Commission on Higher Education

UNIFIED PROCESSING/EVALUATION REPORT FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

(Based on CMO No. 15 s. 2019 “Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Graduate Education”)

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

Name of Institution: Type of Institution (Please check)

Address: Public Private Others:_____________

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Program/s Applied for: Date of Evaluation:

Academic Year/Effectivity: Mode/Nature of Evaluation: Remote On-site

E-mail Address: Evaluation Team:

Contact No/s:

RESULTS/FINDINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS

Board Resolution Remarks

(Indicate the Board Resolution number, date, signatory, regarding

approval of the offering of the program)
Evidence required: Certified True Copy of the Board Resolution or
Certification from the Board Secretary duly attested by the President

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 Areas of Minimum Standards Required Findings Not
Evaluation Evidence Complie
Complie Remarks/
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I. ELIGIBILITY Private HEIs, SUCs, and LUCs with CHED

Institutional Recognition shall meet any of the
following conditions:

CMO or
● With Center of Excellence (COE) or
Certificate of
Center of Development (COD) status in Designation as
the discipline being applied, OR COE/COD

Certificate of
● With international accreditation in the
Accreditation
corresponding undergraduate program,
OR

Certificate of
● With at least Level III program
Accreditation
accreditation or equivalent from CHED
recognized accrediting agency in the
corresponding undergraduate degree
program.

Areas of Evaluation Minimum Standards Required Findings Not

Evidence Complie
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II. PROGRAM Section 6. Program Levels and Outcomes (For Refer to Refer to Area V
LEVELS, Master’s Program) AREA V
TYPES AND
Master’s programs are aligned with Level 7 of
OUTCOMES
PQF. (please refer to AREA V of the Instrument:
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 OBE Requirement - Section 15-2: OBE
Graduate Program Design)
Section 7. Types of Graduate Program Program
Description
Program offering or program being proposed
must be aligned with the type of master’s
programs specified in Section 7-III of CMO 15,
s. 2019
MAJOR Section 8. Major Requirement and Student
REQUIREMENT Output
AND STUDENT
OUTPUT Section 8.A-1: For MA (Academic Track) Graduate
School
● Passing of comprehensive examination Manual/
Admission
● Thesis Policy/Student
Handbook
● At least 1 Publication in refereed
journal or juried creative work
Section 8.A-2: MA (Research Track)

● Passing a comprehensive Exam

● At least 1 publication in refereed

journal or juried creative work

Section 8.A-2: For Master’s (Professional Track)

● Passing a comprehensive Exam
● Capstone Project
Section 9. Publication Requirement for Graduate
Graduate Studies School

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 Students in the MS/MA Academic and Manual
Research Tracks are required to have
Admission
publication in refereed journal or juried creative
Policy
work

Areas of Minimum Standards Required Findings Not

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III. CURRICULU Section 11. Curricular and Developmental

M Initiatives
The HEIs shall have the flexibility to innovate
and enhance their curricular offerings, but must
comply with the prescribed minimum curricular
requirements, aligned with the learning
standards or outcomes-based education (OBE)
Note: For the required minimum number of
units, major curricular requirements and student
outputs refer to Article I, sec.8 "Summary of
Matrix of Graduate Programs" of CMO No.15
series 2019.
Section 8. A-1: For MA (Academic Track) Curriculum
Outline and
With at least 24 units of coursework and at least Course
6 units of Thesis Description

Section 8.A.2: For MA (Research Track)

With at least 36 units coursework-units wherein
there is less coursework and more research
activities

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 All units to be taken is by coursework (no
coursework)

Section 8.A.3: For Master’s Degree

(Professional Track)
With at least 30 units coursework and at least 3
units of Capstone or practice-based project

Areas of Evaluation Minimum Standards Required Findings Not

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IV. INSTITUTION Section 14. Institutional Arrangements

AL
ARRANGEME
All private and public HEIs offering or planning
NT
to offer graduate programs are required to
maintain a solid research and/or creative work
program in chosen specific area or field of
study. The HEI is expected to have these
institutional arrangements:
1. Research and Creative Office – The Organizational
HEI has an Office that develops and Chart
implements a working mechanism that
facilitates the planning, management,
conduct, and monitoring and Pictures of
evaluation of research and creative RCW Office
work across the different programs. (with
description)
RCW Manual

