BSU pushes for more courses

NEW COURSES will be offered in Benguet State University, one of the country’s top performing state university.

Felipe Comila, BSU’s newly appointed president disclosed the state university will introduce new courses such as medicine, law, accountancy and certificate in crisis management.

Comila added the paper works for all the courses are still being prepared saying they remain bullish to implement the certificate of crisis in management by first semester of the school year.

The new president said in 2022, they are eyeing to have a first step on realizing the three courses.

“So 2022, I would see the initial realization of all of this, completing all the technologies, facilities that are needed in medicine not much laboratory for law, accountancy and certificate in crisis management,” he added.

The BSU official stated the graduate programs of the university will also be offered in their two campuses in Buguias and Bokod.

To date, there are seven doctorate, 32 masteral, 19 undergraduate programs and special short courses offered by the university.

Comila also revealed upgrade in the equipment for the Buguias and Bokod campus is on the pipeline that includes new vehicles and new building.

The Buguias campus in the other hand will soon offer graduate programs.

Aside from the upgrading of equipment, Comila added he will give attention to faculty, staff, and set development goal to address the Covid-19 pandemic, such as sustaining protocols set by the government on ‘ we heal and recover as one’.

The BSU official added there is also a need to sustain health and wellness among employees and students, and sustain the use of learning modalities and work-at-home.