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Part Five – Student Manual

5.2.3. Foreign students
5.2.3.1. In addition to the TOR, foreign students shall be required to pass the proficiency examination in
English to be conducted by the Guidance Office or a test in English as a foreign Language (TOFEL)
conducted by the accredited agency.
5.2.3.2. Application of all foreign students shall be processed in accordance with DECS Order No. 27, s.
1978.

5.2.4. Student must pledge to abide by and comply with the rules and regulations of IFSU.

5.3. Registration
5.3.1. Registration of students shall only be during the regular registration period indicated in the academic
calendar. No student shall be registered in any subject after the closure of the scheduled
registration period.
5.3.2. Rules and procedures on adding/changing/dropping, pre-requisites, overload, substitution, waiver of
pre-requisite and cross enrolment of subjects shall be observed.
5.3.3. Any request (e.g. overloading, cross enrolment, waiver of pre-requisites, and petition for
unscheduled subject) of students during enrolment shall be done officially, signed and approved by
authorities concerned and furnished a copy to the Department of Student Services and Department.
5.3.4. No student is allowed to enroll simultaneously in more than one course/program.
5.3.5. Rules of sequencing of subjects (pre-requisites) in a curriculum shall be observed and followed in
enrollment.

5.4. Late Registration
Late registration starts on the first day of classes and ends a week after. A late registration
fee is charged to a student who enrolls after the scheduled registration period.

5.5. Cross Registration
5.5.1. The total number of units for which a student may be allowed to register in two or more colleges
within IFSU shall not exceed the maximum load allowed by the rules on academic load hereinafter
provided;
5.5.2. No student from another school shall be admitted for cross enrolment at IFSU without a written
permit from the registrar of the school where he comes from;
5.5.3. No student shall be allowed to cross register/enroll in any other institution for the purpose of simply
increasing his academic load during a semester or summer term;
5.5.4. A student may be allowed to cross-enroll in another school under the following conditions:
5.5.4.1. The student is graduating at the end of the academic year;
5.5.4.2. The subject to be cross-enrolled is not a major subject and is not being offered in the
University;
5.5.4.3. The maximum number of units allowed for cross-enrollment is nine (9) units;
5.5.4.4. Request for cross-enrolment shall be recommended by the College Dean, noted by the
University Registrar and approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Campus Director;
and
5.5.4.5. The University Registrar shall prepare the cross-enrolment form to be presented by the student
to the chosen school.

5.5.5. Validation is not required of students given permission to cross register in schools other than State
Colleges and Universities.

5.6. Request to take Simultaneous Pre-requisite and Advanced Subject
5.6.1. A student may be allowed to enroll in the pre-requisite and advanced subjects simultaneously under
the following conditions;
5.6.2. The pre-requisite is a repeated subject;
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