THE MINIMUM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD

The credit points assigned to a course are based on students' workload. The workload associated with a course is the normal time, which can reasonably be expected of an average student.

REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF BACHELORS DEGREE

A student will be awarded the Bachelors Degree upon fulfilling the following requirements:

a.      The number of credit hours as specified in the field of major

b.      Achievement of CGPA not less than 2.00

c.      2.00 CGPA in the chosen field of major

d.      GPA of 2.00 in each Capstone course

e.      Recommendation for graduation by the College Faculty and Administration

Graduation Honors

Upon meeting the Bachelor’s Degree graduation requirements, those students who have exhibited academic excellence will be awarded designations to indicate that they have graduated with honors. To be eligible for these honors, a student must have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) on credits earned at Skyline University College as per following:

dean’s List

In recognition of academic excellence, selected students are named to the Dean’s List.

Selection criteria:

During fall and spring semester, students who have earned a minimum semester GPA of 3.5 or better are placed on the Dean's List.

Students must complete at least 12 or more credit hours in the program with no course less than 'C' grade to be eligible.

Course completed after the official end of the semester and course taken with a Credit option will not be counted for this purpose.

Student found in violation of academic integrity/dishonest means are ineligible to qualify to the Dean's List fro the semester.

CLASS STANDING 

Students class standings are classified according to the number of credit hours satisfactorily completed.

PRE-REQUISITES

Some courses require successful completion of another course or courses before being taken. The required basic course is called a prerequisite. These prerequisites help ensure student's success. If any course calls for 'senior status' as pre-requisite that means all courses prior to 400 levels are to completed. However, in an established ground or appropriate circumstances, prerequisites may be waived by the Dean - Academics.

FULL TIME STUDENT

To be considered full time, students must carry a minimum course load of 12 credit hours per semester with an average being 15 to 18 credit hours. They may increase their study load in a given semester, to reach 21 credit hours in one of the following cases:

If the student achieves a 3.5 CGPA or more in the previous semester.

To qualify a student for graduation requirement in the last semester of students.

THE GRADING SYSTEM