College Student Handbook

1 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CEO S MESSAGE Dear Perpetualites, Welcome to the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA. As you read through the pages of our Student Handbook , you are walking through the pathways that led to the building of the community of UPHS DALTA. Each page contains information that leads towards the achievement of our guiding principle that Character Building is Nation Building . This Handbook is a product of the combined efforts of Perpetualites whose main objective is to help YOU in every step of the way as you interact with your teachers, school administrators and all our support personnel to achieve your goals as a Student .

2 This Handbook will be your guide and support as you face challenges of academic life. Understand very well your purpose in life in relation to the institutional philosophy and goals of UPHSD. Know how to integrate these with your goals and those of your school spurring you towards the same course and direction. I pray that the Good Lord bless you in all your undertakings at the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA. Mabuhay Ka Perpetualite! ANTONIO L. TAMAYO Chairman of the Board and CEO Founder, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA 3 VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD S AND TREASURER S MESSAGE My dear Perpetualites, The publication of this Student Handbook marks a milestone in our quest for academic excellence.

3 It embodies all that we have hoped for and those that we have achieved in our 35 years of excellence. This is also a testimony to the founding father of our University, Dr. Antonio L. Tamayo, his thoughts, his values and his efforts in making us what we are now. I fervently hope that this Student Handbook will guide you as a Student of the University together with your teachers and administrators in pursuing the goals and objectives of our University of Perpetual Help System DALTA. Our Chairman of the Board, Dr. Antonio L. Tamayo, is confident in the competence and capability of all the members of the academic community.

4 He knows that we shall be able to carry the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA to new horizons and greater heights. God bless us all. DR. DAISY M. TAMAYO Vice Chairman of the Board and Treasurer Co-Founder, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA 4 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE My dear students of UPHSD, Welcome to the University of Perpetual Help System-DALTA and to the rewarding school life that it offers. Feel at home and have patrimonial regard and involvement in its activities and its facilities which are all designed to make your studies pleasant and fruitful. I encourage you to be involved constructively in the growth of UPHSD which is your school and second home, and invite you to be a partner in its steady rise to leadership in education and manpower development.

5 Obtain optimum benefits from your studies to develop your keen cognitive powers. Widen your outlook and be highly competitive after graduation. This means: be hard-working and resourceful students. Your teachers are your second parents. They are only too glad and willing to help you succeed in your studies. Do not hesitate to consult them regarding your problems or difficulties in school. This Student Handbook and Diary will help you in your life as a Student . Read and understand the rules and the information given here very well. Live the life of a good Perpetualite by being God-fearing, honest and hardworking.

6 Thank you for entrusting your schooling to UPHSD. Sincerely yours, ANTHONY JOSE M. TAMAYO President 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I LEGACY OF UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA (UPHSD) 7 History of UPHSD .. 7 The University Name and Seal .. 16 Fundamental Principles .. 17 The University Goals .. 18 The Eight (8) Perpetual Core Values .. 19 Perpetual Help Hymn .. 19 The Founders and Board of Directors .. 20 Academic Officials .. 23 UPHSD Campuses .. 24 ARTICLE I: GENERAL REGULATIONS .. 25 ARTICLE II: ADMISSION .. 25 ARTICLE III: ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE.

7 28 ARTICLE IV: Student ACADEMIC LOAD .. 30 ARTICLE V: ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY .. 31 ARTICLE VI: Student PERFORMANCE .. 33 ARTICLE VII: MANAGEMENT OF COURSES .. 37 ARTICLE VIII: MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF Student MOVEMENT .. 38 ARTICLE IX: Student FEES .. 41 ARTICLE X: Student BENEFITS .. 43 ARTICLE XI GRADUATION AND COMMENCEMENT RITES .. 48 ARTICLE XII ISSUANCE OF DIPLOMA, CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFER CREDENTIALS 49 ARTICLE XIII AWARDS FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS .. 50 ARTICLE XIV Student ORGANIZATIONS .. 53 ARTICLE XV CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES .. 57 6 ARTICLE XVI Student NORMS OF CONDUCT.

8 61 ARTICLE XVII BOARD OF DISCIPLINE .. 64 ARTICLE XVIII CODE OF DISCIPLINE .. 66 ARTICLE XIX TABLE OF OFFENSES AND CORRESPONDING SANCTIONS .. 68 ARTICLE XX PROCEDURE FOR HEARING OF COMPLAINTS .. 71 ARTICLE XXI REPEALING CLAUSE AND DATE OF EFFECTIVITY .. 72 APPENDICES .. 73 APPENDIX A .. 73 APPENDIX B .. 79 APPENDIX C .. 80 APPENDIX D .. 82 APPENDIX E .. 85 APPENDIX F .. 88 APPENDIX G .. 90 APPENDIX H .. 93 APPENDIX I .. 97 APPENDIX J .. 105 APPENDIX K .. 106 APPENDIX L .. 109 APPENDIX M .. 113 APPENDIX N .. 121 APPENDIX O.

9 133 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 CHAPTER I. LEGACY OF UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA (UPHSD) HISTORY OF UPHSD BGen Antonio Laperal Tamayo, AFP, FPCHA, , Founder and Grand Patriarch, and wife, Dr. Daisy Moran Tamayo, Co-Founder and Grand Matriarch, together with their friend Ernesto Palanca Crisostomo, established on February 5, 1975 in Las Pi as City the PERPETUAL HELP College OF RIZAL (PHCR), now the UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA (UNIVERSITY). Driven with the intense desire of promoting a better quality of life for his fellowmen, Antonio L. Tamayo, anchored the University on the creed Character Building is Nation Building.

10 Stressing this belief, he said that our young can only be assured of a better tomorrow by building the right kind of character today- respectful, hardworking and committed to the formation of a prosperous and a wealthy nation. This development, however, will need a requisite Christian character that will build a nation. The first school building consisting of four floors (the present hospital) was constructed in a remarkable record-breaking period of only four months, which ordinarily takes one year to finish. Perpetual Help College of Rizal (PHCR) which had an initial enrolment of 185 students (50 nursing and 135 high school students) was on its way to becoming a premier university south of Metro Manila.