THE OPEN UNIVERSITY AT BENGUET STATE With this scheme, students are therefore able to gain new UNIVERSITY knowledge and skills wherever they are whether at work, at THE MASTER’S DEGREE home or even while on travel, and at their own pace and Students enrolled in the Master’s Degree have to finish a time. The Benguet State University-Open University (BSU-OU) was minimum of 37 units to earn the degree. It enables the student established in 1997 through University Board Resolution No. to learn the theories, principles, and/or concepts and integrate
768 in fulfillment of Article XIV (Education) of the 1987 these into the skills that he/she desires to specialize into. Philippine Constitution and R. A. No. 7722 known as the Higher Education Act in 1994 as follows: Vision THE DIPLOMA COURSE Article XIV (Education) - to make quality education at Socially and professionally excellent The Diploma Courses is a post-baccalaureate degree with 21 all levels accessible to all Filipinos and to develop human resource developer. credit units. Students who complete the Diploma Course with “non-formal, informal and indigenous learning passing performance shall be given a Certificate of Completion systems as well as self-learning/independent and out- and may be admitted to the Master’s degree if qualified. of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs.” R. A. No. 7722 - “the State shall protect, foster and THE CERTIFICATE COURSE promote the right of all citizens to affordable quality The Certificate Courses is a post baccalaureate program with 12 education at all levels, shall take appropriate steps to Mission credit units. Other pre baccalaureate certificate courses without ensure that education shall be accessible to all….”, credit units are also offered for specialized group of students. and “the state shall likewise promote the continuing Provide advanced quality life-long education Students who complete the course with passing performance intellectual growth, the advancement of learning and for all through open and distance shall be given a Certificate of Completion and may be admitted to research, development of responsible and effective learning interventions. the master’s program if qualified. leadership, education of high and middle level professionals and the enrichment of cultural
heritage.” FEES PER SEMESTER (fees in the Certificate Goals Courses may defer depending on the program) HOW DOES THE OPEN UNIVERSITY DIFFER PARTICULARS AMOUNT (PHP) FROM THE GRADUATE SCHOOL? 1. To offer through open and distance learning degree and non-degree programs that are Admission Fee (new student): The BSU-OU offers Master’s Degree programs and non-degree responsive to the needs of learners and the Within the Country 100.00 or short courses that are not offered by the Graduate School in society of which they are a part; Foreign & OFWs students 1,500.00 the University. It also differs from the Graduate School by Tuition Fee per Unit 450.00 having an open and distance mode of learning. 2. To develop a system of continuing education Module Fee per Subject 450.00 to sustain professional growth and promote Educational Development Fee 300.00
lifelong learning; Out-of-State fee Summer $25 WHAT IS OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING? 3. To develop and adapt delivery systems (OFWs and foreign students) Semester $ 50.00 In an open and distance mode of learning, the students do not appropriate to distance learners; Online Fee Per Subject: attend classes in classrooms regularly. At BSU-OU students Within the Country (optional) 1,000.00 are given course modules and they meet their professors and 4. To provide leadership in the development of OFWs and foreign students $100.00 classmates once a month. Additional consultations with the open and distance education expertise; and Internet Fee 300.00 professors are also done by any modes of communication, i.e. Medical Fee 100.00 through internet, fax, telephone or text messaging. 5. To make instructional packages accessible to Library Fee 150.00 all publics through collaboration, institutional agreements, and other appropriate ID Card 186.00 mechanisms. Miscellaneous Fee 100.00
COURSES OFFERED ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Master in Community Development Degree/work related to the program. Master in Community Health At least 2 years work experience after
graduation. Development
Duly accomplished Application Forms (BSU Master in Cooperative Management Master in Development Communication – OU Form 1). 2 letters of Recommendation from former Master in Human Resource employer/professor (BSU – OU Form 2) Management Certified photocopy of Transcript of Records Master in Non-formal Education Bringing quality and affordable and Transfer Credential from last school (Alternative Learning System) education to your doorsteps… attended. Master in Urban Management Original NSO (birth certificate if single, Diploma in Training Management Marriage contract if married). Diploma in Urban Management Four copies of 2” x 2” latest ID picture. Certificate in Community Health An essay of about 500 words indicating your purpose for applying to the distance Development education program and your plan after Certificate in Organic Agriculture INFORMATION completing the degree (not required in the ladderized to Master in Organic Certificate Courses). Agriculture BULLETIN Permit to study from supervisor if Certificate in Local Governance employed. Payment of Application Fee of PhP100 for Filipinos and US$25 for foreign nationals (Non-refundable). For more information call or visit
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY Benguet State University DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION Km 5, La Trinidad, Benguet Benguet State University
La Trinidad, Benguet First semester admission (Near Philippine National Bank) Philippines 2601 2nd Saturday of July Telefax: (063) (74) 309-2353 www.bsu.edu.ph Email : [email protected] Second semester admission [email protected]
2nd Saturday of January
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