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The University of Southern Philippines Foundation is a private, foundation, non-sectarian university in Cebu City, Philippines.Historical backgroundThe university was called Southern Institute when it was founded in 1927. The institute began by offering a complete elementary course and the first two years of secondary education. In response to public demand, the secondary course was made complete with the addition of the third and the fourth year levels. Classes were held in a house on Colon Street. With the increase in the school population, the school moved to a more spacious location on Mabini Street.Collegiate courses were opened in 1933. With complete collegiate courses in the Arts and Sciences, Education, Commerce, Law and Engineering, the name was changed to Southern College in 1937.The Second World War in 1942–45 razed the buildings to the ground with the exception of the façade of the Administration Building. The U.S. Army occupied the campus. After the war the school was reconstructed, using the surplus materials bought from the U.S. Army.In 1949, the Southern College was granted the permit to open a graduate school. Having attained university status, the name was changed to University of Southern Philippines on July 8, 1949. The graduate courses that have been offered since are Master of Arts in English, Master of Arts in Teaching Sociology, Master of Arts in Teaching English, Master of Laws, and Master of Science in Social Work.The above expansions caused the Mabini Campus to extend itself to V. Gullas (formerly Manalili) and P. Burgos streets where the Sanson and the Doña Beatriz Hall which house the Elementary Department, the Gonzales Hall which houses the college of engineering, and the Home Economics Building are.