University of Pangasinan

University of Pangasinan
PHINMA Education Network
Pamantasan ng Pangasinan
Motto Patria, Scientia, Virtus
Motto in English
 Fatherland, Science, Virtue
Type Private
Established 1925
President Chito B. Salazar, Ph.D.
Students 10,000 estimated (2015)
Location Dagupan City, Philippines Philippines
Campus Urban
Colors Green and Gold         
Nickname UPang Flames
Affiliations UCAP
Website www.up.phinma.edu.ph

It is located in the province of Pangasinan. It is a member of the PHINMA Education Network - PEN.

The University of Pangasinan is located in the City of Dagupan which is the commercial center of the province of Pangasinan . The university is a member of the PHINMA Education Network. It offers practically all undergraduate and graduate courses which Metro Manila universities are offering. It has a staff of about three hundred faculty members and employees.

History

Dagupan Institute

The University of Pangasinan started operation in 1925 as the Dagupan Institute, which offered elementary, secondary and vocational courses. It was founded by Dean Francisco Benitez of the University of the Philippines, who became the chairman of the Board of Directors and Dr. Blas F. Rayos; Dr. Apolinario delos Santos, then President of the University of Manila; Dr. Mariano delos Santos, then Dean of the University of Manila; Dr. Sylvestre Pascual; and Dr. Blas F. Rayos, then Dean of the College of Education of the University of Manila. Rayos became the President of the school and headed it for 45 years until 1975 when he died and was succeeded by his son, George O. Rayos, who served as president until 1987.

In 1937, the College of Liberal Arts was established with the late President Blas F. Rayos Sr. as its first Dean.

Dagupan Junior College

In 1941, the school was renamed the Dagupan Junior College. Its operation was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II in December 1941. It resumed operation in 1945 immediately after the war. Four courses were added to its offering soon after. These were Civil Engineering, Architecture, Graduate School, and Secretarial Science. Shortly thereafter, additional courses were offered such as Secondary Education, Law, Home Economics, Nursing, and Commerce, with major in Accounting, Management, Banking and Finance, and Economics.

Dagupan Colleges

In 1950, the school assumed the name Dagupan Colleges, and the Graduate School added courses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts in Philosophy and Master of Science in Business Administration. The school started a review class in Nursing in 1954. Eventually, review classes in Accounting, Civil Engineering and Law were offered. The year 1959 saw further expansion of curricular offerings with the opening of courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition, and Bachelor of Science in Journalism.

Within the next decade following were done: the organization of Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) and the Naval Women's Auxiliary Corps in 1960, and the offering of the Sanitary Engineering course in 1965.

University Status

In July 3, 1968, the college was converted into a university by virtue of the University Charter granted by the Department of Education. Thereforth, the school operated as the University of Pangasinan.

In 2009, it became a member of the PHINMA Education Network.

Course Offerings

College of Health Sciences:

  1. Nursing
  2. Pharmacy
  3. Physical Therapy

College of Engineering and Architecture:

  1. Architecture
  2. Electronics and Communications Engineering
  3. Computer Engineering
  4. Civil Engineering
  5. Electrical Engineering

College of Management and Accountancy:

  1. Accountancy
  2. Accounting Technology

Financial Management

Marketing Management

College of Social Sciences:

General Education

Preschool Education

English

Mathematics

Biological Science

Mass Communications

Political Science

College of Information Technology Education:

Animation

Web Development

Programming (Android, iOS)

College of Law:

Short Courses:

School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Sister Schools

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