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2. RCW Policies – The HEI has policies RCW
and guidelines on benefits and Policies/Manual
incentives for faculty undertaking
research or creative work, such as de-
loading, research awards, and support
for publications and other scholarly or
creative works, among others. These
policies should be reflected in the
Graduate Program Manual of
Operations (GPMO)
3. RCW Agenda – The HEI has clearly RCW Agenda
stated research and creative work
agenda that includes the discipline
being applied for. The agenda has to
be:
a. anchored on the institution’s
philosophy and framework
b. responsive to identified goals and
prioritized niches in the arts and
sciences;
c. aligned with the research and
development thrusts and agenda
of the country as articulated by
national institutions such as
NEDA, DOST, DOH, BAR-DA,
CHED-NHERA; and
d. responsive to the development
needs of industry and society
4. Ethical Standards – The HEI Policy on
maintains ethical standards to be Ethical
observed by faculty and students Standards
when they conduct

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 research/thesis/dissertation involving
human participation or animal
RCW
subjects. The HEI may adopt ethical
Polices/Manual
standards developed by the
appropriate agencies such as DOST.
5. RCW Funding – the HEI shall allocate Policy on RCW
a regular budget for RCW and the Funding
capacity to mobilize other sources of
Latest Work
funding to support its similar
and Financial
undertakings. CHED shall define the
Plan
threshold for the RCW budget for
each discipline as recommended by
Technical Panel.
6. RCW Collaboration, Partnership or Policy on RCW
Networks – The HEI collaborates Collaboration
and/or partner with other research
MOA with
institutions and networks that
Partner
demonstrates leadership in RCW,
Institutions/Age
innovation and extension.
ncies

The HEI may link up with other faculty

and graduate institutions and with
research organizations and creative
groups within and outside the country.
7. Graduate Program Manual of Latest GPMO
Operations (GPMO) – the HEI has a
system of rationalizing offerings of
graduate programs in matters of
curriculum, research and creative
work, supervision and resource
optimization to be included in a
GPMO. The GPMO shall include
policies on plagiarism, anti-sexual
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 harassment, and research and
teaching assistantship program,
among others.

Areas of Evaluation Minimum Standards Required Findings Not

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V. PROGRAM Section 15. Program Requirement

REQUIREMENT
All private and public HEIs offering or
intending to offer graduate programs
should adhere to the following minimum
program requirements:
PROGRAM Section 15-1: Structure of Graduate
STRUCTURE Programs

A graduate program shall be organized and Organizational

managed by discipline or field of Chart with
specialization. description

In cases of HEIs which have been

originally constituted only as graduate
school, the requirement on vertical
articulation shall not be mandatory,
provided that these institutions offer
interdisciplinary graduate programs of high
standard as determined by CHED.

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OBE REQUIREMENT Section 15-2: OBE Graduate Program
Design

The HEI follows the outcome-based

education (OBE) framework in its graduate
program design. The HEI has to submit the
following documents:

a. Complete set of program and Complete Set of

learning outcomes, including its Program
additional program outcomes Outcomes
b. Curriculum and its justification
including
Curriculum Map
curriculum map
c. Performance indicators for each
outcome Performance
Indicators
d. Measurement system for the level
of attainment of each indicator
e. Outcomes-based syllabus for Sample
each course Measurement
System
f. System of program assessment
and evaluation
g. Program Continuous Quality OBE Syllabus
Improvement (CQI)
&
Learning Plan

Sample Program
Assessment and
Evaluation

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 CQI

ADMINISTRATION Section 15-3: Administration

Dean

a. holder of a doctoral degree in the TOR, Diploma,

discipline or allied fields. Special Order for
the
Appointment/Desi
gnation of the
Dean

b. has published works in refereed Abstract of

journals in one of the disciplines Research
under the academic unit.
Department Chair/
Program Coordinator/ Head

a. holder of doctoral degree in the Special Order for

discipline or allied fields. the
Appointment/Desi
gnation of the
Program Head,
TOR

For Professional Master’s Program,

the Dean or the Designated
Graduate Program head shall
hold a doctoral degree in the
discipline or allied fields or at least
a master’s degree in the discipline
or allied field and relevant
professional experience outside
the academe.

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FACULTY Section 15-4: Faculty Requirements

General Requirement

● For scholarly work, faculty members are expected to show proof of publications in refereed academic journals, internationally/nationally indexed journals (e.g.
Scopus and Web of Science), or in industry/professional -based journals (e.g. journal in medical science)

● For recognition of creative work by reputable bodies, the faculty members are expected to show proof of award or recognition from reputable bodies for their
exemplary creative work.

