1. Organization and Management of
HEIs
Feljone G. Ragma
Ed.D Student
Dr. Rosario Garcia
Professor

2. Brief History
 The DECS was renamed to DepEd, abolishing the
Bureau of Higher Education and transferring all rights
to CHED by virtue of RA 7722 (Higher Education Act
of 1994)
 CHED is attached to the Office of the President for
administrative purposes only.
 CHED is composed of 5 full-time members. 1
chairperson and 4 commissioners. The members must
be doctorate degree holders and must be active in an
HEI for at least 10 yrs.

3. Content and Focus of the MORPHE
 The MORPHE shall apply to all private educational
institutions, except otherwise provided by law. Its
provisions shall be applied to attain the purposes of
higher education, to give meaning to academic
freedom, to institute reasonable supervision and
regulation and to accelerate the development of HEIs.

4. Academic Freedom
 This is the freedom of the institution of HEI to
determine their aims and objectives and how to best
attain them without the threat of coercion or
interference, except possibly when the overriding
public interest calls for some restraint.
 This freedom includes the right to select who may
teach, what may be taught, how shall it be taught and
who may be admitted to study.

5. Coverage
 Tertiary Level education consists of the Formal
Education and the Non-Formal Education
 FE- post-secondary education offering degree
programs, baccalaureate degrees
 NFE – Distance Education, ETEEAP, Ladderized
Education, E-Learning, Open Learning

6. Commission on Higher Education
 Organization and General Powers
 Section 15. Supervision Over HEIs. All private HEIs shall
be established in accordance with the law and shall be
subject to reasonable supervision and regulation by
CHED. NO private HEI shall be established and no
higher education program shall be operated, whether
formal or ALS (non-formal), except pursuant to law and
in accordance with this MORPHE.

7. Organization and Management of
CHED
 Section 13. Organization. The Commission is divided
into the Central Office and the Regional Offices. The
central office is composed of the chairperson, the
commissioners and the secretariat. The regional
offices is composed of the director, the Program
Supervisors and the staff.
 The chairperson and the commissioners shall have the
ranks of a secretary and asst. sec, respectively.

8. CHED organization
 The CHED central office consults at least once a year
the board of advisers. This board includes the DepEd
Sec, the Director-Gen of NEDA, the Sec of DOST, the
Sec of DTI, the Sec of DOLE, the president of FAAP
and the Pres. Of FAPE
 The CHED-RO is composed of the regional directors.
There are 17 Regional directors.

9. Establishment of HEIs
 Section 21. Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.
 Any person or group wishing to open a PHEI must first
secure a permission from CHED by filing a petition
setting forth the following:
 The name and location of the HEI
 The names and addresses of all officers, directors,
governing boards and faculties
 Date of the organization and the intended operation
 The total amount of money actually invested and other
information relative to finances

10.  A description of the buildings occupied
 A list of required teachers and assistants showing their
academic
degrees, profession, experiences, qualifications and the
subjects to be taught
 Complete information concerning the curriculum
 Full information relative to laboratories, equipment and
libraries
 Other details CHED may require

11.  The CHED, in turn, shall issue a favorable recommendation
of the institution with the SEC upon substantial
compliance of the foregoing requirements. However, the
favorable recommendation shall not be construed as an
authority to operate higher education institution or a
permit to conduct higher education programs.
 An educational institution offering basic education may
amend it articles of incorporation and by-laws to offer
degree programs.
 No HEI shall call itself a University unless the Commission
grants such to the school, upon compliance with the
requirements of a University status.

12. Operation and Recognition of
Programs
 Section 53. Establishment and Recognition
Distinguished. The establishment of PHEI refers to the
creation, founding or organization of an entity
resulting in its legal existence as a HEI. Recognition
presumes an existing institutions and refers to the
authority granted by CHED for the institution to
conduct or operate a degree program. Establishment
precedes recognition.

13. Operation and Recognition of
Programs
 Section 55. Nature of Permit or recognition. The permit or
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recognition shall be exclusive to the grantee and subject to
the conditions set forth therein. The permit or recognition
cannot in anyway be alienated or be subject to any
contract.
Section 56. The Permit Phase. The grant of authority to
operate a degree program begins with the permit phase as
follows:
Petition (not later than June 30)- copy of incorporationa nd
by-laws, feasibility study (QA), educational profile
RO assesses the petition and other documents
CHED shall dispatch RQAT to inspect/evaluate…reinspect/re-evaluate

14.  The initial permit shall be granted if all requirements
are fully complied with.
 The initial permit to operate applies only to 1st and 2nd
year levels. On the 2nd year of operation, the HEI must
apply for permit to operate the 3rd year level or may
apply for the recognition if the applicant has complied
all the requirements for the continuous operation of
the degree program.
 All institutions must post copies of new permits and
recognition of their programs on bulletin boards
inside their campuses.

