Legal basis and authority
- The resolution is issued by the Commission pursuant to Sec. 5 (b) and (n) of P.D. No. 223.
- The resolution prescribes guidelines for submitting transcript of records with licensing-related applications.
Policy and intent
- The resolution requires transcript submission to provide evidence of completion of a degree or course through transcript of records, diploma, and special order.
- The resolution addresses processing delays caused by non-submission of required academic documents.
- The resolution limits the application requirement to one vital document to promote expeditious processing and lessen inconvenience.
- The resolution allows a certified transcript to substantially establish compliance when it contains specific vital data linked to academic completion.
Coverage: who must submit
- Every examinee must submit a certified true copy of a transcript of records with the application for examination.
- An applicant for registration without examination must likewise submit the same transcript requirement.
- The transcript requirement applies to applications that fall under licensure examination and registration without licensure examination.
Required transcript: vital data
- The submitted transcript must be a certified true copy of the transcript of records.
- The transcript must contain these vital data:
- the degree or course;
- the date of graduation; and
- the special order number.
- The special order number and related vital-data requirement applies unless exempt.
- The exemption applies when submission is not required due to accreditation of the course by the DECS or where the applicant is a graduate of a state school/college.
Implementation mechanics and dissemination
- Submission is made with the application for examination for examinees.
- Submission is made with the application for registration without examination for applicants seeking registration without taking the examination.
- The Commission requires wide dissemination through schools/colleges with courses requiring licensure examination or registration without licensure examination so applicants and institutions receive notice of the guideline.
Procedural effect tied to non-submission
- Non-submission of any of the two (2) documents previously required is a cause for deferment of the registration of a successful examinee or of an applicant therefor without examination.
- The resolution permits use of the certified transcript of records as the key vital document when it bears the vital data needed to establish compliance.
Adoption and publication compliance
- The resolution states that effectivity is conditioned on Commission approval and the required publication rule.
- The publication rule triggers effectivity after fifteen (15) days following completion of publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.