COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Regional Office VII

Criminal Justice Education

HEI : _______________________________________________________ Date: _________________________

Address : _______________________________________________________
Latest Government Authority Issued : a) Permit No. _ ___________________________ b) Recognition No.__________________
Program : __BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY
(CMO 5, s. 2018)

Minimum Actual Evaluation

Standards Situation Complied Not Remarks
Complied
I. ADMINISTRATION
The College of Criminal Justice Education should be a distinct
and separate college
1. DEAN
A. Must be full-time
B. Doctoral Degree in Criminology or other allied courses
such as Psychology, Sociology, Law, Public Safety, National
Security Administration, Correctional Administration and
Police Administration.
C. At least (5) years teaching experience at tertiary level;
D. At least three (3) years administrative and 1-year
supervisory experience.
E. In case the college of Criminal Justice has only a
Criminology Department, the dean may serve as
Department Head in concurrent capacity
F. Teaching load does not exceed twelve (12) units per
term/semester
2. DEPARTMENT HEAD, CRIMINOLOGY DEP’T.
A. Must be full-time
 B. Must be a graduate B.S. Criminology
C. At least M.S. Criminology with credentials duly
authenticated by the Commission (CHED) or as maybe
allowed by the rules,
D. A registered Criminologist;
E. At least three (3) years teaching and one (1) year
supervisory experience.
II. FACULTY
A. General Education should be taught by faculty with
appropriate master’s degree.
B. Professional subjects
1. Faculty members teaching professional courses shall be
holders of at least Master’s and baccalaureate degrees
in Criminology and other related degrees;
2. registered professionals; with credentials duly
authenticated by the Commission (CHED) or as maybe
allowed by the rules,
3. practitioners for a least three (3) years preferable with
at least one (1) year teaching experience.
4. Faculty members in technical fields of Forensics such as
Questioned Documents, Forensic Photography and
Personal Identification shall have at least two (2) years’
experience and/ or related training in said fields
5. At least 50% of the professional courses offered should
be taught by full-time faculty members;
6. Faculty members shall be encouraged by the school to
undertake research and other related development
activities for purpose of professional growth;
7. For effective instruction in laboratory courses, it is
suggested that the ratio of technical instructor to
students should not be more than one is to (1:40).
C. Faculty Loading
 1. Full-time
Maximum total load of 24 units per term. In
meritorious cases, an overload of three (30 units
may be allowed. In all cases a maximum load of 27
units (covers all teaching assignments in all schools
the faculty is connected with should be observed.
Formal notice of teaching assignment in all schools
concerned if teaching in more than one schools.

2. Part-time including government employees

Nine (9) units per week but not more than 12 units,
subject to government approval.
Full-time faculty members undertaking research
must be deloaded.
D. Assignments
Faculty teaches courses only in their field of
specialization;
E. Preparation
Not more than four (4) preparations in any one term.
F. Presence of Ranking and Evaluation system (Instructor,
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor)
The Probationary employment for full-time faculty who
are academically qualified should be for a period of not
more than three (3) years. Faculty who have
successfully passed this probationary period should be
made permanent. Faculty members who do not meet
minimum standards of competence and performance, or
who are found guilty of unprofessional conduct or of
violating school regulations should be separated from
service.
G. Presence of Faculty Development Program
H. Presence of Faculty Manual
I. Adequate support and service personnel to assist faculty.
 HEIs should publish a faculty manual for formalizing faculty
policies and standards. Regular full-time faculty are required
to conduct at least one (1) scholarly research work every
academic year. Schools are encouraged to enter into
consortium arrangement and share facilities and personnel
with other schools in the locality/region giving rise to
international networks of schools working together.
III. LIBRARY
Library Personnel
A. Head Librarian
1. A registered librarian
2. At least a master’s degree holder
3. Appropriate or relevant professional training
4. Full-time
B. Number of library staff
1. One full-time professional librarian to every 1,000,00
students
2. Ratio of one (1) librarian to two (2) staffs/clerks
C. Building and Location
1. Well-housed
2. Conveniently located
3. Open at reasonable hours for students and faculty
D. Library Holdings (Please see attached “ANNEX B” for
additional Textbooks and references, Foreign-
Authored and Published)
1. Basic collection:
a. 3,000 volumes for start-up school (50% of the
holdings should be distinct titles)
b. 5,000 volumes after two (2) years of operation
(50% of the holdings should be distinct titles)
c. Inclusion of Basic Collection:
1) General References
2) Cultural
 3) Filipiniana – 5% of the total book
collection
4) Humanities
5) Social Science
6) Science and Technology
7) General Education course should have
at least five (5) titles per course.
2. Professional Book Holdings
At least 5 titles per professional course within ten (5)
years. Library resources should complement
curriculum delivery to optimize the achievement of
program outcomes for the BS Criminology program.
E. Periodical Collection
In addition to reference books, the library shall
maintain a regular annual subscription to at least two
(2) international and two (2) local appropriate
publication such as Journals and Bibliographies. The
school is encouraged to subscribe to Magazines,
Newspapers, Monographs and other periodicals.
The school shall make provisions for the gradual
acquisition of back issues of professional publication.
F. Library Space should accommodate at least five
percent (15%) of the total enrolment at any one time.

