Grading System

Every candidate for graduation with honors must:

Have carried the normal load prescribed in his curriculum, except in the last semester. In the night school, fifteen (15) units per semester shall be considered the normal load.

Have completed in the University at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total number of the academic units or hours required for graduation.

Have been in residence for at least three (3) years immediately prior to graduation.

Have no final grade lower than "2.5" and/or "Incomplete" in any academic subject whether prescribed or not in his curriculum which he/she has taken in the University, or in any other educational institution.

Have no final grade of "5.0" in any academic and non-academic subjects prescribed in his curriculum which he/she has taken in the University or in any other educational institution.

Have not repeated a subject in other educational institution.

A grade of "4.0" is Conditional and shall be given only during the mid-term grading period. No final grade of "4.0" shall be given.

Incomplete ("INC") is temporarily given to a student who may qualify for passing but had not complied with all requirements of the subject. Such requirement(s) must be satisfied within one year from the end of the term; otherwise, the grade automatically becomes a "5.0".

"Withdrawn" is given if the student voluntarily drops a subject and corresponding files a dropping from at any time not less than two weeks before the final examination. After this period the faculty member may only give a passing of failing grade. Withdrawn is also given when the faculty member drops the student from his roll for having exceeded the allowable number of absences.

A student who has received a passing grade in a subject shall not be allowed to take another examination for the purpose of improving his grade.