Student Handbook v2022-2

FOREWORD

This student handbook is specifically intended as a guide for the young men and women who are desirous to acquire professional and technical education offered by the Professional Academy of the Philippines.

The handbook contains items of interest under such headings as general information, directives, social norms, registration, course completion, schedule of fees and payments, scholarship, the school’s disciplinary code, student services and facilities, policies on campus publications, policies on religious affairs, and other relevant topics. But apart from serving as a ready reference material, the handbook offers a glimpse into the workings of the PAP academic community, and the place of the seekers of knowledge in our educational mainstream.

The Professional Academy of the Philippines reserves the right at any time to change, revise, modify or delete all or part of any policy or procedure contained in this student handbook, as it deems necessary or appropriate except those that are required by law. These changes will be effective immediately upon approval by management, of which the students will be notified accordingly.

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

MAILING ADDRESS:

Professional Academy of the Philippines

N. Bacalso Avenue, South Poblacion, City of Naga 6037

Cebu, Philippines

Tel. (32) 273-6484

Website:

Email: professionalacademy_philippines@yahoo.com

School Site

The Professional Academy of the Philippines (PAP) is located along N. Bacalso Avenue in Barangay South Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu Province. It is a 5-minute walk from the Naga City proper, 15 minutes’ drive from Minglanilla center, a 25-minute ride from Talisay City, 45 minutes away from Toledo City; and from Carcar City, a mere 30-minute ride to reach the school. It is very accessible to students who are residents of Naga City and the nearby municipalities. The most convenient and affordable means of transportation available in the vicinity are the public utility jeepneys, multicabs, tricycles and motorcycles. There are also many public buses that ply the route from the southern towns to the city and then back daily. There is no extreme traffic along the area. Travel to and from the school is easy and comfortable with the wide, concrete roads.

The Professional Academy of the Philippines (PAP) is situated in an area which is free from disturbances such as noise, unpleasant odor and pollution, hence, the site is conducive to learning. It is adequately distanced from the public market. There are no cockpits, dance halls, bowling alleys, movie houses, garbage dumps, funeral parlors, cemeteries, industrial and manufacturing establishments nearby.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Professional Academy of the Philippines started in the year 2005 in its original location at N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City. It was formerly called Criminology F.I.L.E (Forensic Investigation and Law Enforcement) Academy. It was popularly referred to as FILE Academy, through the voluntary involvement of some law enforcement authorities.

During the first year, the academy focused on the Criminology Profession with various specializations like Forensic Ballistics (Fire Arms Identification) Forensic Photography, Lie Detection (Polygraph), Questioned Documents, Fingerprint Identification (Dactyloscopy), Security Management, and Two Weeks Specialization Program endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and three year Paralegal Computer Secretarial.

On the following year 2006, the academy added other courses namely: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) and Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English.

In 2007, the college started offering Master of Science in Criminal Justice, with specialization in Criminology, the graduate school program in consortium with Western Mindanao State University. It is the only school in the Visayas and Mindanao pioneering the offering of Master’s degree in Criminal Justice authorized by the Board of Regent of Western Mindanao State University. Professional Academy of the Philippines offered also a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice with specialization in Criminal Justice in Consortium with Mandaue City College.

In the year 2010, The Professional Academy of the Philippines transferred to the City of Naga, Cebu, a strategic place located in the southern part of Cebu province. PAP in Naga Cebu was formally inaugurated on August 29, 2010. The campus featured state-of-the-art facilities and laboratories to the students coming from southern Cebu. The school’s population ballooned to 700 students. That same year, Pre-Elementary course was started, upon the addition of Annex buildings. Thereafter, the number of students has grown to over 1,000 in all courses and levels admitted every year.

The Professional Academy of the Philippines is a duly organized educational institution under the laws of the Philippines with the principal office at Brgy. South Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu, Philippines.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORY

PAP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

President/ Chairman

Dr. Artemio I. Panganiban Jr.

Secretary/Treasurer

Mrs. Raquel M. Panganiban

Vice President Admin./EVP Academic Affairs

Ms. Arlene May M. Panganiban

Vice President Finance

Engr. Artemio IV M. Panganiban

Vice President

Marketing & Communications

Ms. Arabelle M. Panganiban-Noel

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Executive Secretary

Head of Research

Librarian

Registrar Basic Education

Registrar College

General Cashier

Student Affairs & Services

Accounting Officer

CIS/EDP Administrator

Research Office in Charge

TESDA Coordinator

Comex Coordinator

Liaison Officer

Nanette G. Wahing

Aniceto B. Berou Jr.

Mary Grace Z. Oberes

Candice P. Bustamante

Benjie S. Polo

Veronica V. Calang

Rhodora Martina D. Montefalcon

Norma P. Tangaha

Mary Grace Cuyno-Lozada

Maeljhen V. Evalle

Victor B. Aboyo

Raymund Luma-en

Mardy B. Villahermosa

DEPARTMENT HEADS

College of Teacher Education

College of Criminology

Estrella B. Llanes

Dr. Veronica V. Calang

School of Hospitality and Tourism Mgmt.Myra Mae Llanto

College of Engineering

College of Computer Studies

Basic Education K-12

Engr. Bernardo S. de Leon

Mary Grace Cuyno-Lozada

Virgencita F. Banzon

THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES

SCHOOL VISION

The Professional Academy of the Philippines envisions:

 highly competent and ethically-driven individuals whose strengths are drawn from academic excellence and enhanced skills; whose weaknesses are developed through professionalism;

 a leading educational institution in innovation through research for the achievement of personal and organizational goals;

 an empowered community through motivation, inspiration and care.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Professional Academy of the Philippines is fully committed to provide the best and most advanced academic programs; state-ofthe-art facilities; research-oriented environment; and relevant and sustainable community extension programs that will lead to the holistic transformation of the individual, organization and the society.

STRATEGIC GOALS

G1. Upgraded, Relevant, Quality Curriculum

G2. Innovative Instructional Methodologies

G3. Complete, Modernized & Scientific Facilities

G4. Adherence to Research Culture

G5. Relevant Community Projects in Partnership with Stakeholders

G6. Continuous Improvement of Services Geared towards Community Empowerment.

CORE VALUES

P - PROFESSIONALISM

 Integrity, Service, Merit, and reflective thought and action.

 Involve our community in sustaining and safeguarding our environment.

 Interact through honest, respectful and open communication.

 Acknowledge and celebrate our differences and encourage empathy, compassion, understanding and respect for human dignity.

A – ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

 Succeed collectively as well as individually, achieving our personal best in all aspects of school life.

P - POSITIVITY

 Maintain a healthy balance in the time devoted to work, rest and recreation.

 Live our lives positively, joyfully and ethically. From these powerful words, we derive our School-wide Learning.

DEPARTMENTAL GOALS/OBJECTIVES, and CORE VALUES

1. COLLEGE OF COMPUTER

STUDIES

The College of Computer Studies is a dominant provider of quality IT-based education; a training ground that prepares students to become world-class IT professionals who are potential leaders and job providers in an IT-enabled nation; and as a responsive environment that enriches and enhances research and community service.

