UST changes academic calendar to July-May

**Monseratto** · February 12th, 2014 12:39 PM

February 12, 2014 10:10am

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has moved its academic year to start in July and end in May, its official publication The Varsitarian said.

The Varsitarian, quoting UST Secretary General Fr. Winston Cabading, said the university will adopt the new academic calendar starting the school year 2014-2015 "as a gradual transition to a much later date for the opening of the school year in 2015-2016 and onwards."

A copy of UST's new academic calendar showed that the Mass of the Holy Spirit, which marks the start of UST's school year, will be held on July 7 while the start of regular classes will be on July 14. This is a month-long difference from the previous calendar.

It likewise said there will be 104 school days for the first semester (July to November) and another 104 for the second semester (January to May), giving a total of 208 days for academic year 2014-2015.

The Varsitarian, however, said that the change will only apply to UST's tertiary and post-graduate programs and that faculty members are still required to report for work starting June 2.

Earlier, the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines system also announced that they are shifting their academic calendars from August to May, aligning their schedule with their overseas partners and ensuring that their graduates will have a global outlook.

But aside from Ateneo, UP and UST, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines had also said that De La Salle University and Adamson University were also considering changing their school calendar. — Kimberly Jane Tan/RSJ, GMA News

**_Qwerty_** · February 12th, 2014 01:39 PM

1st phase yan.. tapos for 2015.. August na start..

ang Ateneo yata August na ang start this school year 2014.

**CVT** · February 12th, 2014 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by _Qwerty_

1st phase yan.. tapos for 2015.. August na start..

ang Ateneo yata August na ang start this school year 2014.

That then makes sense.... Kung baga phasing-in mode....

I was wondering earlier why they did not start the school year in August, (like) as announced by UP Manila and ADMU....

I guess other schools will follow soon....

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**vinj** · February 12th, 2014 02:46 PM

Iwas baha din ang UST.

**111prez** · February 12th, 2014 02:49 PM

Ateneo is starting the new school calendar this 2015 pa

**_Qwerty_** · February 12th, 2014 02:53 PM

so magiging August to May na ang school year.. then June and July ang bakasyon..

pano yung mga highschool? dapat sumunod na din silia.. kesa naman gra graduate sila nang March.. tapos August pa papasok..

**Retz** · February 12th, 2014 03:23 PM

hindi na summer vacation. rainy vacation na.

**Monseratto** · February 12th, 2014 03:27 PM

Heavy rains and fllooding usually occur during August-November.But many students will be more inconvinienced by the summer heat that peaks during April-May...

Hopefully these schools have airconditioned rooms or at least electric fans... I guess fewer beach outings for them.

**Retz** · February 12th, 2014 04:10 PM

diba nag move yan dahil sa rainy season on june and july? pero nag move din ang rainy season natin sa august and september onwards na baka sa susunod gawin na october start of school year.