Other Academic Information

Other Academic Information 

Academic Year

One academic year consists of two semesters and one summer unless otherwise specified.

Credit Unit

One credit unit is equivalent to one semester hour. A three-unit course therefore has a total of three hours of instruction per week, or a total of 48 hours of instruction per semester. In the DE mode, instruction includes self-study using self-learning instructional materials, as well as tutorial sessions of at least three hours per week. Laboratory, field, and shop work is credited at one unit for work equivalent to three hours.

Academic Load

Full-time regular students are allowed a maximum academic load of 12 units per semester.

Part-time regular students who are employed on a full-time basis shall be allowed an academic load of 6 units, or a maximum of 9 units with prior approval of the Faculty Dean, upon recommendation of the Program Chair. During the summer term, the normal load is 6 to 8 units.

Regular students may choose to take on an academic load that is less than the maximum prescribed load, provided doing so shall not prevent them from finishing their program within the time limit for completion of a degree. Students who opt for under-loading shall consult with their Program Adviser, who must then endorse the said option to the Registrar.

Non-degree students may register for a maximum of 12 units per semester.

Classification of Students

A student may be classified as regular or non-degree.

A regular student is one enrolled in a degree program and working towards the conferment or awarding of a degree, such as a certificate, diploma, master’s, or doctorate.

A non-degree student is one enrolled in selected courses only. He/She is not working towards a degree.

A non-degree student who has qualified for admission into a degree program at the time of his/her admission may apply to the Faculty Dean at any time for evaluation and reclassification as a regular student in that program.

Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction used in the learning materials and in the tutorials may be English or Filipino.

Clarification of the Procedures for Implementing Rules on Late Submission of Grades

*Approved during the 38th University Council Meeting held on December 13, 2011 at the

Audio-Visual Room, UP Open University Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna

1. The deadline for submission of grades should be clearly stipulated in the academic calendar, which in turn should be noted by the University Council.
2. Any faculty-in-charge (FIC) who for justifiable reasons cannot submit his/her grades on time shall request an extension from the Dean in writing and coursed through the Program Chair. If approved, the FIC may be allowed to submit his/her grades within two weeks after the official deadline, without any sanction.
3.  An FIC who fails to submit his/her grades on or before the deadline without a duly approved request to submit the grades beyond the deadline shall be subject to the sanctions stipulated in Article 372 of the Revised Code of the University of the Philippines. The FIC shall, in the first instance, be required to submit the grades within two weeks after the official deadline for the submission of grades and receive a warning.
4.  An ad hoc committee will be organized at the Faculty level to resolve any repeated delinquencies.
5. The delinquencies shall be entered in the personnel records of the erring FIC.

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