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5.1. Changing and Adding Subjects
5.1.1. Changing and adding subjects by a student shall be allowed within the first week of classes only.
The changes shall be effected by accomplishing the IFSU Form 4 on Changing/Adding/Dropping
Subject which shall be approved by the College Dean to which the student belongs. It is assessed
by the accounting section with payment of the corresponding service fee at the Cash Section
.The form will be submitted back to the University Registrar for recording and filing;
5.1.2. Changing/Adding/Dropping of subjects shall be made only for valid reasons and stated in writing
to be approved by the College Dean and acknowledged by the Registrar;
5.1.3. A difference in the assessed fees resulting from a subject that was changed with another that
has more units shall be paid by the concerned student;
5.1.4. Total load carried by a student including the additional subject/s must not exceed the maximum
under the rule on academic load or that, which is prescribed for his curriculum year during the
term/semester; and
5.1.5. Subject changed/added unofficially or without prior approval of the Dean shall not be given
credit.

5.2. Dropping of Subjects
5.2.1. A student may, with the consent of his Instructor or Adviser and the College Dean, drop a subject
before midterm by filling up a dropping subject form;
5.2.2. No dropping of subjects shall be permitted after the specified period except for justifiable reasons
and upon recommendation of the Instructor or Adviser concerned. The corresponding fee
thereof shall be paid at the Cash section;
5.2.3. Dropping a subject shall be allowed before the midterm examination. The student is given a
dropped “D” as a remark. After the midterms, the student who drops is given a failing grade of
70%; and
5.2.4. Refund of tuition and laboratory fees for the subject to be dropped shall be allowed subject to
the following: (Refer to refund of fees):
5.2.4.1. If dropping the subject is done due to cancellation/merging of the subject by the University;
and
5.2.4.2. If dropping of the subject/s was due to sickness, duly supported by a medical certificate
issued/verified by the School Physician or any government physician.

5.3. Substitution of Subjects
5.3.1. Every substitution of a subject shall be based on at least one of the following:
5.3.1.1. When a student is pursuing a curriculum that has been superseded by a new one and the
substitution tends to bring the old curriculum in line with the new;
5.3.1.2. Conflict of time between two (2) required subject;
5.3.1.3. When a required subject is not offered during the semester/summer but is needed by the
student; and
5.3.1.4. In case a student fails a major or elective subject, he can enroll an alternative as long as he
meets the required number of units without repeating the failed subjects.

5.3.2. All petitions for substitution shall be covered by the following rules:
5.3.2.1. Petition shall be submitted to the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Campus
Director through the Dean concerned within one (1) week from the date of the regular classes.
Any petition submitted thereafter shall be considered only for the following semester or term;
5.3.2.2. Petitions shall only involve subjects within the same department, if possible. If not, the two
subjects concerned must be allied;
5.3.2.3. Petition shall only be allowed when the substitutes carry a number of units equal to or more
than the units of the required subject;
5.3.2.4. No substitution shall be allowed for any subject prescribed in the curriculum in which the
students are enrolled, except if the proposed substitute covers substantially the same subject
matter as the required subject;