NORMAL ACADEMIC LOAD. A student should carry the number of units or academic work prescribed for his course and grade each semester. However, good students who have previously obtained permission from the Dean of Admissions and Records to carry extra load, may, at the discretion of their Dean, be allowed to carry extra load but in no case to exceed the maximum permitted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for college students and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports for high school and grade school students.

CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS. Students are classified as follows:

Freshman – One who has not finished the prescribed subjects of the first year of his curriculum, or 25% of the total number of units in his entire course.

Sophomore – One who has completed the prescribed subjects of the first year of his curriculum, or has finished 25% but less than 50% of the total number of units required in his entire course.

Junior – One who has completed the prescribed subjects of the first two years of his curriculum, or has finished 50% of the total number of units required in his entire course.

Senior – One who has completed the prescribed subjects of the first three years of his curriculum, or has finished 75% of the total number of units required in his entire course.

Students must elect courses according to the posted schedule but not elect courses beyond their classification except in unusual cases, which shall be approved in writing by their Dean.

ACADEMIC PROBATION. It is the institutional policy of Foundation University to require all students admitted to show serious interest in their studies and maintain satisfactory academic performance and scholastic records. A student who gets 5.0 / WD or Inc. in fifty (50) per cent of his academic load in each load in each semester for the last two semesters he has enrolled shall be placed on academic probation. Such student cannot carry more than fifteen (15) units academic load for the following semester and should pass all his subjects. Those who continue to show lack of interest in their studies and who make no earnest efforts to improve themselves are denied readmission after a semester’s probation

ACADEMIC ADVISING. Every student is assigned an adviser who is a member of the faculty. This adviser will assist each student in planning his/her academic curriculum. The student is enjoined to find out who his/her academic adviser is and to approach him/her as soon as possible.

UNCOMPROMISING PERSONALIZED ATTENTION. The academic adviser is also available to assist all students in other academic-related problems affecting their college life. This service is in line with the University’s program of Uncompromising Personalized Attention which looks to the student not just as another warm-blooded being but as a unique individual. Each student is encouraged to visit his/her academic adviser during the latter’s consultation hour.

ATTENDANCE. Prompt and regular attendance at all classes is required beginning on the first class day and immediately before and after long vacations. Three unexcused absences may be incurred and the rest of the 20% allowed by the Manual of Regulations for Private Schools must be incurred only for valid reasons and therefore must be excused. Excuses for absences will be granted by the Dean in case of illness, death in the family, or other compelling circumstances. The teacher concerned will determine the validity of the absence in all other cases. If absences, excused or unexcused, are excessive, the instructor may recommend to the Dean that a student be dropped from the course. Consequently, this student shall be given a failing grade and shall not earn any credit for the course.

DROPPING AND CHANGING SUBJECTS OR COURSES. No student is allowed to change course, subject or schedule, or drop a subject or course without the written permission of his Dean.

No student should enroll in any subject or course that requires prerequisites unless they have already taken and passed these prerequisites. No credit is given to a student who violates this rule.

CROSS-ENROLLMENT . Cross-enrollment in another school is allowed on a case-to-case basis. Expressed permission from the proper school Dean is required before the Registrar issues the permit. Cross-enrollment from another school is effected by presentation to the Foundation University Registrar of a cross-enrollment permit, which should include the student’s study load and schedule in his own school and the subject(s) he plans to take at Foundation University.

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS. Foundation University adopts the “open admission but selective retention” policy. Once students are admitted, they must show satisfactory performance in their school work to be eligible for retention. Satisfactory performance is measured through the comprehensive examination. Generally, the examination aims to assess the quality of teaching and learning in the University. Specifically, it aims to: 1) determine whether or not the student possesses the knowledge and skills needed for promotion to the next level of his curriculum, 2) identify those students who should be required to take refresher course, and 3) test the student’s ability to relate various aspects of the disciplines to each other.

CURRICULUM CHANGE OR SHIFTING. Students are allowed to change from a course in one College to one in another college only with the approval of the dean of that college.

FIELD OF CONCENTRATION. Not later than the first semester of his junior year the student must choose one department for the last two years. Change in field of concentration may be made only with the consent of the major department concerned and with the approval of the Dean of the College.

Before a student can be allowed to take any major subject, he must earn the required grade in each prerequisite subject leading to a major, i,e., a grade of “2.0″ for those who intend to major in English or Accounting and a grade of “2.5″ for other fields of study. A student whose grade falls below the requirement may repeat the subject but not more than once for the particular subject.

To graduate with a major, a student must have a grade of not less than “2.5″ in every subject required in his field of concentration except in English and Accountancy in which case a grade of “2.0″ is required. A student who fails to meet this requirement may repeat the subject for the purpose of improving his grade but not more than once for the particular subject.