CORRELATION COURSE GUIDELINES – 3RD Quarter AY 2020-2021

A. ONLINE DELIVERY
1. Students who are regularly enrolled in the correlation courses will automatically be
included in the Blackboard course page.
Students who are retakers in 3Q AY 2020-2021 (those who were enrolled 2Q 2020-2021
and prior terms) must enlist themselves in the Google form survey (link) until 21 March
2021 at 11:59PM. If the link does not work, copy, and paste this link
(https://tinyurl.com/bb-enrollment-3q2021) to your browser.

2. Final list of retakers in 3Q AY 2020-2021 will be submitted to Center for Teaching and
Learning (CTL) for inclusion in current (3Q AY 2020-2021) correlation course sections in
their respective programs.
3. Students must check their BB accounts to access all review materials and activities for the
correlation course they are completing.
4. Students can access review/lecture materials in any of the following options:
a. Powerpoint without audio
b. Powerpoint with audio
c. Pre-recorded videos
d. Zoom recordings
Students can access online activities such as:
a. Practice exercises (or Assignments)
b. Quizzes or Mock Board Examination
c. Zoom Meetings
5. Blackboard courses will be catered by topic taken each day in the respective Board
Examinations as prescribed by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The list of
current available correlation courses this 3rd Quarter of AY 2020-2021 are as follows:

Total No. of Breakdown

Course Code Topics
Hours of hours
70 Mathematics
ECE198L (ECEA198-1L) 120
50 General Engineering and Applied Sciences
45 Electronics
ECE198-1L 90
45 Electronics Systems and Technologies
70 Mathematics
EE198L 120
50 Engineering Science and Allied Subjects
Mathematics, Surveying, and Transportation
CE199-1L (CE199L-1) 135 135
Engineering
CE199-2L 135 135 Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering
CE199-3L 60 60 Structural Engineering and Construction
GE0198-1L 90 90 General Geology
45 Petrology and Mineralogy
GEO198-2L 90
45 Applied Geology
60 Environmental Engineering
ESE199-1L (ESE199L-1) | ESE199-2L | 60 Public Health Engineering
240
ESE199-3L 60 Wastewater Engineering
60 Water Supply Engineering
30 Industrial and Power Plant Engineering
Mathematics, Engineering Economy, and Basic
ME198D 90 30
Engineering Services
30 Machine Design, Materials and Shop Practice
45 Theories of Personality
PSY131-1L 90
45 Clinical/Abnormal Psychology
a. A copy of the course syllabus, course schedule and the correlation course
guidelines are to be uploaded by the lecturer on Blackboard.
b. There are quizzes given to help assess the students’ understanding of the
concepts and principles discussed. The following table below shows the
minimum number of quizzes given in each course.
NOTE: Some programs do not have quizzes yet implemented this term (3Q AY
2020–2021). Thus, for these programs, quizzes may refer to practice exercises.
c. Discussion of the solutions on the quizzes shall be included also in the course
schedule. However, the solutions to quizzes will not be disseminated to the
students nor can be demanded by the students from the lecturers. Students
must attend the schedule of live discussion of the quiz results or access its
recording.

Correlation Course Number of Quizzes

ECE198L (ECEA198L) 8
EE198L 8
ECE198-1L 3
CE199-1L (CE199L-1) 3
CE199-2L 3
CE199-3L 2
GEO198-1L 6
GEO198-2L 9
ESE199-1L (ESE199L-1) 3
ESE199-2L 3
ESE 199-3L 3
ME198D 9
PSY131-1L 6

