Pangasinan State University Open University Systems (PSU-OUS)
Pangasinan State University is one of the known universities outside Manila in the north with 8 strategically located campuses in the province. It is also one of the multi-awarded state universities in the whole country.
Besides the efficient implementation of the ETEEAP, it is also efficient in conducting and awarding graduate programs both on-campus and off-campus with their open university systems. To know more about them, you can visit their page with the image link below.
Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas (PCU-Dasma)
Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas is one of the campuses of PCU, a private university in the Philippines. This institution has produced quality students with their regular undergraduate programs and Bachelor of Science in Office Administration (BSOA) under their ETEEAP.
They also offer graduate degrees under their regular graduate programs which is open for Filipinos and foreign nationals.
Most state (and some private) universities offer Bachelor of Industrial Technology with the corresponding majors to the applicants’ skills under their ETEEAP. But what are these degree programs? Are they considered bachelors degree? And what are their equivalents?
Let us take a closer look at this field. We will use the Commission on Higher Education Memorandum Order, which was signed and released on September 5, 2023 by CHED and called CMO-No-13-Series of 2023-BInd-Tech (CMO-13-S2023).
We only uploaded the image of the first 5 pages on this post as this is a 161-page document. If you want to see all the pages, you may click/tap on the links to either the CHED website or our resource page below. Documents from these links contain exactly the same information.
We don’t need to expound about this topic as the information on first 5 pages of the CMO on the following images are enough to explain what these programs are and their equivalent. Suffice to mention here the information found in the Article IV, Section 5.
Here is what it says:
ARTICLE IV PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS
Section 5.Program Description
5.1 Degree Name The degree program herein shall be called Bachelor of Industrial Technology (BindTech) with the following majors, including but not limited to :
Automotive Technology
Electronics Technology
Electrical Technology
Welding and Fabrication Technology
Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Technology
Mechanical Technology
Construction Technology
Culinary Technology
Apparel and Fashion Technology
Architectural Drafting Technology
Die and Moulds Technology
Instrumentation and Control Technology
Print Media Technology
Beauty Care and Wellness Technology
Computer Technology
Mechatronics Technology
HEls may identify other majors depending on the demand and needs of the industry and the priority and capability of the HEI.
5.2 Nature of the Field of Study The Bachelor of Industrial Technology (BindTech) program is intended to prepare students for a professional career in Industrial Technology. The BindTech program shall impart a body of knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and experiences that will provide prospective industrial workers with the necessary competencies essential for effective and efficient production and manufacturing technologies, and research functions.
5.3 Program Educational Objectives Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are broad statements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve within a few years after graduation. PEOs are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies and these shall be determined, articulated, and disseminated to the general public by the unit or department of the HEI offering the BlndTech program. The PEOs should also be reviewed periodically for continuing improvement.
5.4 Specific Professions/Careers and Entry-Level Competency Standards for Bachelor of Industrial Technology (BlndTech) Graduates Graduates of BindTech can have professions and careers as:
Technologist
Specialist
Quality controller
Industry manager
Supervisors
Consultants
Technology developer
Researcher
Innovator
Technopreneurs
5.5 Allied Programs The allied programs for Industrial Technology are Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Management, Statistics, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering and Engineering Technology.
Reference:CHED CMO No. 13, Series of 2023 – September 5, 2023
Schools that implement the program
One of the schools that is active in the above program is the Pangasinan State University. You may want to visit their page in the link below.
UB is one of the best private higher education institutions in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Their campus is located at the heart of the beautiful City of Baguio.
Included in their programs is the implementation of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program(ETEEAP), being one of the hundreds of colleges and universities in the Philippines that were deputized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). They were also one of the pioneers in implementing the ETEEAP during the program’s infancy.
