Tag: Accelerated degree completion

Brief Introduction

DMMMSU is a state university located in the beautiful coastal province of La Union in Northern Philippines. As you travel northward, the South China Sea beaches, which is part of the Lingayen Gulf, is accessible just a few minutes to your left. In some areas you can see the beautiful sceneries of the sea right inside your car.

Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, or DMMMSU to the locals, is one of the state universities in the Philippines, and one of the deputized higher education institutions of the Philippine’s Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to deliver some of their programs under the Expanded Tertiary Education Accreditation Program (ETEEAP). They have four strategically located campuses. For more information about the university, you may visit their official website here. As for their ETEEAP, please read on as we have exciting features of their system that you will be delighted to know.

They have no dedicated page for their ETEEAP on their website, but with their permission, we are providing our visitors here a complete information.

Overview of Programs under ETEEAP

I – Under the College of Education

• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
• Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Physical Education
• Bachelor of Secondary Education
  Offered Majors:
  – Filipino
  – English
  – Science
  – Social Studies
  – Mathematics
• Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Teacher Education
  Offered Majors:
  – Automotive Technology
  – Beauty Care and Wellness
  – Architectural Drafting
  – Electrical Technology
  – Electronics Technology
  – Food and Service Management
  – Garments, Fashion and Design
• Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education
  Offered Majors:
  – Home Economics
  – Industrial Arts
  – Information and Communication Technology

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II – Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT)

Offered Majors:

• Electrical Technology
• Electronics Technology
• Automotive Technology
• Machine Shop Technology
• Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (HVAR)
• Architectural Drafting
• Food Technology
• Cosmetology (Beauty Care)

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III – Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA)

Offered Majors:

• Animal Science
• Soils
• Plant Protection (Plant Pathology)
• Crop Science (Horticulture, Agronomy)

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Basic Qualification of the Candidate

1. Candidates must posses a high school diploma of the PEPT placement equivalent to first year College.
2. Candidates must have been employed for at least five (5) years in the industry related to the area of specialization being applied for in the program.
3. Candidates must be at least 23 years old. They must present a birth certificate to support the claim.
4. Candidates must be proficient in the area of specialization being applied for.
5. Ability of a candidate to submit an accomplished ETEEAP Application Form. The ETEEAP application form is a package of information intended for the DMMMSU faculty and staff to determine whether the applicant is eligible for the the program.

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DMMMSU Admission Procedure

A. Preliminary Phase

• Applicant secures ETEEAP Application form from the ETEEAP Coordinator of DMMMSU-MLUC College of Technology. Coordinator briefs and orients applicant/s.
• Applicant submits duly accomplished ETEEAP Application with the following supporting documents:
  • Form I37-A/PEPT Equivalent/OTR
  • Birth Certificate/Affidavit of Birth/ Court Order
  • Certificate of Employment with Job Description. If self-employed, business permit.
  • Barangay Clearance
  • Proficieny Certificate issued by government regulatory board (i.e. pRC, TESDA, CaC) and/or Iicenced practitioner in the field.
  • Seminars, Trainings and Certificates
  • Soft & digital copy of ETEEAP Application
  • 2×2 picture
  • Curriculum Vitae (with job description every position)
• ETEEAP Coordinator, in coordination with the College Dean pre-assesses the documents submitted.
• If qualified, the applicant undergoes personality assessment (written and oral). If not qualified, the applicant is advised accordingly.

B. Formal Evaluation

1. Panel of Assessors convenes to conduct documentary assessment.
2. Based on the evaluation of the Panel of Assessors, the Panel convenes to conduct skills and competency assessment.
   2.1 Written test or validating oral examination.
   2.2 Skills demonstration.
   2.3 Worksite visitation.
3. If the evaluation of the Panel of Experts is satisfactory, the candidate enrolls in the required ETEEAP Courses and instructions will be provided by the assigned professors.
4. After completion of all requirements on enrolled courses, ETEEAP coordinator submits evaluation results of successful candidates to the Campus ETEEAP Advisory Board for endorsement to the University ETEEAP Advisory Board. Names of successful candidates will be included in the list of graduating students for deliberation in the University Academic Council meeting.
5. DMMMSU awards the degree to successful candidates.

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Relevant details about the DMMMSU ETEEAP was discussed with one of their focal persons below:

Topics discussed and questions answered below. You may click on the topics that take you to the part of the video where they were discussed.

CH01 – The DMMMSU focal person
CH02 – DMMMSU overview
CH03 – The advantage of enrolling at state universities
CH04 – The DMMMSU focal person’s role
CH05 – DMMMSU ETEEAP Overview
CH06 – ETEEAP website featured schools brief overview
CH07 – DMMMSU offered degrees overview
CH08 – DMMMSU enrollment procedure
CH09 – DMMMSU ETEEAP lesson delivery (Modular-Online)
CH10 – ETEEAP graduation requirements and worksite visit
CH11 – DMMMSU Graduation procedure

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Costs and Fees

The following is the detailed areas where appropriate fees are applied.

