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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING (BSABE) - EVALUATION INSTRUMENT

(CMO No. 94 series of 2017)
Name of HEI: Caraga State University – Main Campus Application type: Certificate of Program Compliance
Address: Ampayon, Butuan City
Applied Program: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING (BSABE)
Major (if any):
Date Applied: August 12, 2020 Target A.Y.: 2021 - 2022 Date of RQAT April 30, 2021
Visit:
RQAT Team RQAT Member:
Leader:
Date of Compliance Documents submitted: Submitted by:
Reference CMO No. 20, series of 2013 “General Education Curriculum: Holistic Understandings, Intellectual and Civic Competencies”
CMOs: CMO No. 86, series of 2017 “Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Requirements Common to All Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering Technology
Programs”
CMO No. 94, series of 2017 “Policies, Standards and Guidelines for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (BSABE) Program Effective Academic Year
(AY) 2018 – 2019”
Areas Findings HEI’s Action(s) Status Remarks
A. Administration
A.1.(CMO 86, s.2017, Section 5.1.1.1 –
Qualifications)
- The Dean of the College of Engineering
shall:
1. Possess at least a master’s degree and a
bachelor’s degree in engineering for a
college of engineering preferably in
the field/program being offered by the
school.
2. Preferably be a holder of doctorate
degree in engineering or related field.
3. Have managerial competence or have a
background of demonstrated service
and competence in his/her previous

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field of endeavor.
4. Preferably have a prior academic
administrative experience
5. Be a registered engineer and holder of
a valid professional license or a
certified engineer, where applicable.

A.2.(CMO 94, s.2017, Section 15 –

Administration)
- The qualifications of the Program
Head/Chair/Director of the BSABE
program shall be:
1. Shall be a holder of baccalaureate
degree and Master’s degree in
Agricultural Engineering or
Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering;
2. Shall be a registered Agricultural
Engineer (AE) or Agricultural and
Biosystems Engineer (ABE) with valid
PRC License;
3. Shall have a minimum teaching
experience of not less than three (3)
years, preferably with experience in
industry practice;
4. Shall be given a maximum teaching
load of 50% if the regular teaching
load

B. Faculty
B.1. Professional courses (CMO 94, s.2017,
Section 16 – Faculty)
1. All full-time faculty members teaching
professional courses in BSABE shall
be a holder of Master’s degree in either
Agricultural or Agricultural and

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Biosystems Engineering or allied

engineering programs;
2. Shall be a registered AE or ABE with
valid PRC license and shall have
industry design experience;
3. Shall have at least two (2) faculty
members for each area of
specialization.

B.2. General Education courses (Section 17 –

Faculty)/ (CMO 86, s.2017, Section
2.1.1.2.)
1. Must possess at least Master’s degree
relevant to the courses being taught
and research specializations;
2. All full-time faculty members handling
General education courses must have
appropriate master’s degree;
3. At least fifty percent (50%) shall be
taught by full-time academic
personnel.
C. Curriculum
C.1.Curriculum Requirements (CMO no.20,
series of 2013 and CMO no.94, s.2017
section 11)
1. Minimum Requirements:
I. Technical Courses (121 units)
A. Mathematics 12
units
B. Natural/Physical Sciences 8
units
C. Basic Engineering Sciences 13
units
D. Basic Engineering for ABE 20
units
E. Allied Courses 9
units

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F. Professional Courses 48
units
G. Seminar/Industry Immersion
/Thesis 10
units

II. Non-Technical Courses (50 units)

A. GEC Corse Courses 24
units
B. GEC Elective/Mandated 12
units
C. Physical Education 8
units
D. NSTP 6
units

TOTAL MINIMUM UNITS: 172

units

C.2.Curriculum Map (CMO 94 s.2017,

section 12)

C.3.Course Syllabus & Course

Specifications (CMO 94 s.2017,
section 15)
 Name of HEI and its Vision and
Mission, Program Educational
Objectives and relationship to HEI
Mission;
 General Course information
(course code and title, course
description, course pre-requisites
and co-requisite);
 Links between the Program
Outcomes (POs) and the PEOs;
 Link between Course Outcomes
and the POs;

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 Course Coverage with Unit

Learning Outcomes, Teaching and
Learning Activities, and
Assessment Methods;
 Life-long Learning Opportunities;
 Contribution of the Course to
Meeting Professional Component;
 References;
 Final Grade Evaluation;
 Course Policies and Standards;
 Course Materials Made Available;
and
 Effectivity and Revision
Information
D. Library (CMO no.86, series of 2017, section
2.3)
D.1. Administration
1. Shall be administered by a full-time
head librarian with valid PRC license;
2. At least with Master’s degree in Library
& Information Science or related fields.

