Vision
As the office recognizes its critical role in building a strong future Southland College, we strive to provide superior customer service by taking advantage of emerging technologies when appropriate, and to be the top performing Office in the College.
Mission
To ensure the integrity of the Student Academic Records by adhering to academic policies and standards related to admission until graduation of students.
Goals
- To administer an efficient registration and scheduling process to deliver the College’s curriculum in accordance with its policies and regulations
- To provide timely, precise guidance and support to students as they work toward degree completion.
- To ensure that the College maintains accurate personal, academic and enrollment records for its entire student population, past and present, and provide access to data derived from these records only when appropriate.
- To demonstrate a philosophy of proactive leadership, collaboration and continual assessment that improves outcomes within the office and throughout the College.
Objectives
- To work with the academic divisions, departments, faculty committees to effectively build, manage and maintain the curriculum and related records, including semester course schedules, room assignments, course numbering and other curricular matters.
- To distribute the course schedule and registration procedures to College stakeholders in a comprehensive and timely manner.
- To convey reliable information about the faculty-approved academic policies and regulations of the College, and implement these policies consistently and fairly.
- To process all student course registrations and monitor enrollment activity, including withdrawals and changes made before, during and after the Academic Load Revision period.
- To maintain each student’s official educational records, with appropriate sensitivity to privacy concerns and confidentiality laws governing these records.
- To provide guidance and training to students, families, faculty and staff about the process for accessing and releasing educational records including academic transcripts, enrollment verifications and other information.
- To collaborate with the Office of the Vice President for Marketing and Communication on a regular basis to provide essential registration, enrollment information.
- To maintain a high level of customer service by guiding students and their families to other student services offices (e.g. the Accounting Office, Student Affairs and Services) when issues arise that we cannot solve, and providing support or follow up case management as necessary.
Values
- We are a service organization.
- We strive to communicate with the members of the academic community in a timely, friendly, and effective manner
- We share responsibility for internal health and well-being
- We trust each other to be honest and professional
Services Offered
- Admission and Retention of Students and Pupils
- Registration & Enrollment of Students and Pupils
- Withdrawal and Cross Enroll of Students and Pupils
- Admission of Foreign Students
- Update of Grades
- Release of Transcript if Records, Certificates and Diplomas
- In Charge of Commencement Exercises
- Liaison Officer to CHEd and DEPEd Matters