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Citing the empowerment given to it by RA Nos. 7722 and 8292 and pursuant to the Special
Provision No. 2 of the CHED FY 2000 Budget under the General Appropriations Act or RA 8760,
CHED issued Memo Order No. 27, s. 2000 where it spells out the general guidelines for the
implementation of a) Programs, emphasizing gradual phasing out of existing programs and the
absorption of excess secondary students to the DECs; and b) Continuation of Research and
Development and Extension during the transitory period.
Specific guidelines are likewise spelled out for: a) Parameters for Matching CSIs with SUCs;
b) Administration of Integrated CSIs; c) Organization and Staffing; d) Budget and Appropriations
and e) Miscellaneous Transitory Provisions. An exception is made for CSIs in provinces where there
are no SUCs.
The Order governed the integration of the then Ifugao College of Arts and Trades to ISCAF
now known as ISCAF Lagawe Campus.

1.3.5. CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER 31, s. 1995

POLICIES ON VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION IN AID OF QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER
EDUCATION

This memorandum emphasizes that the State, through the CHED, encourages and assists
HEIs which desire to attain standards of quality over and above the minimum required by the State.
It also described the Accreditation Levels that a HEI program may attain and the benefits enjoyed
by accredited institutions. Any HEI program may be classified into four Accreditation levels: Level I,
Level II, Level III, and Level IV described as follows:

Level I applicant status: for programs which have undergone a preliminary survey visit and
certified by the FAAP as being capable of acquiring an accredited status within two years.

Level II accredited status: for programs which have been granted accredited status by any of

the member agencies of the FAAP and whose status is certified by the latter.

Level III accredited status: for programs which have at least been re-accredited, and have met
the following additional criteria/guidelines set by FAAP for this level. Accredited programs must
satisfy the first two criteria and two others of the succeeding ones:
 A reasonably high standard of instruction as manifested by the quality of its
teachers.
 A highly visible community extension program.
 A highly visible research tradition as shown by the following:
o Provision for a reasonable budget
o Quality of completed outputs
o Measurable results such as publication, etc.
o Involvement of a significant number of faculty members.
o Visible, tangible and measurable impact on the community.
 A strong staff development tradition as evidenced by an appropriate budgetary
allocation and/or systematic plan for staff development programs.
 A highly creditable performance of its graduates in licensure examinations over the
last three years.
 Existence of working consortia or linkages with other schools and/or agencies.

Level IV accredited status: Institutions which have distinguished themselves in a broad area of
academic disciplines and enjoy prestige and authority comparable to that of international
universities as shown by the following:

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