IMPORTANT REMINDERS: August 2026 Licensure Exam for Criminologists (LEC)

The August 2026 Licensure Exam for Criminologists (LEC) will be conducted in the following testing centers nationwide: NCR, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Palawan, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga, Antique, Bacolod, Bayambang, Bohol, Cauayan, Dumaguete, llocos Norte, llocos Sur, Kidapawan, Lipa (Batangas), Nueva Vizcaya, and Sablayan (Occidental Mindoro).

This year’s second LEC will be conducted on August 01, 02 & 03, 2026.

General Instructions

1. Check or verify your school/building assignments at the PRC official website (www.prc.gov.ph) one (1) or two (2) working days before the examination.

2. Report to the school/building assignment before 5:30 A.M. on the first day of examination to verify your room and seat number. Be punctual. Late examinees will not be admitted.

3. Examinees are required to wear the following attire every examination day:

Male Examinees – white polo shirt with collar (without any sea logo or mark), decent pants or slacks
Female Examinees – white blouse or shirts with collar (without any seal, logo or mark), decent pants, slacks or skirt, pony-tailed long hair

4. Bring the following on the examination day:

a. Notice of Admission
b. Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
c. Ballpen with BLACK ink only
d. One (1) piece long brown envelope
e. One (1) piece long transparent/plastic envelope (non-colored) for keeping your valuables and other allowed items
f. ORDINARY MAGNIFYING GLASS OR HORSESHOE MICROSCOPE
g. Packed snacks, meals, and necessary medications, including hygiene and sanitary kits, in TRANSPARENT/CLEAR containers/cellophanes, with sufficient drinking water supply for the day. The proctors/room watchers shall not allow any person, including food delivery service, to give or distribute food to any examines while the examination is in progress. Except for restroom necessities, no examinee shall be allowed to leave the examination room during the conduct of the examination

5. The following items are strictly PROHIBITED inside the examination premises/rooms:

a. Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded data/information/formula
b. DIGITAL AND MODIFIED MAGNIFYING LENS
c. ALL KINDS OF CALCULATOR
d. APPLE, SAMSUNG AND OTHER SMART WATCHES, CELLULAR PHONES, EAR PLUGS, BLUETOOTH, TRANSMITTTERS, PORTABLE COMPUTERS, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS/DEVICES WHICH MAY BE USED TO STORE OR RETRIEVE DATA/INFORMATION AND/OR TO COMMUNICATE FOR WHATEVER PURPOSE
d. Bags of any kind (place your documents inside the transparent/plastic envelope)
e. Other examination aides not stated in this program

The rules on the conduct of bodily search, inspection of personal belongings of the examinees, and the seizure/confiscation of prohibited items during the licensure exam (Annex A of PRC Memorandum Order No. 57, s. 2020) shall be strictly observed.

7. Examinees and examination personnel are encouraged to observe the minimum health standards per DOH Circular No. 0324 (s. 2023)1 and such other internal health policies of the Commission throughout the conduct of the examination.

8. Read carefully and follow the instructions on your NOTICE OF ADMISSION.

NOTE: PERSONAL BELONGINGS BROUGHT BY AN EXAMINEE SHALL BE FOR HIS/HER OWN ACCOUNT. THE PRC WILL NOT BE ANSWERABLE FOR ANY SUCH ITEM OR PERSONAL BELONGING THAT MIGHT BE LOST DURING THE EXAM WITHOUT FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE ON ITS PART.

Program for August 2026 LEC

PRC Regional Offices Directory

If you have concerns and you need help from the Professional Regulation Commission, you can now access their office address, contact number and email address through this link: PRC Official Directory

PRC LERIS Account Assistance

If you have technical concerns with the with your LERIS account, including resetting your password, mismatched record edit, and other related concerns, you may email the Licensure Exam Division through the following emails:

licensure.division@prc.gov.ph
licensure.office@prc.gov.ph

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