Admission Procedures

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TEST

1. Photocopy of School Card
2. Testing fee of Php100.00
3. Receipt of Payment

CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

For incoming freshmen, they must have taken first the University Admission Test. Subsequently, they must effectively pass the Standardized Test/College Qualifying Examination. This is a standardized test that will be administered by the College to screen applicants. Passing the test means that an examinee gets an "average" rating or higher which will be verified by the concerned College.

Those who intend, however, to take Bachelor of Secondary Mathematics and Science Education should be graduates of the Science, Engineering, Technology and Engineering (STEM) Track of Senior High School curriculum. Other SHS Track completers may take appropriate bridging programs prior to application.

Bridging Programs will be taken if the Senior High School Track is not vertically articulated to the course applied for.

Upon passing the Test, applicants shall then undergo an interview. Definitely, this process would verify the student's proficiency in English language or communication skills, including his/her knowledge and potential in the field of chosen career. The Committee to interview shall be composed of at least 5 members from the Senior faculty and/or from designated College/Campus officials.

A graduate of the SKSU Senior High School is given priority in the admission and shall not undergo to usual process.

Interview rating shall be based on the percentage score below using a set of guided questions in the criteria:

1. Delivery (30%)
   -Manner of Answering question 20%
   -Pronunciation 5%
   -Diction and Articulation 5%

The following criteria and allocations shall be applied to Courses with Board/Licensure Examination:

Admission Test Score - 20%
Aptitude Test/College Qualifying - 40%
General Point Average - 20%
Interview - 20%
Total 100%

However, for programs who have designed their own qualifying test may adopt this scheme:

University Admission Exam - 20%
College Qualifying Exam - 30%
General Point Average- 10%
Interview - 30%
Total 100%

2. Personality (30%)
- Gesture 10%
- Bearing/Poise/Confidence 10%
- Values and Attitudes shown 10%

3. Knowledge  (40%)
- Content/Idea 10%
- Organization 10%
- Aptitude 10%
- Values and Attitudes are to be considered 10%

Guided questionnaire: for the interview shall be composed of open-ended questions duly prepared by the Committee. The interviewers shall validate the available information from one's credentials and test results, and determine the skills, knowledge and potentials of the applicants.

Panel interview to individual applicant shall be adopted. The average result of the panel shall be the final percentage score of the interviewee.

The Interview Instrument
There shall be 3 sets of interview questions.

1. Global, National and Local Issues
1.1 Politics and Governance
1.2 Economics and Development
1.3 Current Events

2. Special Issues
2.1 Drug Education, and Peace and Order
2.2 Women and Children's Rights
2.3 Human Rights
2.4 Gender and Development

3. Program-related Issues

For Non-Board programs the following criteria and allocations shall apply:

University Admission Exam - 50%
General Point Average - 20%
Interview - 30%
Total 100%

RETENTION POLICIES

(For Board/Licensure Programs) At the end of every semester, a student must obtain a General Point Average (GPA) of 2.50 or better. Otherwise, he/she shall be advised to shift course.

In case where a student failed in one (1) subject, he/shall be issued a WARNING. For 2 or more failing grades in a semester, he/she will be advised to SHIFT to other program. Such computation, however, shall exclude the grades in the National Service Training Program (NSTP). The required GPA shall mean a rounded-off value at the nearest tenth place to avoid ambiguity.

A graduating student is allowed to have an overload of maximum of 6 units only.

1. Retention Policies/ Scholastic Delinquency for Non-Board Programs, the new policy on retention shall be as follows:

2. Grading System
a) A rating of zero shall have an equivalent of zero or 0=0
b) Requesting of subjects is not allowed.

Criteria:
Examination (Mid/Final Term) 50%
Quizzes/Recitation/Project/Assignment, etc. 50%
Total 100%

ADMISSION CATEGORY

To be admitted to any of the SKSU curricular programs, an examine must satisfactorily take the set of written examination and undergo the interview process, the results of which are added to the scores garnered in the Grade Points Average indicated in the High School Card. The total equivalent score shall categorize the examinee in the range of percentage scores below:

Range Description

65%-100% PRC Regulated Courses
50%-64% CSC Regulated Courses
35%-49% Two Year Courses
1%-34% Special technical Courses

Should a student enroll in a lower category but wishes to proceed to a higher category the prospective students shall take any of the two-year courses, which have common or general subjects in the first year. He/she shall have at least 15 units a semester to qualify for the next higher category, based on the following categories:

1. Category 1.
Grade Point Average of 2.00
No Grade below 2.50
Grade related to the major subjects must be at least 1.75

2. Category 2
Grade Point Average of 2.25
No Grade below 2.75
Grade related to the major subjects must be at least 2.00.

CROSS ENROLLMENT

1. Cross-Enrollment should be done within the period of registration.
2. Cross-Enrollment shall be allowed in all curricular levels, provided a) these subjects are not offered in the institution, b) must have the same course description and number of units, and  c) must not be a major subject.
3. Cross-Enrollment outside the University should be authorized by the University Registrar in coordination with the concerned Deans for the subject/s to be given official credit by the University.
4. Students shall be allowed to cross-registrar in one school outside the university. However, students who need to cross-enroll in another campus within the university must seek written permission from the Campus Registrar stating the subject and number of units to register in.
5. Total credit a student shall enroll should not exceed the prescribed units of curriculum.
6. Students  from another institution may cross-enroll at SKSU provided the following conditions are satisfied:

- A written permit from the college/University Registrar where he/she is officially enrolled is submitted to the Office of Registrar.

