CMO No. 28, s. 2013: Policies, Standards and Guidelines for the Implementation of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP)

by | Feb 13, 2026

CMO No. 28 s. 2013 revised the policies, standards, and guidelines for the implementation of ETEEAP. Under Article V of its implementing guidelines in particular with the application of HEI for Deputization, HEI is eligible to apply if HEI is a Center of Excellence or Center of Development in the program/discipline to be offered through the ETEEAP; or its undergraduate program/discipline for offering through the ETEEAP has a Formal accredited status equivalent to Level II from any of the accrediting agencies recognized by CHED. It added the authority of deputized HEI shall be valid for a period of five (5) years beginning at the date of approval by the Commission En Banc, renewable on the 4th year of operation after evaluation and upon recommendation by the Technical Panel; deputized HEI shall operate the ETEEAP only in the region where it is located; and lastly; after the lapse of three (3) years from deputization and the institution has not implemented the ETEEAP, the CHED shall officially notify the HEI of the withdrawal of its deputization. The HEI may also express, through an official communication, to voluntarily terminate the implementation of ETEEAP expressing the cause/reason thereof, and lastly, all HEIs granted deputization in the year 1999 and onward and whose validity period was not stated in their certificate of authorization, shall be evaluated for the purpose of re-certification or cancellation of deputization. CMO No. 28 s. 2012 provided additional functions of the deputized HEI such as assigning and committing an office and competent/trained staff including a director/local person, program assessors, or examines with their respective roles and responsibilities clearly defined to support the ETTEAP and establish a development plan and budget support to sustain the ETEEAP, including provision for specialized staff training involve in accreditation and equivalency.