The College of Computer Studies is committed to:

 continuously instill timely knowledge and expertise through providing quality Information Technology education;

 embark in lifelong learning to attune to the continuous innovation in the IT industry in order to adapt to the changing demands of the global market;

 continually seek, introduce and utilize emerging technologies to be able to advance a discipline that promotes academic excellence and professionalism;

 engage in research and skills development programs that generate new knowledge applications for effective practice of the IT profession; and,

 facilitate activities that uplift the social and economic status of the graduates and the community with emphasis on utilization and application of computer technologies and attainment of global competitiveness.

Goals

Goal1: Relevant, Innovative, and High Quality Information Technology Education

Goal2: Enhanced Professional Competence of the IT Faculty

Goal3: Adoption of Technology-Enabled Processes

Goal4: Information Literacy and Workforce Preparedness

Goal5: Advanced Technological Innovations

Goal6: Frontiers of Computer Research and Development

Goal7: Sustainable Community Extension Programs

Goal8: Globally Competitive IT Professionals

Core Values

I – Innovation (Innovatus)

We encourage creative and critical thinking in the development of technology services and solutions.

C – Collaboration (Collaborare)

We believe in working together, participating, sharing, staying involved, and consensus building.

T – Transformation (Transformatio)

We envision a transformed world where the society is given the opportunity to redefine the way individuals conduct their everyday lives through information technology.

2. COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY

The PAP College of Criminology provides the most advanced and innovative instructions to holistically develop and empower students in Criminal Justice System become academic, research, and community service oriented.

It aims to produce competent Criminologists with scientific knowledge and skills in the field of Law Enforcement and Criminalistics and be fully committed to a sustainable community extension program and enrich with research-oriented environment to ensure global excellence.

Goals and Objectives

1. Develop students’ technical and scientific skills through research and training pertaining to forensic science.

2. Apply the values of leadership, integrity, accountability, responsibility, and with courtesy while serving the community.

3. Promote professionalism in the practice of criminology.

4. Initiate work profieciency and creativity in community-based services.

Core Values

C – courtesy

R – responsibility

I – integrity

M – management

E – excellence

S – service

3. COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

The College of Teacher Education is a model learner-centered institution where relevant knowledge and skills are developed enthusiastically and exceedingly improving through research work and extension service in response to the needs of the global community.

It is committed to ensure quality instruction, research and community extension services for the total development of practicing professionalism and in meeting the demands of the local, national, and global communities.

Goals and Objectives

The College of Education aims to:

1. prepare prospective teachers who are competent and confident in handling different subject areas in the secondary schools;

2. equip and process the knowledge and basic skills to conduct research work and extension service as well as to opportunities to develop selfconfidence and reliance as part of their training in the teaching profession;

3. guide the students to become advocate of high moral integrity and values among Filipinos;

4. recognize and value the nature needs and problem of the teachinglearning environment through curricular development, information and communication technology; and

5. contribute to the national, regional, and local efforts of building and supplying competent teachers capable of responding to the demands of the country.

Core Values

Anchored on the vision that serves as a cornerstone in building a strong foundation, we collectively commit to our core values of:

INTEGRITY – a strong sense of ethics based on an appreciation of every person that leads one to act with honor and respect.

EXCELLENCE – steadily working on ensuring superior quality in all fields of interest; smartly practicing academic freedom to enhance academic offerings and promote thinking and creative problem solving; new innovations in teaching; thoughtful research and relevant extension services to the community.

STUDENT FOCUS – support the professional and personal growth of all students by promoting lifelong learning and leadership development.

ETHICS and DIGNITY – committed to the highest standards of honesty, fairness, respect, and professional activity.

SOLIDARITY – a sense of unity with all persons who strive for the common good marked with trust, respect for the needs and competencies of those we work with and for.

4. SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY and TOURISM MANAGEMENT

The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management seeks to cultivate students to become high caliber professionals through quality education, hospitality, and service, preparing them to thrive in and contribute to an ever changing global society with a responsive environment that enriches and enhances research and community service.

The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management prepares students to become successful professionals within a global society with a responsive environment that enriches and enhances research by providing studentcentered teaching that emphasizes on innovative, engaging, and challenging coursework; student-industry cooperative experiences; industrial government and academic partnerships for immediate career success.

Goals

In pursuing its vision and mission, the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management is guided by the following goals:

1. Enhance faculty’s academic and industrial expertise that provides students with an educational experience reinforced with application-based learning;

2. Provide students with relevant hands-on experience coupled with broad education and awareness of skills and attitude to prepare them for responsible leadership roles in the hospitality industry;

3. Develop employability skills through the use of competent programs and activities to become hospitality professionals with outstanding skills;

4. Develop sustainable community extension programs.

5. Enrich and enhance research activities among students and faculty. Core Values

H – hospitality E – excellence

O – optimism L – leadership

T – tenacity

5. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree program commits to produce graduates who possess a strong technical background as well as analytical , critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills that enable them to excel as professionals; contributing to a variety of engineering roles within the various fields of electrical engineering and the high-tech industry; and becoming responsible members of the community.

We aim to provide a comprehensive program of instruction that will enable graduates to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for gainful employment and continued advancement in the field of electrical engineering.

Goals and Objectives

The College of Engineering program specific outcomes for graduates include:

a) Professional Skills

Utilize the knowledge of electrical engineering in collaboration with power systems and power generation in innovative, dynamic and challenging environment, as well as for research-based teamwork.

b) Problem-Solving Skills

Explore the scientific theories, ideas, methodologies and new technologies, and use this knowledge in their professional development; and gain sufficient competence to solve the current and future energy problems universally.

c) Successful Career and Entrepreneurship

Utilize technologies, process, design, install, test and maintain power systems and industrial application.

II. ADMISSION POLICIES

CREDENTIALS

To qualify for college admission, the student applicant must present the following credentials/ documents:

1. FRESHMEN – Senior high school graduates who wish to enroll to any baccalaureate or associate program must submit the following:

 FORM 138-HS Report Card (Orig. Copy)

 Birth Certificate from the Philippines Statistics Agency (PSA)

 Certificate of Good Moral Conduct

 Medical certificate (stating he/she is physically fit and without communicable disease)

 2x2 Pictures with white background (2pcs); and

 One long brown envelope inside one long plastic envelope

2. SHIFTEES - students who wish to enroll to another program. Shiftees must secure clearance from the following offices:

 Registrar

 Accounting

 Previous Department Head

 Approval must be secured from the receiving department/college.

3. RETURNEES - students of P.A.P. who have stopped without enrolling to another school:

 Letter to the Vice President of Academic Affairs stating the reason for return enrollment to P.A.P.

