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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;

7.C.2. Applications for sabbatical or post-doctoral leave should indicate strong justifications
and include program of activities and expected output/s. Upon approval of the
application, the grantee shall sign a contract with the University and comply with such
other requirements prescribed by the Civil Service Commission;

7.C.3. No sabbatical or post doctoral leave shall be approved without the certification of the
Dean concerned that the services of the applicant could be temporarily dispensed
with and that there are capable staff who can take over the duties of the applicant;