Programs Offered
The following are the programs they offer under the ETEEAP.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Bachelor of Science in Education (BSED) Bachelor of Science in Criminology (BS-Crim) Bachelor of Arts in Communications (BA-Comm) Bachelor of Arts in English (BA-Eng) Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA-PoliSci) Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) Bachelor of Science in HRM (BS-HRM)
Some of their criminology graduates have upgraded their career in the PNP (as well as other related fields) and retired as generals, which goes along with their ads, “We produce leaders”.
Here are the links to their website and Facebook page so you can contact them directly.
See their programs in a nutshell on the following video.
PSU is one of the higher education institutions in Region 1 with 8 campuses within the province of Pangasinan.
Included in their programs is the implementation of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program(ETEEAP), being one of the hundreds of colleges and universities in the Philippines that were deputized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). We are featuring the Asingan Campus on this site, although you can also enroll the same mentioned degree programs (and more) at their Lingayen Campus as well as three other campuses.
See the video testimony about PSU ETEEAP at the bottom of the page.
If you want to avail of the enrollment and documentation assistance for PSU, please click/tap on the link below.
The following are the programs that they offer under the ETEEAP. This page was made for the Asingan Campus, but there are also programs under the Lingayen and Bayambang campuses that were added to this page and these are properly specified below.
Bachelor of Secondary Education Majoring in:
Mathematics
Science
English
Filipino
Social Studies
Bachelor of Elementary Education
Bachelor of Technical and Livelihood Education-BTLE
Bachelor of Industrial Technology Majoring in:
Mechanical Technology (For factory machinists and drivers)
Automotive Technology (For machinists and drivers)
Electronics Technology (Covers electronics, computer technology, communication systems and those in semiconductor companies)
Electrical Technology (For electricians and electrical technicians)
Food Service Management (For those who work in restaurants, resorts, canteens, food preparation, catering etc.)
Garments and Fashion Design (Garments factory workers and tailoring/sewing shop owners) – Lingayen Campus
Civil Technology (For carpentry and civil maintenance work background) – Lingayen Campus
Drafting Technology (For those who work as draftsmen in the engineering field) – Lingayen Campus
PSU ETEEAPLearning Modality
PSU implements and delivers ETEEAP using the self-paced/self-guided Modular Learning System. Please see below the differences of the four learning systems used by different schools. You may also visit this link for the comprehensive discussion.
1) Face to face o inperson (F2F or IP) – Pupunta ang estudyante sa school at doon mismo mag-aral kasabay ng iba pang mga estudyante. Ito ay tinatawag na SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING.
2) Online – Hindi pupunta sa school ang estudyante ngunit mag-aaral din ito kasabay ng iba sa pamamagitan ng mga online learning tools tulad ng Zoom, Google Meet at Classroom, Messenger at iba pang virtual conference tools. SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING din ito.
3) Modular – Hindi pupunta sa school o sa online ang estudyante kundi matatanggap niya ang mga lesson niya sa door to door delivery, email o sa school portal at gagawin niya sa sariling schedule ang pag-aaral saka niya i-submit ang mga assignment niya sa pareho ding paraan ng pag-deliver sa kanya. Ito ay tinatawag na ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING.
4) Hybrid – Ito ay anumang combination ng number 1, 2 at 3. Mayroong hybrid online-modular (HOM) at hybrid inperson-modular (HIM) o hybrid face-to-face and modular (HFM).
SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING – Sabay-sabay na mag-aral ang mga estudyante sa loob ng classroom o iba pang bahagi ng school campus, o sa pamamagitan ng mga virtual conference tools tulad ng Zoom, Google Meet, at Messenger.
ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING – Hindi sabay-sabay ang pag-aaral at tatapusin ng estudyante ang mga assignment niya sa module na ipapadala sa kanya, sa pag log-in sa school portal o LMS, o sa Google Classroom ng school.
New programs to be added soon:
Please take note: The list below will be added to the university’s list of offered programs under the ETEEAP after CHED’s final deputization process. These are in the list of their offered degrees under the regular program.