4. TRANSFEREES - students applying for admission should submit the following:

 Certificate of Transfer of Credentials

 Informative Copy of the Transcript of Records

 PSA Certified Copy

 Certificate of Good Moral Character from previous school last attended

ENROLLMENT PROCESSES AND FLOW

OLD STUDENTS AND TRANSFEREES

Step 1 – Proceed to department head’s table in the enrollment area or office for evaluation of subjects. (5 minutes)

Step 2 – Fill up the enrollment form and copy the chosen class schedule. Secure the Dean’s approval signature on the enrollment form. (5 minutes)

Step 3 – Go to Accounting table/office for checking of old student balances and computation of current school fees. (5 minutes)

Step 4 - Proceed to Registrar’s table A or office for data entry and approval of subjects. (3 minutes)

Step 5 – Pay at the Cashier’s table/office to pay school and registration fees. Secure Cashier’s approval on enrollment form. (3-5 minutes)

Step 6 – Submit enrollment form with attached receipt to the Registrar’s table B or office for confirmation of enrollment, validation of student ID, and printing/ releasing of study load. (3-5 minutes)

NEW STUDENTS

Step 1 – Proceed to the Dean’s table of the desired course/program in the enrollment area to secure an enrollment form, present your previous school

documents and fill out all the required information on the form including the chosen schedule of subjects. (10 minutes)

Step 2 – Proceed to Registrar’s table A/ office for submission and verification of complete documentary requirements and approval of subjects. (5 minutes)

Step 3 – Proceed to the Accounting table/ office for pre-assessment and computation of school fees. (5 minutes)

Step 4 – Pay at the Cashier’s table/office for the registration fee, school ID. (3-5 minutes)

Step 5 – Submit enrollment form with attached receipt to Registrar’s table B/ office for confirmation of enrollment, validation of student ID, and printing/ releasing of study load. (3-5 minutes)

III. SCHOLASTIC POLICIES YEAR CLASSIFICATION

A student is classified according to the number of units earned and credited from the previous semester.

STUDY LOAD

 Generally, one academic unit is the equivalent of at least sixteen (16) lecture hours or the corresponding laboratory hours.

 No student may be allowed to take more than the number of units specified in his curriculum except for graduating and academically outstanding students certified by the College Dean.

 The College Dean may limit the academic load of students who are employed outside the Academy whether on full time or part time basis.

CLASS ATTENDANCE

 Students are required to attend all classes starting with the first meeting of every course. Nonattendance in any required class or academic activity constitutes an absence. If enrolled late, this shall also be considered as absence.

 A student shall be considered absent from class if he/she is not present within the first 30 minutes of the scheduled class period.

 A student is considered late or tardy if he/she arrive in class during the first half fraction of the scheduled class time.

 Three times tardy will be considered as one absence from class.

 Any student who was absent must, whenever required by the teacher concerned, secure an excuse slip from the Guidance and Counseling Office.

 Absence authorized in writing because the student officially represented the school at some function or affair shall be excused. The teacher shall be informed by the Dean/Chairperson.

 Absence due to illness may be excused if the student submits a medical certificate issued by the Academy Medical Officer, any other physician; provided that, in the latter case, the medical certificate shall be authenticated by the Academy’s Medical Office.

 Excused absences are for time missed only. All work covered by the class during the student absence will have to be made up by the student within a reasonable period of time.

 Three successive unexcused absences shall be reported to the Guidance and Counseling Office by the teacher concerned, and a notification shall be made to his parents/guardians.

 Absence in at least 20 per cent of the hours of recitation, lecture, laboratory, or any other scheduled work in one subject for the semester, shall result in automatic drop from the class roll, and the Registrar shall be advised accordingly.

REGISTRATION AND CROSS ENROLLMENT

 A student is considered officially enrolled when:

1. He/She has paid his tuition (in full or in installment) and other fees;

2. His/Her official receipt of payment had been validated by the cashier or Accounting;

3. He/She has submitted his fully accomplished registration certificate and other requirements to the Admission/Registration Office; and

4. The "Copy for Student" portion of his registration certificate has been properly stamped;

5. Registered and initialed by the receiving clerk.

 No student shall be registered later than the date specified in the Academic calendar, except under reasonable and justifiable circumstances to be determined by the Dean concerned who then makes his recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, but not to exceed six (6) class hours.

 A PAP student may be allowed to cross-register in another school, with the prior approval of the Dean and the Registrar, if the subject is not offered in PAP.

 No cross enrollee from another institution shall be admitted without a written permit from the registrar. The Permit shall state the total number of units for which the student is registered and the subject/s that he/she is authorized to take in the school.

CHANGE OF CLASSES, SUBSTITUTION AND DROPPING OF SUBJECT (COLLEGE ONLY)

 Transfer to another class may be allowed only with the approval of the College Dean concerned, who shall advise the Registrar's Office for proper recording.

 No substitution shall be allowed for major and mandated subjects prescribed in the curriculum in which the student has failed, except when, in the opinion of the College Dean, the proposed substitute subject is substantively similar in subject matter to the required subject.

Substitution of subjects may be approved in any one of the following cases:

- A curriculum has been superseded by a new one and the substitution tends to bring the old curriculum in line with the new one. However, in case, of curricular revision, the student follows the curriculum he/she was enrolled in while in the first year.

- There is conflict of schedule between required subjects.

- The required subject is not offered.

Petition for substitution of subjects should:

Be within the same department if possible; or the proposed substitute must be allied to the one being substituted.

Contain the same number of units.

Be recommended by the Teacher adviser and approved by the Dean. Be submitted to the office of the Dean during the registration period or before the opening of classes.

Be acted upon by the College Dean/Director concerned. In case the petition is disapproved, the student may appeal to the VP Academic Affairs, who will give the final decision.

EXAMINATIONS

 The schedule of examinations as following the school year calendar shall be followed unless otherwise changed to another date authorized by the College Dean concerned.

 Each final examination may have a maximum period of two hours.

INC, IL, IE = INCOMPLETE W = WITHDRAWN DR= DROPPED

NA= NO ATTENDANCE NG= NO GRADE

Evaluation Basis for College is as follows:

NC= NO CREDIT

NOTE: CREDIT ONE COLLEGIATE UNIT OF CREDIT IS ONE HOUR LECTURE OR RECITATION EACH WEEK OR A TOTAL OF 18 HOURS IN A SEMESTER. THREE HOURS OF LABORATORY WORK, OR SHOP WORK EACH WEEK OR A TOTAL OF 54 HOURS A SEMESTER ARE REGARDED AS EQUIVALENT ALSO TO ONE UNIT.

DISMISSAL, PROBATION AND WARNING

The school shall implement the following rules on scholastic delinquency:

A. Warning

 Any student who at the end of the semester obtains final grades of 5.0 in 15% or less of the total number of academic units in which he/she is enrolled shall be advised by the Dean concerned to improve his work; if he/she fails or gets incomplete marks in at least 15% of the total number of academic units in which he/she is enrolled, he/she shall be placed under conditional status by the Dean and his subject load shall be reduced by three units.

B. Probation

 Any student who at the end of the semester obtains a final grade of 5.0 in 31-50% of the total number of academic units shall be placed on probation for the succeeding semester and his subject load correspondingly reduced by 6 units by the Dean or Director concerned.

 Any student who has received two successive warnings shall be placed on probation. Probation may be lifted in the following semester if the student passes all his subjects. Any student who becomes placed on probation for two successive semesters shall be dropped from the rolls. However, he/she may be readmitted to another College program of the school where he/she is qualified.

 Any student on probation who again fails in 50% or more of the total number of units shall be dropped from the College concerned.

C. Dismissal

 Any student who, at the end of the semester, obtains final grades of 5.0 in at least fifty per cent of the total number of academic units shall be dropped from the rolls of the College concerned.

 Any student who, at the end of the semester or term, obtains final grades of 5.0 in more than 75% of the academic units in which he/she is enrolled shall be disqualified from readmission to the Academy.

