I. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Manila Central University!

The Manila Central University, also referred to by its acronym MCU, has been offering, in over a century, excellence in quality education. MCU has developed its reputation to become one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country that offers allied health sciences programs. It lives to its motto, “We develop people” by empowering more people through innovative education and by becoming a leading Filipino University that shares talents to the world.

The Manila Central University is one of the best private universities in the Philippines with 118 years of innovating education through excellence that while it is deeply rooted in its heritage, it is intentional to be dynamic and relevant. At present, MCU has already produced 58,000 graduates and is currently housing 23 Academic Programs offering Outcomes-based Education (OBE) equipped by Multiple and Flexible Learning Modalities topped with ideal class size for a better learning experience. The University has a fullyequipped learning spaces supporting the Multiple Learning Modality approach in teaching that it delivers by having an Integrated Educational Technology.

MCU is also one of the few quiet, greenest campuses in Metro Manila with open and green learning spaces, which makes for a peaceful environment conducive to learning, contemplation, and relaxation. It is a peaceful and green campus situated in proximity to the comforts of the city restaurants, bookstores, coffee shops, malls, banks, supermarkets, public transportation, and more.

A. Brief History of the Manila Central University

Manila Central University takes pride in its long and rich history of Academic Excellence through the legacy of its founders Filemon Tanchoco and Purificacion Gallego, who were both education pioneers both education pioneers that gave flesh to a vision through professionalism and camaraderie. Believing that values-based education offered salvation from poverty, Filemon Dionisio Tanchoco dedicated his life to making that vision a reality for many young Filipinos and for the person he loves.

In 1903, MCU started as a review center for pharmacy students on the request of several students from the University of Santo Tomas andothernearby schools, Dr. Alejandro M. Albert, the eventual founder of the University organized a private review class. The review classes went successful with more students wanting to join the review session and in 1904, Dr. Albert founded the Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila. He acted as its first Director until 1908, the same year that the Escuela produced its first batch of graduates. Among them were Filomena Francisco Guerrero and Matilde ArquizaArroyo, the first Filipino women pharmacists. It was also in this year that Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero, a renowned botanist, writer, politician, and the first Filipino pharmacist, became the School Director.

In 1910, Atty. Filemon D. Tanchoco was invited the join Escuela as a teacher and as an administrator. Five years after, the institution upgraded its status and transformed to Manila College of Pharmacy (MCP) and its incorporators and forst Board of Trustees composed of Dr. Alejandro M. Albert, Atty. Filemon D. Tanchoco, Sr. Dr. Leon Ma. L. Guerrero, Antonio C. Llamas, and Feliciano P. Paterno, acquired a new site in Oroquieta and Fugoso Streets in Zurbaran, Manila to house a growing number of enrollees. MCP became the first private educational institution that is established and managed by Filipinos. In 1929, the College of Dentistry was founded by the institution which eventually changed the name of the institution to Manila College of Pharmacy and Dentistry where Dr. Jose Francisco acted as its first dean.

In 1938, the College offered secondary education through the Albert High School. It also started making laundry soap and later produces medicated soap. After two years, high school classes started at the three-story building in Mayhaligue, Sta. Cruz, Manila. In 1941, the school was ravaged during the Japanese occupation to a point where only the bare structure of its buildings remained.

In 1945, after World War II, the school re-opened with new program, the College of Liberal Arts with Dr. Alfredo Guerrero as Dean and the school was renamed Manila College of Pharmacy and Liberal Arts. The following years, the Board of Trustees reorganized and the school was renamed Manila Central Colleges (MCC) with Liberal Arts Education, Commerce, Business Administration and post-graduate program in Pharmacy as its programs.

In 1947, the College of Medicine opened as well as the College of Nursing after the Bureau of Private Schools granted MCC the permit to operate the first year of a four-year course. The Graduate School of Business Administration was also establishedand it offeredMaster in Business Administration and Master in Public Administration. It was also in this year that the MCU Hospital started its construction and acquisition of advance equipment. The following year, MCC was granted with a university status renaming the institution Manila Central University with Atty. Tanchoco as its first University President and in 1949, MCU inaugurated its nearly 10-hectare campus in Caloocan City to meet the demands of time housing the MCU Hospital, Nurses’ Home, gymnasium, and auditorium. In 1955, the School of Midwifery was established and in 1959, the College of Optometry was opened. The Following year, Medical Technology, Midwifery and Kindergarten, Grade School, and High School Levels were opened. In 1966, the Graduate Education Division offered master’s degree in Education. In 1992, the College of Physical Therapy was born and in 2004, the Manila Central University celebrated its first Centennial anniversary.

