The Maximum Residency Rule (MRR)

Time Limit for Completion of a Degree: Residency Requirement

A student is required to finish his/her program of study within a prescribed residency period (see list of prescribed residency per program below). If the student is not able to finish the program within the prescribed time, the student can request for the waiver of MRR.

The extension of the MRR is processed at the Faculty level. While the waiver of MRR beyond the allowable period of extension is approved by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA) (as per OVPAA Memorandum 2023-109, issued on 11 August 2023).

The steps for application of MRR waiver are as follows (as stated in Annex A of OVPAA Memorandum 2023-109):

  1. Students apply for readmission and submit necessary requirements to the faculty office/ college.
  2. Faculty office endorses the student’s application to OUR.
  3. OUR evaluates the student’s application.

Note: For waiver of  MRR beyond the allowable period, OUR endorses the student’s application to the VCAA.

  1. The VCAA evaluates the student application and returns it to the OUR for the reflection of the student’s active status in AIMS/SAIS/CRS.
  2. OUR reflects the active status of the student in AIMS/SAIS/CRS.

The time limit for completion of a degree is inclusive of leaves.

Maximum Residency Rule for UPOU Programs

  • Associate in Arts (AA)                                                                                               –      7 years

  • Associate of Science in Instructional Design and Technology (ASIDT)            –      7 years

  • Associate of Arts in Digital Design and Art (AADDA)                                          –      7 years

  • Associate of Science in Information Technology (ASIT)                                     –      7 years

  • Associate of Arts in Digital Entrepreneurship (AADE)                                        –      7 years

  • Associate of Science in Information Technology (ASIT)                                     –      7 years

  • Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS)                                                  –      8 years

  • Bachelor in Education Studies (BES)                                                                     –      10 years

  • Graduate Certificate in Distance Education (GCDE)                                           –      2 years

  • Graduate Certificate in ASEAN Studies (GCAS)                                                   –      2 years

  • Diploma in Computer Science (DCS)                                                                     –      4 years

  • Diploma in Social Work (DSW)                                                                                –      4 years

  • Diploma in International Health (DIH)                                                                  –      4 years

  • Diploma in Land Use Planning (DLUP)                                                                  –      4 years

  • Diploma in Land Valuation Management (DLVM)                                               –      4 years

  • Diploma in Environment and Natural Resources Management (DENRM)     –      4 years

  • Diploma in Research and Development Management (DRDM)                       –      4 years

  • Diploma in Women and Development (DWD)                                                     –     4 years

  • Diploma in Science Teaching (DST)                                                                        –     4 years

  • Diploma in Mathematics Teaching (DMT)                                                             –     4 years

  • Diploma in Language in Literacy Education (DLLE)                                             –      4 years

  • Diploma in Social Studies Education (DSSE)                                                         –      4 years

  • Master of Distance Education (MDE)                                                                      –      7 years

  • Master of Arts in Language in Literacy Education (MALLE)                                –      7 years

  • Master of Arts in Social Studies Education (MASSE)                                            –      7 years

  • Master of Development Communication (MDC)                                                  –      7 years

  • Master of Information Systems (MIS)                                                                     –      7 years

  • Master of ASEAN Studies (MAS)                                                                               –      7 years

  • Master of Land Valuation and Management (MLVM)                                          –      7 years

  • Master of International Health (MIH)                                                                     –      7 years

  • Master of Social Work (MSW)                                                                                   –      7 years

  • Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)                                                                              –      7 years

  • Master of Public Management (MPM)                                                                     –      7 years

  • Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management (MENRM)          –      7 years

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD Ed)                                                          –      10 years

  • Doctor of Communication (DCOMM)                                                                      –      10 years

  • Doctor in Sustainability (DSus)                                                                                 –      10 years

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