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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:
                                        At least 75% of its programs must have attained Level III status for a minimum
                                         period of ten years i.e. two consecutive terms of five years each.


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