B. Mission-Vision Statement

Vision

A leading Filipino University sharing talents to the world

Mission

Nurture Transformative Learning Experiences

Values

 Integrity

 Nurturing

 Prudence

 Resilience

 Perseverance

C. Learning Culture

The Manila Central University takes pride in enacting “student-centered learning,” a system of instruction that puts students at the heart of learning. In this system, teachers don’t just deliver lectures or make students memorize facts. Rather, it encourages active participation and independent inquiry, planting the joy of learning from the classroom to outside it, where students can chart their own research and learning according to their skills and interests. Teachers are always there to guide and mentor students toward critical thinking and discernment, dialogue and trust, engagement and creativity, supervised industry learning, collaborative learning participation, and social learning participation.

D. Important Offices to Remember and University Services

 Academic Department

The Academic Department takes care of the academic welfare of the undergraduate and graduate students and is being headed by the Vice-President Academic. It specifically implements academic policies and programs originating from the School Council, assists the Curriculum Committee in the review of proposed academic programs/courses and in the evaluation of current academic programs/courses, and ensures that the academic standards of the University are maintained by faculty and students.

Academic Department

FDT Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 78 loc. 112 to 113

Dr. Angelo C. Maduli

Vice-President Academic

 Ms. Rosalie T. Apostol Executive Assistant rtapostol@mcu.edu.ph

 Ms. Abigail Francisco-Dionida Learning Support Specialist apfrancisco@mcu.edu.ph

The Academic Department has its ancillary and complementary offices that will be of assistance to all students: o Education Technology and Design Office. The EdTech department helps in analyzing, designing, developing implementing, and evaluating the instructional environment, learning materials, learners, and the learning process to improve teaching and learning. Currently, EdTech’s focal point is to help the institution transform from traditional classroom teaching and learning to multiple modality approach traditional classroom along with online, hybrid, and HyFlex classes.

EdTech and Design Office

FDT Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 78 Local 113

Dr. Majoe J. Badiola, Head of EdTech and Design mjbadiola@mcu.edu.ph

 Larah Therese AC Oropesa

Ed-Tech Specialist laoropesa@mcu.edu.ph o Education Development and Innovations Office. Supports the Academic’s goals and objectives to advance the qualitylearning design and delivery of objectives to advance the quality learning design and delivery of the various academic programs offered within the University. Assists the Vice-President for Academic to explore education trends and innovation, to design appropriate learning strategies and modalities, and to monitor and evaluate approved initiatives of the various departments under the cluster. He or she is also tasked to identify, process, and analyze relevant data and information useful for planning, policy formulation, program improvement, and decision-making.

Education Development and Innovations Office

FDT Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 78 Local 113

Jacy A. Yumul Head of Education Development &

jayumul@mcu.edu.ph

Innovations o Library Services. The University has a vast collection of resources from books to bound materials and unpublished materials. All these are available to the students to help them in their studies. The school has provided an on online cataloguing system for its vast collection of information materials (https://opac.mcu.edu.ph). The University Library is open from Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Library Services

LRC Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 library@mcu.edu.ph

 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Office. The ICT oversees the production and release of identification cards for legitimately enrolled students for the school year. It also processes requests for Temporary IDs (for those who forget to bring their ID for the day) and replacements in cases of permanent loss or damage. The ICT is also the office in-charge in providing information technology infrastructure such as server, internet service, hardware, audio-visual devices, student information system, and network administration Information Technology Department

LRC Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 77 Local 164 and 167

 Office of the Registrar The Office of the Registrar may be likened to a central hub. It serves the students, faculty, administration, and alumni of the University. Diverse concerns of these four sectors of the community are coordinated and managed through the Registrar's Office. The School Registrar’s Office envisions itself to be the valued partner of the Manila Central University in the delivery of quality registrar services. The School Registrar’s Office specifically: o Implements University and CHED policies and regulations regarding admission, enrollment, load requirements, subject sequence, promotion, graduation, transfer, suspension and dismissal of students o Serves as the primary custodian of all the academic and scholastic records of all students and alumni o Handles the registration of students by preparing course offerings and scheduling the classes o Facilitates and assists the academic departments in the revision/passage of curricula, subjects and courses o Coordinates with the Management Information Systems Office for online advisement and registration o Certifications of Good Moral Character. Registrar also processes requests for Certificates of Good Moral Character (GMCs) typically requested for applications for further studies, employment, consideration in awards, etc.

