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Exemptions are given only to students doing research works with a
longer time frame. In case of an incomplete grade, the student is

given a year to complete for both graduate and undergraduate levels.

This applies to his/her grades in a subject with pre-requisite shall not
be allowed to enroll the next higher subject offered in the following

semester.

2.3.7. Guidelines for Completion of Grades
2.3.7.1. Once the student is ready to submit the requirements set by the

faculty member to complete the subject, the student secures an
Application for Completion of Grades from the Office of the Registrar

to be given to the professor concerned.
2.3.7.2. The faculty member concerned and the Dean sign and submit the

form with the assigned rating to the Office of the Registrar in a sealed

envelope.
2.3.8. Failing Grades

2.3.8.1. Failing grades, i.e. lower than 75% in the undergraduate, 2 or 85%
in the master’s, and 1.75 or 89 in the doctoral, are given to students

who do not perform satisfactorily according to standards required in
the course. The faculty member however should render all possible

assistance to help and encourage the student to pass the course.

He/She may give special projects or additional assignments to
compensate or make up for any deficiency.

2.3.8.2. On the Report on Ratings, a grade of 5.0 or 70% should be followed

by the remark “Failed” and the faculty member should be ready to
present evidence(s) of the student’s unsatisfactory performance.

2.3.9. Dropping from a Course
2.3.9.1. Students may be dropped from a course if they have been absent for

more than seven (7) consecutive class meetings. In addition,
students may be dropped if they have an accumulated absence of at

least twenty percent (20%) of the total number of class hours (54

hours) in a semester. Students may be allowed to drop only before
the conduct of the Mid-Term Examination, except in cases found

meritorious by the faculty member.
As a guide in the interpretation of undergraduate grades as in the case of

transferees from other institutions using the point system, the following table indicates the
point and percentage systems to have the following equivalents

Table B.2. Point and Percentage (%) System with Equivalents for the
Undergraduate Programs