 "Incomplete" Grade is not to be included in the computation. When it is replaced by a final grade, this is to be included in the grades during the semester when the removal is made.

 Required subjects in which a student has failed shall take precedence over other subjects in his succeeding enrollment.

 In colleges or schools in which the weight of the course is not expressed in terms of units, the computation shall be based in the respective equivalent.

IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

 A candidate for graduation in College programs shall file his/her application for graduation with the Registrar's Office at the start of the last semester.

 A student shall be recommended for graduation when he/she has satisfied all academic and documentary requirements prescribed by the school.

 No student shall be allowed to graduate unless he/she has earned therein 100% of the academic units required in his/her curriculum.

 A candidate for graduation shall have his deficiencies made up and his record cleared not later than two weeks before the end of his last semester.

 No student shall be issued a diploma and a transcript of records unless he/she has been cleared of all accountabilities.

GRADUATING WITH LATIN HONORS

The College Deans shall recommend a student to be graduated with honors upon completing his baccalaureate program with any of the following weighted average:

 Suma cum Laude -1.19 to 1.00

 Magna cum Laude 1.44 to 1.20

 Cum Laude -1.75 to 1.45 Guidelines on graduating with Latin honors are as follows:

 Only final grades shall be considered in the computation of the general average.

 A student's final grades during his last school term shall be submitted 30-days before the graduation.

 In the computation of the final averages of a candidate for graduation with honors, grades in all accredited academic subjects in the curriculum shall be included.

 Furthermore, every candidate for graduation with honors must have complied with the following:

a. Carried normal loads as prescribed in the curriculum, except in the last semester.

b. At least 75% of the total number of the academic units or hours completed in the school.

c. In residence for at least 3 years immediately prior to graduation.

d. No final grade lower than 2.5 and / or Incomplete in any academic subject whether taken in the Academy, or in any other educational institution.

e. No final grade of 5.0 in any academic and non-academic subjects prescribed in his curriculum whether in the school or in any other educational institution.

f. No repeat subject in other educational institution.

V. SCHEDULE OF FEES AND PAYMENTS

The School charges a fixed amount per unit course. Laboratory fees vary according to the laboratory course. Students pay fees like:

- Tuition/per Unit

- Major Laboratory/per Unit

- Computer Lab Fee/per Unit

- General Education Lab /per Unit

- Miscellaneous and Other Fees

- Registration/enrollment Fee

- School I.D., school uniform, books

Note: Information regarding the tuition and other fees may be secured from the Accounting office prior to and during the enrollment period.

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT

COLLEGE: PRELIM Period – 25% of the total assessment

MIDTERM Period – 25% of the total assessment

PRE-FINAL Period – 25% of the total assessment

FINAL Period – 25% of the total assessment

REFUND

 Students who are granted honorable dismissal or leave of absence, or voluntarily withdraw from the school shall be entitled to a refund of their tuition only in accordance with the following schedule:

Note: Registration Fee is NOT refundable.

Withdrawal Fee

Refundable Tuition (if prepaid)

EXEMPTION (Withdrawal Fee and Refundable Tuition)

Note: The following may request to waive the withdrawal fee or get a refund of their paid tuition even after the fourth week from the opening of classes (or more than 7 days from the opening of the summer classes):

 Students who withdraw due to illness with certification from physician concerned;

 Students who withdraw due to employment reason with certification from his/her employer;

 Students who have to take a prolonged leave of absence from the school in compliance with a lawful order or for other reasonable causes.

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In the case of students who withdraw before the opening of classes, the refund of any tuition paid in advance shall be accorded.

 In the case of dissolution of a class or the death of a student during the semester, the corresponding tuition fees paid may be refunded.

VI. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS

According to ADMISSION STATUS:

Type of Student Description

Freshmen

AsBeginningStudents

Admitted with or without PAP College Entrance Test, have not enrolled in any academic program subject prior to their enrolment in the school and have submitted to Registrar’s Office all the documents required for formal acceptance in PAP or admitted as regular students whereby no entrance exams shall be necessary provided they shall have complied with the necessaryschoolenrollmentrequirements.

Returnees

AsReturningStudents

Transferees

AsTransferringStudents

Students considered for re-admission depending on their previous scholastic performance and the availability of slots; musthavecompliedwithallotherrequirementsforreadmission.

From another school, students admitted as transferees depending on the availability of slots and have met all the academicandadmissionrequirementssetforthbythePAP.

According to ACADEMIC LOAD:

Type of Student Description

Regular student

Irregular student

One who is registered for formal academic credits and who carries the full load required in a given semester by his curriculum.

One who is registered for formal credits but who carries less than the full load required in a given semester by his curriculum.

Special student One who is not earning formal academic credits.

According to YEAR LEVEL:

Type of Student Description

Freshman

Sophomore

In the first year of his curriculum, or who has not finished the prescribed subjects of the first year of his curriculum..

In the second year of his curriculum, or who has satisfactorily completed the prescribed subjects of the first year of his curriculum but has not finished the prescribed subjects of the second year of his curriculum

Junior In the third year of his curriculum, or who has completed the prescribed subjects of the first and second years of his curriculum but has not finished the prescribed subjects of the third year of his curriculum

Senior In the fourth year of his curriculum, or who has completed the prescribed subjects of the first, second and third years of his curriculum or has finished seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the total number of units required in his entire course.

VII. SCHOLARSHIP POLICIES, PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

A. Principal’s Scholar – for incoming Freshmen who graduated Senior high school as valedictorian/salutatorian.

B. Dean’s List – for PAP students who excel in their class with certain Grade Weight Average (GWA).

C. Senior High School Alumni – completed PAP SHS and maintains a certain Grade Weight Average (GWA).

NON ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

A. STUDENT ASSISTANT /WORKING SCHOLAR (COLLEGE LEVEL) (Procedures and Policies)

1. Application Letter and Bio-data with 2x2 picture.

2. Interview (it includes):

-family financial stability

-work experience

-religion

-health

-habits

-extra curricular activities

-personality

3. General Orientation on the following:

- Decorum

- Benefits

i. Free Tuition Fee (Aspirant/Regular)

ii. Full Free Scholars (Regular)

iii. Monthly Allowance (Aspirant, Regular)

• every 15 days (prepared by the supervisor)

- Customer Service Skills

- Property Care

4. (2) Two-Week Training (without allowance)- assisted by 1 regular working scholar and evaluated directly by the supervisor.

5. Aspirant Stage – maximum of (1) semester (free tuition fee only with allowance)

6. Regular Stage – free tuition fee with allowance. Full free scholar with allowance based on the recommendation of the supervisor.

7. Continuing evaluation conducted every semester based on their attendance, performance, work ethics and personality, by the team leader and supervisor.

8. Resignation – at anytime in a form of a written letter at least 2 weeks’ notice; Exit interview/counseling.

9. Payment of School Fees- working scholars are obliged to pay their miscellaneous and laboratory fees as applicable. Promissory

note with 50% from amount due per exam will be accepted. During Finals 75% of total must be paid, remaining 25% upon next enrollment.

B. CHED SUBSIDIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

College students may apply for subsidies and scholarships offered by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) such as:

 TES (Tertiary Education Subsidy) under UNIFAST LAW

 STUFAP  TULONG-DUNONG

More details about this available tuition assistance may be obtained from the Scholarships office.

