Notre Dame University (Philippines)

Notre Dame University
Cotabato City

Pamantasang Notre Dame
Former names	Notre Dame College (1948–1969)
Motto	Sedes Sapientiae
Motto in English	Seat of Wisdom
Type	Private, Roman Catholic
Established	College Department 1948; University Status 1969
President	Fr. Francis Efren C. Zabala, OMI, D.Min.
Location	Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Philippines
Colors	Green and White
Nickname	Notre Damean
Affiliations	NDEA, PAASCU
Website	http://www.nducotabato.org

The Notre Dame University (NDU) is a private research university in Cotabato City run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate^[1] and it has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

History

Notre Dame College Seal

In 1948, the Oblates established the Notre Dame College as the first college founded in Cotabato City and the entire province. Fr. Robert E. Sullivan was its first Rector and Dean. When it opened, there were only 128 students and a pioneering faculty of eight, with classes being held at the Notre Dame of Cotabato Girls Department building. In 1949, the Notre Dame College acquired its own building.

The college received full government recognition for its course offerings in Liberal Arts, Commerce and Education in 1953. In the same year, the College of Law started offering first year law subjects. Complete elementary education was offered later with the establishment of the Notre Dame Training Department, envisioned to be a teaching laboratory for Education students majoring in Elementary Education.

With the increase in enrollment, the administration saw the need of finding a new school site. On February 27, 1959, the cornerstone-laying and blessing of the present University site was held with no less than the Very Rev. Leo Deschatelets, OMI, Superior General of the Oblates, presiding over the ceremony.

In an order signed by then Secretary of Education Onofre Corpuz, the Notre Dame College was elevated to University status on March 11, 1969 . The Notre Dame University was formally inaugurated on September 9, 1969, highlighted by the investiture of the Very Rev. Joseph Milford, OMI as the first University President.

The decade of the 1970s brought about significant changes in the life of the University. From a struggling small college in 1948, it metamorphosed into a University in twenty-one years of its existence. One significant change was the assumption of the first Filipino President, the Rev. Fr. Orlando Quevedo, OMI (now Cardinal).

In 1974, NDU opened its Nursing College that was approved by the Bureau of Private Schools. In June 1975, the College of Commerce offered two new courses: Management and Financial Management. In November 1975, three new graduate courses were offered: Master of Arts in Education major in Elementary School Management/Secondary School Management; and Master of Arts in Guidance.

In 1980, The Philippine Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) certified the Level I accreditation of the three colleges of the University, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Commerce and the Teachers' College.

In the same year, the Core Curriculum was introduced integrating both Christian and Islamic Values in all core subjects taken by the students.

In 1983, a program towards a doctoral degree in the field of Education, major in Peace and Development Education was introduced.

In school year 1997-98, the University, in cooperation with the Mindanao Advanced Education Project (MAEP) of the Commission on Higher Education, offered a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Peace and Development Education and Master of Arts (M.A.) in Peace and Development Education.

In 2001, NDU was afforded a deregulated status by the Commission on Higher Education. Hence, NDU enjoys the following benefits: Issuance of Special Order, Deregulated Monitoring/ Evaluation of CHED, Access to Subsidies/ Assistance, Curricular Prescriptions, and Conferring Honoris Causa.

Program

Cariño Building, 4 storey academic building

Graduate School

• Doctor of Philosophy in Peace and Development (PhDPD)
• Doctor of Education (EdD) Major in: Educational Management
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) Major in: Educational Administration, Filipino, Mathematics, Guidance and Counseling, Science Education, Early Childhood Education
• Master of Arts in Peace and Development (MAPD)
• Master of Arts in Philosophy (MAPhilo)
• Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)
• Master of Arts in English (MAEngl)
• Master in Business Administration (MBA) Thesis and Non-thesis Programs
• Master in Public Administration (MPA) Thesis and Non-thesis Programs

College of Law

• Bachelor of Laws (LIB)

College of Arts and Sciences

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Major in: Philosophy, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Sociology
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (BAComm)
• Bachelor of Science in Biology (BSBio)
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology (BSPsych)
• Bachelor in Development Communications (BSDevComm)

College of Education

• Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd)
• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in: Special Education (SPED), Early Childhood Education
• Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) Major in: Biological Science, English, Filipino, MAPEH, Mathematics

College of Business and Accountancy

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA)
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology (BSAcT)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Major in: Marketing Management, Financial Management, Human Resource Management
• Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSEntrep)
• Bachelor in Accounting Information Systems (BSAIS)

College of Engineering

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCpE)
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
• Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE)
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

College of Computer Studies

• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS)
• Bachelor of Science in Information System (BSIS)
• Bachelor of Multimedia Arts (BMMA)
• Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)

College of Health Sciences

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Basic Education

• Senior High School
• Junior High School
• Elementary
• Kindergarten
• Preparatory

Topnotchers 2011-Present

NDU Cotabato City produced a lot of professionals and topnotchers since 1970's but the listed below are some of the recorded top notchers in 2011 to Present.

Other Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines

• Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
• Notre Dame of Marbel University
• Notre Dame of Tacurong College
• Notre Dame of Midsayap College
• Notre Dame of Kidapawan College
• Notre Dame of Greater Manila
• Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato
• Notre Dame of Salaman College
• Notre Dame of Jolo College

References

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