Office of the Registrar

GF, BEDD Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 77 Local 120 to 121

Email: registrar@mcu.edu.ph

 Office of Student Affairs. The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) attends to the non‐academic life of students at the Manila Central University. In general, this means providing the relevant support services, serving as liaison to more specialized offices when necessary, and providing opportunities for formation outside the classroom. Also, OSA serves as the guardian of the Code of Discipline – seeing to it that students of the Manila Central University stay true to the values of the University and grow in responsibility (both personal and social) and moral excellence.

Office of Student Affairs promotes the holistic development and engagement of students to meet the challenges of providing programs centered on student needs. Its mission is to develop individuals into citizens who participate actively in their own growth and development to be able to serve the community. Student development programs are applied through the promotion of quality student life, enhancement of learning and success, and the pursuit of enlightened minds transmitted into action. OSA is concerned with the quality of student life experiences in the university. The services of the office include the following:

 Student Welfare Programs and Services o Information and Orientation Services o Scholarships and Financial Assistance o Services for Students with Special Needs o International Students Services o Research, Monitoring and Evaluation of Student Affairs and Services o Student Handbook Development

 Student Development Programs and Services o Student Organizations and Activities Guidelines and Policies in Project/Activity Proposals o Student Council o Leadership Development o Student Publication o Sports Development o Cultural and Creative Arts Development o Social and Community Involvement o Multi-Faith Services o Other Services o Theft/Loss Report Processing and Investigation. In cases where students lose their personal belongings, whether through theft or accidental loss, a theft/loss report may be filed at the OSA. If the item is subsequently found, the owner is immediately contacted. In the cases of possible theft, the OSA Staff for Security can assist the student in tracing possible leads and examining evidence. o Emergency Assistance. OSA attends to all kinds of student emergencies - responding on the scene, acting as liaison to the specific service provider (such as the Health Services or the Security Office), and informing the student’s parents or guardians.

 Only accredited organizations of the Manila Central University-Office of the Student Affairs are allowed to conduct programs/activities in and outside the University upon approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs through the recommendation of the Dean of Office of Student Affairs.

 As a standard operating procedure, NO ACTIVITYY WILL BE ENDORSED TWO (2) WEEKS BEFORE PRELIM AND MIDTERM EXAMS AND ONE (1) MONTH BEFORE FINAL EXAM.

 ACTIVITY PORPOSAL/S WILL BE ENDORSED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED DAYS OF PROCESSING;  Activity with Budget must be submitted six (6) weeks before the activity date. Activity without budget must be submitted four (4) weeks before the activity date.

 Advisers are not allowed to create and submit project proposals in behalf of the organization. We encourage student leaders to exercise their leadership capabilities.

 No proposals will be accepted unless the requirements for the activity have been complied with.

 No organizational fund will be used unless recommended by the Dean of the Office of Student Affairs and approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Approved Project Proposals must have multiple copies as mandated by the Office of Student Affairs. This will be used as part of the exhibit material during the accreditation visit or consultation of CHED and other related accrediting institutions.