C. MAYOR’S SCHOLAR

1) All students who wish to avail this scholarship must present an endorsement letter from their Municipal Mayor upon enrollment.

2) Official Mayor’s Scholar Students are privileged with 100% free tuition fee.

3) Other benefits are discussed by the office of the Mayor concerned.

OTHER TUITION FEE DISCOUNTS

Discounts are given in the following situations:

a. 10% discount with full payment of the whole semester’s tuition upon enrollment

b. Students with siblings enrolled in PAP will have a discount. (This discount is applicable to only one of the siblings.)

c. Children of employees are eligible for a discount.

(More details on the updated scholarships are provided by the PAP Registrar Scholarship’s office.)

VIII. CODE OF DISCIPLINE

To foster the spirit of discipline and good behavior among the students of the PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES, and to create an atmosphere conducive to effective instruction and learning, as well as to raise the educational, ethical and moral standards of the students so they may be better prepared for their chosen field, the following Code of Discipline is hereby disseminated for the compliance of all concerned.

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1 – Students shall at all times be courteous, respectful and orderly in their behavior. They shall at all times be neat, clean and decent in

their clothing and appearance (no wearing of rubber slippers, short pants, cargo shorts and sleeveless). Criminology students shall follow their department rules and regulations in accordance with the school policies.

SECTION 2 – Students shall not carry any firearm or deadly weapon in the school. Students with duly licensed firearms shall deposit the same in the Dean’s office upon entering the school. Peace officers, however, are exempted from this regulation.

SECTION 3 – Students shall not use any language or commit any act that is disrespectful, indecent, and vulgar or which in any manner may cause an unjust vexation, molestation or annoyance to other students, faculty members, employees or officials of the school administration.

SECTION 4 – Students shall not bring any liquor or be attending her/ his classes under the influence of liquor.

SECTION 5 – Students shall not bring any printed or digital materials that are indecent and morally offensive.

SECTION 6 – Students shall not draw or write on walls, boards or other surfaces any indecent, lewd or insulting words or figures.

SECTION 7 – Students shall not smoke at any time while inside the school campus. This is to promote a healthy and safe environment for the entire school community.

SECTION 8 – Students shall not damage or deface any chair, table, laboratory equipment, library books, walls, or any other school property.

SECTION 9 – Students shall not use any laboratory facilities and equipments without teacher’s permission and never stay at laboratory rooms during vacant time.

SECTION 10 – Students shall not write any announcement on the boards nor post any notice, or memorandum without prior approval of the Dean or any school authority.

SECTION 11 - Students shall read the bulletin board or digital posts daily for information on current notices, memorandum, circulars, and announcements made by school. All notices posted in the bulletin board shall be considered sufficient publication and shall bind all students concerned.

SECTION 12 – Students shall not write articles or open letters in printed or social media, which may link the school one way or another, without explicit approval of the manuscript from the Dean or any school authority.

ARTICLE 2

BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOMS

SECTION 1 – Students shall be in prescribed uniforms when attending classes. No student shall be allowed to enter the school unless he/she is in complete uniform.

SECTION 2 – Students shall attend their classes regularly. Ten (10) unexcused consecutive absences for MWF and six (6) unexcused consecutive absences for TTH will comply with “Re-admission slip from their instructors.”

SECTION 3 – Students shall seat themselves properly at all times. They shall not place their foot or legs up on any chair or at the back or side or top of any other chair or furniture.

SECTION 4 – Students shall acknowledge their presence during the calling of the roll. They shall use “sir” or “ma’am” when talking to any professor or officers of the administration.

SECTION 5 – Students may leave the classrooms during periods only upon permission granted by the professor.

SECTION 6 – Students shall leave the classrooms quietly and in an orderly manner. Students waiting to occupy classroom shall enter only after the outgoing class have vacated the room.

SECTION 7 – Students shall not enter a classroom or attend classes on a subject where they are neither duly registered nor authorized.

ARTICLE 3

BEHAVIOR IN THE CORRIDORS

SECTION 1- Students shall not loiter in the corridors or create noise while passing therein.

SECTION 2- Students shall not stand by the door of the classroom during class hours. They shall not do any acts that may disturb or distract the attention of the students or professors during the class period.

SECTION 3- Students shall not obstruct hallways, corridors, exits or stairways inside the buildings.

ARTICLE 4

BEHAVIOR INSIDE THE LIBRARY

SECTION 1 – Students shall not talk in a loud nor boisterous manner in the library to the discomfort of others.

SECTION 2 – Only bonfide students may borrow books from the library upon presentation of their ID Library Card.

SECTION 3 – Any student caught drawing or tearing a page of a book from the library shall be accountable for it. Any book mutilated, lost or not returned within a reasonable time shall be paid for or replaced by the person responsible thereof.

SECTION 4- Reserved books shall be used or read only inside the library.

ARTICLE 5

BEHAVIOR IN EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

SECTION 1 – No student organization or association shall be formed or organized within the school without previous written authorization and approval of the Vice President and the President of the school.

SECTION 2 – No campaign, activity or program involving the raising of funds for any purpose by ay students, organization or association ngshall be allowed without previous written permission from the Vice president and President of the school.

SECTION 3 – Induction of prospective members of the organization shall be conducted only within the college premises ad under the personal supervision of the organization adviser.

SECTION 4 – Any student delegation to any conference or general assembly that will be held outside the school shall be permitted only with the explicit approval of the Vice President and the President.

SECTION 5 – No excursion, picnic, tour or travel shall be made by any student organization or association without previous approval or permission of the Vice President and the President.

SECTION 6 – During student elections and voting, no person shall be allowed to coerce, intimidate, force or bribe any student voter or do acts which may influence or frustrate the student’s will or his freedom of choice.

SECTION 7 – During student election campaigns, no posters, streamers or billboards shall be posted, displayed or posted on the walls of the school buildings, classrooms, corridors or at any other place in the school premises. Only one official poster containing the list of the candidates of each

student party shall be displayed in the bulletin board or other appropriate place to be designated by the Vice President and the President. The distribution of the handbills shall be permitted.

SECTION 8 – Under all circumstances, no person is allowed to deliver campaign speeches during student elections which may reflect malicious attack on the personality, integrity or character of any student candidate or to distribute the hand bills that may contain defamatory or libelous writings against any other student candidates.

ARTICLE 6

BEHAVIOR IN ACADEMIC FUNCTIONS

SECTION 1 – Students shall not make or create unnecessary noise or commotion during academic functions.

SECTION 2 – Students shall not leave the hall while a speech or performance is going on.

ARTICLE 7

BEHAVIOR INSIDE THE CAMPUS

SECTION 1 – Students shall at all times conduct themselves properly with dignity and decency and shall refrain from committing acts that may embarrass the school or reflect dishonor upon it.

IX. HEALTH PROTOCOLS INSIDE THE CAMPUS

Health protocols with regards to protective measures, hygiene practices and safety procedures are implemented to mitigate the risk of spreading deadly viruses such as Covid-19 and other diseases. These guidelines are modeled after regulations from national and local health authorities, and the DepED and CHED. They include the safe entrance and exit procedures, hand washing, health screening, contact tracing, and traffic management that are enforced and monitored by members of the school’s DRRM committee/Covid-19 team.

