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7.A.9. Deferment of enrolment during study leave shall not be allowed except in the following
cases:

a) Maternity (once only for the duration of study leave)
b) Serious illness (that which affects the mental and/or physical well-being of the grantee)
as certified by a competent physician recognized by the University;
c) Inavailability of subject to be enrolled during the term, as certified by the school registrar;
d) Deferment of study leave due to (a), (b) and (c) shall not form part of approved period
of study leave;
e) Request for deferment other that the above mentioned reasons shall not be allowed.

7.A.10. A grantee not enrolled in any term under 7.A.8 (c) is required to report to his/her respective
office/college; otherwise, he/she shall be considered absent which shall be charged
against his/her earned leave credits, if any and leave without pay, if none.

7.A.11. After the completion of his/her bachelor/masteral/doctoral program/sabbatical/ post-
doctoral or the approved duration of the grant whichever comes earlier, the grantee shall
report immediately to his/her college/unit.

7.A.12. The grantee must submit to the Dean/Director/Head of Office a re-entry plan attached to
the request for reinstatement to duty on the specialization taken stating the program of
work to further improve the content of instruction, research, and extension and
production to be undertaken as may be relevant to his/her thesis or field of specialization,
or the improvement of the efficiency of the Administrative Unit in the case of the non-
teaching personnel. Thereafter, a S.O. shall be issued to the grantee.

B. Study Without Leave

7.B.1. A university personnel who desires to take or complete a degree without going on study
leave may be permitted to enroll not more than 9 units during weekdays provided he/she will
render equivalent hours of service during weekdays and/or weekends;

7.B.2. Faculty members who desire to take up additional subjects to enhance their teaching
efficiency may be permitted to enroll not more than 6 units during weekdays provided that it will
not interfere with their regular teaching functions as certified by their respective Deans;

7.B.3. Any personnel who desires to pursue higher education on his/her own without going on
study leave, must seek the approval of SDB which shall act on his/her request. The degree to be
pursued should also be in line with his/her field of specialization and in conformity with the Staff
Development Program. The School/University where the personnel intend to enroll must be
approved by the CSDB/USDB.

C. Sabbatical and Post-Doctoral Leaves

7.C.1. A faculty member who has rendered at least ten (10) continuous years of very satisfactory
service, a Ph.D. degree holder and with a position of at least Associate Professor shall be
eligible to apply for Sabbatical Leave. For Post Doctoral Leave, the applicant should have
a rank of at least ten (10) continuous years immediately preceding the leave;