Towards a University Status (1979-1989)
1979
Preparation for the change of status from a college to a university was underway.
1982
The application for a five-year Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) was approved for operation.
January 15, the Charter for the university status was signed.
January 30, the Charter was formally presented to the University President. March 6-7, the third PAASCU re-survey of the three College programs took place.
March 30, the First President of St. Paul University was formally installed.
The Secretarial course was expanded to include a Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration (BSSA) program.
St. Paul College was chosen as one of the pilot schools to experiment the New Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) but this was scrapped two year later.
1983
The Grade School Department was given Level I accreditation status after its pre-survey.
1985
Religious Education as a major field in Education was offered in the summer to train and prepare rural-based Theology teachers and catechists, as the school's share in the Diocesan apostolate of providing Catholic education in public schools.
A three-year Associate Degree in Government Accounting and Auditing was launched by the Commission on Audit Regional Office with scholarship assistance to qualified freshmen Accounting students enrolled in the College of Business Administration. The program was scrapped three years later.
The College Freshmen Program (CFP) was introduced to enrich the learning experience of college freshmen. The program was phased out in 1992.
1986
The first formal survey of the grade school department took place.
1987
Short-term courses in technology were opened: three-year Associate in Geodetic Engineering (AGE) and a two-year Certificate in Surveying Aide (CSA).
December 14, the present President was initially appointed on a short-term, stop-gap basis.
1988
February 8, the SPU Credit Cooperative was formed to service the financial needs of the faculty and of the office and maintenance staff.
July 16, the present University President was formally installed, concurrently serving as President of St. Paul College, Quezon City.
1989
Another technology course was opened, the four-year Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information System (BSCIS) degree, the first time of its kind in the region.
February 20-21, the three college programs underwent the fourth PAASCU re-survey and earned a Level III accredited status.