University of the Visayas Graduate Program Office

GRADUATE PROGRAM SEMESTRAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR AY 2021-2022

ACTIVITY FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER MIDYEAR (Sep 2021-Jan 2022 (Jan-Jun 2022) (Jun-Aug 2022) Deadline for Submission of Request Wed, 21 Jul Mon, 10 Jan Thu, 19 May for Waiver of MRR REMOVAL EXAMINATION Wed, 18 Aug-Thu, 02 Sep Mon, 17 Jan-Fri, 28 Jan PERIOD GENERAL REGISTRATION Fri, 03 Sep-Fri, 10 Sep Mon, 31 Jan-Sat, 05 Feb Wed, 15 Jun-Fri, 17 Jun START OF CLASSES Mon, 13 Sep Mon, 07 Feb Mon, 20 Jun GRADUATE ORIENTATION To be arranged PROGRAM Curriculum Committee Meeting Wed, 15 Sep Wed, 02 Feb Wed, 25 May DEADLINE FOR STUDENTS TO FILE APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION FOR THOSE GRADUATING AS OF THE END OF: 1S AY 2021-2022 Mon, 04 Oct 2S AY 2021-2022 Tue, 01 Mar MY 2022 Fri,, 15 Jul DEADLINE FOR STUDENTS TO FILE APPLICATION TO TAKE THE COMPREHENSIVE

EXAMINATION: Tacloban Campus Master of Management (MM) (To be arranged) (To be arranged)

DEADLINE FOR COLLEGES TO SUBMIT TENTATIVE LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION FOR THOSE GRADUATING AS OF THE END

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1S AY 2021-2022 Mon, 11 Oct 2S AY 2021-2022 Wed, 09 Mar MY 2022 Wed, 27 Jul DEADLINE FOR COLLEGES TO SUBMIT APPROVED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION AS OF THE END OF: Tue, 12 Oct MY 2021 Mon, 07 Mar 1S AY 2021-2022 Mon 27 Jun 2S AY 2021-2022 UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEETING to APPROVE CANDIDATES for GRADUATION

AS OF: MY 2021 Fri, 22 Oct Wed, 16 Mar 1S AY 2021-2022 Wed, 06 Jul 2S AY 2021-2022

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MID-SEMESTER/MID-SUMMER Mon, 01 Nov Fri, 01 Apr Wed, 13 Jul Reading Break Tue, 02 Nov-Mon, 08 Nov Sat, 02 Apr-Fri, 08 Apr Thu, 14 Jul-Sat, 16 Jul Reading Break for split-sem schedule Mon, 11 Oct-Wed, 13 Oct Thu, 03 Mar-Sat, 05 Mar Reading Break for split-sem schedule Thu, 09 Dec-Sat, 11 Dec Thu, 05 May-Sat, 07 May LAST DAY for GRADUATING Tue, 14 Dec Wed, 18 May Wed, 03 Aug STUDENTS to CLEAR DEFICIENCIES INCURRED in PREVIOUS SEMESTERS DEADLINE for DROPPING Fri, 26 Nov Sat, 30 Apr Mon, 25 Jul SUBJECTS DEADLINE for FILING LEAVE OF Mon, 06 Dec Wed, 11May ABSENCE END OF CLASSES Tue, 21 Dec Wed, 25 May Sat, 06 Aug VACATION Wed, 22 Dec- Sun, 02 Jan FINAL EXAMINATION PERIOD Tue, 09 Aug-Thu, 11 Graduating Students Wed, 05 Dec Sat, 28 May Aug Other Students Thu, 06 Jan-Wed, 12 Jan Mon, 30 May-Sat, 04 Jun SUBMISSION of GRADES Tue, 16 Aug-Thu, 18 Graduating Students Thu,13 Jan Mon, 06 Jun Aug Other Students Fri, 14 Jan-Wed, 19 Jan Tue, 07 Jun-Fri, 10 Jun LAST DAY of ENROLLMENT for Wed, 19 Jan Fri, 10 Jun Thu, 18 Aug RESIDENCY PURPOSES UPV COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES* Thu, 21 Jul UPV Tue, 26 Jul UPV TACLOBAN COLLEGE *Final schedule will be decided by the BOR

