Section 1Sec./Art. 1

Section 26 of Republic Act No. 10598 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 26. Compliance With CHED Requirements. The Compostela Valley State College shall comply with the following operational requirements of a state college:

"(a) At least seventy percent (70%) of undergraduate programs have a well-defined core curriculum that has a holistic approach in developing thinking, problem solving, decision-making, communication, technical and social skills in line with the state colleges mission;

"(b) One hundred percent (100%) of faculty teaching in the doctoral programs must have doctoral degrees;

"(c) At least fifty percent (50%) of the full-time permanent faculty members must have the relevant degrees as required by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in the subject they handle;

"(d) All other faculty should have the relevant degrees as well as licenses (for licensed programs), or experience in the subject areas they handle;

"(e) Learning resources and support structures for the HEIs programs, and compliant with the minimum requirement based on CHED Policies, Standards and Guidelines (PSGs); and

"(f) Outreach programs involving students in social-development oriented experiences that allow them to contextualize their knowledge within actual social and human experiences.1wphi1

"The institution shall retain its status prior to the effectivity of this Act until it is able to comply with the requirements provided herein."