1. Entrance into and Exit from the school through the gate are separated and controlled by physical barrier and clear signages.

2. No person shall enter the school gate without wearing a face mask (acceptable face covering).

3. Upon entry, all persons are screened for body temperature using a thermal scanner.

a) Temperature reading must not exceed 37.5 degrees Celsius.

b) If the screened temperature exceeds 37.5 degrees Celsius, the person will be detained at the Triage area and re-scanned for acceptable temperature.

c) If the person’s temperature remains above 37.5 degrees Celsius, then he is denied entry into the campus.

d) The security personnel will take down the name, address and contact number of the screened person for records.

4. All persons entering the campus must perform hand washing using the hand washing facility near the entrance gate. This will ensure

less transmission of the virus before proceeding to the school areas. A poster showing proper hand washing procedures is displayed.

5. Alcohol dispenser or hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol will also be stationed at a table close to the hand washing station for use.

6. All persons shall fill up a Health Declaration form about health status and/or any symptoms and risky activities, upon entering. Students, parents and visitors will accomplish the form at the table provided for this purpose.

The health declaration and screening form also obtains the address and contact details of the persons entering for future contact tracing.

7. Drop-off of students by their parents is done in a designated safe area inside the entrance gate of the campus. Parents or guardians may not proceed beyond this point. There are clear signs for these.

8. A school map is displayed to guide students on the location of their classrooms.

9. Unidirectional floor/ ground markers, along the corridors, stairs and ramps are provided for walking direction guide within the premises.

10. Queuing at the restrooms, library, canteen, and Admin. offices are designated by ground markings for safe physical distancing.

11. The entrance and exit points of the classrooms, laboratories, and other school facilities are designated separately and indicated by clear signs.

12. Safety Marshalls will be stationed near the entrance and exit gate to enforce and observe that the safety procedures are being strictly followed. They are part of the school’s COVID-19 DRRM team that ensures effective implementation of the school’s health and safety protocols. The focal person is the School Safety Officer.

13. Sanitation and hygiene facilities are made available throughout the school campus for school-goers.

a) There are handwashing stations set up in several strategic areas throughout the campus including inside the K-10 classrooms. Clean water and hand soap are provided.

b) Several clean and safe toilet facilities are located in each building and major areas of the school campus.

c) For Pre-school, Elementary and Junior High School, the handwashing and tooth brushing activities are supervised by their teachers/ advisers.

d) Segregated trash bins for MALATA, DI MALATA and HAZARDOUS WASTES are situated in strategic areas throughout the school, with visual labels, for the implementation of a proper waste disposal system.

14. Set-up of clear and easy to understand signages and visuals to strengthen the observance of health protocols and safe measures are in place and regularly reviewed.

X. DISCPLINARY ACTION

Disciplinary penalties are imposed to those who violate the rules and regulations of the school to develop the students in respecting the law and justice and correct misbehaving students, and to protect and preserve the good name of the school.

Appropriate disciplinary sanctions for non-observance of the School’s Policies shall be provided. Sanctions may be in the form of:

1. Reprimand and/or fine

2. Warning and/or fine

3. Failed grade

4. Probation

5. Suspension

6. Expulsion

7. Any other sanctions as maybe recommended by the Student Affairs Discipline committee.

I. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

A. Cheating- pertains to using/copying/falsifying any material that is not your own deliberately and in a matter that is not authorized by the instructor of the course. Such as in;

1. Copying/using or attempting to copy from/use another’s paper, examination, report, file, or any other unauthorized material during an academic exercise without the expressed permission of the course instructor.

2. Allowing another to copy/use material from you in an authorized manner during an examination or any other academic exercise.

3. Possessing and/or accessing unauthorized materials before and or during an examination or other academic exercise including but not limited to textbooks, computers, cell phones, calculators, etc.

4. Selling notes, handouts, or any other university materials without authorization or using them for any commercial purpose without the express written permission of the school.

5. Purchasing assignments, examinations, handouts, or any other school materials.

6. Changing a grade or answer on an assignment or examination that has already been graded and resubmit for a new grade; falsifying an academic paper.

7. Fabrication or falsifying a report/document; creating or knowingly adding incorrect data or citation to an academic document.

B. Plagiarism-pertains to deliberately using or assuming another’s work without proper indication of the source, thus attempting to pass off such work as the student’s own. It manifests in;

1. Combining text or visuals from various sources into one document without proper citation of the sources and submitting as original work; “cutting” and “pasting” or piece of plagiarism.

2. Taking the work or concept of another author/creator without citing the original source.

3. Changing a few words in a sentence from a source without changing the structure and not citing the source.

4. Using pictures, statistics, charts, graphs, or other visual from the Internet, book, journal, or other reference materials without citing the source.

5. Using direct quotations without citing the source.

C. Unauthorized Collaboration- Working with others in a way that is not allowed or authorized by the instructor or school. Such as in;

1. Communicating to or with another through written, visual, electronic or oral means in an academic exercise not authorized by the instructor.

2. Working collaboratively either with a fellow student or with person/group outside of PAP on an academic project, examination, or assignment that has not been authorized by the instructor.

3. Any student who knowingly helps another student violate academic behavior standards is also in violation of the standards.

II. NON-ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

A. Minor Offenses Offenses

1. Improper uniform including no I.D., upon entry at the gate, or during class hours inside the campus. (refer to standards of uniform, attire and grooming –posted.)

2. Lost School I.D. (validated I.D. should be checked even if inside a vehicle)

Warning/ reprimand; student’s name, I.D., course & year level shall be recorded by any school official or security officer and submitted to the SASO and need to secure temporary pass from SASO until ID is replaced. Confiscate any improper effects like men’s earrings, etc.

Warning/ reprimand; Secure temporary pass (SASO); pay for replacement.

In all instances of minor offenses, parents/ guardian will be summoned for conference during the 2nd & 3rd offenses.

2nd written warning and notice to suspend upon 3rd offense (with SASO stamp/ seal)

5 school days suspension (no special activities to be given during suspension) and a letter from SASO to be given to the Department Head.

Pay for replacement; 2nd warning and notice to suspend upon 3rd offense (SASO)

5 school days suspension (SASO); pay for replacement.

3. Lost Library Card

Warning/reprimand replacement fee.

2nd warning; replacement fee.

4. Loitering during class hours, disturbing classes due to unnecessary noise, e.g. singing or boisterous conversation.

5. Leaving the room without permission from the instructor during class or academic program

6. Using cell phone while the class is on-going

7. Posting/distributin g printed materials in the campus without the approval of the school officials including printing of t-shirts, flyers, etc… using the logo of the school.

8. Unauthorized use of school facilities

9. Unauthorized assembly of students within the campus during class hours

10. General Offenses (any other minor offenses not stated above- ex.)

a. Vehicle Parking violation

b. Staying beyond prescribed classes/ schedule inside the school campus without permission

Warning/reprimand (Department Heads)

2nd warning and notice to suspend upon 3rd offense (SASO).

Warning/reprimand (Faculty or SASO)

Warning/reprimand; Cellphone will be confiscated until end of class by the teacher.