● For faculty members who have graduated from foreign HEIs, there should be certification from CHED that foreign HEI is a duly recognized HEI from the
country where it is based.
Section 15-5: Number of Qualified Faculty

Summary matrix
● there shall be at least four (4) full-
of faculty
time faculty members who have
doctoral degrees in the discipline
with published win refereed
professional journal/s and/or have
produced publicly recognized
creative and/or technology
outputs;

or

● If there is a dearth in Doctoral

degree holders, at least 1 (one)
full-time faculty who has a
doctoral degree in the discipline
and with published works in
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 professional journals and/or have
produced publicly recognized
creative and/or technology
outputs; and at least 3 (three) full-
time who are master’s degree
holders, but with doctoral units in
the discipline and have at least 1
(one) publication in a refereed
journal. The faculty with master’s
degree plus doctoral units can
only teach in the Master’s
program, but cannot serve as
Thesis Advisers.
ADVISER TO Section 15-6: Adviser to Student Ratio Student
STUDENT RATIO Handbook/Manua
At all times, the adviser to student ratio is
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one (1) full-time faculty per maximum of
five (5) students, inclusive both in and off GPMO
campus.

THESIS/ Section 15-7: Thesis/Dissertation Panel GMPO/RCW

DISSERTATION Manual/Policies
PANEL a. Thesis or dissertation panel shall
have among its members content
and method specialist;
b. Thesis/Dissertation adviser shall
be selected from the content
specialist, but he/she must be a
doctoral degree holder with
completed and ongoing
research/creative work
c. The method specialist shall
provide technical advice on the
appropriate research
methodology to be used including

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 the specific research design and
appropriate technique to analyze
either quantitative or qualitative
data.
d. Thesis defense panel shall have
at least three (3) members while
the dissertation panel shall have
at least five (5), the members of
which include content and method
specialist
LIBRARY Section 15-8. Library
The library requirements for undergraduate
programs in the discipline shall be coupled
with:
a. Subscription to at least two (2) peer- Certificate of
reviewed professional journals or Subscription/
internationally-refereed journals; MOA/ Contract/
Receipt

b. At least five (5) titles of graduate Summary list of

reference books (print and non-print) reference books
on specialized discipline for every
subject offered under the program,
published within the last five (5)
years;
c. At least one (1) of the five (5) titles is Summary list of
a foreign reference published by a reference books
reputable academic press; and
d. Subscription or have access Certificate of
(through a consortium/interlibrary Subscription from
basis) to electronic databases of
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 international and reputable journals Provider
indexed in internationally recognized
indexes of scholarly journals.
Examples of these databases are
ProQuest, EBSCOHost,
ScienceDirect, Sage, Taylor and
Francis, Oxford, Cambridge, and
Philippine eLib. The use of the
internet, materials in electronic
format, open educational resources
and other education technologies is
encouraged. These library
requirements shall be accessible to
students.
RCW, LABORATORY The HEI provides adequate and relevant
AND OTHER RCW facilities and equipment to support
FACILITIES research and creative work in the specified
discipline or access to the same, which
may be available or sourced through
linkages and partnership with industry,
communities, and pertinent social
organizations.

The requirement for laboratory and other

facilities for graduate programs shall be
coupled with:
a. Provision of research equipment and N/A
facilities in the basic sciences, if
applicable;
b. Instructional laboratories for Video/Photos of
Professional Master's programs; (for Instructional Lab/
Masters’ Program) Demo Lab/ AVR

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 c. Extensive information technology Video of IT Lab
facilities that will allow for internet
access;
d. Subscription to various software Proof of Payment/
program to detect plagiarism and to Picture of
analyze quantitative and qualitative Software and
data that are accessible to the faculty License/ Proof of
and students; and Subscription

e. Occupational safety and health GMPO

policies/standards for laboratories
handling nanomaterials, radioactive
materials and other hazardous
chemicals
ADMISSION Section 16.10: Admission Requirements
REQUIREMENT
There shall be a system for assessing the Graduate
ability of students who will be admitted in Program Manual
the graduate program taking into of Operation
consideration their aptitude, motivation,
and capacity to pursue and complete
further studies, conduct research, or apply
advanced knowledge in professional
practice.
Section 8.A-1: For MA Academic/Research
Track

● Bachelor’s degree

HEI-INDUSTRY Section 16.11: HEI-Industry Partnership MOA/ Other

PARTNERSHIP documents as
The HEI offering professional graduate proof of engaging
program has formally engaged other
professional associations, business, and stakeholders in
industry to participate in curriculum the academic
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 planning and development, instruction, activities of the
research and development, production, institution
research immersion or internship, and
other related activities.

Evaluated by:

CHED Technical Committee/Regional Quality Assessment Team.

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Technical Committee Member RQAT Member

Technical Committee Member RQAT Member

Technical support provided by:

CHED-OPSD Representative CHEDRO Representative

Conforme:

Name and Signature of School Head/Authorized Representative: Designation:

Date

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