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| PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
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| Academic Year | 1st semester - starts on the 1st week of June - ends on the 2nd week of October 2nd semester - starts on the 2nd week of November - ends on the last week of March |
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| Organization of the higher education system | The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is composed of five full-time members -- the Chairman and the four Commissioners -- each having a term of four years. | |
| Language of Instruction | English | |
| Monetary Unit | Philippine Peso | |
| Admission Requirements | Admission to collegiate education is open to those who have satisfactorily complied with the secondary education requirements, passed the University Admission Test, have been evaluated and found to be qualified to pursue collegiate courses. | |
| Expenses for one academic year | In the prestigious private universities and colleges, the semestral tuition and fees range from PhP15,000 (US$300) to PhP30,000 (US$600) while in other institutions, tuition and fees range from PhP6,000 (US$120) to PhP10,000 (US$200) per semester. State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) offer lower tuition and fees as they are subsidized by the Philippine government. | |
| Information Services | Commission on Higher Education (CHED) 5/F DAP Building, San Miguel Avenue Pasig City Philippines Tel. no. (632) 633-2713, 637-3570, 636-1694 Fax no. (632) 637-3570, 636-1694 E-mail: ched@mnl.sequel.net |
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| Special Travel Facilities | School buses | |
| Work Opportunities | Working students in some SUCs and private higher education institutions (HEIs) as library aides, dorm assistants, clerical staff, etc. | |
| Accommodation Services | Filipinos as well as foreign students can stay in the dormitories managed by the HEIs. | |
| Publications | Philippine Higher Education: A Brief Guide Directory of Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines Private Higher Education in the Philippines |
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| Study Regulations for Foreign Students | A foreign student who is at least 18 years of age at the time of enrolment communicates directly with his choice of any Philippine HEI authorized to accept foreign students and complies with the school's requirements. The accepting Philippine HEI issues a Notice of Acceptance (NOA) to the student and submits the original and photocopy to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) together with all the documents and shall be hand-carried to the DFA by the HEI's designated liaison officer. The DFA endorses the documents to the Philippine Foreign Service Post (Embassy or Consulate) located in the student's country of origin for the issuance of the student visa. Request for issuance of student visa in places other than the student's country of origin shall not be entertained. The Embassy or Consulate notifies the students of the receipt of the documents and requests him to appear in person before a consular officer for interview and compliance with consular requirements. Upon arrival in the Philippines, the student shall report immediately to the accepting school, which shall assist him to obtain the Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) and Certificate of Residence for Temporary Students (CRTS) from the Bureau of Immigration (BI). The DFA notifies the HEI, copy furnished the CHED, Bureau of Immigration (BI), National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) and national Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of the issuance of a student visa to the student as soon as it receives a report to this effect from the issuing post. |
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| Open and Distance Learning | The institutions that offer distance education use their own prescribed programs of studies and evaluated procedures for "distant learners." | |
| National Scholarships | State Scholarship Program National Integration Study Grant Program Selected Ethnic Group Educational Assistance Program Expanded College Study Grant for National Program for Unification and Development Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) takes care of two programs:
CHED Special Study Grant Program for Congressional Districts CHED-DND-NPUDC Study Grant Program for MNLF-Officer Integrees Post Baccalaureate Scholarship Program for College Faculty Members from Undeserved Islands Off Luzon Educational Reform Assistance Package (ERAP) for Mindanao Muslims Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF)
Congressional Initiative Allocation (CIA) Some legislators allot certain portion of their Countryside Development Fund (CDF) to fund the following:
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