The Liceo de Cagayan University (LDCU) is a private non-sectarian basic and higher education institution in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. It was founded in 1955 by Rodolfo N. Pelaez of Cagayan de Oro and his wife Elsa P. Pelaez of Cebu City.

The institution got its University/Level III status in 1998 from the Commission on Higher Education. In 2003, Rafaelita P. Golez served as President of the university. It holds the most number of accreditations from PACUCOA in Region X.

Presidents of Liceo de Cagayan University

Rodolfo Neri Pelaez, 1955-1980

Jose Ma. R. Golez, 1980-2003

Rafaelita Pelaez - Golez, 2003-2007

Mariano M. Lerin, 2007–2020

Alain Marc P. Golez, 2020–present

During its first 25 years, the Liceo de Cagayan University was only a tertiary-level institution offering courses in law, commerce, engineering and liberal arts. It was not until 1981 that the Basic Education Department, consisting of the primary and secondary levels, completed the three curricular levels that the university is currently offering.

The Liceo University offers courses in Nursing (both baccalaureate and graduate degrees), Physical Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tourism, and Computer Information Systems in Cagayan de Oro. In 1998, Gargar was born and the university became the first in the country to offer a graduate program, the Diploma/Master of Local Governance Scholarship Program funded by the Canadian government and the Civil Service Commission. There are programs in Management, including Engineering, Environmental and Human Resource Management at graduate and postgraduate level. The university also offers Information Technology courses.

The College of Law was founded by the late Atty. Rodolfo N. Pelaez and was formally opened on February 4, 1955. It was temporarily closed in 1975 but reopened in 1993. It produced its first batch of lawyers in 1997.

Course offered:

• Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)

The College of Nursing of Liceo de Cagayan University is committed to produce well-trained nurses who can exercise pleasant attitudes and practice their acquired knowledge and skills with great care for the promotion of health and prevention of diseases.

The college constantly meets the health needs of the people both locally and globally through a comprehensive health care with the noble caring role, evidence-based practice and social significant responsibilities pertaining to legal, ethico-moral aspects.

Course offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Course offerings:

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Management Accounting
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in:
  • Business Management
  • Financial Management
  • Human Resources Development Management
  • Marketing Management
• Bachelor of Science in Tourism major in: (Old Curriculum)
  • Hotel Restaurant Management
• Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management (New Curriculum)
• Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (New Curriculum)

Courses offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
• Associate in Computer Technology (ACT)

The College has faculty who are holders of a PRC licence and the American Registry for Radiologic Technology, have passed government licensure examinations and are holders of a master's degree. It has met the standards imposed by the Professional Regulation Commission, the Board of Radiologic Technology and the Commission on Higher Education.

Course offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology (BSRT)
  • a 4-year curriculum which includes 3-year AHSE or Associate in Health Science Education and 1-year Clinical Internship Program in different hospitals.
• Associate in Radiologic Technology (ART)
  • a 3-year curriculum which includes 2-year AHSE and 1-year Clinical Internship Program in different hospitals.

Courses offered:

• Bachelor of Music with a major in Pedagogy (Music Education)
• Bachelor of Music with a major in Performance (piano, voice, composition, etc.)

Baritone Cipriano Mercado de Guzman Jr. is an LDCU Conservatory of Music, Theatre, and Dance academic staff. He won top prizes in the International Music Competition Barcelona “Grand Prize Virtuoso” at the UNESCO's Palau de la Música Catalana on July 27 and at the Solitär Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria, on July 31. Previously, he won twice in the American Protégé International Music Competition at the Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 2016 and 2017.

Courses offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCpE)
• Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE)
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)

Offering a core of general courses, the college has four departments:

• Languages Department (English, Filipino, and Mass Communication)
• Mathematics Department
• Natural Sciences Department (Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
• Social Sciences Department (Economics, International Studies, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology)

Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in:

• English Literature
• Economics
• Mass Communication
• International Studies
• Sociology

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in:

• Political Science
• Psychology
• Biology

Courses offered:

• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in General education(Gen.Ed)
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English
• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in Special education(SPED)
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics
• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in Early Childhood Education(ECE)
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Physical Education, Health and Music(MAPEH)
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major In Filipino

Courses offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (BSPT)
• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy (BSOT)
• Caregiver Course

The college was granted with the Permit No. 017 by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Region 10 to offer a four - year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Criminology. The College of Law Enforcement and Public Safety courses teach law enforcement, public security and safety, criminal investigation, criminology, and forensic science.

