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accompanied by an increase in salary in accordance with the
provisions of the Salary Standardization Law. The Board of Regents

approves advancement and subsequently issues a Notice of Salary

Adjustment to the faculty member.
1.2.3.2. Promotion refers to the upgrading of the academic rank of a faculty

member from a lower rank to a higher rank, for example, from

Instructor to Assistant Professor, Associate Professor to Professor etc.
and accompanied by an increase in salary in accordance with the

provisions of the Salary Standardization Act. A promotion is approved
by the Board of Regents (BOR) and an Appointment and Notice of

Salary Adjustment is subsequently issued to the faculty member.
1.2.3.3. Merit promotion refers to the movement of a faculty from one rank/sub-

rank to another on the basis of meritorious performance and despite

the absence of the required educational qualification for the rank/sub-
rank.

1.2.3.4. Presidential discretion refers to the authority of the University
President,under NBC 461, to advance/promote a faculty member on

the basis of meritorious performance despite the absence of the
educational qualification required for the position, rank or sub-rank to

which a faculty member shall be finally promoted/advanced on the

basis of qualitative factors other than those herein specified.
1.2.3.5. Rank refers to academic positions of faculty members, namely

Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, and

University Professor.
1.2.3.6. Sub-rank refers to the academic positions within a rank. The sub-ranks

for the Instructor rank are Instructor I, II, and III; for Assistant
professor rank - Assistant Professor I, II, III, and IV; for the Associate

Professor rank - Associate Professor I, II, III, IV and V; for the
Professor rank - Professor I, II, III, IV, V and VI.

3. A.4. OBE Syllabus

The BSHRM/BSHM syllabi are outcome-based (CMO No. 46, s-2012) with the shift
to learning competency-based standards/outcome-based education which specifies the

core competencies expected of each program.

The graduates of BSHRM/BSHM Program apply a common set of core and
specific competencies developed from the general education, business and
tourism/hospitality subject; the graduates are expected to be resourceful, possessed
Interpersonal skills especially in works with others, acquires and evaluates the given