Section 1Sec./Art. 1

Section 15, (e) (3) of Republic Act No. 7836 is hereby amended as follows:

"Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicant. No applicant shall be admitted to take the examination unless, on the date of filing of the application, he shall have complied with the following requirements:

"(e) A graduate of a school college or university recognized by the government and possesses the minimum educational qualifications, as follows:

(1) For teachers in preschool, a bachelor's degree in early childhood education (BECED) or its equivalent;

(2) For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor's degree in elementary education (BSEED) or its equivalent;

(3) For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor's degree in education or its equivalent with a major and minor, or a bachelor degree in arts and sciences with at least eighteen (18) units in professional education; and

(4) For teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses, a bachelors degree in the field of specialization or its equivalent, with at least eighteen (18) units in professional education,"