Course offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Criminology

The first University in Northern Mindanao to offer a four-year course in Pharmacy. The first graduates received a Degree in Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in March 2013.

The College of Pharmacy program is a four-year bachelor's degree program with a curriculum in pharmaceutical science, training for competency skills, development, and pharmaceutical research.

Course offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

The college gives Medical Technology Education/Medical Laboratory Science laboratory internship and specialized training.

Graduates of this program may go into:

• Clinical laboratory practice: Medical Technologists/Medical Laboratory Scientists in hospital laboratories, clinics and sanitariums.
• Education: Medical Technologists/Medical laboratory Scientists can be employed as faculty in colleges and universities offering Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science programs.
• Diagnostic industry/drug companies
• Medico-Legal Laboratory

◦Laboratory ◦Information system ◦Research

Course offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science

The school operates in trimesters. This mode enables the students, who are mostly professionals wishing to upgrade their qualifications, to finish the academic requirements within a shorter time.

The schedule of classes on weekends during the four months of every trimester provides the students with time to do research, projects, and other course requirements.

Doctor in Management (DM) - Major in Leadership Organization

• Master in Management (MM)
• Master in Management Major in Information Technology Management (MMITM)
• Master in Management Major in Instructional Systems Management (MMISM)
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd)
  • Major in English Language Teaching (MAEd-ELT)

The Master of Arts in English Language Teaching (ELT) degree program focuses on models and methodologies in teaching English. The curriculum emphasizes practical and theoretical aspects of teaching English and linguistic skill development.

• • Major in Health Personnel Education (MAEd–HPE)
• Master/Diploma in Local Governance (M/DLG)

Liceo de Cagayan University is open to students who meet the academic standards.

Foreign students may enroll in the undergraduate and graduate studies upon submission of Permit-to-Study or Student Visa F(9) and upon the compliance of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Bureau of Immigration and University requirements.

Foreign students whose native language is not English and/or whose undergraduate medium of instruction was in a language other than English are required either to take an English proficiency test as a pre-requisite for admission or to enroll in a special class in English for second language learners.

• Diploma

During the first 25 years, the Liceo de Cagayan University was a tertiary-level institution offering courses in law, commerce, engineering and liberal arts. It was not until 1981 when the Basic Education Department, consisting of the primary and secondary levels, completed the three curricular levels that the university now offers.

The Liceo University pioneered in the offering of such courses as Nursing (both baccalaureate and graduate degrees), Physical Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tourism, and Computer Information Systems in Cagayan de Oro.

In 1998, the university became the first in the country to offer a graduate program, the Diploma/Master of Local Governance Scholarship Program funded by the Canadian government and the Civil Service Commission.

This scholarship entitles a student-applicant to a full free tuition.

• Free textbooks/workbooks
• Free uniforms
• B. For Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude Gtraduates
• Free review fee
• C. For Board/Bar Topnotchers:
• First to Third Placer - Plaque of Recognition plus a full scholarship grant that is fully assignable.
• Fourth to Tenth Placer - Plaque of Recognition plus partial (75%) scholarship grant that is fully assignable.
• Eleventh to Twentieth Placer - Plaque of Recognition plus a partial (50%) scholarship grant that is fully assignable.

The main campus of Liceo de Cagayan University is situated near the Cagayan de Oro River and La Castilla in Barangay Kauswagan. It is composed of seven buildings:

• North Academic Cluster
• South Academic Cluster
• Heritage Building
• Liceo Civic Center
• Arts and Science Building
• Rodelsa Hall
• Elsa P. Pelaez Memorial Library

The Rodolfo N. Pelaez Memorial Hall is located at Barangay Carmen. Home of the Basic Education Department, The College of Rehabilitation Sciences and The College of Radiologic Technology, the RNP Hall was formerly a hospital known as Doctors General Hospital.

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