nheo
Dec 30, 2001, 02:01 AM
>The admi has come up with a plan to have a quarterly system and they plan
>to
>implement it this coming school year. Here are the proposed calendar and
>policies:
>
>1st term: July 15- Sept 28
>terbreak: Sept 29- Oct 6
>2nd: Oct 7- Dec 20
>xmas brk: Dec 21- Jan 5
>3rd: Jan 6- Mar 22
>termbrk: Mar 23- Mar 30
>4th: Mar 31- Jun 15
>summer: Jun 16- July 13
>
>Each term will consists of 11 weeks. termbreaks will be 1 week each except
>for xmas which will be alotted 2 weeks. Summer is for one month.
>
>Students will have a maximum of 15 units per quarter which is equal to 60
>per year. Each unit will have 1.5 hours. Subjects with 4 units will be
>offered for two consecutive quarters. Average completion time for 210
>total
>units ill be 3.5 years.Above average students can opt to take more than 15
>units per quarter.( They didn't give a definition for above average)
>
>They also stated that tuition and fees must be comparable to the trimestral
>system and that the faculty and staff salariesshoudl be at least
>20-25%better.
>
>A side note is that the Mapua Institute of Technology will push through
>with
>this system with the blessins of CHED.
>to
>implement it this coming school year. Here are the proposed calendar and
>policies:
>
>1st term: July 15- Sept 28
>terbreak: Sept 29- Oct 6
>2nd: Oct 7- Dec 20
>xmas brk: Dec 21- Jan 5
>3rd: Jan 6- Mar 22
>termbrk: Mar 23- Mar 30
>4th: Mar 31- Jun 15
>summer: Jun 16- July 13
>
>Each term will consists of 11 weeks. termbreaks will be 1 week each except
>for xmas which will be alotted 2 weeks. Summer is for one month.
>
>Students will have a maximum of 15 units per quarter which is equal to 60
>per year. Each unit will have 1.5 hours. Subjects with 4 units will be
>offered for two consecutive quarters. Average completion time for 210
>total
>units ill be 3.5 years.Above average students can opt to take more than 15
>units per quarter.( They didn't give a definition for above average)
>
>They also stated that tuition and fees must be comparable to the trimestral
>system and that the faculty and staff salariesshoudl be at least
>20-25%better.
>
>A side note is that the Mapua Institute of Technology will push through
>with
>this system with the blessins of CHED.