REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS COMMISSION

MANILA

BOARD OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Board Resolution No. 9
Series of 2009

PROMULGATION OF THE REVISED SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATION
FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS (BLECE)

WHEREAS, Section 10, Article II of Republic Act No. 544, known as the "Civil Engineering Law", provides the
subjects in the Board Licensure Examination for Civil Engineers;

WHEREAS, the Board of Civil Engineering promulgated Resolution No. 2, Series of 1995 dated Feb. 28, 1995,
prescribing the current syllabi for the subject therein;

WHEREAS, the said syllabi are the bases for the test questions that will be inputted into the computer test question
bank;

WHEREAS, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has adopted a new curriculum leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering effective school year 2008-2009;

WHEREAS, there is a need to harmonize the present syllabi for the subjects in the BLECE with the subjects and their
syllabi in the new curriculum;

WHEREAS, the first batch of civil engineering students that will use the new curriculum will graduate in 2013;

WHEREAS, although the harmonization of the Licensure Examination with the new curriculum will only be
implemented after the first batch of civil engineering students using the new curriculum shall have graduated in 2013,
this resolution revising the present syllabi for the subjects in the BLECE is necessary now to inform all concerned of
the impending harmonization; and

WHEREAS, Sec. 9 (h) of R.A. No. 8981, known as the "PRC Modernization Act of 2000" provides to wit: " (h) To
prepare, adopt and issue the syllabi or tables of specifications of the subjects for examinations in consultation with
the academe; determine and prepare the questions for the licensure examination which shall strictly be within the
scope of the syllabus or table of specification of the subject for examination x x x x "; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board RESOLVES, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to prescribe, promulgate, and issue the
Revised Syllabi for the Subjects in the Board Licensure Examination for Civil Engineers (BLECE), an integral part of
this Resolution (Annex A);

FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the test questions for the Board Licensure Examination for Civil Engineers shall be
patterned after questions contained in the list of Suggested References as given below (Annex A);

FURTHER, RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall first be implemented in the November 2013 Board Licensure
Examination for Civil Engineers (BLECE);

FURTHERMORE, RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its full and
complete publication in the Official Gazette, or any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines; and

FINALLY, RESOLVED, that the copy of this resolution be furnished to CHED for circulation to all schools, colleges,
and universities offering the course of civil engineering.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28 day of MAY 2009

APOLLO S. ENRIQUEZ
Officer in-Charge
ROBERTO P. BERNARDO
Member

ATTESTED:

CARLOS G. ALMELOR
Secretary
Professional Regulatory Boards

Approved as part of the rules and regulations governing the practice of the Civil Engineering profession this day of
2008 in the City of Manila

NICOLAS P. LAPENA, JR.

Secretary

RUTH RAÑA PADILLA

Commissioner

NILO L. ROSAS
Commissioner

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE

OFFICIAL GAZETTE: 8-17-09
DATE OF EFFECTIVITY: 9-08-09
Annex A

The Syllabi for the Board Licensure Examination For Civil Engineers (Board Resolution of 2009)

A. Mathematics, Surveying, Transportation Engineering, and Basic Engineering Sciences

2. Advanced Algebra

2.1. Inequalities

2.1.1. Linear, Quadratic, and Polynomial Inequality

2.1.2. Linear Inequalities with Adsolute Value

2.2. Ratio, Proportion, and Variation

2.3. Determinants

2.3.1. Expansion by Minors

2.3.2. Solution of Linear Systems by Cramer's Rule

2.4. Matrices

2.4.1. Identity Matrix

2.4.2. Cofactor Matrix
2.4.3. Transpose of a Matrix
2.4.4. Adjoint of a Matrix
2.4.5. Inverse of a Matrix
2.4.6. Algebra on Matrices (Sum and Difference, Scalar Multiplication, Matrix Multiplication)
2.4.7. Solution of Linear Systems Using Matrices

2.5. Sequence and Series

2.5.1. Arithmetic and Geometric Means

2.5.2. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
2.5.3. Arithmetic and Geometric Series
2.5.4. Infinite Series

2.6. Combinatorial Mathematics

2.6.1. Sequences
2.6.2. The Factorial of a Number
2.6.3. Fundamental Principles of Counting, Permutation, and Combination
2.6.4. Binomial Theorem
2.6.5. Mathematical Induction

Suggested References:
> Dugopolski, Mark. College Algebra, 3rd ed. Addison-Wesley, 2002.
> Leithold, Louis. College Algebra and Trigonometry. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1989.
> Swokowski, Earl W. and Jeffrey A. Cole. Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry, 10th ed. Brooks/Cole
Publishing Co., 2001.
Annex A

The Syllabi for the Board Licensure Examination For Civil Engineers (Board Resolution of 2009)

A. Mathematics, Surveying, Transportation Engineering, and Basic Engineering Sciences

1. Algebra

1.1. The Set of Real Numbers

1.1.1. Integer Exponents

1.1.2. Polynomials, Operations, Special Products
1.1.3. Binomial Expansion (Binomial Theorem)
1.1.4. Factoring Polynomials

1.2. Rational Expressions

1.2.1. Rules of Exponents, Simplification of Rational Expressions, Operations on Rational Expressions

1.2.2. Properties of Radicals, Simplification of Radicals
1.2.3. Operations on Radicals
1.2.4. Complex Numbers

1.3. Equations in One Variable

1.3.1. Linear Equations, Literal Equations

1.3.2. Quadratic Equations in One Variable
1.3.3. Word Problems
1.3.4. Other Equations in One Variable: Radical, Fractional, Quadratic in Form
1.3.5. Polynomial Equation of Degree n

1.4. Functions

1.4.1. Inverse Functions

1.4.2. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
1.4.3. Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

1.5. Systems of Linear Equations (by Elimination Method)

1.6. Decomposition of Rational Expressions into Partial Fractions

Suggested References:
> Dugopolski, Mark. College Algebra, 3rd ed. Addison-Wesley, 2002.
> Leithold, Louis. College Algebra and Trigonometry. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1989.
> Mijares, Catalina. College Algebra.
> Swokowski, Earl W. and Jeffrey A. Cole. Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry, 10th ed. Brooks/Cole
Publishing Co., 2001.
Annex A

The Syllabi for the Board Licensure Examination For Civil Engineers (Board Resolution of 2009)

A. Mathematics, Surveying, Transportation Engineering, and Basic Engineering Sciences

3. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

3.1. Trigonometric Functions

3.1.1. Angles and Measurement

3.1.2. Trigonometric Functions of Angles
3.1.3. Trigonometric Function Values
3.1.4. The Sine and Cosine of Real Numbers
3.1.5. Graphs of the Sine and Cosine and Other Sine Waves
3.1.6. Solution of Right Triangles

3.2. Analytic Trigonometry

3.2.1. The Eight Fundamental Identities

3.2.2. Proving Trigonometric Identities
3.2.3. Sum and Difference Identities
3.2.4. Double-Measure and Half-Measure Identities
3.2.5. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
3.2.6. Trigonometric Equations
3.2.7. Identities for the Product, Sum, and Difference of Sine and Consine

3.3. Application of Trigonometry

3.3.1. The Law of Sines

3.3.2. The Law of Cosines

3.4. Spherical Trigonometry

3.4.1. Fundamental Formulas

3.4.2. Spherical Triangles

Suggested References:
> Dilley, et al. Algebra 2 with Trigonometry. D.C. Health & Co., 1990
> Leithold, Louis. College Algebra and Trigonometry. Addison-Wesley, 1992.
> Sobel, Max A. and Norbert Lerner. Algebra and Trigonometry, 4th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1995.