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PROCEDURES FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF COMPLAINTS/ GRIEVANCES

1. Any student, faculty/ staff or the University may file a complaint, or a charge
against a student.
2. The complaint or charge must be in writing under oath.
3. For cases classified as minor offenses, the complaint or charge must be filed
with the office of the College Dean where the student belongs.
4. Upon receipt of the complaint, the College Dean shall constitute the College
Committee on Discipline (CCD).
5. The College Committee on Discipline (CCD) shall compose of the Program
Chair/ Department Chair as case may be as Chairman, where the student
belongs, the SBO adviser, two faculty members and the SBO President or

representative.
6. Within (5) days from its constitution, the College Committee on Discipline (CCD)
shall issue summons to the respondents with the copy of the complaint.
7. Service of summons may be by personal delivery or by registered mail. If the
respondent is a minor, the summons shall be served to the parents or guardians.

Section 1. SUMMONS

1. The College Committee on Discipline (CCD)

The Respondent shall be required to answer within a non- extendible
period of time (5) days from receipt of the summons. If the respondent fails to
answer within the time frame for him to answer, he/she is deemed to have
waived his/ her right to present his/ her side.
After the answer had been submitted, the College Committee on Discipline
(CCD) may summon both parties for clarificatory questions in determining
whether there is a prima facie case.
In the event that the College Committee on Discipline (CCD) finds no prima
facie case, the Committee shall dismiss the case. If the College Committee on
Discipline (CCD) finds a prima facie case, it will issue a Formal Charge. The

finding of whether or not there exists a prima facie case by the College
Committee on Discipline (CCD) is final and not appealable.

Source. Student Manual