D.2. Support Staff/Human Resource

1. Paraprofessionals who are non-
licensed and holders of any Bachelor’s
degree
2. One full-time licensed librarian & one
(1) full-time assistant for the first
1,000 students, faculty & staff, or a
fraction thereof.
3. One additional full-time licensed
librarian & at least two (2) full-time
assistant for every additional 3,000
students, faculty & staff, or a fraction
thereof.

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D.3. Book Holdings (CMO No.25, s. 2005,

section 4.3.1.2)
1. Have at least two (2) technical non-
duplicate books with copyrights of less
than ten (10) years old per technical
subject;
2. Have at least two (2) professional
engineering non-duplicate books with
copyrights of less than ten (10) years
old for each course for the last three
(3) years of each engineering
curriculum in which a degree is
offered;
3. Have copyrights of at least 50% of the
professional engineering and another
50% of the other technical non-
duplicate books shall not be more than
15 years old.

D.4. Periodical Collections (CMO No.25,

s. 2005, section 4.3.1.3)
1. At least two (2) periodical
subscriptions to specialized/research
engineering journals and one (1)
interest technical periodical
subscription.

D.5. Facilities
1. The reading room shall accommodate
at one seating, at least five percent
(5%) of the student population;
2. Proper lighting and ventilation;
3. Adequate space to house growing
collections, work area for staff, storage
room, Head Librarian’s office;
4. Appropriate and functional furniture

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and fixtures;
5. Provision of emergency exits, fire
extinguishers, emergency lights,
emergency evacuation plan and other
measures deemed necessary and
required by the National Building
Code of the Philippines.
E. Laboratory & Physical Facilities
E.1. Instructional facilities (CMO 86, s.2017,
section 2.4)
1. Classrooms. Shall be compliant to the
National Building Code
2. Audio-Visual Facilities. There shall
be a full-time technician or assistants
for maintenance and
appropriate/sufficient audio-visual
equipment
E.2. Required Laboratories for Professional
Courses (CMO 94, s.2017, section 18.2)
- There shall be sufficient functional
equipment, apparatus, supplies, tools, and
other materials.
- The program shall provide laboratory
facilities for the following professional
courses:
1. Chemistry for Engineers
2. Physics for Engineers
3. Fluid Mechanics
4. Surveying
5. Materials and Processes for ABE
6. Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
7. Principles of Animal Science
8. Principles of Crop Science
9. Principles of Soil Science
10. AB Power Engineering
11. Renewable Energy for AB Application

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12. AB Machinery and Mechanization

13. Machine Design for AB Production
14. AB Structures Engineering
15. Plant and Livestock Systems and
Environmental Control Engineering
16. AB Electrification and Control
17. AB Waste Management Engineering
18. Hydrometeorology
19. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
20. Land and Water Conservation
Engineering
21. Aquaculture Engineering
22. Properties of AB Materials
23. AB Products Processing and Storage
24. Food Process Engineering
25. Design and Management of AB
Processing Systems
E.3. BSABE Laboratory Requirements
1. Refer to ANNEX IV of CMO 94,
series 2017
E.4. Other requirements
1. Shall have a program for the
continuing modernization and
upgrading of its instructional
laboratories, facilities and equipment.
2. Shall have a regular calibration
schedule.
F. Other Requirements
G.1. Shall have a policy on admission,
retention and residency requirements;
G.2. Shall have a Placement Assistance and
Monitoring Program and Office for its
graduates.

General Finding(s):

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Recommendation(s):

Evaluated by: Date: Evaluated by: Date:

______________________________ ___________________________
Lead RQAT RQAT Member

Conforme: ______________________________ Date: Facilitated by: ______________________________ Date

School Official/Representative Education Supervisor

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