CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER

SUBJECT : REVISED POLICIES, STANDARDS AND
GUIDELINES FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION
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In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994,” upon the recommendation of the Technical Panel for Engineering, Technology and Architecture and by virtue of Resolution No. _207-2005_of the Commission en banc dated _May 9, 2005_, for the purpose of rationalizing Engineering Education in the country and making it responsive to the demands for professionals in the business and industrial world, the following policies, standards and guidelines for engineering are hereby adopted and promulgated by the Commission, thus:

INTRODUCTION

This set of Policies, Standards and Guidelines shall apply to all HEIs, both government and private offering engineering programs.

ARTICLE I – AUTHORIZATION

Section 1. Authority to Operate. Any engineering program or course shall be operational only upon an expressed provision of law, or with the proper authority issued pursuant to law by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

ARTICLE II – OBJECTIVES

Section 2. General Objectives. Every engineering program shall define its vision mission, goals and objectives along the following general objectives:

2.1 To produce graduates with the necessary theoretical knowledge of mathematics and natural sciences as well as the background knowledge needed by them to acquire the experience and practical skills required of professional engineers.

2.2 To educate students for their careers as engineers, to enable them to contribute to the developmental effort of the country as entrepreneurs or competent professionals

2.3 To educate students imbued with good moral and ethical values and the acute sense of awareness of the conservation of the environment for the sustainable development of the country.
2.4 To provide students instruction in both theoretical and practical aspects of engineering and exposure to industrial setting in the form of field experience