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7 absences
20% of 36 meetings is 7.2 meetings.
Where the 20% rule comes from
Most Philippine college handbooks put the cap at about 20% of a subject's class meetings or hours. These are the published rules behind the default 20%:
- Ateneo: absences in a class must not exceed 20% of the term's total meetings. Going over in a letter-graded course means an automatic W (Withdrawal without Permission) that counts in your QPI.
- UST: allowable absences are limited to 20% of the required class hours. In excess of that, the grade is FA and final examinations are barred.
- PUP: a student absent for at least 20% of a subject's total class hours is automatically dropped from the class roll.
- FEU: follows CHED's Manual of Regulations for Private Higher Education, Section 101: absences of more than 20% of the prescribed class or laboratory periods mean failure or no credit.
The wording differs where it hurts. PUP acts as soon as you reach 20%, while Ateneo, UST, and the CHED manual act only when you go past it, and Ateneo counts meetings while UST and PUP count class hours. The calculator stays strictly below whatever limit you enter, so its count is safe under any of these wordings. Your own handbook is the one that counts.
Questions about the 20% rule
Paano i-compute ang 20% absence rule?
I-multiply ang meetings per week sa bilang ng weeks sa term, tapos i-multiply sa 20%. Halimbawa, 2 meetings kada week sa loob ng 18 weeks: 36 meetings × 20% = 7.2, kaya 7 absences ang ligtas na bilang. I-type lang ang numbers sa calculator sa itaas.
Ilang absences ang pwede sa bawat subject?
Depende sa bilang ng meetings o hours ng subject, kaya per-subject ang compute. Ang 20% ang gamit ng karamihan sa mga handbook sa itaas; kung ibang percentage ang nasa handbook o syllabus mo, palitan ang Absence limit sa calculator.
Ano ang nangyayari kapag lumampas ako sa 20%?
Nakasalalay sa school mo. Sa PUP, dropped ka agad sa class roll. Sa UST, FA ang marka at hindi ka makakakuha ng final examinations. Sa Ateneo, W (Withdrawal without Permission) ang automatic grade sa mga letter-graded course at kasama sa QPI. Sa mga school na sumusunod sa CHED Manual of Regulations, fail o walang credit. May appeal process naman ang ilang handbook: sa UST, maaaring ipakita ang case sa Dean for reconsideration.
May exceptions ba sa 20% rule?
May ilan. Sa Ateneo, ang honor students ay maaaring bigyan ng unlimited absences sa semester pagkatapos nilang maging honor student, at nasa instructor ang pag-record ng lateness bilang absence. Para sa iba, ang handbook at instructor mo ang may huling salita.
Keep your attendance in view in MySched
MySched records attendance for each class and shows the running percentage next to your schedule, so you always know how close you are to your limit. It works offline and is free to download. See how attendance works in MySched.
Last reviewed October 19, 2026. Sources: Ateneo College Student Handbook 2025, Vol. 1, Sec. III.2; UST Student Handbook 2018; PUP Student Handbook 2019, Sec. 7.9; FEU Student Handbook 2024 (citing CHED MORPHE Sec. 101).