Policies

1.    Admission Policy:

Guidelines to determine  students qualified to enrol in the program as freshman, transferee or shiftee.

Effective 2^nd Sem SY 2018-2019

(Old policies apply before effectivity of revised policies)

All incoming first year shall be subject to the University’s admission requirements, as administered by the Office of the Students Services (OSS), Office of the Registrar and Office of the Dean of the College of Business (for the College of Business programs).

1. To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) program under the College of Business, a student shall pass a qualifying examination covering basic accounting and other accounting related subjects in the Senior-High School to be administered by the Accountancy Department.
2.  The qualifying examination is usually scheduled at the end of the 2^nd semester or within the summer-break period of any school year.
3. The result of the qualifying examination shall be considered final and not subject to appeal, hence no retakes shall be allowed.
4. Non qualifiers shall be advised to take other COB courses.
5. Non-qualification after this first qualifying examination is a permanent disqualification for the BSA program. The coverage and other qualifying standards for the qualifying examination shall be reviewed and evaluated regularly, and shall be subject to further enhancements.
6. On rare instances that transferees are accepted. Applicants shall demonstrate very high admission rating, GPA, grades in major subjects and professional electives. Credit equivalency of General Education subjects shall be subject to the conditions of the College of Arts and Sciences.

2.    Retention and Promotion Policy:

Guidelines for students to be retained in the program and eligible to be promoted to the next year level.

Effective 1^stSem SY 2019-2020

1. To be retained in the BSA program, a student must obtain a grade of 2.00 or better in all Core Accounting Education (AE) and Major/Professional Education (PrE) subjects.
2. One retake per AE or PrE subject is allowed in case of cut-off failure for a maximum of 10 subjects only.
3. A student must maintain an individual rating of 2.25 or better in all other than AE and PrE subjects.
4. A student must not have failure in any subject.
5. All cut-off grades may not be applicable during student’s last semester/last subject(s).
6. Cut-off grades maybe revised after review and evaluation and with the recommendation of the Department Chair and the approval of the College Dean whose decision will be considered final.
7. The BSA students shall pursue the BSA curriculum herein described or future enhancement thereof, in compliance with the requirements and pronouncements of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Board of Accountancy (BOA), and the College of Business (COB) of the Bukidnon State University (BukSU).

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1.     Admission Policy:

Guidelines to determine  students qualified to enrol in the program as freshman, transferee or shiftee.

Lifelong learners

·   At least 85% High School General Average of (Math, English, Science, Filipino)

·   At least 40% Entrance Exam Score Percentage

* Conditional score may be accepted subject to grade evaluation and interview procedures with the approval of the Department Chairperson and the Dean of the College as on probationary student.

K-12 Graduates

ABM strand

·   At least 84% High School General Average of ABM major subjects (Principles of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Fundamentals of ABM I and II, Business Math and other relevant ABM subjects.

·   At least 40% Entrance Exam Score Percentage

* Conditional score may be accepted subject to grade evaluationand interview procedures and approval of the Department Chairperson and the Dean of the College as on probationary student.

     Non - ABM strand

·   At least 85% High School General Average with no grade below 80.

·   At least 40% Entrance Exam rating

* Conditional score may be accepted subject to grade evaluation and interview procedures and approval of the Department Chairperson and the Dean of the College as on probationary student.

2.     Retention and Promotion Policy:

Guidelines for students to be retained in the program and eligible to be promoted to the next year level.

1.     No grade below 2.5 in Financial Management 101 & 102 subjects or its equivalent.  Should a student obtain a grade of 2.75, he/she is given only one chance to retake the subject and shall obtain a grade of 2.5 or better.  A grade of 3.0 or 5.0 on the specified subjects disqualifies the student for further admission to the program/department with passing percentage of 60%.

2.     Grades in Taxation and Law subjects may be 2.50 or better.  Should the student obtain a grade below 2.50, he/she may be subject to review and may retake the subjects only on 2 chances..  Otherwise, this will be a basis for disqualification.

