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Where can I find the official Department of Education notice and full list of programs reclassified in 2025?

Checked on November 24, 2025
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Executive summary

You appear to be asking for the “official Department of Education notice and full list of programs reclassified in 2025.” Available reporting in the provided results mainly covers two different kinds of “reclassification” activity in 2025: (A) U.S. Department of Education rulemaking about which graduate credentials count as “professional degrees” in the context of federal student-aid policy (coverage in Newsweek and Snopes), and (B) the Philippine Department of Education’s formal reclassification of teaching and school-principal positions under DepEd Order No. 024, s.2025 (coverage in DepEd copies and Philippine education sites) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. Which of those you mean will determine the “official notice” and where the full list appears [1] [3].

1. If you mean U.S. ED’s 2025/2026 rulemaking on “professional degrees”: where to look and what’s public

The items in the search set indicate major U.S. press coverage about a proposed redefinition of “professional degree” that would affect which graduate credentials qualify for higher federal borrowing/reimbursement rules; Newsweek reported a published “list” in that coverage and the Snopes fact-check notes debate over whether programs have been “reclassified” yet and that the agency said final rules were expected by spring 2026 [2] [1]. For an official U.S. Department of Education notice and the definitive list you should consult the Department of Education’s own rulemaking publications — specifically the Federal Register posting of any proposed or final rule and the Department’s rulemaking docket — because media summaries (Newsweek) and fact-checks (Snopes) describe the proposal but are secondary sources [2] [1]. Snopes also emphasizes that, as reported, the proposal had not yet passed at the time of its write-up and that ED said it would release final rules by spring 2026 [1]. Available sources do not give a direct Federal Register citation or a link to an ED docket text in the provided results; they instead summarize reporting and the agency’s timeline [2] [1].

2. If you mean the Philippine DepEd reclassification of teacher and principal positions: the official notice and where to download forms

If your interest is the Philippines’ Department of Education reclassification of teaching and school-principal positions in 2025, the search results include copies and summaries of the official commencement memorandum and DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025. Local DepEd offices and affiliated pages reproduce the “Commencement of Reclassification” memorandum (for example, a DepEd SDO page republishes DM-OUHROD-2025-2505) and third-party sites (Teachers Click, Helpline PH, I Love DepEd) point to DepEd Order No. 024 and downloadable forms and guidance [4] [3] [5] [6]. Those items are the “official notice” and practical resources for teachers: DepEd’s memorandum and the Order itself and the associated joint circular (DBM-DepEd JC 01, s.2025) provide the rules, eligibility, deadlines and forms [3] [4] [6].

3. What the Philippine notices include and how to obtain the full list of eligible positions

The Philippine documents (as summarized) state the commencement of reclassification under DepEd Order No. 024, s.2025, set guidelines for an Expanded Career Progression System for teachers and school heads, and spell out procedures and timelines (including regional submissions to DBM by November 30, 2025) [3] [4] [5]. To get the “full list” of positions and specific qualification standards, the authoritative sources are the DepEd Order and the attached memorandum (DM-OUHROD-2025-2505) and Joint Circular DBM-DepEd JC 01, s.2025; the search results show those documents are referenced and circulated on DepEd and education-focused websites where the reclassification forms and guidelines can be downloaded [4] [3] [6]. If you need the exact wording or a PDF, consult the DepEd regional SDO pages or the official DepEd website where the memorandum and Order should be posted [4] [3].

4. Limitations, competing perspectives, and common confusions to watch for

Be aware that the term “reclassification” is used in different contexts in the search results. U.S. coverage frames “reclassification” as a regulatory redefinition affecting graduate student aid (Newsweek and Snopes), whereas Philippine coverage refers to personnel reclassification/promotion procedures for teachers and principals [2] [1] [3]. Newsweek reported advocacy groups (e.g., the American Association of Colleges of Nursing) objecting to excluding nursing from the U.S. “professional degree” list; Snopes cautions that media claims that programs had already been “reclassified” overstated the status because the rulemaking had not been finalized at the time of reporting [2] [1].

5. Practical next steps based on which reclassification you mean

  • If you want the U.S. ED official notice and list: search the Federal Register for Department of Education rulemaking on “professional degree” definitions in 2025–2026 and check the ED rulemaking docket; Newsweek and Snopes indicate a proposed list exists in press reporting but the final rule was expected by spring 2026 [2] [1]. Available sources do not include the Federal Register text itself [1] [2].
  • If you want the Philippine DepEd official notice and full list/forms: download DepEd Order No. 024, s.2025 and DM-OUHROD-2025-2505 (Commencement of Reclassification) from DepEd’s official pages or the DepEd SDO/regionals that repost the memorandum; third-party sites like Teachers Click and Helpline PH reproduce guidance and link to forms [4] [3] [5] [6].

If you tell me which “Department of Education” (U.S. or Philippines) and which kind of reclassification you mean, I will fetch the most relevant official document titles and point you to exact pages referenced in the search results (for example, the DepEd memorandum DM-OUHROD-2025-2505 or the U.S. ED Federal Register docket) using the sources above [4] [3] [1] [2].

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