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Article 2. Qualifications. All appointments to the academic staff shall be
made strictly on the basis of merit. No religious test shall be applied, nor
shall the religious opinions or political affiliations of the academic staff of
the University be a matter of examination or inquiry. In addition, no
gender discrimination shall be applied.

a) Members of the regular faculty shall be exempted from the
requirements of civil service eligibility as a prerequisite for
appointment.

b) Appointment and promotions in the academic staff shall be made in
accordance with such criteria, rules, procedures, and other
guidelines, including a standardized schedule of academic staff
positions and salaries as may be prescribed in the latest National
Budget Circular (NBC) or the National Compensation Commission
(NCC) issued from time to time.
However, those teaching in programs whose graduates are
required to pass professional examinations should be holders of
appropriate licenses to practice their profession.

c) All appointments to part-time positions in the academic staff of those
who have full-time appointments in other agencies of the government
shall be made only upon written permission from the agency
concerned; provided, that if they are also teaching in other schools,
the total teaching load shall be within the maximum allowable limit
provided by law.

d) The University shall discourage nepotism in appointments to the
academic staff of the University except in the case where the interest
of the University requires otherwise and the Board of Regents so
decides.

e) No person shall be eligible for appointment or reinstatement as a
regular member of the faculty of the University during the term of
which he had been elected to any political office.

f) No person who filed and withdrew his candidacy or has been defeated
as a candidate for any political office in election shall be eligible for
appointment or reinstatement as a regular member of the faculty
within a year after the date of election.

h) No person shall be appointed to the faculty on a full-time basis if said
person is employed in another school except under consortium
arrangements; provided, that when immediate requirements of
University justify the appointment and no other applicant
approximates the needed high professional and scholastic
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