CURRICULUM

The curriculum underwent a series of steps before approval. First, a committee of curriculum experts is designated to design and construct the proposed new curriculum or revised curriculum. The committee utilizes CHED's PSG and the curricula of local and international prestigious academic institutions as benchmarks. The Guidelines for Curriculum Development guide the curriculum designers. Next, the proposed curriculum is submitted and presented to the Department Curriculum Evaluation Committee (DCEC) for initial evaluation. The DCEC comprises Department Administrators, faculty, invited students, parents, and other curriculum stakeholders. The Department Chairperson acts as head of DCEC. Next, the DCEC examines, evaluates, and recommends the proposed curriculum to the second-level College Curriculum Evaluation Committee (CCEC) for approval. The CCEC comprises college and department administrators, faculty, invited students and parents, and other stakeholders. The College Dean leads the CCEC. The CCEC likewise examines, evaluates, and recommends the proposed curriculum to the University Curriculum Evaluation Committee (UCEC). The UCEC comprises all university deans, with the Vice President for Academic Affairs as Chairperson and the Quality Assurance Center as secretariat. The UCEC, the third level, examines, evaluates, recommends the proposed curriculum to the University Academic Council (UAC). The UCEC-approved curriculum is then recommended and presented by the Vice President for Academic Affairs to the University Academic Council as the fourth level for review and approval and forwarded to the Executive Committee (EXECOM) for review and recommendations to the Board of Regents (BOR) for final review and approval. In all these levels, the Quality Assurance Center (QAC) monitors all curriculum development efforts through its Curriculum Planning and Development Section (CPDS).