d. Quizzes can only be taken once while practice exercises, if any, can have
multiple attempts. Students must comply with the given schedule of the
quizzes. As a rule, retakes of quizzes are not allowed during the current term.
However, students with only one or two failed quizzes may be given
consideration to have retakes on the current term provided that a letter of
request be endorsed by their school or department, with approval of either its
Program Chair or the Dean.
Retakes within the term, may be taken on Week 12 of the current term or the
enrollment week of the succeeding quarter.
e. Mock Board Exams can only be taken once and for 3rd Quarter AY 2020–2021
will be on 8 May to 11 May 2021.
Retakes of the Mock Board Exam may be taken the following term. Students will
be allowed to have a re-take for the next three (3) terms or within a year after
his enrollment of the course.
 6. Grading
a. A FINAL GRADE of “P” will be given if all the Quizzes and Mock Board
Examination are PASSED (70% or above).
b. A grade of “IP” (which is also equivalent to a grade of “C”) is given if the above
criteria is not satisfied. Students will just need to retake the failed quizzes
and/or mock board examination on the following term. However, the student
must complete the correlation course within four (4) terms or else he/she will
need to re-enroll the correlation course again.
c. A grade of “F” is given to students if he/she is caught violating the academic
integrity policy of the University, and/or the students incurred unexcused
absences of more than 20% of the total course hours. If a student receives a
failing grade on the correlation course, he/she will automatically re-enroll the
course on the next term, if available, and following the same guidelines for first-
time enrollees.

B. MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION

1. The Mock Board Examination for 3rd Quarter of AY 2020–2021 will be scheduled on
Week 10 – Week 11 (8 May to 11 May 2021).

COURSE CODE MOCK BOARD EXAM SCHEDULE

CE199-1L (CE199L-1) Day 1 – May 10 | Day 2 – May 11 | Day 3 – May 12
CE199-2L Day 1 – May 10 | Day 2 – May 11 | Day 3 – May 12
CE199-3L Day 1 – May 11 | Day 2 – May 12
ECE198L (ECEA198L) May 10
EE198L May 11
ECE198-1L May 9
ESE199-1L May 8
ESE199-2L May 9
ESE199-3L May 10
GEO198-1L May 8
GEO198-2L May 9
ME198D Day 1 – May 8 | Day 2 – May 9
PSY131-1L Day 1 – May 8 | Day 2 – May 9

2. Students must take a photo and must sign the Agreement to the Academic Integrity
Policies before being allowed to take the Mock Board Examinations. Failure to adhere
with the Academic Integrity Policies will automatically merit a grade of “F” in the course
and may be referred to the Prefect of Discipline for appropriate sanctions.

3. Reminders when taking the Mock Board Examination:

a. Clicking the EXAM LINK automatically starts of the exam and will be considered as one
(1) attempt.
b. The exam has a time limit. Take note of the Start and End time of the exam.
c. The exam is monitored live via Zoom with the web camera enabled.
d. Students must open the video in the Zoom meeting during the Mock Board Exam.
Students who could not open his camera due to any reason, shall not be allowed to
take the exam and shall be considered zero (0) for the term. Students must ensure
that their camera is working well prior to the exam.
e. Ensure that you are alone in a quiet and well-lighted room when taking the mock
 board examination. Students must work alone and must not talk to anyone during the
duration of the mock board examination.
f. Students are not allowed to leave their seat when taking the exam. Ensure that they
have eaten their meals and/or have had their toilet breaks before the start of the
exam. Students shall be forced to click “Submit” should they want to leave their seats.
g. Handwritten solutions shall be scanned or be digitally photographed and be
submitted along with the answers for Problem Solving items.
h. Ensure to submit the exam and other required documentations, 15 mins before the
deadline to have enough time to double check if the exams and other required
documentations are successfully submitted.
i. Exam and other required documentations that are submitted LATE will be voided.

C. COMPLETION OF GRADES
1. Students who obtained “C” grade in the previous quarters, provided it has not been
acquired for more than 4 terms, will need to fill out Request to Complete Course form
thru this link. If the link is not working, copy and paste this link
(https://tinyurl.com/correl-completion) on your browser.
2. The submission of completion forms is only accepted during Week 11 of the current
term up to Week 2 of the succeeding term.

D. CONTACTS
Any concern or question on correlation courses may be sent to the following contact details:
a. Dr. Joseph Albert M. Mendoza jammendoza@mapua.edu.ph
b. Mr. Josephous B. Quejada jbquejada@mapua.edu.ph
c. Dr. Aileen D. Nieva adnieva@mapua.edu.ph
d. Ms. Hennie B. Dela Cruz hbdelacruz@mapua.edu.ph
e. Facebook Group Mapua Correlation Courses Support Group (Link)