Amendments to Section 8, Article III of CMO No. 52, Series of 2007
CHED Memorandum Order No. 011-09, issued on March 16, 2009, amends the requirements for graduates of non-education degrees seeking to qualify for the Licensure Examination for Teachers in the Philippines. The updated mandate stipulates that these graduates must complete 18 units of professional education courses, with a revised distribution of subjects outlined in an attached appendix. This includes 12 units from four specified clusters related to educational psychology, teaching principles, foundations of education, and measurement and evaluation, along with 6 additional units from selected professional education courses. The order is in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1994 and the LET Law, ensuring that the educational qualifications align with current standards.
March 16, 2009
CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 011-09
| SUBJECT | : | Amendments to Section 8, Article III of CMO No. 52, Series of 2007 |
In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994", in compliance with the pertinent provision of Republic Act No. 7836 [The LET Law] and by virtue of the 330th Commission en banc Resolution No. 076-2009 dated March 11, 2009, the Commission hereby amends the provisions of Section 8, Article III of CMO No. 52, series of 2007 which states thus:
"Section 8. Professional Education Courses. —
In compliance with the Republic Act 7836 (The LET Law) and with Article II of CMO 30, S. 2004, graduates of non-education degrees shall take 18 units of professional education courses, and 12 units of experiential learning courses (Field Study and Practice Teaching) to qualify for the Licensure Examination for Teachers. The 18 units of professional education courses (Article V, Section 10-12 of CMO 30, S. of 2004) shall be distributed as follows:
Theory and Concepts Courses (6 units)
The Teaching Profession
Child and Adolescent Development or Facilitating Learning
Methods and Strategies (12 units; courses integrating the content specified in CMO 30 should be designed for each of the courses listed below) ScTaEA
Principles of Teaching
Assessment of Learning
Educational Technology
Developmental Reading
The 12 Units of experiential learning courses shall be comprised of 6 units of Field Study Courses to be taken concurrent with the professional education courses, and 6 units of Practice Teaching to be taken after the professional education courses."
to read as follows:
"Section 8. Graduates of non-education degrees shall take eighteen [18] units of professional education courses to qualify for the Licensure Examination for Teachers. The distribution of subjects is provided for in the attached list marked as APPENDIX-"A"."
For immediate dissemination and implementation.
Quezon City, Philippines, March 16, 2009.
FOR THE COMMISSION:
(SGD.) EMMANUEL Y. ANGELESChairman
ATTACHMENT
EIGHTEEN (18) UNITS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES UNDER P.D. 1006 (1977), R.A. 7836 (1994) AS AMENDED BY R.A. 9293 (2004) TO QUALIFY FOR THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS
Of the required 18 units of credit in professional education courses, 12 units must have been earned by completing one subject or its equivalent in each of the four (4) clusters enumerated below:
1. Educational Psychology, or
Adolescent Psychology (Adolescent Growth and Development)
Psychology of Learning
Psychology Applied to Education
Child Growth, Development, Learning (Developmental Education)
Child Study (Child Psychology)
Human Growth, Learning and Development
Foundation of Education I/Psychological and Sociological Foundation of Education SaCDTA
2. Principles and Techniques of Teaching, or
Philosophies and Principles of Teaching
Teaching Strategies
Teaching Strategies I (Teaching Communication Arts)
Teaching Strategies II (Teaching Social Studies)
Teaching Strategies III (Teaching Science and Math)
Teaching Strategies IV (Teaching Values)
Teaching Strategies in Other Special Field
Teaching and Content of Elementary Subjects (Curriculum and Instruction)
Teaching and Content in Secondary Subjects
Principles of Teaching and Educational Technology
Methods of Teaching
Models of Teaching
Principles of Secondary Education
Seminar on Secondary Education
3. Principles of Education, or
Introduction to Education including Philippine Educational System
Foundation to Education II (Historical, Philosophical and Legal Foundations of Education)
Non-Formal Education
History of Education
Philippine Educational System
Philosophy of Education
4. Measurement and Evaluation, or
Research and Evaluation, or
Tests and Measurements ACIESH
Student Program/Project/Curriculum Evaluation
Educational Research and Evaluation
Introduction to Educational Research
5. The remaining 6 units may be met by completing any two (2) of the following professional education courses:
Principles and Techniques of Guidance and any other Guidance Course
Educational Sociology
Observation and Participation/Observation and Community Immersion
Audio-Visual Education
Curriculum Development
Preparation of Curriculum Materials
Administration and Supervision SHIETa
The Child and the Curriculum
Student Teaching/Internship/Practicum
Educational Leadership
Values Education
Special Education
Early Childhood Education
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 105, No. 41, p. 6141 on October 12, 2009.