Bachelor of Science in Criminology (BSCrim)
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (BSHM)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Major in:
Operations Management
Financial Management
Tuition and Other Fees
This is one of the first question prospective candidates always ask so we will explain it here. Below is the official fee schedule coming from their office. PSU’s fee structure is one of the cheapest in the Philippines as well as globally. Other questions and clarifications you may have in mind can be directly addressed to the authorized representative who cares for this project. You can find her contact details below.
Here is the list of requirements you need to prepare:
The list in the table below are categorized with the corresponding maximum score of each category. You need to meet the minimum score of 60.00 points to be able to enroll in PSU’s ETEEAP programs.
Credentials
Maximum Score
Required Forms: – Application letter (Letter of Intent) (Sample here – https://eteeap.org/appltr) – CV or resume (Sample here – https://eteeap.org/cv) – ETEEAP Application Form (Download here – https://eteeap.org/appform) – Birth certificate (Proof of your citizenship) – ID (Passport, Driver’s license, etc.) – For female applicants (Surname discrepancy proof – Marriage certificate, etc.)
0.00
Education Background: – High school documents (Diploma at form 137/138) – College degree certificate and OTR/TOR and confirmation letter – Other degree certificates and OTR/TOR and certificate/diploma – Vocational courses completed (TESDA, Technical Schools, etc.)
20.00
Work Experiences: – COE of all relevant employees (Sample here – https://eteeap.org/coe) – Recommendation/verification letter from employer (Link to Sample Recommendation Letter) – OFW documents/contracts/visa/employment certificates. – DFR of all relevant employees if details were not provided on the COE (Sample here – https://eteeap.org/dfr) Note: 1 year in addition to the minimum 5 years work (which earns 15 points + 1 point for each additional year) experience in the field you want to apply for ETEEAP earns one point.Maximum of 15 points for the excess years.
30.00
Inventions, Innovations, Publications: (Local, national, international) – Inventions (scope of acceptance, patronage and recognition) – Innovations (scope of acceptance, patronage and recognition) – Publications (scope of acceptance, patronage and recognition)
5.00
Informal Training Attended: – Informal training certificates (LinkedIn, Google, Microsoft, Udemy, TES, etc.) – Training/Seminar certificates provided or sponsored by your employer.
5.00
Training You Managed and Organized: (Local, national, international) – Training/Seminars that you organized, participated and/or conducted. – Resource speaker/lecturer
10.00
Awards, Commendations and Citations: (Local, national, international) – Awards at work (Best employee, leader or the month, etc.) – Citations or commendations by government agencies, NGOs, church, etc. – This should be after completing secondary education, or age 18 and older.
10.00
Community Services Rendered or Participated in: (Local, national, international) – Rescue, front liner, emergency assistance, calamity response, first response, etc. – Community outreach, relief assistance and other similar activities – Government-initiated, Voluntary, NGO, or Church organized
10.00
Club and Other Professional Organization Membership: (Local, national, international) – Lion’s Club, Rotary Club, Eagles, Toastmasters, Red Cross, OWWA, etc. – Profession-related professional group – TODA, JODA, Uber Drivers’ Association – Shooters’ Association – Athletes Association
10.00
Licenses and Eligibilities: (Local, national, international) – Driver’s license – PRC – Civil Service Eligibility – Gun license
Prepare a detailed resume or CV along with a cover letter of intent which includes the program of your interest.
Prepare a Detailed Functions and Responsibilities (DFR) or Service Record to be signed by your current employer. (See sample DFR in this link)
Prepare a Detailed Functions and Responsibilities (DFRs) or Service Records to be signed by your previous employers (If available).
Prepare copies of employment certificates (COE) of current and previous employers pertaining to number 3 and 4. (See sample COE in this link)
Request a recommendation letter from your employer. (See samples in this link)
Prepare all the other documents (NSO provided birth certificate, Diploma and transcripts of records of your completed education, etc).
