Southern Leyte State University

Infobox_University
name =
motto = Knowledge. Service. Innovation.
established = March 7, 2004
type = State University
president = Gloria M. Reyes
campus = 5 Campuses
city = Sogod
state = Southern Leyte
country = Philippines
website= [http://slsu.org http://slsu.org]

Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) is a public university offering various college degrees. Formerly the Southern Leyte State College of Science and Technology, SLSU was converted through the passage of Republic Act 9261 on March 7, 2004. SLSU is the only college university in the province of Southern Leyte.

*The five campuses that comprise the University
**Sogod - Main Campus - shall focus on quality programs in Science and Technology
** Hinunangan - shall focus on agricultural entrepreneurship
** Tomas Oppus - shall focus on academic institution in teacher education
** San Juan - shall focus on business and administration
** Bontoc - shall focus on fishery development

History

*SLSU- Main (Sogod)
**RA No. 4352 established Sogod National Trade School on July 7, 1969
**RA No. 1250 converted SNTS into Southern Leyte School of Arts and Trades on December 14, 1981
**RA No. 7930 converted SLSAT into a chartered college and renamed as Southern Leyte State College of Science and Technology on March 1, 1995
**RA No. 7722, RA No. 8292, and GAA of 1999 integrated SLSCST to three Higher Education Institutions
**RA 9261 established the Southern Leyte State University and made the college its main campus

*SLSU- Hinunangan Campus
**RA 5380 established the Hinunangan Agricultural and Vocational School on September 01, 1975.
**RA 7931 converted the school into a tertiary institution and renamed to the Southern Leyte Institute of Agriculture and Technology
**RA 9261 established the Southern Leyte State University - Hinunangan after its integration with SLSCST in 1999.

*SLSU- Tomas Oppus
**P.D. 2024 established the Tomas Oppus Normal College which was formerly known as the Tomas Oppus Community College and eventually became a State College on February 1, 1986.
**DECS Regional Office granted the school to offer a 4-yearcourse in AB and BSED programs in 1987
**RA 9261 established the Southern Leyte State University through the integration of this college with SLSCST on March 7, 2004

* SLSU- Bontoc
**RA No. 3938 established the Bontoc Agricultural and Technical School on June 7, 1964 and three years later was renamed to **Bontoc National Agricultural and Fishery School
**BP Bilang 494 established the Southern Leyte Agro-Fishery Technical Institute which became a full-pledged tertiary institution on June 10, 1983
**BP Bilang 888 renamed the school to Ruperto K. Kangleon Memorial Agro-Fisheries Technical Institute on November 22, 1985.
**RA 9261 established the Southern Leyte State University- Bontoc after its integration with SLSCST in 1999

*SLSU- San Juan Campus
**The San Juan Polytechnic College was formerly a Municipal High School established in 1946 and eighteen years later, it was converted into Cabalian National Vocational High School by Legislation.
**In 1968, Congress changed the school into San Juan Comprehensive High School and by virtue of Batas
**Pambansa Blg. 569 the San Juan Polytechnic College was established on June 24, 1983.
**RA 9261 established the Southern Leyte State University-San Juan after its integration with SLSCST in 1999.

Degrees offered

Undergraduate programs

*BS Civil Engineering
*BS Electrical Engineering
*BS Mechanical Engineering
*BS Industrial Education
*BS Information Technology
*BS Industrial Technology
*BS Agricultural Entrepreneurship
*BS Education

*Bachelor of Arts
*Bachelor of Elementary Education
*Bachelor of Secondary Education
*Bachelor of Science inFisheries
*BS in Office Administration
*BS in Agricultural Technology
*Asso. Information Technology
*Asso. Industrial Technology

Graduate Programs

*Master of Arts in Education
*Master in Public Administration
*Master of Arts in Teaching
*Master in Management
*Master in Technology Education

External links

* [http://slsu.org/ Southern Leyte State University] (Official Site)
* [http://slsu.org/mc/ Southern Leyte State University - Sogod Campus]
* [http://slsu.org/san%20juan/ Southern Leyte State University - San Juan Campus]
* [http://slsu.org/hinunangan/ Southern Leyte State University - Hinunangan Campus]
* [http://slsu.org/bontoc/ Southern Leyte State University - Bontoc Campus]
* [http://slsu.org/tomasoppus/ Southern Leyte State University - Tomas Oppus Campus]