3.     To qualify for the next year level, the student must satisfy the following Grade Point Average (GPA):

To qualify for 2^nd year     2.50

To qualify for 3^rd year     2.50

To qualify for 4^th year      2.50

4.     Behind subjects may be added the next semester or school year if the student reaches a GPA of at least 2.5 in all his/her major subjects.

Bachelor of Science in HOTEL & RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Science in HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

1.     Admission Policy:

Guidelines to determine  students qualified to enrol in the program as freshman, transferee or shiftee.

For Incoming First Year

•     At least 83% High School General Average in (Math, English, Science, Filipino)

•     At least 40% Entrance Exam

For shifters and transferees

•     Transferees are required to take an entrance exam.

•     A GPA of at least 2.5 (all subjects) can be accommodated to the regular BSHM program

•     A GPA of between 2.5 and 2.75 can be accommodated but will be subject to On- Probation status (15 units)

•     No shifters and transferees will be accommodated with a GPA below 3.0

•     Dropped, INC or Withdrawn subject is computed as 5.0

•     Transferees: Credit equivalency of General Education subjects shall be subject to the conditions of the College of Arts and Sciences.

2.     Retention and Promotion Policy:

Guidelines for students to be retained in the program and eligible to be promoted to the next year level.

1.     No grade below 2.5 in HPC2, HPC3, HMPE2, HMPE3, and HMPE4.  Should a student obtain a grade of 2.75 or below, he/she will retake the subject and shall obtain a grade of 2.5 or better (to be implemented AY 2018-2019)

2.     GPA for Major Subjects should not be below 2.5; otherwise, student will be DELOADED with one or two major subjects the following semester.(to be implemented AY 2018-2019). One subject reduction for a GPA of between 2.5-2.75 and two major subjects reduction for a GPA of below 2.75.

3.     No failures in any subject; otherwise, the student will be ON PROBATION

(18 units for 1 failure; 15 units for 2 failures)

4.     2 failures of major subjects in one semester for 1^st and 2^nd year students, the student will be advised to shift(to be implemented AY 2018-2019)

5.     2 failures of major subjects in one semester for 3^rd  and 4^th  year students, the student shall only carry 12 units.

1.     Admission Policy:

Guidelines to determine  students qualified to enrol in the graduate program as freshman, transferee or shiftee.

Admission Requirements

For Incoming First Year Graduate Students

1. For a master’s  degree:
   A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college of good standing.

   A general average of 85%; “B”, or 2.0

2. For a doctoral degree:
   A master’s degree or its equivalent of good standing

   A general average of 90%; “A- or B+”, or 1.5

3. Official transcript of Records and Honorable Dismissal
4. Interview of the admission panel

For shiftees and transferees

1. All of the above requirements.
   Exception:  Honorable Dismissal for Shiftees (students from same University)
2. Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree is aligned to the next degree or an allied degree.
3. Evaluation of TOR for possible Transfer Credits.

2.     Graduation Policy

Guidelines for graduate students to apply as candidates for graduation level.

1. Pass the Comprehensive examinations
2. Pass the Thesis oral Defense
3. Submission of 4 book bound copies of Theses books to the Program Coordinator
4. A residence of 2 semesters for Transferees

Admission

Enrolment Procedure

Changing/Adding/dropping of subjects

Withdrawal from the course         Retention

Attendance & Absences                Cross Enrolment

Instructor-Student Ratio                 Permit to Study

Academic Rules & Regulations

Examinations

Marking System  Other  grades that could be reflected

Procedure for request for change of marks

Academic Credit load

Residence requirements {CHED memo #36, s. 1998, Items 1 to 3.2}

Comprehensive Examinations

Guidelines for Taking the Comprehensive Exams

Qualifying Examinations

Scholarships

Thesis/Dissertation Writing

Submission of Bound Copies of the Theses/

or Dissertation Books

Preparing for and taking the Oral Examinations

Scheduling of the Oral Defense

Students’ Guide when preparing for the oral examination/defense of the thesis/dissertation

Things to avoid when preparing for the oral exams

Tips on examination questions that may probably be raised

Code of Conduct

Dress Code                             In the library

Properties and facilities         Cheating/Plagiarism

Immorality                             Prohibited drugs

Right of Students to Due Process