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justifiable reasons such as a transfer of residence elsewhere, locally or abroad.
Beyond this period, a student shall be given a failing mark if his performance is
below average or a numerical passing grade if the performance is satisfactory.
A student who intends to drop a course should accomplish an official
dropping form to be noted by the Professor concerned, the Adviser, the Department
Chair and approved by the Dean of the GS-OLC. Dropping of courses shall be
considered official only upon approval of the Dean of the GS-OLC.
l. Attendance. A graduate student shall be automatically dropped from the course
when his absences reached 20 percent of the total number of hours required for the
course. If majority of these absences are not excused and the student’s performance
is unsatisfactory, he shall be given a grade of 5.0 in the course. The professor shall
report the case officially in writing to the Dean of GS-OLC. Time due to late
enrollment shall be considered as absence from classes.
m. Residence Requirement and Time-Limit Rule. A minimum of four (4) semester
and one (1) summer is required for a master’s degree or a post baccalaureate
diploma course. For a doctorate degree, a minimum of six (6) semester and one
summer is required. A student is in residence when he is registered for a course
work with the approval of his Advisory Committee.
Work in absentia may be granted if a student will be conducting and/or writing
the manuscript of his thesis/dissertation with the approval of his Advisory Committee.
In such a case, the student must be duly registered in thesis/dissertation. A graduate
student who works in absentia must submit periodic progress reports to the
Chairman of his Advisory Committee.
The maximum period for completing master’s degree or a post baccalaureate
diploma course shall be five (5) years, and seven (7) years for the doctorate degree.
The counting of years starts from the time of initial enrollment in the program,
Area IV: Support to Students
