Bachelor of Science in
Customs Administration
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About the Program
The primordial goal of the Customs Administration Education is to produce Ethical and Socially responsible Customs Broker Professionals whose skills and competence conform to, and are compliant with, international standards and best customs practices.
Program Educational Objectives
Three to five years after graduation, the graduates are expected to:
- The graduates of the program are expected to take and pass the customs broker licensure examination (CuBLE) for as embodied under the Republic Act 9280, as amended and become licensed professionals;
- Within three years from finishing the BSCA program and passing the licensure examination, the graduates are expected to have commenced the practice of their profession either in the industry representing their clients before any government agencies; in the government as technical professionals occupying frontline to supervisory positions; or in the private sector in similar positions; and
- Within five years, the graduates are expected to be highly experienced professionals in the industry, academe and in the private or public sector occupying supervisory to managerial positions.
Student Outcomes
By the time of graduation, the students of the program shall have the ability to:
- Articulate the provisions of tariff and customs laws, rules and regulations, as well as international trade laws and agreements;
- Perform the different customs valuation and classification concepts and applications, systems, techniques and remedies;
- Detect and prevent fraud in the area of occupation;
- Apply disaster management and risk reduction approaches;
- Demonstrate self-confidence in dealing with clients, fellow professionals and various government agencies;
- Innovate supply chain and risk management approaches and methodologies;
- Demonstrate technological proficiency in the workplace;
- Introduce new ideas for the improvement of the practice of the profession as customs broker and as a supply chain practitioner;
- Demonstrate a service orientation in the Customs Broker`s profession;
- Participate in various types of employment, development activities and public discourses particularly in response to the needs of the communities one serves;
- Generate new knowledge using research and development projects; and
- Articulate and discuss the latest developments in the specific field of practice.