Grades

At the end of every semester, the academic performance of the students shall be computed using the Absolute Grading System.

1. Students are marked Officially Dropped (O.D.) if they followed the dropping procedure prescribed by the Registrar ’s Office. They are given N.C. if the students’ names appear in the class list but failed to show up in class.
2. A grade of 0.00 (Failed) is given for the following reasons:
   1. Inability to satisfy the minimum requirements of the subject/s
   2. Excessive absences
   3. Cheating
3. The approved form for dropping a subject should be presented by the student to his professor/instructor. Otherwise, the student shall be given a grade of 0.00.
4. Only grades in academic courses are included in the computation of the semestral grade point average (GPA) or the cumulative grade point average (cum GPA). The semestral GPA refers to the average of grades in all academic courses taken at the University in a given semester, whereas the cumulative GPA refers to the weighted average of grades from the first semester to the recently completed semester.
5. The GPA may be obtained through this procedure:
   1. Multiply the credit for each course by the corresponding grade point to get the equivalent points;
   2. Add all the equivalent points to get the total; and
   3. Divide the total equivalent points by the total number of credit units during the semester up to three decimal places, then, round off to two decimal places.
   
   Example:
   The GPA and the cumulative GPA are computed up to three (3) decimal places only. The third decimal place is automatically dropped after rounding off. No rounding off of numbers is allowed thereafter.
   
   

   Courses	Grade Points	Credit Units	Equivalent Points
   SOSC106	3.25	3	9.75
   MATH111	2.75	3	8.25
   ENGL101K	3.50	3	10.50
   SOSC102	3.00	3	9.00
   PHLO103	2.50	3	7.50
   FILI101	3.50	3	10.50
   TOTAL:		18	55.50

   GPA = Total Grade Points/Total Credit Units = 55.50/18 = 3.08

6. All college subjects enrolled and corresponding grades obtained by the student at DLSU-D or any postsecondary school shall be reflected in the official transcript of records. All grades shall be considered in the computation of the overall GPA.
7. If students’ grades are not entered in the grading sheets submitted by the professor/instructor to the Registrar’s Office because the students failed to take the final examination and/or accomplish other work/task prescribed for the course, the students’ grades automatically become 0.00 two (2) weeks after the last day of the final special examination schedule.
8. In the computation of semestral/graduation honors and academic scholarship, grades in INTR and National Services Training Program (NSTP) are not included. However, the grades in this subject must all be PASSED.
9. Preliminary and midterm grades shall be distributed by the faculty members two (2) weeks after the major examination.
10. Semestral report of grades shall be distributed to students on a specified date, time and room schedule as determined by the Registrar’s Office.

In case there is a discrepancy between the grade recorded on the grading sheet and the grade reported to the student, the grade reflected in the grading sheet shall be considered official and final.

Contact person:

Gloria P. Santiaguel
Student Services Section, Head
gpsantiaguel@dasma.dlsu.edu.ph
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