Warning/reprimand; remove posters/ notices/ leaflets, etc. (SASO)

2nd warning and notice to suspend upon 3rd offense (Department Head and SASO).

2nd warning and notice to suspend upon 3rd offense (Department Head).

12 school days suspension (SASO)

Library suspension 10 school days; pay for replacement.

10 school days suspension (SASO)

Warning/reprimand (SASO)

Warning/reprimand (Faculty or SASO)

12 school days suspension (SASO)

12 school days suspension (SASO)

10 school days suspension (SASO)

10 school days suspension (SASO)

24 school days suspension (SASO)

24 school days suspension (SASO)

24 school days suspension (SASO)

Warning/reprimand (Security)

Suspend entry of vehicle inside the school campus (Security)

Warning/reprimand (SASO)

12 school days suspension (SASO)

24 school days suspension (SASO)

B. Major Offenses Against or Involving Persons

1st Offense

Offenses

11. Use of another student’s ID card

12. Violence and physical assault/injury, fighting inside the classroom or anywhere in the campus; (includes all participants in the fight and student spectators who encourage or condone the fight)

13. Theft/shoplifting/ stealing inside or outside the school / or Misappropriation of property or funds

14. Extortion - forcibly asking money from anybody

Sanctions

2nd Offense

3rd Offense

In all instances of personal major offenses, parents/ guardian will be summoned for conference; Good Moral Certificate will be withheld.

Confiscate; warning/ reprimand - both owner and borrower (SASO)

12 school days suspension. (SASO)

12 school days suspension - both owner and borrower (SASO)

24 school days suspension. (SASO)

24 school days suspensionboth owner and borrower (SASO)

Expulsion. (SASO)

15.Slander/ libel/ rumor mongering:

15-a. Uttering, gossiping defamatory, slanderous and libelous statements or remarks against any faculty member or school staff; malicious intent to destroy another’s reputation; whether in person or using various forms of media.

15-b. Disrespect, or molesting faculty

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense)

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense) under R.A. 10365 : An Act of Further Strengthening the AntiMoney Laundering Law, Amending R.A. 9160, otherwise known as the “Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001”

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense) under R.A. 10175 – An Act Defining Cyber Crime, Providing for the Prevention, Investigation, Suppression and the Imposition of Penalties Thereof

24 school days suspension

Expulsion

24 school days suspension an return the money to the owner

Expulsion

Expulsion

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation Expulsion

member or staff by ridiculing, mocking or challenging/ instigating a quarrel.

16.Sexual Harassment (any form)

and the weight of the offense)

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense) under R.A.7877 : An Act of Sexual Harassment Unlawful in the Employment, Education or Training Environment…

17.Immorality including but not limited to acts of lasciviousness, necking/ petting and similar immoral acts within the school campus.

18.Pornography - the consumption / possession/ distribution/ sales of pornographic materials

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense)

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense) under R.A. 9775: An Act Defining the Crime of Child Pornography, Prescribing Penalties Thereof

C. Other Major Offenses Offenses

19. Littering; Vandalism (any kind); disrupting the physical order of facilities.

20. Misrepresentation of the school including social media post

21. Smoking of cigarettes, tobacco & “vaping” inside the campus and outside near the school vicinity while wearing the school uniform and school ID.

warning

22. Gambling (any form)

23. Falsification of documents nonacademic, such as in reports, receipts, tickets; forgery of authorized signatures in other documents.

24. Mass action and subversive activities:

24-a. Joining, instigating or leading rallies, demonstrations and other forms of unapproved group actions which create disorder

24-b. Posting distributing, disseminating and circulating leaflets and other printed matters that tend to instigate subversion towards the government and cause chaos to the school.

24-c. Organizing and joining any fraternity, sorority or other unauthorized student organizations which may create disorder and disciplinary problems in the school

Verbal/written apology;

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense) under R.A. 9105: An Act Defining the Crime of Forgery…

24 school days suspension

12 school days suspension

24 school days suspension

Expulsion.

25. Possession/consumption/ selling of:

25.a. narcotic drugs (entering the school under the influence of), or illegal substances and weapons

25.b. alcohol (entering the school under the influence of)

26. Police cases and activities in public that tarnish school image (includes inappropriate behavior)

27. Other Criminal Offenses such as Arson, etc.

Legal Action (conditional: depends on the situation and the weight of the offense) under R.A. 11479 - Anti Terrorism Law of 2020

24 school days suspension; Legal Action if it involves violation of Anti-Hazing Law under R.A. 8049: An Act of Regulating Hazing and Other Forms of Initiation Rites in Fraternities, Sororities, and Other Organizations…

Summon proper authority

Warning/warning; send home

Summon proper authority; verbal/written apology; indefinite suspension.

Expulsion

Expulsion

Expulsion

Expulsion

12 school days suspension

Expulsion.

24 school days suspension

Expulsion

Manner of Investigation

The school President or a duly designated committee shall observe the following procedure in the investigation:

1. Fact Gathering and Inquiry

2. Evaluation of Findings

3. Conclusion / Decision

4. Appeal/ Petition

XI. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

The School recognizes the right of students to organize and to develop creative and responsible leadership; thus, it encourages students to form, join and participate in student organizations, clubs, associations, society, or any other formed student group that will suit their particular interests, inclinations and desires.

 All organizations, clubs, associations, society, and any other student formed group shall be governed by the Code of Discipline of the school and its rules and regulations.

 The Head of Student Affairs (HSAS), in cooperation with the Organizer of the club or organization shall coordinate the operations and activities of said student org, club, association, etc.

 A student organization applying for accreditation shall submit:

- a letter of approval addressed to the President/Dean

- its constitution and by-laws;

- names of 16 officers and members at the minimum;

- and, one-year plan of activities.

 The SAS office shall deliberate on the application and determine whether or not the constitution and by-laws and the plan of activities are in accordance with the school policies and/ or other rules and regulations, duly approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

 All accredited student organizations shall apply for renewal within 30 days from the start of the school year. Each shall submit the following documents to the SAS Office:

- annual report on accomplishments and activities, and to-date projects;

- any amendments to the constitutions and by-laws;

- plan of activities for the year.

 All fund-raising activities undertaken by student organizations shall be duly approved by the President/Dean

 The student organizations shall be supervised as follows:

- The SASO shall be notified of all the activities of any student organizations for proper guidance and coordination.

- Accredited organizations shall be entitled to privileges and benefits such as the use of school facilities.

- SASO shall be officially notified of any change in the set of officers of any student organization.

- Posters and notices shall be posted only on authorized locations. The sources/ proponents should be identified in the posters/notices that should be noted by the SASO. In case of complaints, the creators/sources shall be held answerable.

XII. STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES

The Student Affairs and Services Office (SASO) is a service arm of the institution that is responsive to all aspects of student well-being and actualization. SASO provides leadership and support in furthering campus efforts to provide for the intellectual, cultural, social, recreational, emotional and personal development of all students.

Within the Student Affairs and Services Office are the following programs, units, facilities and services:

Admissions

Select and process the students admitted into the school to ensure they meet the minimum qualifications and requirements. If there are limitations of budget, faculty or facilities, the school is constrained to conduct selective admission and may implement a testing program.

Alumni Services

Graduates of the school are automatic members of the Alumni Association, which entitles them to have continued access to the school in order to connect and participate in programs that are beneficial to the current students and institution.

