1. Commission on Higher Education Citizen’s Charter
Issuance of Certificate of Eligibility for Admission to
Dentistry/Medical (CED/CEM) Course
Clients:
Foreign students enrolling in a Dentistry or Medical course in the Philippines
Requirements
1. Photocopy of Passport
2. Certified True Copy of Transcript of Records from the school last attended
3. Copy of Diploma or Certification of graduation authenticated by the Registrar of the school
where graduated
4. Notice of Acceptance indicating the quota number of the student issued by the HEIs
5. National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) result (for Medicine only)
Schedule of the Availability of Service:
Monday to Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fees:
Php 80.00 per CEM/CED
Total/Maximum Duration of Process:
Three (3) Days
How to Avail of the Service
No. Client Step Agency Action Office/Person Location of Duration of
Responsible Office Activity
(under normal
condition per
transaction)
Complies with Receives the application and reviews Student Assistant Office of the Student 5 minutes
1 and Service Division Services (OSS)
the requirements the completeness of the documents
Staff (SASD) Staff 3/F Higher Education
and files the and advises the applicant to pay the Development Center
application fee (HEDC) Building
Pays the fee to Issues official receipt to the applicant Cashier Office of Financial 5 minutes
2 Services (OFS)
the Cashier
G/F HEDC Building
Submits O.R. to Receives the O.R and advises when SASD Staff OSS 1 hour
3 3/F HEDC Building
SASD and to pick up CED/CEM
receives
instruction when
to claim
CED/CEM
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2. Commission on Higher Education Citizen’s Charter
No. Client Step Agency Action Office/Person Location of Duration of
Responsible Office Activity
(under normal
condition per
transaction)
Prepares the Certificate of Eligibility SASD Staff OSS 1 hour
4 3/F HEDC Building
for Admission of Dentistry/Medicine
(CED/CEM)
Approves or disapproves application. 1. OSS Directors OSS 1 hour
5 and/or 3/F HEDC Building
If disapproved, the applicant is
2. SASD Chief
immediately notified on the reason Education Program
for disapproval. Specialist
Comes back to Seals and releases the CEM/CED to SASD Staff OSS 5 minutes
6 3/F HEDC Building
OSS to claim the the applicant
CEM/CED on
the specified
date of release
and receives the
Certificate
END OF TRANSACTION
Forms are available at the Office of Student Service.
References:
• Executive Order No. 285 dated September 2, 2000 “ Amending the Guidelines Governing the Entry and Stay of
Foreign Students in the Philippines and the Establishment of an Inter-Agency Committee on Foreign Students for
the Purpose”
• IACFS Memorandum Order No. 1 s. 2001, “ Inter-Agency Committee on Foreign Students Clarificatory Statement
on Certain Provisions of IACFS Memorandum Order No. 1 s. 2000” IRR of EO 285 (Entry and Stay of Foreign
Students in the Philippines.)
• IACFS Memorandum Order No. 1 s 2000 “ Implementing Guidelines of Executive Order 285 “Entry and Stay of
Foreign Students in the Philippines”
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