Criminology Board Review (CLE): The 6-Subject Rotation That Actually Works

The CLE's Six-Subject Problem

Criminology Licensure Exam reviewers face six distinct subjects over three exam days. They aren't equally weighted — three carry 20%, two carry 15% and one carries 10% — but every one of them has the same 60% floor. And each is mostly independent of the others. That's why review scheduling matters more for the CLE than for most other PRC boards.

The Six Subjects

1. Criminal Law and Jurisprudence (20%) — Revised Penal Code Books 1 and 2, criminal evidence, criminal procedure and court testimony, human rights education, the criminal justice system.
2. Law Enforcement Administration (15%) — PNP organisation and administration, comparative policing, industrial security, operations and planning with crime mapping, leadership and character formation.
3. Crime Detection and Investigation (20%) — investigation and intelligence, specialised crime investigation with legal medicine, interview and interrogation, traffic and accident investigation, fire and arson investigation, vice and drug control, report writing, cybercrime and environmental laws.
4. Forensic Science (15%) — formerly Criminalistics: personal identification, forensic photography, forensic chemistry and toxicology, questioned documents, lie detection, ballistics.
5. Criminology (20%) — theories of crime causation, human behaviour and victimology, professional conduct and ethics, juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice, crisis management, criminological research.
6. Correctional Administration (10%) — institutional and non-institutional corrections, therapeutic modalities.

The 12-Week Rotation

Rotate one subject per day, Monday through Saturday. Sunday = full-length timed practice or rest. Over 12 weeks that's about 12 review days per subject — enough to go deep without burning out. Each subject gets its own dedicated focus day rather than being half-studied across mixed sessions. If you have extra time on a given day, spend it on one of the three 20% subjects.

Weekly Template

• Mon: Criminal Law and Jurisprudence
• Tue: Law Enforcement Administration
• Wed: Crime Detection and Investigation
• Thu: Forensic Science
• Fri: Correctional Administration
• Sat: Criminology
• Sun: Full-length timed practice (rotate which subject block you start with)

The Retaker Trap

The subjects that feel "easier" — Correctional Administration at 10%, or Criminology because it reads like theory — are easy to under-review. But the 60% floor doesn't care about weight: one subject below 60% defers your result even with a 75% average. If you've sat the exam before, check the subject ratings on your PRC Report of Rating and treat your lowest subject as the priority.

Passing Threshold

75% weighted average, no subject below 60% (RA 11131, Sec. 17). If your average reaches 75% but a subject is below 60%, the result is deferred: you retake just that subject once, within two years, and need at least 80% on it. Balance over heroics.

Exam Dates

PRC held the 2026 CLE on February 4–6 and August 1–3 (57.56% passed in August). The next sitting is expected around February 2027 — PRC hasn't published its 2027 schedule yet. Confirm dates with the PRC.

See Also

• Complete CLE Guide 2026
• CLE Exam Overview
• CLE Retake Strategy