PRINTED WITH PERMISSION : From The Professional Regulation Commission’s Handbook for CPE/CPD (January 2010) 
From pages 21-22  of CPE/CPD Handbook (PRC)

The CPE provider shall submit to the CPE/CPD Council program activities or source 30 days prior to conducting program or activity.

Registered Professional shall not earn CPE credit units on programs activities and sources attended or participated in without approval or accreditation by the CPE/CPD Council.

1. Matrix for CPE/CPD Activities
   
   The following is the Matrix for CPE/CPD Activities with their corresponding credit units and supporting documents required.  Credit Unit allocation for other CPE activities may be decided upon by the concerned CPE/CPD Council.
   
   

   ACTIVITIES	CREDIT UNITS	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
   SEMINARS/ CONVENTION
   1.1 PARTICIPANT	1 CU PER HOUR	CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WITH NUMBER OF HOURS, SEMINAR PROGRAM & CERTIFIED LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
   1.2 RESOURCE SPEAKER	5 CU PER HOUR	PHOTOCOPY OF PLAQUE, CERTIFICATICATION & COPY OF PAPER PROGRAM INVITATION
   1.3 PANELIST/REACTOR	3 CU PER HOUR	CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATION & COPY OF PROGRAM
   1.4 FACILITATOR/ MODERATOR	2 CU PER HOUR	CERTIFICVATION FORM SPONSORING ORGANIZATION & COPY OF PROGRAM
   ACADEMIC PREPARATION (Residential & Distance Mode)
   2.1 MASTER’SDEGREE	1 CU PER ACADEMIC UNIT 30 CU ADDITIONAL UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE	UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION DIPLOMA & TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS
   2.2 DOCTORAL DEGREE	2 CU PER ACADEMIC UNIT 45 CU ADDITIONAL UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE	UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION DIPLOMA & TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS
   2.3 RESIDENCY/ EXTERNSHIP	10 CU PER YEAR	HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATE IF COMPLETION
   2.4 FELLOWSHIP	15 CU PER YEAR	CERTIFICATE FORM THE GRANTING INSTITUTION CERTIFICATE OF FELLOWSHIP
   SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING PACKAGE
   3.1 DISTANCE LEARNING MODULE	10 CU PER COMPLETE OF MODULE	COPY OF DULY –ACCOMPLISHED MODULE AND EVALUATION
   3.2 TECHNICAL-PAPER/PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLE	1 CU/ PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL ARICLE	COPY OF DULY-ACCOMPLISHED ARTICLE MODULE AND EVALUATION
   AUTHORSHIP
   4.1 RESEARCH/ INNOVATIVE PROGRAM/ CREATIVE PROJECTS	MAXIMUM OF 20 CREDIT UNITS (Refereed) MAXIMUM OF 15 CREDIT UNITS (Unrefereed)	DULY CERTIFIED/PUBLISHED TECHNICAL REPORT/ PAPER
   4.2 BOOK/MONOGRAPH	MAXIMUM OF CREDIT UNITS	PUBLISHED BOOK WITH PROOF OF COPYRIGHT CERTIFICATION OF CO-AUTHORS, IF ANY
   4.3 EDITOR	½ OF THE CU OF AUTHORSHIP CATEGORY	PUBLISHED BOOK WITH PROOF OF AUTHORSHIP
   4.4 ARTICLE	MAXIMUM OF 10 CREDIT UNITS	PROOF OF PUBLIC ATION OF ARTICLE
   4.5 PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL EDITOR	5 CU PER ISSUE	COPY OF PUBLISHED JOURNAL
   4.6 PEER REVIEWRE	2 CU/ARTICLE	DULY CERTIFIED COPY OF PATENT CERTIFICATE
   INVENTIONS	10-30 CREDIT UNITS PER INVENTION	CERTIFIED PATENT COPY CERTICATE
   POST GRADUATE TRAINING	0.25 CU PER HOUR (Maximum of 40 CU/ Training	CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING & TRAINING DESCRIPTION
   STUDY/OBSERVATION TOUR	2 CU/ DAY (Maximum of 30 CU/Tour	CERTIFICATE FORM SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS
   PROFESSORIAL CHAIR	10 CU/ CHAIR	CERTIFICATION GRANT OR APPOINMENT
   9. SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES TO BE RECOMEMNDED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION

CPE/CPD CREDIT UNITS

1. CPE/CPD Credit  Hour and its Equivalent
   
   One credit hour of CPE activity shall be equivalent to one credit unit.
   Activities conducted by providers which were not pre-approved may be given post-accreditation credit upon submission of documents relevant to the programs of the CPE/CPD Council.
   
   
2. CPE/CPD Credits Units Required
   
   The total CPE/CPD credit units (CUs) for registered and licensed professional with baccalaureate degree shall be sixty (60) credit units for three (3) years.  The professional shall earn at least twenty (20) credit units annually.  Any excess credit units earned shall not be carried over to the next three-year period except credit units earned for doctoral and masteral degrees or for other special training.
   
   The total CPE/CPD credit units for registered and licensed professionals without baccalaureate degrees shall be thirty(30) credit units for three (3) years.  The professional shall earn at least ten(10) credit units annually.  Any shall not be carried over to the next three-year period.