G. Non-Print Materials
Presence of Internet Access, CD Roms, etc.
H. Presence of a universally accepted library classification
system with card catalogues or a computer-based
system.
IV. LABORATORY AND PHYSICAL FACILITIES
A. Physical Facilities
1. Conform to existing requirements as specified by
law
 2. School Site
a. Owned/Leased
b. Site
c. Floor Area
d. Building
3. Classroom requirement
a. Number of classrooms/lecture rooms
b. Number of fully equipped laboratory
c. 35 students/lecture class, maximum 50
d. 25 students/laboratory or research class (with
more than 25 students should have additional
laboratory assistants)
4. Support Facilities
a. Auditorium
b. Sports and recreational
c. Cafeteria/Canteen
d. Student Lounge
5. Support Services
a. Guidance and Counseling
b. Employment Placement Services
c. Medical
d. Dental
B. Laboratory and Physical Facilities ( Professional Courses)
1. A separate office with amenities for the
dean/chairman/faculty and staff;
2. Classrooms
a. Well-lighted
b. Well-ventilated
c. Equipped with adequate facilities such as chairs,
instructor’s podium/ table/white/black boards and
others
3. Laboratory
a. Adequate water supply
 b. Specific laboratory equipment
c. Well-lighted
d. Well-ventilated
4. Specialized Laboratory-there shall be maintained:
a. Gymnasium or facility for defensive tactics
b. Interrogation room with one-way mirror for criminal
interrogation
c. A dark room for Forensic Photography
d. Laboratory for the following prof. subjects:
1) Questioned documents;
2) Forensic ballistics;
3) Dactyloscopy;
4) Forensic chemistry and toxicology.
e. Skills and Demonstration or simulation laboratory;
f. Permanent crime scene room;
g. Moot Court room;
h. Target Range;
i. Swimming pool/area;
j. Bullet recovery and firearm storage facility
k. Basic firefighting and rescue equipment;
l. First aid equipment
V. CURRICULUM
A. Objectives
1. Curriculum consistent with the school’s Vision,
Mission and Institutional Graduate Attributes
B. Conforms with the CMO No. 05, series of 2018
1. General Education -= 39 units
a. Art Appreciation -3
b. Ethics -3
c. Mathematics in the Modern World -3
d. Purposive Communication -3
e. Readings in Philippine History -3
 f. Rizal’s Life and Works (mandated by law)-3
g. Science, Technology, and Society -3
h. The Contemporary World -3
i. Understanding the Self -3
2. The GE Electives = 9 units
a. Arts and Humanities -3
b. Mathematics, Science and Technology - 3
c. Social Science and Philosophy -3
3. Additional GE Courses
General Chemistry (Organic) -3
4. Professional Courses = 124 units
a. Core Courses = 19 units
(1) Introduction to Philippine Criminal Justice
System -3
(2) Human Rights Education -3
(3) Criminal Law (Book I) -3
(4) Criminal Law (Book 2) -4
(5) Evidence -3
(6) Criminal Procedure and Court Testimony- 3
b. Major Courses = 105 units
(1) Introduction to Criminology -3
(2) Theories of Crime Causation -3
(3) Human Behavior & Victimology -3
(4) Professional Conduct & Ethical Standards- 3
(5) Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
System -3
(6) Dispute Resolution and Crises/Incidents
Management -3
(7) Criminological Research 1 (Research
Methods with Applied Statistics) -3
(8) Criminological Research 2 (Thesis) -3
(9) Administration (Inter-agency approach) - 3
 (10)Comparative Models in Policing -3
(11)Introduction to Industrial Security
Concepts-3
(12)Law Enforcement Operations and Planning
with Crime Mapping -3
(13)Forensic Photography -3
(14)Personal Identification Techniques -3
(15)Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology -5
(16)Questioned Documents Examination -3
(17)Lie Detection Techniques -3
(18)Forensic Ballistics -3
(19)Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation &
Intelligence -4
(20)Specialized Crime Investigation 1 with Legal
Medicine -3
(21) Specialized Crime Investigation 2 with
Simulation on Interrogation and Interview-3
(22)Traffic Management and Accident
Investigation with Driving -3
(23)Technical English 1 (Investigative Report
Writing and Presentation) -3
(24)Fire Protection and Arson Investigation - 3
(25)Vice and Drug Education and Control - 3
(26) Technical English 2 (Legal Forms) - 3
(27) Introduction to Cybercrime and
Environmental Laws and Protection - 3
(28) Institutional Corrections -3
(29) Non-Institutional Corrections - 3
(30) Therapeutic Modalities - 3
(31) Internship (OJT 1) - 3
(32) Internship (OJT 2) - 3
(33) Character Formation 1- Nationalism and
Patriotism - 3
 (34) Character Formation 2-Leadersdhip,
Decision Making, Management and
Administration - 3

