Republic of the Philippines PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA (University of the City of Manila) General Luna St. cor. Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila, Philippines OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM OSVPAA 2021-0629-01 Telefax: 632.8643.2512 svpaa@plm.edu.ph TO : COLLEGE DEANS SUBJECT : ALTERNATIVE GRADING SYSTEM GUIDELINES DATE : JUNE 29, 2021 PAO No. 18 – ACA, s. 2021 provided that the college shall conduct discernment process before giving the Dropped due to Covid and Dropped Unofficially mark. For the guidance of everyone, the following guidelines shall be undertaken: 1. The college shall deliberate on all of the courses taken by the student. This is to avoid courses being marked with DU while some courses will have grades/INC or Dropped due to Covid mark. For a certain student, combination of with grades + INC + Dropped due to Covid is acceptable, but DU + Dropped due to Covid or INC is not. This will reflect that the college did not conduct discernment process. 2. The servicing colleges shall coordinate with the respective college of the student. 3. The college after deliberation shall submit to the OSVPAA their recommendation on all of the subjects of the student. 4. The SVPAA will provide approval on the recommendation provided by the college. 5. After approval, the result will be communicated by the college to the faculty concerned for encoding in the CRS. Encoding of grades in the CRS is extended up to July 6, 2021. For the guidance of everyone. Thank you. DR. CLYDELLE M. RONDARIS Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs