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D. Provisions of Eligibility
1. Eligibility/Qualification of Performers

1.1. Must be a bonafide college student of the school he/she is representing,
Filipino citizen and officially enrolled in the first and second semester of the current
academic year.
1.2. Must carry a minimum academic load of twelve (12) units in the first and
second semester or term of the current school year and must have passed the
required percentage as follows:

AcademicLoad Passing Percentage
12 units 100%
13-18 units 70%

19-30 units 60%

1.3. High School graduates enrolled in at least one (1) year vocational/technical
course, carrying the required regular load for the course and complying with the
required passing percentage thereof are qualified to participate in the Culture and
the Arts Festival.

1.4. Graduating college students with less than twelve (12) academic units in the
current semester or term are eligible to participate in the Culture and the Arts
Festival, provided they fall within seven (7) years maximum performing period, after
graduating from high school and passed all the subjects enrolled in the previous
semester as required in his/her curriculum.

1.5. College graduates or baccalaureate degree holders are not disqualified to
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participate in the competition as long at he / she is enrolled in the 2 semester.

1.6. Performers can participate in the Culture and the Arts Festival for a maximum
of seven (7) years from graduation in high school.

3. NSTP (ROTC, CWTS, LTS) - is not considered academic subject.

4. Residency – a transferee shall be allowed to play or perform.
5. Returnee – the residency rule does not apply to a returning student. A returning
student is one who re-enrolled after a leave and did not enroll in other institutions in
that semester or year of leave. Provided he has satisfied all other eligibility
requirements. Furthermore, the last semester attended of the returning student shall
be the basis of the passing percentage for eligibility.

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