15.  A PHEI which attained Level II accreditation in the
Arts and Sciences and for three other professional
courses may open and operate a new degree program
in any field without prior approval from
CHED, provided; however, that the HEI meets all the
necessary minimum requirements.
 As part of the deregulation policy of CHED, the CHED
RO may waive the assessment visit for an HEI securing
initial permit provided the HEI is at least LEVEL II and
with 5 degree programs with government recognition.

16. The Recognition Phase
 Section 57. The Recognition Phase. At the start of the 3rd
year of operation of the degree program under permit, the
HEI must file an application to CHED for the recognition
of such program. Upon such application, CHED shall
conduct an assessment of compliance of the applicant
institution, and if all the minimum requirements for the
operation of the program are met. CHED shall issue the
corresponding Certificate of Recognition.
 The GR shall be granted fully to the HEI at the start of the
last curriculum year and there shall be no partial
recognition.
 An HEI without GR cannot graduate its students. No SO
shall be given.

17. COEs and CODs
 HEI must apply for identification of COE or COD in
those programs where CHED declared the application
for such status open. These HEIs may either be invited
to apply or may apply on their own initiative.
 The criteria of selection include instructional quality
(45%), research and publication (30%), outreach
program and institutional linkages (20%) and
institutional qualifications (5%).

18. Autonomous and Deregulated
Status
 Criteria:
 Log tradition of integrity and untarnished reputation
 Commitment to Excellence
 Sustainability and viability of operations

19. Internal Organization of HEIS
 Governing Board
 Head – the head (President, Rector) must be a filipino
citizem, possess at least a master’s degree, have managerial
competence and of good moral character.
 Dean –The dean must be master’s degree, must have at
least 5 years of very satisfactory teaching performance and
2 years managerial experience.
 The Dean for TEP – licensed and a doctorate degree holder
with 3 years of VS performance and with VS teaching in
Basic Education.
 The Dean for Graduate Education – must be a doctorate
degree holder and with published works in refereed
journals.

20. Faculty Qualifications
 Must be MA degree holder and must teach their field
of specialization. Licensed teachers must handle the
professional courses.
 ACADEMIC RANKING
 Professor – Doctorate degree holder, has productive
scholarship, has evidence of efficiency and at least 10
years of related working experiences.
 Associate Professor – Doctors degree
preferred, experience: 7-10 yrs. has evidence of
efficiency and at least 10 years of related working
experiences.

21.  Assistant Professor- doctor’s degree
preferred, experience: 5- 7 years, has evidence of
efficiency and at least 10 years of related working
experiences.
 Instructor – Master’s degree, experience: 3- 5 yeas, has
evidence of efficiency and at least 10 years of related
working experiences.
 Assistant Instructor- Applicant’s with lower
qualifications.

22. School Calendar and Class Size
 The academic year is not less than 36 weeks or 18
weeks per sem. This is inclusive of legal and special
holidays. The total number of days is 200 days or 100
days per semester exclusive of all holidays and
registration days, and class days suspended due to
natural or man-made causes.
 The summer term for collegiate courses shall consist of
the number of hours per unit as prescribed by CHED.
 The class size shall be determined by the institution
taking into account the total capacity of the school:
facilities, teachers, etc.

23. Class Size
 For teacher- education, for lecture classes, ideal size is
35 and maximum is 50.
 For graduate education, the number of faculty shall
vary with every enrollment in such a manner as to
allow a ratio of a maximum of 5 student advisees per
graduate faculty.

24. Institutional Facilities
 The institution should own its site and must see to it
that facilities are suitable and adequate for its
activities.

25. University Status
 Section 40. Policy. University status, being a distinctive honor, is
reserved only for truly deserving HEI that has proven excellence
in the areas of instruction, research and outreach.
 Requirements:
 Degree programs- Liberal arts, sciences, mathematics, social
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sciences, 3 professional degrees and 2 graduate programs
Accreditation – must have Level III accreditation
Instruction
Research
Outreach program
Faculty complement – 50% faculty in LA and Sciences, 20% must be
doctoral holders, 35% have MA, 70% of the faculty must be
qualified and full-time and there must be provisions for reward of
the specialized skills of the faculty.
Site and Buildings

26. University System
 Like the UP, Ateneo, DMMMSU and MMMSU
University System
 REVOCATION. When the HEI commits violations,
proven by evidence, the CHED may revoke the
University status or the university system status.

27. Higher Education Programs
 Section 8. Levels.
 Undergraduate and Graduate Level
 Section 66. Graduate Education. Graduate Education
is the at the apex of the educational system. As such, it
shall showcase the best of the academic and
intellectual products and processes of the system.
 Section 67. Structure. Philippine education shall, if
feasible, be vertically articulated by discipline.

28.  The CHED recognizes that advanced degrees are of 2
types: practitioner’s graduate degrees and research
degrees.
 Section 68. Standard Requirements. Level III
accreditation shall be a major consideration in
granting authority to offer graduate programs.
COEs/CODs shall also be considered in granting
government authority to offer graduate programs.