Admission Requirements:
- High school card (form 138) or honorable dismissal, if transferee
- Certificate of good moral character
- 2 pcs. 1x1 ID Picture
Academic Registration:
a. Load
For undergraduate students, the academic load is a maximum of 23 units including laboratory. However, a graduating student with very good academic record may be permitted to carry a heavier load in his last year. During the summer session, the normal load is 9 units. Required courses which a student failed take precedence over the courses in his succeeding enrollment.
b. Registration
A student must be officially registered in order to receive credit for course work.
c. Prerequisite of Courses
A student should not register in a course for which he has not satisfied the prerequisite. However, in meritorious cases a student who has previously enrolled and fully attended a course that is prerequisite to another may be allowed to enroll and attend the latter course for credit even without having passed or earned credit for the prerequisite course. In such cases, the students will therefore take-up the prerequisite and the higher course simultaneously with the approval of the director.
d. Dropping of Courses
A student may drop a course before half a semester or term has lapsed but not later. A Dropping Form is filled out for this purpose. Any student who drops a course without the approval of the Director shall receive a DA rating which is equivalent to a failing mark.
e. Substitution of Courses
A student may request to substitute a course prescribed in his curriculum for another course. However, every substitution must be based on at least one of the following:
e.1 Conflict of hours between a required subject and another required subject or,
e.2 When the required subject is not offered during the semester the student needs it.
e.3 Transferees may request for the substitution of required courses with subjects taken elsewhere provided that the request:
e.3.1 Must involve subjects allied to each other
e.3.2 Must be between subjects in which the subject substituted carries a number of units equal to or greater than the units of the required subject;
e.3.3 Must be recommended by the registrar. All applications for substitution shall be acted upon by the director.
Attendance Requirements
a. Every student is required to be prompt and regular in attending classes. He is considered absent if he comes after 20 minutes in a one-hour class; and 40 minutes in a three-hour class.
b. A class representative shall inform the Administrative Office about the failure of an instructor to arrive within the time as specific above if he (the instructor) has not sent prior notice of being absent or late so that the class can be dismissed accordingly.
c. A student is responsible for all assignments and for the entire content of the course no matter what reasons his absence maybe.
d. A student is entitled to an “approved absence” if he is officially representing the Institute in some functions. This has to be authorized in writing by the Director.
e. The final power to adjudicate problems arising from student absences rests with the Director.
f. A student will be dropped from the subject if he has incurred the following number of absences:
Number of meetings per week (regular semester) Number of Absences
3 10 or more
2 7 or more
1 4 or more
The above regulation applies to lecture, laboratory, computer and PE classes. Attendance is counted from the first regular meeting regardless of the date of the student’s registration. Any student who, for unavoidable causes, absents himself from class must obtain an excuse slip from the Guidance Counselor. The approved excuse slip must be presented to the instructor(s) concerned not later than the second session following the student’s return.
In addition, in case the absence is due to illness a medical certificate from the attending physician or a letter from the parent / guardian must be secured. Excuses are for the time missed only. All work covered by the class during the absence shall be made up to the satisfaction of the instructor within a reasonable time from the date of absence.
Grading System
a. The following system of grading is being used with the following grade equivalents:
Grading System Equivalent
1.00 99 – 100
1.25 96 – 98
1.50 93 – 95
1.75 90 – 92
2.00 87 – 89
2.25 84 – 86
2.50 81 – 83
2.75 78 – 80
3.00 75 – 77
5.00 Below 75 (Failed)
INC Incomplete
DWP Dropped with Permission
DA Dropped due to Absences
b. An “Incomplete” becomes a “Failure” if not removed within one year.
b.1 Completion of INC
Removal of the grade of “INC” must be done within the prescribed time by passing an examination or meeting all the requirements of the course, after which the student shall be given a final grade based on his over all performance. Before taking an examination to remove an “INC”, a removal permit must be secured from the Administrative Office. If a student is unable to remove the grade of an “INC” within the prescribed time, he may earn credit for the course only by repeating and passing it.
b.2 Removal Permit
A student who wished to take the removal examination should obtain a removal permit from the Administrative Office. The permit should be presented to the instructor / professor before taking the examination.
b.3 Removal Period
Examinations for the removal of an “INC” may be taken within one year from the time the grade is attained.