Prepare all certificates of training, seminars and awards that you have acquired.
Prepare a list of your works or publications either in print or digital. (Examples: Websites, printed books you have written and published, newspaper or magazine articles you have written-online or in print; technical projects-patented or not such as electronic or electrical devices and equipment, big projects you were involved).
Any other relevant documents from any organization or entity as proof of your claimed skills and achievements.
Send the folder to PSU using one of the three options below:
Personally deliver the documents to PSU (Walk-in).
Ship the folder to PSU via DHL/FedEx/LBC/JRS/J&T/EMS or other forwarding companies.
Avail of the services provided by ETEEAP.org. You can see the procedure in the link below.
When you fill out your application form, please specify which offered program or degree you are interested to enroll in. After evaluation, the PSU ETEEAP administrators will send their reply to you informing you as to which of the courses/subjects and units/credits are covered by your credentials, and the subjects you still need to enroll along with the cost. ETEEAP enrollment is daily which means you will not follow a specific time frame. All subjects and requirements will be covered and completed through online learning modules.
Procedure of Document Submission for Evaluation
If you wish to avail of the enrollment and documentation assistance with PSU-Asingan, please click/tap on the link below. You may also click/tap on the image.
Important: Your documents should be printed and delivered or shipped to PSU for evaluation. The school no longer accepts online applications.
Residency Period
Individuals enrolled under the Program are required to have minimum residency of six (6) months. This means that even if your enrolled subjects are completed in less than 6 months, you can not apply for graduation, even if you have complied with all the requirements. Maximum residency is two years when and if you have not completed all your requirements, you need to undergo a re-evaluation and another enrollment procedure.
You will be provided additional instructions when your pre-evaluation is completed.
Important information and requirement after evaluation:
One of the requirements is for the college or university where you completed the units/credits that you submitted (if you did and where applicable) along with your other credentials to verify this by sending a copy of your Official Transcript of Record (OTR) directly to PSU, along with comments about your status.
For other details, you may directly inquire from the PSU-ETEEAP department though the contact person below.
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Ms Analyn I. Diola Focal Person, ETEEAP Pangasinan State University- Asingan Campus (PSU-Asingan) FVR Building Domanpot, Asingan, Pangasinan
Facebook: Aying Diola (Click or tap) Email: adiola.asingan@psu.edu.ph Mobile: +63-947-612-8432 Click here to view or download the PSU FAQ document, although most of the information are already found on this page or in other parts of this site.
Updated Requirements and Submission Procedure
Requirements should be printed and in a long clear book (Email attachments or any other form of electronics/soft copies are not accepted, and you won’t be evaluated). The package should be sent to PSU for evaluation through any of the following procedures:
1) Personally deliver the documents to PSU (Walk-in). 2) Ship the folder to PSU via DHL/FedEx/LBC/JRS/J&T/EMS or other forwarding companies. 3) Avail of the services provided by ETEEAP.org. You can see the procedure in the link below.
If you wish to avail of the enrollment and documentation assistance with PSU-Asingan, please click/tap on the image below.
You may have skills that you acquired from your years of experiences in your workplace but you cannot produce certificates to prove such except for the recommendations and employment certificates provided by your employer. Many HEIs are requiring skill-specified certificates that were earned from learning institutions and training centers and most of them accept those that were taken up online.
We have a few suggestions here that may help you. These are already established online learning sites and some of their learning modules are used by some universities and colleges as part of their learning resources.
Create an account with LinkedInhere and complete your profile. Then visit their learning siteshere where you can find their free lessons and take up an examination at the end of each lesson. You can then download the certificates that you can use as credentials.
They have one month free trial on premium accounts that you may want to take advantage of where you can find premium lessons. You may continue with the paid premium account at the end of the trial period if you wish.
