The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) released a memorandum dated May 24, 2021, Monday, regarding resolutions on changes within policies for the remainder of the second semester for A.Y. 2020-2021 and for the first semester of A.Y. 2021-2022.
Students with deferred grades from the First Semester of the A.Y. 2019-2020 will be allowed completion until June 19, 2021, the last day of the Finals week, instead of the initial May 31, 2021 deadline set by an earlier OVPAA memo.
Courses marked incomplete (INC) for the first semester of A.Y. 2020-2021 that will not be completed within the one (1) year period will be marked INC, “due to COVID-19 pandemic.”
Rules on academic delinquencies and retentions are also suspended for the rest of the second semester of A.Y. 2020-2021.
In line with the University policy for the past semesters during the pandemic, the minimum regular load remains to be 12 units instead of the 15-unit pre-pandemic regular academic load for a semester.
Course pack incentives will be implemented for Midyear 2021 and the first semester of A.Y. 2021-2022, while the dropping deadline for Midyear 2021 is set until August 20, 2021.
The faculty are encouraged to plan the teaching load for early preparation of the course packs. They are also allowed to take their one (1) month leave starting July 26, 2021 or a month after the Commencement Exercises set on July 25, 2021.
Deadline for the submission of grades are also given a one-week extension from June 26, 2021 to July 3, 2021 while the due date for the complete list of graduates is also extended and is set to be submitted by the respective colleges to the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) from July 6, 2021 to July 9, 2021.
Students have also continued their calls for #LigtasNaBalikEskwela as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Commissioner Popoy De Vera said that flexible learning was adopted as an official CHED policy starting A.Y. 2021.. Facing public backlash, he retracted his earlier statement and said that flexible learning is the best option during the pandemic.
Memo Image courtesy of CHE Office of the College Secretary.
