Minimum Educational Qualifications of Teachers In The Philippines

a. Pre-school and Elementary
-Holder of a bachelor's degree in elementary education, or its equivalent. Pre-school teachers shall have at least six units of professional subjects relating to pre-primary education.

b. Secondary
1. For academic subjects: Holder of a bachelor's degree in secondary education or its equivalent, or a bachelor of arts degree or its equivalent, with at least 18 units of professional education subjects to teach largely in the major field.

2. For vocational subjects:
a. Holder of any four year college degree with knowledge and competence of the technically vocational course he is to teach.
b. College undergraduates who, by training, experience or both, can teach the subject or subjects assigned; or any vocationally trained or experienced person, engaged in the occupation or trade, who may serve as resource person in any aspect of his expertise.

c. Tertiary:
1. For undergraduate courses, other than vocational:
a. Holder of a master's degree to teach largely in his major field; or for professional courses, holder of the appropriate professional license required.

b. Special technical/vocational courses: Any graduate of the corresponding program or course with successful demonstrated occupation or trade experience of at least one year.

c. For Physical Education: Holder of the degree of bachelor of science in physical education, or bachelor of science in education, with major or minor in physical education or any other bachelor's degree with certificate in physical education.

d. For music education: Holder of bachelor in music, or bachelor of science, with major or minor in music, or any other bachelor's degree with certificate in music.

2. For post-undergraduate programs or courses:
a. Holder of the appropriate professional degree or license to teach in his field of specialization. In special fields of study which require special and technical training, an instructor without a doctor's or master's degree may be admitted into the faculty if he possesses exceptional demonstrated competence and scholarship in his field of study or discipline.

3. For graduate level of programs or courses:
a. For the master's program: Holder of the appropriate earned master's degree, to teach in his field of expertise.

b. For the doctoral program: Holder of the appropriate earned doctoral degree.