COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES
Warm Greetings!
The College of Arts and Sciences is the hub of holistic learning at CEFI, where a sense of well-being permeates academic life. Our students are primed to tackle workplace challenges as they are equipped with both professional and life skills.
The College stands among the few across the country, which programs have been granted level 3 accreditation by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU-COA). Let this attest to the quality of our programs, as well as to the caliber of our graduates. To date, we cater to aspiring professionals along the following fields of specialization: AB Economics, AB Communication, and BS Psychology. We are also deputized to offer the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) for Economics. Yet there’s certainly much to accomplish as we roll with the changing landscape of education in the country. So, we shall continue to innovate and hopefully create a demand for a new breed of professionals, with a uniquely CEFIzen character.
On this website you will get a glimpse of our ideals and how they transcend to every aspect of student life. We hope you’ll find time to browse over the pages, and eventually decide to join our vibrant academic community.
If you believe in the ideals of liberal education, then you have found your home. Welcome!
KAREN J. CUSI, PhD.
CONTACTS
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(042) 710-2514
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COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES ACTIVITIES
CEFI Psychology gets highest passing rate in Psychometrician board this 2019
The Psychology Department of CEFI got a 63.73% National Passing Rate (of 66.67% Passing Rate) in the recent Psychometrician Board Exam held October 2019.
Allaurin, Top 3 in Midwifery Board Exam
CEFI cements its reputation anew as the home of….
Allaurin, Top 3 in Midwifery Board Exam
CEFI cements its reputation anew as the home of….
Allaurin, Top 3 in Midwifery Board Exam
CEFI cements its reputation anew as the home of….
OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT
OUR VISION
The College of Arts and Sciences aspires to be nationally recognized for the exceptionally creative and innovative learning experiences it provided future professionals.
OUR MISSION
The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to the cultivation of a learning environment where students are challenged to meet high academic standards while actively engaged in a full range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Through its general education program, it seeks to provide students with a broad knowledge base and adequate skills to cope with varied educational contexts. Generally, efforts are directed toward molding students to become men of character, primed for professional craft.
THE COLLEGE SEAL:
The College of Arts & Sciences is fundamentally represented by human figures taking on opposite views, but are connected at an interface where the famous pillar of The ARTS and the symbolic Globe meet. This signifies the diversity of its disciplines, unified by a common goal – that of raising the quality of human life by advocating global competency. The presence of quills standing evenly on the pages of a book puts forth the sense of balance that characterizes its academic programs.
DEPARTMENTALOBJECTIVES
College of Arts and Sciences aims to:
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- Provide a general education program supportive of every discipline’s advancement into high levels of specialization.
- Develop critical thinkers and effective communicators through a well-designed program of instruction
- Promote professional competencies aligned with industry trends and practices
- Produce graduates with strong adherence to professional, social, and ethical responsibilities
- Provide opportunities for involvement in community and extension services
- Cultivate a research culture responsive to changing societal needs
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)
Graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences are men and women who:
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- Engage in professional activities for further career advancement in their field of specialization
- Exhibit intellectual, competencies such as critical, analytical, innovative and creative thinking
- Communicate effectively in a variety of settings armed with requisite abilities to anticipate and adapt swiftly to changing situations
- Are well-rounded individuals who appreciate knowledge and the human experience from varying perspectives
- Are recognized members of the community whether on a local, national, or global scale
- Take leadership roles in advocacies that will contribute to national development
- Exercise ethical principles in the practice of profession
- Display ethical responsibility in the performance of their duties as members of the community
HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Arts and Sciences Department was established in 1974 as a response to the need of providing the Midwifery and Nursing students a broader, more relevant general education curriculum. Since then, it continued to support other paramedical programs that predominated the institution’s course offering. In 1989, it officially became a college as due recognition was awarded by the Department of Education Culture and Sports (now CHED). That same year it ventured into specialized programs such as AB Economics and AB Psychology to cater to the increasing demand for local and overseas business workforce.
However, the dwindling number of enrollees in AB Psychology resulted to the closing down of the program in 1999. Nevertheless, the college continued its endeavor to help the students and had successfully produced 19 batches of AB Economics graduates.
In its thirty nine years of existence, the College of Arts and Sciences has been significantly regarded as the cornerstone of the tertiary level’s academic function. Moreover, it came to be known as the home of the best student athletes in the province –a clear manifestation of the holistic approach it employs among all its students.
As an answer to the growing population of CEFI, it now reopened its BS Psychology program with the hope of producing more skilled professionals. To further cater to the increasing demand of the country for competent workforce in media, advertising, telemarketing and outsourcing, the college decided to offer Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication.
Amidst the challenges it currently faces – the issues on education-job mismatch, the demand to enhance the curriculum, and the stiff competition among rival institutions, the College of Arts and Sciences’ unrelenting passion to achieve excellence never ceases. The college stands united to give definite purpose, meaning and direction to the society through its extensive basic instructions and specialized programs that will provide the students an opportunity to achieve an intelligent private and civic life, and a gainful occupation that make up the real essence of education.