ADVANCE CREDIT

Advance Placement Examination (APE)

New freshmen who qualify for and pass the prescribed advance placement examination in basic courses in the freshman year such as the languages, College Algebra, Plane Trigonometry, etc., within one

(1) year of their enrollment in the University, shall be given credit for the corresponding subjects in their academic program provided that this privilege is not given for more than six (6) units in any one discipline. These examinations are usually scheduled two (2) weeks before the advance freshmen registration every first semester.

Application forms and other information regarding advance placement examinations may be obtained from the Office of the College Secretary, College of Arts and Letters, or College of Science.

Holders of the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma/certificate may apply for advance credit for certain subjects they have taken. However, the total credit that may be granted, including automatic credit, shall not exceed 15 units per subject area.

Proficiency Examination in Physical Education (PEPE)

Proficiency examinations (or credit by examination) in PE courses are given to enable students who are already skillful in one (1) or more sports to acquire advance units in PE. Any student who passes a PEPE shall be given credit for the corresponding PE course. Students may take proficiency examinations in one

(1) or more courses to meet the PE requirements. The examination is given twice a year, i.e., before the start of every semester.

A student who is graduating at the end of a given semester but who failed to enroll in a required PE course may take a special proficiency examination upon presentation of a certificate of candidacy for graduation from his/her College Secretary. The fee for the special PEPE is double the regular fee.

Proficiency examinations may be taken in the following areas:

a. Team sports: baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball

b. Individual sports: archery, bowling, ice-skating, power lifting, rifle/pistol marksmanship, track and field, weight training

c. Dual sports: badminton, fencing, table tennis, tennis

d. Martial Arts: aikido, arnis, judo, karate, taekwondo

e Dance: ballet, modern dance, modern jazz, Philippine folk dance, social dance, street jazz, tap dance

f. Aquatics: skin diving, swimming

g. Fitness: aerobics, running, tai-chi

h. Theory: PE 1

i. Alternative activity: sports wall climbing

ENROLLMENT IN GRADUATE COURSES

Senior undergraduates with a general weighted average of 2.0 or better are allowed to enroll in a maximum of 6 units of graduate courses in the University.