- The subject's to be cross-enrolled is/are regular offered.

ACADEMIC LOAD

• The total number of units for which a student may register shall be in accordance with the curricular program the student is enrolled in.
• During the summer term a student may enroll in nine (9) units except for graduating students who shall be allowed a higher load not exceeding twelve (12) units.
• Only graduating students may be permitted to carry an overload of not more than six (6) units.
• A student who is scholastically delinquent shall not be allowed to carry overload.
• The load of a transferee shall be limited only to subject/s without pre-requisites until such time that said subject shall have been validated/accredited.

Registration of students shall only be conducted during the regular period as indicated in the Academic Calendar accordance with the curricular program the student is enrolled in.

• A student shall be considered Officially enrolled for the whole semester/term when he/she has paid his tuition and other fees duly validated by the Office of the Registrar.
• Registration of students shall only be conducted during the regular period as indicated in the Academic Calendar.
• A student must be Officially registered in order to receive credit for the course work.
• A student shall not be allowed to enroll in more than one (1) curricular program at the same time during his/her stay in University.
• Rules on sequencing of subjects (Pre-requisites) in the curriculum shall be observed and followed in enrollment. Enrolling in and attendance in a subject without passing its pre-requisites shall earn no academic credit.
• Registration of a returning student shall be dependent on his/her previous scholastic standing.
• Late registration fee of P100.00 per day shall be charged to a student who enrolls after the regular registration period as provided for in the academic calendar not to exceed five (5) school days.
• No Registration shall be allowed after the last day of registration except for the following reasons:

1. Interruption of regular transportation due to natural or man-made calamity such as: typhoons, floods, earthquakes or military operations, etc.
2. Accidents while in transit that need immediate hospitalization. (Medical Certificate or an affidavit by the student stating the causes for late registration must be attached to the application for exemption).
3. Emergencies at home like death of immediate member of the family such as: father, mother, brother, sister. (death certificate issued by the Local Civil Registrar must be attached for exemption).

CHANGING/ADDING/DROPPING OF SUBJECTS

• Changing/Adding/Dropping of subjects shall be made only for valid reasons and stated in writing to be recommended by the Department Chairman.
• Changing/adding/dropping of subjects shall be made within two weeks after start of classes subject to payment of corresponding fees of twent0) pesos per subject.
• Subject changed added without approval of the University/Campus registrar shall not be given credit.
• Total load carried by a student including additional subject/s must not exceed the maximum under the rule on academic load or that which is prescribed for his/her curriculum year during the term/semester.
• A student may be allowed to drop the subject by filling out a prescribed form within the prescribed period of dropping.
• Dropping a subject shall be allowed before the Mid-term. After the mid-term, a student may be allowed to drop the subject for a valid and justifiable reason but he/she has to pay the corresponding tuition fee for the particular subject/s dropped.
• Unofficial dropping of subject before and after the mid-term shall earn the student a failing grade of 5.0.

REQUESTED SUBJECTS

• Any student shall be apply for requested subject/s for valid reason only and stated in writing to be recommended by the Department Chairman/Head, the Dean and approved by the University Registrar.
• A student could request for a maximum of six (6) units during the semester or term.
• Students who request subjects shall pay the amount of Five Thousand pesos (P 5,000.00) per 3 unit-subject which amount shall be divided equally among the students.
• Requested subject shall be approved upon presentation of Official Receipt of full payment.
• The approved requested subject shall be added to the registered academic load of student.
• Requested subject shall be handled by an Instructor/Professor in line of his/her specialization.
• Requested subject shall not exceed fifteen (15) students.

SHIFTING FROM ONE COURSE TO ANOTHER

• A student is allowed to shift his/her course provided his/her application to shift course be recommended by his/her Department Chairman/Head, approved by the Dean and acknowledged by the Registrar.

WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION

• Withdrawal of Registration shall be allowed only on meritorious cases as recommended by the Department Chairman/Head and the Dean.
• Credentials shall be released after payment of necessary school fees based on the Schedule of Fees.
• No withdrawal of registration shall be made after four (4) weeks from the start of classes. The rules for dropping shall apply.

Violeta T. Pico
Director, Records and Admission
Mobile  Number: 0900-000-0000

Or in any of the following:

1. E-mail Address: registrar@sksu.edu.ph
2. University website: https://www.sksu.edu.ph
3. SKSU Facebook Page (@sksu.edu.ph)