Batangas State University, ARASOF, Nasugbu Campus

The Batangas State University – ARASOF, Nasugbu Campus is located in Nasugbu, Batangas. It started as a branch of the Philippine Institute of Fisheries Technology in Nasugbu on May 1952 by virtue of Republic Act No. 685 passed by Congress through the efforts of the late Congressman Apolinario R. Apacible and former Director of Fisheries, Dr. Deogracias Villadolid. A 4.3-hectare tract of land was donated by Don Antonio Roxas y Cia.

History

On January 12, 1957, the institute, which was formerly under the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was transferred to the Department of Education directly under the General Office of the Bureau of Public Schools.

On June 10, 1957, the institute started offering secondary fishery curriculum, and the name was changed to Batangas School of Fisheries. In 1963, the school was transferred to the Bureau of Vocational Education under the supervision of the Superintendent of Marikina School of Arts and Trades in Marikina, then to Pablo Borbon School of Arts and Trades in Batangas City, and lastly, Cavite School of Fisheries.

In 1972, the school became an independent fishery school under a school administrator who later on became the school's Superintendent. During the school year from 1974 to 1975, it started offering the Fishery Technical Education Curriculum leading to the Diploma in Fishery Technology.

In view of the urgent need for qualified fishery technologists in various phases of fishery industry, the four–year Fishery Technology curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Fisheries (BSF) was approved by the Bureau of Vocational Education under the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports on October 7, 1974 and was offered starting the school year from 1975 to 1976. On July 1, 1975, the school was transferred to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS), Region IV.

By virtue of Presidential Decree 787 issued on August 20, 1975, the name of the institution was changed to Apolinario R. Apacible School of Fisheries in recognition of the congressman who sponsored the bill in Congress.

In 1981, the school was transferred to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports under the Higher Education Regional Office, Region IV. In the same year, the school opened an elementary school unit starting with grade one. This unit serves as the pilot school for the integration of the three levels, elementary, secondary and tertiary, in a fishery school. It is known as Integrated Fisheries Elementary Unit of ARASOF.

On the school year from 1994 to 1995, the school offered Bachelor of Science in Fishery Education (BSFED).

By virtue of Republic Act No. 7722 otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994”, the Apolinario R. Apacible School of Fisheries was placed under the Commission on Higher Education as a CHED Supervised Institution. On July 5, 1996, the school was authorized to offer Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) and Bachelor of Science in Food Technology (BSFT) courses effective starting from the collegiate year from 1996 to 1997 through CHED Order No. 42. s. 1996, by virtue of Resolution No. R117–96, s.1996. The same authority was granted on September 11, 1997 through CHED Order No. 46, s.1997, by virtue of resolution No. R288, s.1997 to offer the Bachelor of Secondary Education and Bachelor of Elementary Education major in English, Mathematics and General Science effective starting collegiate year from 1997 to 1998. The following year, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Bachelor of Science in Information Management were offered.

On February 25, 2000, the Board of Trustees of Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology passed Board Resolution No. 2, s. 2000 approving the official integration of ARASOF and two other schools pursuant to the provisions of RA 8292 otherwise known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997 effective January 2000.

Subsequently, on March 24, 2000 through a referendum, the Board of Trustees of PBMIT approved the official name and address of this institution as "Republic of the Philippines Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology Apolinario R. Apacible School of Fisheries Nasugbu, Batangas". On March 22, 2001, by virtue of Republic Act No. 9045, the Batangas State University was created by integrating the Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology with all its branches, Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic College in Malvar, Apolinario R. Apacible School of Fisheries in Nasugbu and Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sto. Tomas.

Colleges

* Agriculture and Fisheries, College of
* Arts and Science, College of
* Business Administration and International Hospitality Management, College of
* Industrial Technology and Engineering, College of
* Informatics and Computing Sciences, College of
* Nursing, College of
* Teacher Education, College of
* Maritime Transportation, Institute of
* Governance, Peace and Development Studies, School of
* Open Learning, School of
* Graduate School

References

* BSU-ARASOF Official Website