Since 1950, the College of Education has been unfailingly fulfilling its function of training future teachers and technicians highly qualified to mold the Filipino mind.
The College of Education initially started with two four-year courses: Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education (BSAEd) and Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Extension Education (BSAExEd). In 1983, it opened two new four-year courses, Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) in answer to the demands for more teachers in the elementary and secondary levels.
In School year 1996-1997, the College of Education was selected as Center of Development of Teacher Education (COD) in Region III. In SY 1999-2000, the College as a COD offered a double degree program, AB/BSEd, known as the CITE program. It is a 4-year and 2-summer program course. It carries at least 51 units in the major courses.
On October 14, 1997, the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities (AACCUP), Inc. awarded level I (Candidate Status); on January 16, 1999, Level II (Accredited Status) and on January 16, 2002, Level II (Reaccredited Status) to the Teacher Education Program of the Central Luzon State University.
Direct Course Offering for Teacher Education Programs and Full Implementation of CMO#30, series of 2004 Starting First Semester of the School Year 2010 – 2011
Rationale
In compliance with the pertinent provision of the Revised Policies and Standards for Undergraduate Teacher Education Curricula and for the purpose of responding to the Licensure Examination for Teachers by virtue of Republic Act No. 7836, the CLSU – College of Education takes step for the full adoption of CMO No. 30, Series 2004.
Although CMO No. 30 has been adopted by the College since the year it was issued, it was not fully implemented as impeded by the Common First Year curriculum. As the College offers the new teacher education curricula side by side with the CFY curriculum, disadvantages are identified: hence, this proposal.
With the complete adoption and implementation of the said CHED Memorandum, the College of Education recommends that the programs of the teacher education be offered as Straight Programs. This approach of Direct Course Offering of the Teacher Education Curricula is anchored on the following objectives, to wit:
The direct course offering of the teacher education curricula will help the College to offer effectively and efficiently the curricular component of the new teacher education programs, namely the general education courses, professional education courses and specialization/content courses.
Relative to the first objective, the distribution of the various subjects and units mandated by the CMO #30, s.2004 can be rationalized once teacher education curriculum is offered as early as first year. This will happen since as early as first year of schooling, professional education subjects can already be offered and given. Once happened, subjects offered during summer can be uploaded to the regular semesters.
At the moment, two summer classes are required for the students to be able to finish the teacher education program. However, if offered as a direct course, there will be no need for the regular students to enroll during the summer classes for them to finish the program on time. This will give the parents, guardians, or even the students themselves to raise money for their tuition come first semester of the following school year.
Since no summer class is required of the students pursuing the teacher education programs, irregular students would have the time to enroll the subjects they have left behind.
If teacher education programs will be offered directly, incoming students will have better mind set as to their career as early as first year of schooling.