QUALIFYING/COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULES for ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-2022 CAMPUS/PROGRAM First Semester Second Semester Iloilo Campus Qualifying Examination for PhD - (To be arranged) Fisheries (Ph.D. Fish) program Tacloban Campus Comprehensive Examination for Master (To be arranged) (To be arranged) of Management (MM) program

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Iloilo Campus Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) (Iloilo City Campus) ➢ Fri, 29 Apr 2022

Master of Science in Biology (MSBio) ** ➢ Fri, 08 Jul 2022

PhD in Fisheries (PhD)/Master of Science in Fisheries (MSF)/Master of Science in Ocean Sciences (MSOS)* For foreign applicants For local applicants ➢ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 ➢ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 Master of Science in Food Science (MSFS)** ➢ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 Tacloban Campus Master of Management (MM) Master of Science in Environmental Sciences (MSES) ➢ Fri, 13 May 2022 ➢ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 **No entrance examination requirement

GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST/ENTRANCE EXAMINATION for AY 2022-2023 admission

Iloilo Campus Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) ➢ (To be arranged)

Tacloban Campus Master of Management (MM) ➢ (To be arranged) Master of Science in Environmental Sciences (MSES) ➢ (To be arranged)

HOLIDAYS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-2022

2021 2022 Eidul Adha Sat 1 Jan New Year’s Day Sat 21 Aug Tue 1 Feb Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day Wed 25 Aug Iloilo City Charter Day*** Fri 11 Feb Day***** Mon 30 Aug National Heroes’ Day Fri 25 Feb People Power Anniversary Wed 20 Oct Leyte Landing**** Fri 18 Mar Liberation of ***** Mon 1 Nov All Saints’ Day Sat 9 Apr Araw ng Kagitingan Tue 2 Nov Special working day Thu 14 Apr Mon 8 Nov Special (non-working) Fri 15 Apr day**** Tue 30 Nov Sun 1 May Wed 8 Dec Feast of Immaculate Eidul Fitr Conception of Mary Sat 18 Dec Lopez Jaena Day***** Sun 12 Jun Independence Day Fri 24 Dec Special working day Thu 30 Jun Tacloban City Charter Day**** Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day Thu 30 Dec Fri 31 Dec Special working day ***For Iloilo City only ****For Tacloban only *****For Iloilo only

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NUMBER OF SCHOOL DAYS for AY 2021-2022

ILOILO

1st Sem M T W TH F Sat Sun Total

Sep 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 28

Oct 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 31

Nov 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 28

Dec 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 16

Jan 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 12

TOTAL 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 115 2nd Sem M T W TH F Sat Sun Total

Jan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Feb 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 25

Mar 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 30

Apr 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 27

May 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 30

Jun 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5

TOTAL 18 17 18 17 14 17 17 118

TACLOBAN 1st Sem M T W TH F Sat Sun Total

Sep 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 28

Oct 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 30

Nov 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 27

Dec 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 16

Jan 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 12

TOTAL 15 16 15 16 17 17 17 113 2nd Sem M T W TH F Sat Sun Total

Jan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Feb 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 26

Mar 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 31

Apr 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 27

May 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 30

Jun 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5

TOTAL 18 17 18 17 16 17 17 120 President Rodrigo B. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 986, s.2020 entitled DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAY and SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2021.

According to the Proclamation No. 986, the Philippines’ 2021 holidays are categorized into two: Regular Holidays and Special (Non- Working) Days. The proclamation also has provisions for the national holidays in the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha, but the exact dates are still to be determined in accordance with the Islamic Calendar or the lunar calendar.

Proclamation 1107, s. 2021 (amendment of Proclamation no. 986), states that November 2, December 24, and December 31 as Special Working Days.

Holidays in 2022 are listed in their original dates pending the issuance of Presidential proclamation. \ GPO/UPV Semestral Academic Calendar, AY 2021-2022/ joj/rev-.6.15.21

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