Commission on Higher Education(CHED)

September 13, 2023 Dear MARK LESTER SUMINGUIT, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 12, 2023, at 10:47:34 PM, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Enrolling in Higher Education Without Prior University Credentials: Alternative Pathways and Require. Response to Request: To attend to your request, we enclose a copy of the Manual of Regulations for Private Higher Education for your reference. Kindly look for Article XX School Records and Transfer of Student, Sections 94-100 on pp. 67-69. Based on the cited sections, a student not subjected to any disciplinary action/s or outstanding accountabilities to the current institution they are enrolled in is entitled to transfer to another HEI. They are also entitled to claim a copy of their academic credentials from the institution. The latter, in turn, is obligated to release a copy of the former's complete credentials and transcript of records within a prescribed time frame or duration. It was also mentioned in the manual that the transfer credentials of the student should be transferred only once by the last school attended to the admitting HEI. Therefore, you still have to coordinate with your former or current HEI for your relevant academic credentials in order to transfer to another HEI. Kindly contact them in order to provide you with further details regarding your concern. Your right to request a review: If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you about the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer