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During Saturdays a graduate faculty member shall handle a maximum load of six (6)
units of non-laboratory courses or three (3) units of laboratory courses [equivalent to five (5)
hours teaching load].

y) Extramural Study Program (ESP)/Distance Education Program (DEP)

1. Learning Centers. A Learning Center ( LC) for the GS Extramural Study Program and the OLC
Distance Education Program shall be established and implemented following these guidelines.

1.1 An ESP/DEp Learning Center must be at least 20-kilometer radius away from the
main campus and its operation shall be covered by a memorandum of Agreement
between the University and the Learning Center, except for LC’s located at the
branch/satellite campuses of the University;

1.2 Facilities and other resources needed in the conduct of ESp/DEP must be available in
the Learning Center;

1.3 An LC Coordinators shall be selected for each Learning Center. In the case of the
satellite and branch campuses, the Campus Deans shall act as the LC Coordinator;

1.4 The ESP Learning Center must show potential for a sustainable program in the terms
of the number of possible clients;

1.5 ESP courses shall be offered only upon request of at least 15 prospective students.
New enrollees shall be accommodated only during the first semester. For DEP courses,
students may enroll anytime regardless of the academic term;

1.6 Only master’s and diploma programs shall be offered under the ESP at the Learning
Centers;

1.7 ESP classes in the learning centers shall be conducted on Saturdays during regular
semester’s and on weekdays during summer; and

1.8 Student in the Lc must take at least 25 per cent of their academic courses in the
Main campus except for students OLC.

2. Supervision of ESp/DEP. The Extramural Study Program and the Distance Education program
shall be supervised by designated Program Directors.

3. Additional implementing Guidelines for the Distance Education Program.

3.1 OLC shall offer the following courses through the DEP:

3.1.1 Non-laboratory General Education, major, and minor courses in the non-
degree, undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the University

3.1.2 ETEEAP non-laboratory courses