Office of Student Affairs

1F LRC Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 77 Local 140 and 163

Email: osa@mcu.edu.ph

 Guidance and Placement Office (GPO). GPO aims to nurture students’ well-being through an integrated approach towards the development of well-functioning individuals for them to have desirable traits that they can utilize in the realization of their potentials enabling them to become responsible and competent members of the community. GPO services are as follow: o Counselling. Serves as an avenue in establishing personal relationship between the counselor and student. Students seeking for assistance are given the opportunity to gain insight by thinking through the situation himself with the assistance of a trained counselor in a conducive atmosphere and in effect, applying positive change in behavior, feelings and attitude. o Testing / Appraisal. Assesses and evaluatesthe potentials,abilities, weaknesses and personality profile of an individual with the use of standardized or duly validated tests. o Information. Refers to informative activities and materials designed to facilitate student adjustment to college life. o Inventory. Undertakes the systematic collection of data relevant to the needs and problems of students through the use of individual personal sheet, test results and other forms of data collection deemed appropriate by the counselor. o Career and Placement. Provides students with relevant information on educational, training and occupational fields to guide them in career planning and enable them to make intelligent decisions about work and learning. o Referral. Ensures to meet the special needs of students through the coordination of a multidisciplinary team. o Follow-up. Systematic Monitoring of the changes and improvement manifested by the client after the intervention has been given. o Research and Evaluation. Conducts research pertinent to guidance services, situational needs and current conditions designed to elicit data that may be translated in improving the programs for planning and policy-making. o Student Enrichment Programs. Designated to assist and guide students to develop their skills and potentials, increase self- awareness, and clarify value system, carried out through symposia, seminars, trainings and workshops o Peer Facilitators Organization. Trains and maintains Peer Facilitators who help counselors in the delivery of Guidance Services.

Guidance and Placement Office

1F LRC Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 77 Local 151

Email: gpo@mcu.edu.ph o Health Services

 Health Services. The Health Services Department is composed of the Medical and Dental Units. The University Medical Clinic is a health care facility that is devoted to the care of students, faculty and employees. This covers the primary health care needs of the university occupants that focus on four aspects of school health provision.

 Medical and Dental Consultations and First-Aid Treatment

 Annual Physical and Dental Examination of all Students

 Internship / Clinical Exposure / Sports Event Medical Clearances

 Dental Procedures for a minimal fee o Healthful Living

 Wellness Program and Immunization

 Food Sanitation and Potable Water Supply Monitoring

 Medical and Dental Health Counselling o Health Instruction

 First Aid Training

 Prevention of Diseases and Promotion of Health Lectures

 Dental Health Information Dissemination o School-Community Coordination for Health

 Coordination and proper referrals to other institutions

 Helps in Community Outreach programs

 Participates in school-community coordination meetings

 Finance Department. The department accepts payment for school fees and other collections. The teller also issues receipts for payments made through internet, bank branches, and mobile phone banking apps. Student Accounts also handles the following: o Tuition fee inquiries o Encoding of tuition and other fees in the system o Processing of student refunds o Issuance of student clearance

Finance Department

Centennial Gym, Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 77 Local 117 to 119, 150, 159, and 166

Email: finance@mcu.edu.ph

 Office of Admissions. The Admissions Office entertains and processes initial application of new foreign students, such as incoming first year students and transferees to the University. It implements the Admission Policies and promotes the curricular offerings of MCU. It implements student recruitment and admissions programs. Admissions recruits and admits students through a systematic screening process, prompt dissemination of relevant and accurate program information, and timely implementation of activities to achieve the University goals.

Office of Admissions

LRC Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 77 Local 130 and 178

Email: oa@mcu.edu.ph

II. THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (CIS)

The CIS is an international students’ link to the MCU, as it strives to offer the most memorable study abroad experience in the Philippines. The following pages will provide information that will help students navigate the Philippines, home away from home in the coming months. These pages contain essential facts about the Philippines, a checklist of requirements prior to, during and after arrival, information on settling in and how to stay safe, tip on where to go for fun and leisure, and more. Living in the Philippines is as exciting, fun and extraordinary as students make it. Be sure to keep this little guidebook handy while soaking in the MCU - and the Philippine - experience.

What is the CIS?

The Center for International Students is international students’ first stop in their study abroad experience in the Manila Central University. OIR was established as the service arm of the Vice-President Academic’s Office. It oversees the Manila Central University’s growing international linkages with universities, institutions and organizations in the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North and South America, and Europe. CIS is the office that welcomes and takes care of visiting faculty, research fellows as well as international students from institutions abroad. In addition, CIS also facilitates the sending of MCU faculty members abroad for research and study abroad programs.

Center for International Students

Academic Department

FDT Bldg., Manila Central University

EDSA Caloocan City, Philippines, 1400

Tel: (+632) T: +63 2 8364 1071 to 78 loc. 113

Mobile: 0905 936 8392

Email: jayumul@mcu.edu.ph