DESCRIPTION	Cost	PAYEE	When to Pay
Equivalency and accreditation fee (Non refundable)	9,200.00	School	Approved for evaluation
Tuition fee for maximum required units	6,000.00	School	When enrolled and received modules
Graduation, OTR and diploma, etc.	1,360.00	School	Before applying for graduation
Research and projects (To be determined after evaluation, but not much)*	TBD	School	Anytime after enrollment
Other fees and expenses (to be determined after evaluation, but not much)*	TBD	School	Anytime after enrollment

*Research and projects as well as other fees do not cost more than or just around the same as the total tuition fee.

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Timeline from Submission to Graduation

Here is the timeline that applicants want to know. This will help you understand the process and what, and not, to expect.

• Submission of requirements – From actual submission of portfolio until enrollment may take up to three months. This covers the following:
  • Preliminary Phase – Pre-evaluation of your submitted credentials. If there is no lacking documents and you pass this stage, you will be scheduled for interview. You will be required to pay the above-mentioned non-refundable equivalency and accreditation fee.
  • Formal Evaluation – Interview and final assessment. You will be informed on the equivalent of the credentials you submitted, along with the courses you still need to enroll.
• Enrollment – This is when you start receiving the courses not covered by your credentials which you need to complete. You complete these through online and modular modality. The following are the factors that affect the completion time:
  • How many units and the effort and time you put into the courses you need to complete.
  • This usually covers between one semester (minimum) and four semesters (maximum), which is between 6 months and 24 months.
• Graduation – When you have completed all the courses you needed to enroll, your degree will be awarded to you.

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DMMMSU ETEEAP Application Procedure

1. All required documents should be printed (one set only), organized and bound into a folder (long, clear book) for the school to evaluate the applicants credentials. The school does not evaluate, and not reply to, applications sent through email or to the ETEEAP admin’s messenger.
   Kailangang naka-print at nasa long clear book ang lahat ng mga credential ng aplikante para ma-evaluate. Hindi ini-evaluate ang sinend lang sa email o messenger ng ETEEAP admin, at hindi din sila magre-reply dito.
2. Incomplete requirements will not be evaluated, even if printed and properly bound. It is automatically failed.
   Hindi ini-evaluate ang hindi kompletong requirement kahit pa naka-print ito at nasa maayos na folder. Automatic na failed yan.
3. Applicants should not send just a CV and a few documents form the list of requirements just to know if they are eligible to enroll into the program, and if it’s worth preparing the rest of the requirements (Especially if just sent through email or to the focal person’s messenger). In the first place, all ETEEAP schools require the same set of major requirements along with other minor requirements.
   Hindi ka magse-send ng CV lang at ilang document sa listahan ng mga requirement para lang malaman kung eligible ka sa program, o worth ba na ituloy na ipunin ang mga requirement (lalo na kung ise-send mo lang sa email o sa messenger ng focal person). Unang-una, lahat ng school ay dapat kompleto ang requirement para pumasa at halos lahat ay pare-pareho ang mga major requirement, at saka idagdag ang mga minor requirement.
4. How do I know if I really qualify even before submitting my requirements? You need to do a proper and realistic self-evaluation keeping your DREAM DEGREE (or the degree you want) out of your mind and focus on what ETEEAP really is. You do not self-evaluate to find a way to align your work experience with your dream degree program, but rather to find a program that is aligned with your work experience.
   Paano mo malalaman kung eligible ka bago pa man mag-send ng mga requirement?
   – Gumawa ng proper at realistic na self-evaluation at habang ginagawa mo yan, alisin mo sa isip mo ang DREAM DEGREE mo (o yung gusto mong degree) at mag-focus ka sa kung ano ang sistema at requirement ng ETEEAP. Hindi ka mag self-evaluate para pilitin na i-align ang work experience mo sa degree na pangarap o gusto mo, kundi para maghanap ng degree program na naka-align sa experience mo.
5. How do I submit my portfolio?
   You can find two ways in the Submission of Portfolio Procedure in the next section below.
6. Self-evaluation guide can be found in the link with the image below:
   https://eteeap.org/seg

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For more information you may contact the ETEEAP Implementing Department Administrators with the details below.

For Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
Luzviminda M. Saldivar, MATE-TEPP
In-Charge-ETEEAP, College of Technology
Phone: +63-995-752-7618
Email: lsaldivar@dmmmsu.edu.ph

For Bachelor of Science in Education
Cedric Anthony Ochoco, Ph.D
Dean, College of Education
Phone: +63-998-862-7342
Email: cochoco@dmmmsu.edu.ph

For Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Dr. Rosemarie O. Tattao, Ph.D
Chairman, BS Agriculture
Phone: +63-909-805-2676
Email: rtattao@dmmmsu.edu.ph

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