Google also offers online lessons in different topics. They have free lessons but if you want to earn a certificate, you need to pay a certain amount for each examination that you take up. You may visit their learning site here.
The Philippine government has set up a department that provides free training on different skills where one can earn a certificate at the end. You may visit their website here, and their e-learning site here.
This page contains the application form that need to be completed and submitted to the school where you want to enroll (NOT to CHED). For those who need to prepare other required documents for their ETEEAP application, we have links to the samples at the bottom of the page, below the images. You may visit the pages where these documents were described in details along with their downloadable and editable versions.
As for the application form, the editable version on Microsoft word can be downloaded here, or on the the link located below the image number 5.
Important:Please check your download folder after you click on the download link.
Why are reading skills very important, and what role does it play in our everyday life? How does reading help us understand ETEEAP better and help us get to the right track towards our long-awaited secular degree? An article from the Philippine Star has the following:
“Reading proficiency is essential for a wide variety of human activities – from following instructions in a manual; to finding out the who, what, when, where, and why of an event; to communicating with others for a specific purpose or transaction,” (Italicization is ours)
Here is the whole article taken from the Philippine Star published on December 3, 2019. We can learn a lot about it especially now that distractions abound along with the shortened attention span of not only the younger generation but the older ones as well, and it’s not too late to do something about it. Please read on.
Philippines lowest in reading comprehension among 79 countries
Among 79 participating countries, the Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), according to the results released Dec. 3, 2019..The STAR / Edd Gumban, file
MANILA, Philippines — Among 79 participating countries and economies, the Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), according to the results released Tuesday.
PISA is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that examines students’ knowledge in reading, mathematics, and science.
Reading was the main subject assessed among 15-year old students in the 2018 PISA. The Philippines had an average reading score of 340, more than 200 points below China (555) and more than 100 points less than the OECD average (487).
In the Philippines, boys’ and girls’ performances in reading both ranked lowest among PISA-participating countries.
“Reading proficiency is essential for a wide variety of human activities – from following instructions in a manual; to finding out the who, what, when, where, and why of an event; to communicating with others for a specific purpose or transaction,” the summary of the PISA 2018 results reads.
The Philippines also placed the second-lowest in mathematics (353), along with Panama, and science (357). Only the Dominican Republic scored lower in these categories.
China also led the ranking in mathematics and science. The OECD average for mathematics is 489 and the average for science is 483.
“Results from PISA indicate the quality and equity of learning outcomes attained around the world, and allow educators and policymakers to learn from the policies and practices applied in other countries,” a post on the OECD website reads.
According to the PISA 2018 profile of the Philippines, socio-economic status accounts for 18% of the variance in reading performance in the country, compared to the OECD average of 12%.
The country has the largest percentage of low performers in reading among socio-economically disadvantaged students.
The profile noted that average class sizes of 15-year olds in the Philippines are the largest, and the ratio of students to teaching staff in socio-economically disadvantaged schools is the highest.
The Philippines also had the highest percentage of students reporting being bullied at least a few times a month.
For those who need to prepare their documents for their ETEEAP application, we have samples prepared for you. You may visit the pages where these documents were described in details along with the downloadable and editable versions of the documents. Here are a few of them:
For those who need to prepare their detailed Service Record or Duties, Functions and Responsibilities (DFR) for their ETEEAP application, here is a sample prepared for you. You may download the PDF version of the images, and there is also a MS Word version that can be edited. You can find the download links below the images.
Please help yourself.
Important: The ones in red should be edited according to the information about you. The ones in blue are samples and should be edited with information that match your circumstances and experiences.
You may download the PDF version of the sample DFR here.
For those who need to prepare their recommendation letters and the company does not have a ready template, or has no idea what information to include, we have three samples below. Some or the parts of the documents were hidden to protect the original owners and the companies who provided them.
Sample #1
Sample #2
Sample #3
ETEEAP Application form
If you need an editable version of the ETEEAP application form, you may download it here.
