A one (1) summer program in lieu of the two (2) semester program may be designed, formulated and adopted by DND, CHED and TESDA subject to the capability of the school and the AFP to handle the same.

All incoming freshmen students, male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least two (2) year technical-vocational or associate courses, are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice as a graduation requirement.

Each of the NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters and credited for three (3) units per semester with 54 to 90 training hours per semester.

Graduates of the non-ROTC components shall belong to the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) which could be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities. Graduates of the ROTC component shall form only part of the AFP Citizen Armed Force, subject to DND requirements.

Qualified students can take any combination of Distance Learning and traditional classes each semester. Monroe also offers totally online degrees in Business, Criminal Justice, Health Services Administration and Medical Administration. We will begin offering Hospitality Management online in January 2008.

First is the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) which is designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize, and mobilize, them for national defense preparedness. Second is the Literacy Training Service (LTS) which is designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youth and other segments of society in need of their services.

Schools that do not meet the required number of students in order to conduct a Program component or do not offer the component chosen by their students shall allow them to cross-enroll to other schools irrespective of whether that school is under CHED or TESDA and for ROTC, whether they are managed by different AFP Branches of Service. These students however, shall be subjected to the existing rules and regulations of their original school and the accepting school.

A program of assistance/incentives for ROTC students from DND which will be in accordance with existing laws and regulations and subject to the availability of funds. School authorities concerned, CHED and TESDA shall ensure that health and accident group insurances are provided to students enrolled in any of the NSTP components. A Special Scholarship Program for qualified NSTP shall be administered by CHED and TESDA subject to the availability of funds.

School Authorities shall exercise academic and administrative supervision over the design, formulation, adoption and implementation of the different NSTP components in their respective schools. In the case of ROTC, the School Authorities and DND shall exercise joint supervision over its implementation.

All Higher and Technical-vocational educational institutions will be offering at least one (1) of the NSTP components while State Universities and Colleges will offer the ROTC component and a least one other NSTP component. Private schools who have at least 350 student cadets will be offering the ROTC component thru its Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST).

Questions concerning what classes you should take is best answered by a professional growth advisor, a counselor or the professional development coordinator. To be directed to our Advising page and our Professional Development Planning page, click the following link:

The semester runs for 15 weeks. However, the College also offers 5-week and 8-week accelerated online courses. Summer semester is 8 weeks.

Registration for the fall semester usually begins in July; spring semester registration usually begins in November. Fall classes begin in August and spring classes begin in January. Refer to the PBCC academic calendars for exact dates. Register as early as possible. The Interior Design program has limited enrollment and some courses fill very quickly.

Male students currently enrolled but have not taken any program component of the previous Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC)/National Service Program (NSP) are covered by the NSTP.

CHED Regional Officers, TESDA Provincial and District Offices and the DND-AFP through the major Service Reserve Commands and their ROTC Units shall oversee if the training's conducted is in consonance with the Republic Act.

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