Board Review Services

Those in the field of Criminology are provided review services through the PAP Criminology Review Center (Crim F.I.L.E Academy) designed to help them succeed in the Board Examinations.

Canteen and Food Services

The canteen and other food stores inside the school Campus provide food variety and quality for student’s consumption, safety and convenience. The Food Services unit also conducts activities that teach students about nutrition, food hygiene and food preparation.

Career and Job Placement

A centralized career job placement system in the school provides information on employment opportunities, referrals and recommendations to companies and tips on job searching.

Culture and Arts

The cultural and arts program of the school offers students a range of cultural experiences that develops students by way of production, participation, consumption, and synthesis.

Foreign Students

Students with other than Philippine citizenship may apply for admission should the school be deemed qualified to start accepting as per regulatory commissions.

Guidance Counseling and Testing

The Guidance Counseling and Testing unit provides a broad spectrum of counseling and psychological services designed to assist students in mobilizing their creative energies and in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development. It also offers psychological

testing and personality evaluation, academic advising, career counseling, group counseling, life planning, peer counseling, mini-workshops, and training for trainers.

Library and Related Services

The Library rents out books and references for free, enabling students to maximize on resources and economize on book purchases.

The Audio-Visual unit has equipment for slides and video projections, as well as for seminars, workshops, conferences, meetings, and similar activities that require the use of audio-visual facilities.

Medical, Dental, and Other Health Services

A medical and dental clinic in the school provides medical and dental checkup, first aid emergency services and health education services to PAP students, faculty and staff. Placing emphasis on preventive medicine, the school encourages students to seek advice on unusual symptoms and health problems as early as possible. It encourages students to support the institution’s cleanliness and the sanitation programs to prevent illness and other health problems.

Multi Faith Services

This unit serves as the first point of campus contact for all faith groups, providing support to religion preferences and activities.

Research on Student Affairs and Services

Research and evaluation of student services is being carried out to determine how effectively its programs, policies and services are meeting the needs, interests and abilities of the students and discover what aspects have contributed to the educational mission of the school.

Scholarships and Financial Assistance

The Scholarships office/ unit provides assistance and information on various scholarships and subsidies that are available to students with low financial capability.

Safety and Security Services

Twenty-four hour security service is provided in the entrance and exit points of the school, to ensure that unscrupulous personages are kept out. They also maintain peace and order, assist in traffic and parking procedures, and ensure the safety of all those inside the school premises. Protection of life and property, health protocols, proper dress code and decorum are being monitored by the security personnel, among others.

Sports Development

The Sports Development unit promotes and supports all recreational sports programs and activities of the school whether in-campus or inter-school, aimed to promote learning in physical fitness and skills development.

Student Publications

The Student Publications unit of the school promotes the development and growth of campus journalism under R.A. 7079 or the Campus Journalism Act.

Students with Special Needs Services

Students with special needs are given attention, assistance and opportunities so they are able to complete equally with their peers in academic programs.

Student Housing and Residential

The school operates a student dormitory and further provides assistance to students for other residential options.

Social and Community Involvement

The Community Extension office promotes programs and activities the develop students through active involvement in community building services throughout the school year.

XIII. SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS IN THE NEW NORMAL

In the adjustment towards operating in the new normal, the following supplemental guidelines are being provided to students during the pandemic or transition from pandemic into low alert levels.

1. FLEXIBLE DELIVERY OF SERVICES

The school has developed flexible means of delivering several services to students and parents for safety and convenience, such as in:

a. Online enrollment

b. Soft copy documents requirement

c. Google forms

d. Online and offsite payment options

e. Tele-consultation for guidance, medical and dental services

f. Zoom or Google meetings and conferences

g. E-Library

h. Upgraded internet capability onsite

2. TEACHING-LEARNING MODALITY

A flexible and independent learning modality was adopted by the school to ensure learning continuity. This involves synchronous and asynchronous teaching-learning activities. The school developed the eclass-pap, a learning management system (LMS) that provides digital material and allows students to upload their works for scoring. Grading system is also facilitated through eclass-pap.

The school faculty developed instructional materials or modules that contain the subject matter and work tasks at the end of each topic. The use of available Open Educational Resources (OERs), and webinars is being encouraged.

In addition, Quipper program is being used in the Junior and Senior high school levels for e-learning application.

For attendance, oral participation, collaboration and discussion, and intervention, the instructors and students will use web applications such as Zoom and Google meet.

To aid in digital learning, rent-to-own PC scheme is being offered for students to acquire computers for their learning needs.

In future, a blended modality involving face-to-face or in-person classes as well as non face-to-face classes may be assumed.

3. COMMUNICATION

As for the lack of face-to-face encounters or in-campus attendance, the information, coordination and communication activities of the school are done through the following channels:

 Email

 Text

 LMS

 School website (ongoing development)

 Social media accounts – Facebook, Messenger, YouTube, others.

4. FACILITIES

Crowding in small spaces as well as having large gatherings pose a higher risk of transmission of viruses and other transmissible diseases. Thus, in order to maintain physical distancing, the school keeps its class sizes small in proportion to its spaces, and has retrofitted some of its facilities as well as implemented a unidirectional traffic system for all students, staff and visitors to follow while inside the campus.

XIV. DATA PRIVACY POLICY

Student’s personal information are entered and stored within the school’s official information and communications system which is equipped with security measures to protect that personal information. It can only be accessed and shared by the school, its authorized personnel, and other persons or institutions as may be required by law.

You agree that there must be a free flow of personal information to and from the school to ensure the efficient delivery of student services and implementation of institutional mechanisms.

You affirm your rights to be informed, to object to processing, to access and rectify, to suspend or withdraw your personal information, and to be indemnified for damages pursuant to Republic Act of 2012 or Data Privacy Act, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.

XX. PROGRAMS OFFERED

A. PRIMARY EDUCATION

Pre-Elementary and Elementary: Nursery, Kindergarten, Grade 1 – 6

B. SECONDARY EDUCATION

Junior High School: Grade 7 - 10

Senior High School: Grade 11 and Grade 12

Academic Strands: General Academics (GAS), Humanities & Social Sciences (HUMSS), Accountancy & Business Management (ABM), Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Technical-Vocational Strands: Home Economics (HE), Information Communications Technology (ICT)

C. TERTIARY EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

BS IT (Bachelor of Science in Information Technology)

ACT (Associate in Computer Technology)

COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY

BS CRIMINOLOGY (Bachelor of Science in Criminology: Forensic Ballistics, Forensic Photography, Questioned Documents, Fingerprint Identification Polygraph)

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

BS ED (Bachelor of Secondary Education – Major in English)

B EED (Bachelor of Elementary Education)

SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT

BS HM (Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management)

BS TM (Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management)

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BS EE (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering)

D. TESDA COURSES

HOUSEKEEPING NC II

FOOD AND BEVERAGE NC II

E. SPECIALIZATION

COOKERY NC II

HILOT WELLNESS MASSAGE NC II

FORENSIC BALLISTICS, FORENSIC CHEMISTRY, POLYGRAPH, LEGAL MEDICINE, QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS, FINGERPRINT, FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY

F. REVIEW

Criminology Board Exam Review