The Central Student Council (CSC) is the student governing board of the university. The CSC shall act as the unifying and motivating force among the local student councils and of student activities related to them. Its focus is to promote the welfare of the students in line with the mission-vision of the University of Santo Tomas. Among others, it shall: 

• Be the umbrella organization of all student councils which shall be autonomous vis-à-vis the CSC; 
• Protect and uphold the democratic rights and welfare of the students. 

The CSC is composed of the Executive Board and the Central Board. The Executive Board is composed of: the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and the Public Relations Officer. The Central Board is composed of: the elected presidents of each local student council. 

The student candidates for the Executive Board must: 

• Be currently enrolled with a total of at least 15 units as may be certified by their respective faculties/colleges/institute/schools. 
• Have a general weighted average of 2.50, or its equivalent for the faculty of Civil Law and Faculty of medicine and Surgery. 
• Not have failed or dropped any subject from the semester immediately preceding the election, and that candidates for the position of president and vice-president must not have failed or dropped any subject throughout his entire course, and in both instances, including PE and NSTP. 
• Have continuous residency in the University for at least seven (7) months immediately preceding the elections. 

In addition, only the incumbent officers of the Central or Local Student Council Executive Board are eligible to run as President or Vice-President of the CSC. 

The Director of the Student Affairs serves as the Faculty Adviser of the CSC. A co-adviser may be appointed by the OSA Director. 

The Student Organizations Coordinating Council (SOCC) is the umbrella organization of all recognized college-based and university- wide organizations in the University of Santo Tomas. 

It aspires to represent each organization by uniting and supporting all student-centered activities and consistently extending assistance to the needs of its components. With dedication to the University’s 3C’s, Compassion, Competence and Commitment, the SOCC tries its best to cater to all the extracurricular as well as co-curricular interests of all the students by providing avenues that help develop their personalities, talents and skills with the aid of various student organizations and academic societies with which they are affiliated. 

The SOCC envisions itself to be a potent instrument for the continuous development and innovation of students in view of the consistent demands of an ever changing academic environment and society. The SOCC’s mission is to promote genuine student involvement, create a healthy as well as supportive relationship among organizations in the University, and encourage substantial participation from students through different programs and activities that would ensure their growth and development as Thomasians. 

The Assistant Director of the Office for Student Affairs serves as the ex-officio adviser of the SOCC. A co-adviser may be appointed by the OSA Director. 

The Central Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is one of the university-wide student bodies created under the UST Government Constitution. It is a collegial body composed of student-representatives from faculties, colleges, institutes, schools with a local student council. 

The principal goal of the COMELEC is to determine the true will of the electorate in choosing their student leaders for the Local Student Councils and the Central Student Council, and likewise to settle election issues and controversies. In all its activities and processes, the COMELEC following the dictate of conscience and the pursuit of truth , shall always consider the protection of the rights of students as voter, as candidate of a particular political party, as member of a political party, with utmost regard with more fundamental right to study. 

It performs three important functions: executive, quasi-legislative, and quasi-judicial. The CENTRAL COMELEC is made up of: the Executive Board, composed of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson, and heads of the different committees; the COMELEC Chamber, composed of all the chairpersons of the various local COMELEC units; the COMELEC En Banc, composed of the local COMELEC student representatives from the different Faculties/Colleges/Institutes/Schools. 

The Executive Board and COMELEC Chamber conduct the electoral activities, enforce and execute the laws, policies and regulations regarding elections. 

The COMELEC En-Banc acts as the policy-making body of the COMELEC and is in charge of the formulation of procedures, rules and regulations pertinent to the implementation of all election laws. In certain cases the COMELEC En Banc also acts as the Central Adjudicatory Board, with quasi- judicial functions as an election tribunal for settling electoral issues and controversies, and as an appellate body for the review of decisions made by the local COMELEC.

The Office for the Student Affairs shall assign an adviser for the COMELEC. Otherwise, the legal consultant of the Office for Student Affairs shall be the ex-officio adviser for the Central COMELEC (USEC, 2011).