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3.3.3 On-the-job Training/Practicum

Excerpts from IFSU Code Part V: Student Manual

CHAPTER 6

THE CONDUCT OF EDUCATIONAL TOURS & FIELD TRIPS

6.1. Basic Principles and Policies
6.1.1. A general educational tour may be conducted once a year only for junior-senior students in all
Colleges of the University provided it is duly required in the approved curriculum of the approved
programs of the University.
6.1.2. As much as possible, tours and field trips outside of IFSU compound shall be scheduled on
weekends so that regular classes of students joining the field trip will not be missed; except when
the place/s to be visited will not be opened on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, that a field trip
schedule can include class days.
6.1.3. No educational tours shall be conducted off-campus at any time during the semester. It should
only jibe with the scheduled time based on the approved school calendar or as specified in the
curriculum.
6.1.4. No educational tours shall be conducted off-campus at any time during the semester except the
one scheduled in the school calendar or in the syllabus.
6.1.5. Special field trips, when duly requested, to laboratory areas/sites as requirements in a subject as
indicated in the course syllabi, may be allowed upon approval of the University President as
recommended by the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Campus Director;
6.1.6. Students who cannot afford to participate in the general educational tour and or field trip shall be
given parallel school activity which provides similar acquisition of knowledge of the required
practical competencies and achieves other learning objectives. Learners with special needs such as
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) shall be given due consideration.
6.1.7. Educational tours and field trips shall not be made as a substitute of major examination for the
purpose of compelling students to participate in educational activities not otherwise compulsory.
6.1.8. A Proto-type Observation Guide during educational tours and/or field trips must be required and to
be accomplished, giving emphasis on the relevant competencies and lessons learned from the
stated trips.
6.1.9. The University shall comply with the additional requirements required by CHED CMO No. 17, s.
2012 on Policies and Guidelines on Education Tours and Field Trips of College and Graduate
Students.

6.2. Procedures
6.2.1. General Educational Tour
6.2.1.1. A faculty duly authorized by the respective Dean of each College in the University shall be given
designation as Field Trip Coordinator to be in-charge of the conduct of the Educational Tour
and/or Field Trip for the School Year.
6.2.1.2. The faculty duly authorized by the concerned College to handle educational tours and/or field
trips shall conduct a survey of all sites proposed for the tour. As much as practicable, the
destination of educational tours and/or field trips should be near the University in order to
minimize cost. It should be in line with the objectives of the trip as required in the curriculum.
6.2.1.3. The coordinator shall submit the result of the survey and submit to the College Dean for scrutiny
and give proper recommendation that will benefit the students. The College Dean will then
forward the results to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
6.2.1.4. Prior consultation with the concerned students shall be undertaken to discuss the cost,
destination and other details and related matters regarding the conduct of the educational tour
and/or field trip. This shall be documented with a minutes of meetings and attendance of the
students.
6.2.1.5. For the safety and convenience of the touring party, advance and proper coordination with the
concerned places to visit shall be undertaken. The coordination shall take place one month before
the conduct of the tour.
6.2.1.6. Not later than one week before the date of the scheduled educational tour, the faculty concerned
shall submit the duly accomplished Request Travel to the University President for his approval
through the respective Department Chairman, college Dean, DSSD Director, and the VPAA, using
the form prescribed therefore;