of the K+12 basic education program which adds up and additional 2 years of senior high education after graduating of a student from high school, has resulted for the university to re-organize and merge its tertiary schools and colleges. The College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology merged becoming College of Health and Allied Medical Professions (CHAMP), the College of Architecture and Design and College of Engineering as College of Technology (COT), and the College of Arts and Sciences and Education as College of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Education (CLASE). The College of Law on the other hand maintained its structure while the College of Business Administration and Accountancy has been renamed as College of Commerce. Research and extension Concurrent to the academic undertakings of the faculty and students, as a small-size research university, the University of San Agustin has adequate research centers each with their own focus of scientific and fields of studies. Several of such said centers were established in consortium with Philippine government agencies like the Department of Science and Technology (Philippines). USA Institute for Augustinian Studies USA Villanova Institute for Social Science Research and Cultural Studies USA Mendel Institute for Natural Science and Technology Research USA Institute for Social Development Issues and Initiatives USA Center for Informatics (CFI) Center for Advance New Materials Engineering and Emerging Technologies (CANMEET) USA Center for Heritage and Indigenous Cultures (CHIC) USA Center for Chemical Biology and Biotechnology (C2B2) USA Center for Natural Drug Discovery and Development (CND3) USA DOST-PCHRD Tuklas Lunas National Magnetic Resonance Laboratory Visayas USA Mass Spectrometry Imaging Laboratory Cultures and traditions Patron Saint The university is named in honor of fourth century saint Augustine of Hippo, a key figure in the doctrinal development of Western Christianity and a Doctor of the Church. Two of his surviving works, "The Confessions" (his autobiography) and "The City of God," are regarded as Western classics. Augustine is often considered to be one of the theological fountainheads of the Reformation because of his teaching on salvation and grace. Martin Luther, perhaps the greatest figure of the Reformation, was himself an Augustinian friar. Other English speaking Augustinian Schools with the same patron saint include Colegio San Agustin-Makati, Colegio del Santo Niño (Cebu), Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod, Colegio San Agustin-Biñan, St. Augustine's College, Brookvale in Sydney, Australia, St. Augustine College Preparatory School, Richland, New Jersey; St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California;