Certification in Professional Education

The Certification in Professional Education (CPE) is a non-degree program started in 1984. It offers at least eighteen (18) units of professional education courses to qualify a non-education baccalaureate degree holder to teach in elementary or secondary school as required by the Department of Education (DepEd). Any holder of a bachelor’s degree may apply for admission to the program. Should the student decide to pursue a master’s degree from the College of Education later on, no more than six (6) graduate units from this non-degree program may be credited to his/her master’s program.

Click here for the Checklist of Courses of the Certification in Professional Education program. The course options for each PRC-required cluster are listed in the document. Upon completion, the CPE program will allow the student to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).

Visit the Certification in Professional Education page in the Admissions menu for the admission requirements and the process of application into the CPE program.