The student affairs division is officially an organizational unit within the Office of the President since 1979. Initially it consisted of three sub-divisions and one unit, namely, counseling and job placement, Student Services and Welfares, Student Affairs sub-divisions and Clerical Service unit. On September 20, 1988, the Clerical Service unit has been raised to the sub-division status and subsequently, on December 3, 2004, two additional units, namely the Information Unit and the International Affairs Unit were added.