junior Normal students |
Reopening of the following colleges: Normal, Education, Commerce, Law and
Engineering |
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1948 Granting of university status (Colegio de San Carlos is now named
University of San
Carlos.) |
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1949 Construction of Main Building |
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1950 Construction of Administration Building |
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1951 Opening of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Architecture
courses |
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1952 Opening of Bachelor of Science (curriculum with major in Chemistry
and Zoology) |
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1953 Opening of the following courses: Master of Science in Business
Administration
(MSBA); Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSChE); Bachelor of
Science
(BS) major in Physics; Bachelor of Arts (AB) major in Philosophy;
Pre-Dentistry; and
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BSEEd) |
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1955 Opening of three-year combined course (Junior Normal Home Economics
with the title
of Elementary Teacher's Certificate in Home Economics ETC-HE combined) |
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1983 USC recipient of Award for Outstanding Private Institution in
Education, Culture
and the Arts category during the 46th Charter Day Anniversary of Cebu City |
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1984 Opening of College of Architecture and Fine Arts |
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1985 USC recipient of Award for Most Outstanding Institution in Science
and Technology
in Regional VII from the National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA) |
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1986 Offering of Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Bachelor
of Science in
Industrial Engineering |
| Construction of Fine Arts Photography Laboratory and Dark Room as the
start of CAFA
Outreach Program |
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1987 Awarding of Level II Accreditation Status to College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences,
College of Commerce, Teachers College and College of Engineering |
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1988 Organization of College Parents Association on February 7 |
| Participation in the Institutional Development Programs |
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1989 PAASCU Preliminary Survey of Graduate School |
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1992 PAASCU Re-Survey of Boys High School |
Offering of Diploma Course in Teaching on the Tertiary Level at the
Graduate School
Blessing and Inauguration of USC Water Laboratory Environmental Analysis
Section |
1994 Offering of new majors in the Graduate School: Montessori Education;
Physical
Education; Environmental Science; Theater Arts; Speech and Drama; Research
and
Evaluation (doctoral) and Educational Management (doctoral)
Offering of BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management; Associate in Hotel and
Restaurant Management; and Certificate in Food Service at the Teachers
College |
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1995 USC as Partner Institution in the Joint Financing Programme
administered by the
Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education |
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1996 PAASCU Re-Survey of Graduate School, Colleges of Nursing, Arts and
Sciences,
Commerce, Teachers College, South Grade School, Girls High School and Boys
Grade
School |
1997 Offering of new majors by the Graduate School: PhD Education major in
Research and
Evaluation; MA in Education major in Montessori Education; and MA in
Education
major in Special Education |
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1998 Celebration of Bulawanong Pulong: USC Golden Jubilee as a University |
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1999 PAASCU Interim Visit of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Commerce
and Education |
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2000 Approval of the University's Indicative Plan for the Second Phase
under the Joint
Financing Programme administered by the Netherlands Organization for
International
Cooperation in Higher Education |
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2001 Model Centennial Law Library Award given to the Law Library by the
Supreme Court of
the Philippines during its centenary celebration in June |
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2002 Faculty and Student Exchange Program between the University of San
Carlos College
of Law and the University of the Stockholm Law Department begun |
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2003 South Grade School, Boys Grade School and Girls High School granted
PAASCU
accreditation for another 5 years
Putting up of the first Smart Wireless Laboratory in the Visayas by Smart
Wireless
Communications, Inc., on the 3rd floor of the Bunzel Building at the
University of
San Carlos-Technological Center on July 30 under the Smart Wireless
Engineering
Education Program (SWEEP). |
