Republic of the Philippines PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY College of Teacher Education Puerto Princesa City GRADING SYSTEM AND ACADEMIC RETENTION POLICY A. GRADING SYSTEM. The performance of students shall be rated at the end of each semester in accordance with the following system: GRADE EQUIVALENT | DESCRIPTIVE RATING PERCENTAGE | 1.0 97-100 | Excellent (noms 93-96 | Excellent 15 89-92 | Highly Satisfactory 1.75 85-88 | Highly Satisfactory 2.0 80-84 | Satisfactory 2.25 75-79 | Satisfactory 25 70-74 | Fairly Satisfactory 2.75 65-69 __| Fairly Satisfactory 3.0 60-64 | Passed 40 55-59 | Condition INC Incomplete 5.0 Failed NC No Credit Peel Tn Progress OD Officially Dropped UD. Unofficially Dropped Ww Withdrawn Only the foregoing grades shall be officially recognized. The percentage ratings shall be computed based on a zero-based scoring system rather than transmuted scores. The faculty member is given the academic freedom to determine the weights for each criterion or component of the grade, provided that the assigned weights are within the following ranges: Long Exams and Quizzes 15% - 30% Mid-Term Examinations 20% -30% | Final Examinations 30% - 40% Assignments 5% - 10% Performance Tests 5% = 20% Projects 5% - 10% Recitation/ Class Participation 5% - 15% Sowee: CTE Student Handbook,Field study courses may not follow the above criteria and have different bases, primarily that of students” participation in FS activities and their outputs in the form of a portfolio. B, ACADEMIC RETENTION POLICY FOR COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION As approved by the PSU Board of Regents during its 131" Meeting on March 3, 2006 in its Resolution No.27 s2006, the following minimum grades shall be required of BEEd and BSEd students effective 1* Semester, SY 2006-2007: 1, For 1* Year and 2™ Year Level a. 2.25 is the minimum general weighted average (GWA) to continue as a regular student for the succeeding semester b. A student shall be on probation (to be granted only once during his/her entire stay at the College of Teacher Education) status if his/her GWA is between 2.26 to 2.50 c. A student will not be allowed to continue in the program if his/her GWA is lower than 2.51 d. A student who gets a GWA lower than 2.25 during the semester that he/she is ‘on probation may not be allowed to continue enrolment in the program during the succeeding semester. 2. For 3" Year Level a. 2.25 is the entry GWA (computed based on all academic subjects taken during the I and 2™ years) for 3" year level b. 2.5 is the minimum GWA to continue as a regular student for the succeeding semester c. A student shall be on probation if his/her GWA at the end of first semester ranges from 2.51 to 2.60. d_A student who is on probation is required to earn a GWA of at least 2.50 in order to be allowed to continue in the program. Otherwise, he/she may no longer continue and will be advised to shift course. 3. For 4" year Level 2.5 is the entry GWA (computed based on all academic subjects taken during the 3% year) for fourth year level. A student whose GWA is lower than 2.5 will not be allowed to continue in the program. 4. For All Levels a. Aside from complying with the minimum required GWA at every year level, students should earn credits (ie., get grades of 3.0 or better) in at least 75% of their enrolled units as of the last day for late enrolment in order to be considered in “good academic standing” and approved for enrolment. . Subjects for which grades eamed are “AW” (authorized withdrawal); UW (unauthorized withdrawal), “Inc” (Incomplete); “4”; or “5”, as of the time of enrolment, cannot be considered for credit