Academic Information

Registration

All students whose application for admission have been approved will receive by mail, at home address given, a full printed schedule of all appointments for Orientation, Testing, Counseling, and Registration. All freshmen, as well as transfer students, must take a battery of tests.

Students are not officially registered for a course until the instructor has received a class card issued by the Registrar's Office.

Students who register late may not be enrolled for a full schedule of course work, nor may enter courses because of the difficulty to make up for work missed. Students may be admitted to a class after two weeks only by permission of the Academic Affairs Office.

Changes of the registration for sound academic reasons may be made during the first week of a semester with consent of the instructors concerned, the major professor, the college dean, and the registrar. A change of program voucher becomes effective on the date of the voucher, signed by the proper persons and received by the Registrar's Office.

During the first week, immediately following the registration days of each semester, a student may change his program without cost. Thereafter, any change in registration carries a certain fee.

Students may not change from one class section to another taught by a different teacher without the written consent of the major professor and the school dean. Ordinarily, this permission is granted only in the event of overcrowded sections, or a conflict in class schedule or work program.

The first semester of the student's attendance at the college is his period of probation. During this time he must demonstrate scholastic ability, an aptitude for the course taken, high moral ideals, and willingness to cooperate with every detail of the college program.

Grading System

A	4.0
A-	3.5
B+	3.0
B	2.5
B-	2.0
C+	1.5
C	1.0
F	0.0

Student Study Load Policy

The number of units which a student is allowed to carry should be based upon his scholastic record of achievement and his work load. The following scale provides for the allowable load based upon the student's GPA for the previous semester.

G.P.A,		Load Allowance
1.5-1.74		14-15 units
1.75-1.99		16-17 units
2.00-2.99		18-19 units
3.00-3.74		20 units - may request for overload
3.75-4.00		21 units - may request for overload

New students will be allowed to carry a maximum of 18 units.

The Vocational Education classes of two units each semester during the first two years may be taken above the 18-unit normal load. Since these courses are basically work education, they provide physical activity as a balance to the study program. Where a curriculum specifies more than 18 units and vocational education is not included, it is understood that the student will take the excess units during a summer school session.

Graduating students may be allowed a maximum of 28 units during the last semester, provided their GPA's are not bellow what is required by the respective colleges.

Scholastic Standing

Those whose GPA's are above 3.00 will be allowed to request for overload. This means that 2 units and above requires the approval of the respective departments.

Scholastic Reports

Grades are issued by the Registrar after the mid-semester examinations. Semestral grades are issued by the Registrar and recorded for permanent reference.

Special Examinations

Special examinations are given only under exceptional circumstances such as sickness. Such examinations, if authorized (authorization form at the VPAA office), must be taken within three weeks from the time the student returns to his classes. The student must pay an examination fee at the Business Office and present the receipt to the teacher before being allowed to take the examination.

Physical Education Requirement

Eight units of Physical Education are required in all four-year college curricula.

Attendance Policy

The basis of the attendance policy is that no student can absent himself from a large number of classes without losing significantly from the learning opportunity available to him. The student is responsible for regular attendance at all appointments. It will be recognized that missing instruction for any reason, excused or unexcused, may jeopardize the class standing and course grade.

The rules on class absences are as follows:

1. Absences immediately before and after vacation periods will be counted as double.
2. Per Manual of Regulations for Private Schools, "a student who has incurred absences of more than 20% of the required total number of class and laboratory periods in a given time will not be given credit" (1970, Sec. IX, Par. 151). For a semestral term, covering 18 weeks of classes, the computation is as follows:

   Units	Maximum Absences
   1	4
   2	7
   3	11

3. A student who has exceeded the maximum number of absences (excused or not) will be given a grade of FA, which means, "Failure for lack of attendance."
4. Three instances of being tardy are counted as one absence.
5. Classes missed due to late registration are included in the total excused and unexcused absences for the period.
6. Any student whose absence is unexcused is not entitled to the privilege of making up for work missed.
7. The absence may be excused by the College dean if it is unavoidable, as in the case of illness or extreme emergency; the student may then earn a grade making up for the work missed.

Academic Recognition

THRUST: The thrust of Christian education is academic and spiritual excellence.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To provide special recognition for students of high scholarship, outstanding achievement, and demonstrated ability to engage in independent study or research.
2. To encourage students to develop their talents.
3. To provide students opportunities for enrichment and acceleration in their educational experiences and for intellectual stimulation by interaction among themselves and their teacher.
4. To encourage students to consider the moral implication of their intellectual endowments and opportunities in relation to service to God and mankind.

CRITERIA:

1. Academic Performance. The following honors are granted:

   HONORS	GPA
   Summa Cum Laude with no grade below B+		3.8-4.0
   Magna Cum Laude with no grade below B		3.5-3.75
   Cum Laude with no grade below B-		3.3-3.49

2. Honor students must:
   • Have a load of no less than 15 units (or its equivalent) every semester
   • Take eighty percent of all credits (equivalent of seven semesters)
   • Have commendable citizenship record (see Student Handbook)
   • Be actively involved in service-oriented activities such as community outreach, work education program, and religious activities (on and off-campus)
   • Demonstration of consistent living and lifestyle

Requirements for Graduation

1. Completion of the curriculum specified by the department concerned. (Any variance from the specified curriculum is subject to the approval of the Academic Council).
2. Attainment of a Specified Grade Point Average. (A general grade point average of 2.00 or above, and a GPA of 2.50 or above in the curriculum major, or no major subject with a grade less than C.)
3. The final year in residence. (Transfer students must take at least 36 units or spend one full school year in residence, taking 50% of the subjects in their major field.)
4. Completion of required religion courses equivalent to fifteen units. Transfer students must have a minimum of 9 units of religion before graduation.
5. Completion of required vocational education courses equivalent to two units per semester for four semesters.
6. Filling out of application for graduation at the beginning of the senior year, before the close of the first five weeks.
7. Approval of the Academic Council.
8. Membership in the Graduating Class Organization
9. Settlement of accounts.

General Education Requirements

All students are required to take the New General Education Curriculum, as follows:

I.  Language and Literature				24 units
	English		9 units
	Filipino		9 units
	Literature		6 units
II.  Mathematics and Natural Sciences			15 units
	Mathematics		6 units
	Natural Sciences	6 units
	Science Elective	3 units
III. Humanities and Social Sciences			18 units
	Humanities		6 units
	 	Arts
		Philosophy
	Social Sciences		12 units
		Basic Economics (with Taxation & Agrarian Reform)
		General Psychology
		Politics & Governance (with Philippine Constitution)
		Society & Culture (with Family Planning)
IV.  Mandated Subjects				6 units
	Life & Works of Rizal
	Philippine History
Total					63 units