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FEBRUARY 2024 CLE RESULTS: CRIMINOLOGY LICENSURE EXAM PASSERS

FEBRUARY 2024 CLE RESULTS: CRIMINOLOGY LICENSURE EXAM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has announced that 15,634 (48.27%) out of 32,495 examinees passed the February 2024 Criminology Licensure Examination (CLE) administered by the PRC Board of Criminology in various testing centers.

The three-day examination was conducted last February 2, 3, & 4, 2024 (Friday-Sunday) at the different testing centers in the National Capital Region (NCR), Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan (Oriental Mindoro), Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, San Fernando (Pampanga), Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga, Antique, Bacolod, Bohol, Cauayan (Isabela), Dumaguete, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Kidapawan, Occidental Mindoro, Naga, and Palawan, Valencia and in the Municipality of Rosales, and Bayambang (Pangasinan).

The said examination was conducted by the Professional Board of Criminology headed by its Chairman, Ramil G. Gabao and its members, Lani T. Palmones, and Warren M. Corpuz.

CLE SUMMARY RESULTS

TOP 10 Passers

Did you know that the PRC can release February 2024 CLE exam results earlier than the expected date?

It has previously been observed that the PRC, as an implementing and policy-making body, may not adhere to the schedule for releasing exam results. The results of the Criminology Licensure Exam will be released on March 6, 2024, according to Resolution No. 1728. However, there have been a few occasions where the PRC has released the results early; like the December 2021 CLE exam results were released seven days earlier than expected.

 

In conclusion, the results of the February 2024 CLE exam will be available at any moment or closer to the expected date of results.

What happens next after passing the February 2024 Criminology Licensure Exam?

After passing the exam, two important things must be completed by the successful CLE passers: the oathtaking and the PRC ID.

The target date of CLE oath taking will be on April 4 to May 5, 2024 or one month from the date of release of the exam results.

The successful CLE passer will have to login to their LERIS account at https://online.prc.gov.ph/. Make sure to remember your LERIS account and password the same way you did during the application period. Now, if you forget your password, you can click “forgot password” located below the sign-in button and enter your email address to receive an email that your password has been reset.

Once you sign in, click on SELECT TRANSACTION and select the OATH option and choose either Face to Face Mass Oath taking or Face to Face Special Oath Taking (if you failed to attend the scheduled mass oathtaking). Under OATH, select “CRIMINOLOGIST” and type in your application number from your notice of admission (NOA), then click PROCEED.

The system will automatically give you the earliest date set for oathtaking and you will select your preferred schedule then click “SUBMIT APPLICATION” to proceed.

A confirmation message will pop-up with a summary of your transaction; make sure to print your oath form document or the PANUNUMPA NG PROPESYON under the “Existing Transaction” tab. 

Successful passers after completing the transaction via Online LERIS will receive an email from the PRC informing them of their preferred online oathtaking schedule and other reminders and requirements such as ceremony protocols and proper decorum during the oathtaking ceremony.

The oathtaking ceremony may last an hour or less, and CLE passers must be at the venue 30 minutes or one hour before the scheduled oathtaking time.

During the oathtaking ceremony, there will be an introductory message and a summary of percentage data for the February 2024 CLE, which includes first-time, repeater, and overall passers, presented by the Board for Criminology. Then proper oath-taking followed. There will be two oath takings: the PRC oath taking and the Professional Criminologists Association of the Philippines (PCAP).

After taking an oath, the status of your LERIS account will be changed from PENDING to ATTENDED. Successful passers must take a screenshot as proof of attending the ceremony.

Once done with the oathtaking, go back to your LERIS account to process your PRC ID. Under your LERIS account, click on “SELECT TRANSACTION” and select “INITIAL REGISTRATION.” Then select “CRIMINOLOGIST” and type in your application number from your notice of admission (NOA), then click “PROCEED.” Choose your preferred PRC Regional Office to select your scheduled appointment to process your PRC ID. Payment for initial registration is ₱1,050.

To complete your online appointment, you must choose your payment option or method. The easiest and most convenient payment methods recommended by the PRC are PAYMAYA and GCASH.

For initial registration requirements:

a. Online Oath Form;

b. Old Notice of Admission (NOA);

c. (2) Passport Size Picture (White Background, Formal with complete name tag “Surname, First Name, Middle Name”);

d. (2) Documentary Stamp; and

e. Proof of attendance to the Face to Face Mass Oathtaking (if needed)

As part of the health and safety protocol, inductees shall bring ANY of the following on the day of the oathtaking:

a. Vaccination Card

b. Negative RT-PCR results taken within 48 hours before the oathtaking

It is recommended that inductees register and confirm their attendance in their respective regions where they took their licensure exams and intend to register as professionals. Those who failed to attend the scheduled face-to-face mass oathtaking may request an online oathtaking or a special oathtaking.

New passers are reminded of Section 19, Article III of R.A. 11131, which states, to wit: “All successful candidates of the licensure examination shall take their oath of profession in person before the Board or any of its members, and with the Accredited Professional Organization (APO) in an oath-taking ceremony held for such purpose. Any person authorized by law may administer an oath to any successful examinee only upon membership of the APO prior to entering the practice of the profession.”

FEBRUARY 2024 CLE EXAMINATION COVERAGE

Criminal Jurisprudence, Procedure and Evidence (20%) – (Criminal Law Book I, Criminal Law Book II; Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Court Testimony)


Law Enforcement Administration (20%) – (Police Organization and Administration with Police Planning, Industrial Security Administration, Police Patrol Operations with Police Communication System, Police Intelligence, Police Personnel and Records Management, Comparative Police System)

Criminalistics (20%) – (Personal Identification, Police Photography, Forensic Ballistics, Questioned Documents Examination, Polygraph — Lie Detection, Legal Medicine)


Crime Detection and Investigation (15%) – (Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation, Traffic Management and Accident Investigation, Special Crime Investigation, Organized Crime Investigation, Drug Education and Vice Control, Fire Technology and Arson Investigation)

Sociology of Crimes and Ethics (15%) – (Introduction to Criminology and Psychology of Crimes, Philippine Criminal Justice System, Ethics and Values, Juvenile Delinquency, Human Behavior and Crisis Management and Criminological Research and Statistics)


Correctional Administration (10%) – (Institutional Corrections, Non-Institutional Corrections)

CLE PASSING SCORE

An examinee must obtain a weighted average rating of seventy-five percent (75%) with no grade less than sixty percent (60%) in any given subject to pass the February 2024 Criminology Licensure Examination.

If the examinee obtains a weighted average score of 75% but a grade below 60% in one or more subjects, the examinee’s results will be deferred and he or she will be required to retake the failing subject(s).

The deferred examinee shall be permitted to retake the examination only once within two (2) years from the date of the previous examination, and shall be expected to obtain at least eighty percent (80%) on the subject in order to be considered to have passed the licensure examination.

If the examinee fails to retake after two years or fail to reach a passing score of 80 percent, he or she is required to retake all board subjects.

If an examinee fails three (3) or more board subjects, he or she is considered to have failed the board examination.

VERIFICATION OF RATING

The verification of ratings and test results for the February 2024 Criminologist Licensure Exam (CLE) given by the PRC Board of Criminology will be available via an online portal.