(35) Physical Education = 8 units

(1) P.E. 1 – Fundamentals of
Martial Arts -2
(2) P.E. 2 – Disarming Techniques -2
(3) P.E.3 – First Aid and Water
Safety & Life Saving -2
(4) P.E. 4 – Marksmanship and
Combat Shooting -2
(36) ROTC
= 6 Units
(1) National Service Training Program 1 - 3
(2) National Service Training Program 2 3

Total = 177 units

VI. Instructional Standards
Using the CHED Implementation Handbook for OBE and
ISA as reference, a HEI shall develop the following item:
1. The complete set of outcomes, including its proposed
additional program outcomes;
2. Its proposed curriculum, and its justification including a
curriculum map
3. Proposed performance indicators for each outcome.
Proposed measurement system for the level of
attainment of each indicator.
4. Proposed Outcome-Based Syllabus for each course
5. Proposed system of program assessment and
evaluation;
6. Proposed system of program Continuous Quality
 Improvement (CQI)
VII. Student Manual/Handbook
1. Admission; Retention; Residence; and graduation
policy
2. Student Performance/ Board Ratings (For Monitoring)
VIII. Research
1. Research Office
2. Well-define structure for the implementation of a
research program of the institution.
3. Research Coordinator’s Name and qualifications.
4. Research Development Plan
5. Research activities to promote a culture of research (For
monitoring)
6. Student research outputs (For Monitoring)
7. Faculty research outputs (For Monitoring)
8. Publication of research journal (For Monitoring)
IX. Extension Services Program
1. Well-defined structure for the implementation of the
department’s community extension services program
2. Community Extension Services Program Coordinator
3. Community Extension Services Office
4. Community Extension Services Development Plan
5. Documentation of various community extension services
activities. (For Monitoring)
X. Board Rating (PRC)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY LABORATORY

Actual Complied Not Remarks
1. DACTYLOSCOPY Situation Complied
Item Quantity Unit
Magnifying Glasses 50 Pcs.
Fingerprint Brushes 24 Pcs.
Fingerprint Rollers 6 Pcs.
Glass Slabs 6 Pcs.
Fingerprint Cameras 2 Units
Horseshoe Fingerprint Lens for 6 Pcs.
Classification
Fingerprint Pointers 6 Pcs.
Lifting Tape 6 Pcs.
Fingerprint Mounters 6 Pcs.
Fingerprint Tables 6 Pcs.
Fingerprint Ink 6 Bottles
Fingerprint Cards or Chart 6 Pcs.
Fingerprint powders of different colors 1 Bottle

Actual Complied Not Remarks

2. POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY Situation Complied
Item Quantity Unit
Cameras 35 mm with Tripod and 2 Units
Accessories
Cameras 4 x 5 with Stand and Accessories 2 Units
Dryer 1 Unit
Enlargers (projection) 1 Unit
Contact Printer 1 Unit
Cutter 1 Unit
Timer 2 Units
120 mm Camera 1 Unit
Reels – Stainless : 1 pc – 120 mm; 3 Units
Reels – 135 mm. 2 Units
Developing Tanks 2 Units
Trays for developing & fixing 3 Units
 Actual Complied Not Remarks
3. FORENSIC BALLISTICS Situation Complied
Item Quantity Unit
Bullet Comparison Microscope 1 Unit
Stereoscopic Microscopes 1 Unit
Shadowgraph 1 Unit
Bullet Recovery Box 1 Unit
Analytical Balance 1 Unit
Revolvers 3 Units
Shotgun 1 Unit
Rifle 1 Unit
Camera (120mm) 1 Unit
Ammunition File 1 Unit
Taper Gauges 2 Unit
Caliper 2 Unit
Drawing Instrument 1 Set
Trigger Pull Measuring Device 1 Unit

4. QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS
Item Quantity
Picca Test Plates 2
Elite Test Plates 2
Typewriting Protractor 2
Space Test Plates 2
Camera, 35 mm for Questioned 1
Documents with stand
Stereoscopic Microscopes 1
Enlarger 1
Dryer 1
Paper Cutter 1
Ultra Violet Rays Machine 1
Infra Red Rays Machine 1

5. LIE DETECTION
Item Quantity
Polygraph Machine 1

6. FORENSIC CHEMISTRY
Item Quantity
Test Tube 30 ml. 10
Test Tube Holder 1

Test Tube Rack 1

Erlenmeyer Flask, 250 ml. 1

Funnel 75 mm 1

Evaporating Dish 75 mm 1

Bunsen Burner 1

Graduated Cylinder 50 ml. 1

Beaker 600 ml. 1

Beaker 400 ml. 1

Beaker 250 ml. 1

Beaker 100 ml. 1

Calcium Chloride Tube 1

Clay Triangle 1

Cobalt Glass 1

Crucible & Cover 1

Crucible Tong 1

Florence Flask 1,000 ml. 1

Iron Clamp 1

Mortar & Pestle 1

Reagent Bottle 500 ml. 1

Burette Acid 100 ml. 1

Burette Alcali 100 ml. 1

Burette Clamp 1

Self-Assessment
Accomplished by:
_____________________________ ______________________
 Name & Signature Designation

Conforme:
Name & Signature of School Head/President