▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Account ancy ▁( B SA ) ▁was ▁granted ▁Government ▁Rec ogn ition . ▁The ▁B SC ▁major ▁ ▁in ▁Account ing ▁was ▁ph ased ▁out ▁as ▁mand ated ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁Culture ▁and ▁Sports ▁( DE CS ). ▁ ▁In ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁department ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁and ▁R estaur ant ▁Management ▁ ▁( HR M ) ▁/ ▁Tour ism ▁Program s , ▁a ▁five - store y ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁This ▁new ▁ed ifice ▁houses ▁the ▁labor atory ▁ ▁facilities ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁programs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁computer ▁labor atory ▁and ▁class rooms ▁for ▁exclusive ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁School ▁Year ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 1 9 9 8 , ▁S MC M ▁started ▁its ▁PA ASC U ▁Acc red itation ▁vent ure , ▁PA ASC U ▁orientation ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁( 3 ) ▁levels : ▁Gra de ▁School , ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁College ▁but ▁only ▁the ▁Gra de ▁School ▁took ▁the ▁initial ▁steps ▁towards ▁acc red itation ▁ ▁by ▁conduct ing ▁self - sur vey ▁activities . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁( 2 ) ▁levels ▁had ▁to ▁de fer ▁the ▁self - sur vey ▁activities ▁since ▁there ▁was ▁ ▁need ▁for ▁more ▁concert ed ▁effort ▁to ▁strength en ▁some ▁areas . ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁grade ▁school ▁acquired ▁Level ▁I