Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

Regional Office VIII
Tacloban City, Leyte

RQAT Evaluation Report based on Ocular Inspection of the Program: Institutional Code: ________
School: ________________________________________ Address: ________________
Curriculum Year: ___________________ Date Evaluated: __________

PROGRAM PROFILE
Program:
Authority to Offer:
Date of Effectivity:
Accreditation Status:

EVALUATION
MINIMUM STANDARDS ACTUAL SITUATION Complied Not REMARKS
Complied
Degree Name: The program name should conform
with CMO 53, s. 2007. Suggested
Revision: Master of Arts in Education
major in Educational Management
Authority to Operate (Master’s Program)
HEIs having Level III accredited undergraduate program in Teacher
Education may apply to offer the Master’s Program. In the absence of a
Level III accredited Teacher Education Program.

Alternative Criteria: The following are to be considered as alternatives

to Level III accreditation for these programs:
(1) The higher education institution has Level III accreditation in the
Liberal Arts or in a discipline closely related to the program for
which government authority is being sought;
(2) or The higher education institution is a Center of Excellence (or
where no COEs have been identified, a Center of Development) in
the discipline of the program for which government authority us
being sought or in a closely related discipline.

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 Administration :
DEAN

- The Dean/head of the Program shall be holder of an earned Provide photocopy of the TOR of each
doctoral degree in education or in related fields faculty

- with research experience and published works in professional

For validation
journals.

FACULTY
For each Master’s programs, there shall be
Provide photocopy of the TOR of each
faculty
1) at least five (5) full-time faculty members who are at least
master's degree holders and who have published works in Provide a list of publications of each
professional journals; faculty (attach photocopy of the cover
and table of contents of the journal)

2) Of the five (5), at least two (2) should be doctoral degree

holders

3) at least three (3) of the five (5) full-time faculty members

should have advanced training in the specialization or major
area being offered;

4) of the three (3) FT with specialization in the area being

offered, at least one (1) should have a doctoral degree.

Moreover, the number of faculty members shall vary with

enrolment in such a manner as to allow a ratio of a maximum
of five (5) active student advisees per graduate faculty

Schools are encouraged to form consortium programs in order

to strengthen their faculty resources for their graduate MOA
programs.
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 CURRICULUM
a. The course work of thirty (30) units for the Thesis-Master's
programs and forty-eight (48) units for Doctoral programs
shall be research-based as evidenced by the course reference Provide the Curriculum checklist esp.
materials, course requirements, and the assessment systems. if there are changes in the offerings.

* Reference materials should be specialized and research-

based journals articles, book chapters, and
books/monographs.

* Course learning activities and requirements should

develop specific aspects of research competencies. Provide sample syllabi reflecting these
information

* Assessment systems should involve performance-based

activities that require students to demonstrate higher
order thinking skills.

c. Both master's and doctoral program shall require either a

comprehensive examination or some appropriate equivalent
requirement to assess the students' ability to analyze, Should be reflected in the Graduate
integrate, evaluate, and apply the different knowledge and School Handbook
skills developed in the various courses

d. A culminating project shall be required for all graduate

programs in education. This culminating project shall
demonstrate the students' ability to apply, validate, evaluate,
and/or extend the existing theories and practices in the
Should be reflected in the Graduate
student's chosen fields of study. School Handbook
-For the master's program, the culminating project may be a
thesis (for thesis programs) or some other complex project
(for non-thesis programs) that is consistent with the program
thrusts and competencies stated in Article I & III of the CMO.

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 LIBRARY
Librarian
Full-time librarian
with Master in Library and Information Science degree
Photocopy of TOR and License or
with valid license as Registered Librarian Official Receipt if License is for
release at PRC
Library Holdings
List of Refereed Journal per
specialization
- Subscription to at least five (5) peer reviewed professional
journals for each area of specialization offered in the
graduate programs

List of references per course arranged

- At least five (5) titles of graduate reference book for each
according to how the courses appear
graduate course/subject; and in the curriculum checklist

- Access to internet and information and communication

technology-based learning resources and reference materials.

Laboratory: The laboratories and facilities for the undergraduate

teacher education programs shall be augmented with:

Updates on Laboratory and Other

Facilities be provided (Laboratory
- appropriate research facilities and the basic sciences, if Manual, Laboratory Schedule, -
Inventory of lab equipment and
applicable facilities, Software tools and licenses,
Pertinent papers [201 File,
Appointment, Certification, etc.] of
- instructional laboratories, as needed Laboratory in charge)

- resources needed for research (e.g. statistical software and

other equipment for analysis of research data; and

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 - information and communication technology facilities

Thesis and Dissertation Requirements

Thesis committee is
- composed of four (4) graduate faculty members for the thesis This should be stipulated in the
Graduate Student Handbook.
requirements of master's program,

Faculty research advisers shall be chosen on the basis of their

expertise in the area of research study and their availability.

The evaluation of the master's thesis and of the doctoral This should be stipulated in the
Graduate Student Handbook.
dissertation shall involve an oral examination by the Thesis
Committee.

Admission, Retention and Maximum Residency

The institution shall have specific admission and retention This should be stipulated in the
Graduate Student Handbook.
policies for its graduate students.

- All curricular requirements for a master's degree must be

completed within seven (7) years after the student's first
enrollment in the master's program.
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RESEARCH PROGRAM
Institutions offering graduate programs in education shall
implement a Research Program,. The institution shall likewise
ensure the maximum utilization and dissemination of the
research output.

- aligned with NHERA as evidenced by the articulated This should be covered by the
Research Manual.
research agenda or priority areas;

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 - the existence of a functional research center/office with a
research director or coordinator;

- a system of supporting research projects undertaken by

faculty members' publications and paper presentations in
scholarly conferences in education.

- The institution shall likewise ensure the maximum utilization

and dissemination of the research output.

Evaluated by: Evaluated by: Conforme:

JOSEPHINE C. PELINGON, Ph.D. MARINA S. APILADO _________________________________________

RQAT Member RQAT Member HEI Representative

CMO References:
CMO 53 s. 2007 “CMO NO. 53 S. 2007 “Policies & Standards for Graduate Programs in Education for Teachers and Other Education Professionals "
CMO 40 s. 2008 “Manual of Regulations for Private Higher Education of 2008”
CMO 30 s. 2009 “Applicability of the Manual of Regulations for Private Higher Education (MORPHE) of 2008 to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs)”

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