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SaintLouis University

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP)-MANUAL OF PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES(MOPG)

COURSE NUMBER: NSTP CWTS 2
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: SOCIAL AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT FOR SERVICE
SHORT TERM, 2015

SLU NSTP: TRAINING COMPETENT, CREATIVE, AND CHRISTIAN VOLUNTEERS

SOCIALLY INVOLVED AS YOUNG MISSIONARIES AND NATION BUILDERS
I - GENERAL PRINCIPLES:

1. NSTP CWTS 2 is the second part of a training subject that aims to deepen the orientation of students on the
foundations of the service they must practice with communities or persons in need. This service engages the
students to learn to use their respective professional specialization/courses together with their other capabilities
in competently and creatively living the Christian Spirit of living with others. And this is the Louisians meaningful
social involvement in a genuine Filipino and Missionary culture. NSTP is implemented by Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs) with a specific institutional nature because such is stipulated in the NSTP law. Hence, SLU
NSTP is guided by the vision-mission, culture and values of the University. SLU NSTP also gears itself with the
excellence and missionary character of the University. Through NSTP, Louisians will continue to learn and live
their mission for transformation.
NSTP CWTS 2 is mostly off-campus training. It employs various
community/agency, immersion, group dynamics and other creative social involvement strategies/procedures that
can provide students the basic but optimum experience of Community Service Involvement (CSI). It also
incorporates various training requirements as stipulated in the NSTP Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
It further incorporates the purposes of RA 9418 or the National Volunteer Act of 2007.
2. Community service involvement is among the trademarks of a Louisian. SLU was established with a mission to
transform. Not only must Louisians be competent, creative and imbibing the Christian Spirit, but they must also
be socially involved in community service. Hence, NSTP, just like any community service involvement program
in the University, is an integral subject of a Louisian. NSTP may be perceived as an ordinary subject. But it is
not ordinary for a Louisian who wishes to genuinely live his Louisian identity. SLU students are required to
equally give their best.
3. Community service as a trademark of a Louisian is a character that understands and respects the individual
differences of persons that make them unique and significant. It is a character that helps discover and enable
every persons capabilities or potentials. Community service is enabling each one to live well with others in their
unique and individual differences.
4. SLU NSTP underscores service or work ethics and character which are also of competitive advantage later
when the Louisian graduate applies for work or when already employed. SLU NSTP emphasizes building service
or work ethics and character. What makes Louisians essentially who they are wherever and whenever they
practice what they have learned in school is their workplace spirituality the sum total of their learning and
character building in action.
5. The major goal of Community Service Involvement (CSI)is building a community where all people, regardless of
differences, can live together in solidarity through people empowerment, social collaboration, and improved
quality of life for all.
6. SLU NSTP CSI is called a missionary apostolate. It is one concrete way of evangelizing others by letting them
feel or encounter Divine providence and presence through the meaningful services rendered with them. SLU
was established as a missionary institution. As Louisians, it is our mission to help ourselves and other people
transform lives, in its various dimensions, according to Gods teachings.

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7. As missionary service providers, Louisian students are considered to be apostles ambassadors of goodwill
(the word apostles originated from the Greek word apostolos which in Hebrew word is called Shalliack.
Shalliack means ambassadors of goodwill).
8. Incorporating the above, the following are the program core-focus of SLU NSTP: a) community inclusive
solidarity; b) good citizenship; c) the CICM Missionary Legacy; d) youth integrated transformation; e) community
project planning and management; f) Louisian core values; g) richness of indigenous Filipino culture; and h)
work ethics/character and preparedness.
9. Transformative service is illustrated by delivering relevant or much needed assistance through ones competent
capabilities, creativity and resourcefulness. It is helping ensure that a society recognizes, respects and readily
provides opportunities and capabilities for every person to be significant, functional, or self-reliant in the society.
Transformative service is promoting an inclusive society.
10. Missionary service is illustrated by delivering services characterized by the virtues of simplicity living and being
contented with basic needs only so that any extras could be shared to the needy, loyalty-obeying and practicing
the vision-mission and culture of an institution or organization one is affiliated with, availability-responding to a
need with ones actual presence and participation, Preferential option for the needy-greater compassion and
prioritization of the real needy or the most in need, Volunteerism-giving of unconditional service, Frontiershipresponding to a critical concern or issue or standing by a critical principle, Self-sacrifice and charity-going
beyond borders to help the needy, Community solidarity-living with others regardless of their differences,
Relevance-transformation with greater impact, and love of the sacred-inner satisfaction and happiness in
practicing righteousness as taught by a supreme divine.
11. CSI is generally off-campus. However, civic concerns of utmost attention in the campus are likewise pursued.
Charity begins at home. The university is our home we must promote its welfare as this is the same welfare we
benefit.
12. CSI incorporates value transformation in well-off communities for them to appreciate and pursue the concern of
reaching out to the needy communities.
13. CSI engages community participation and teamwork. Every community member or a worker has great potentials
and capabilities. When given the chance, everyone becomes significant in the community.
14. People who want development to happen should strive for it; because development is not offered on a silver
platter. Partner communities should always share a counterpart; they are always capable in one way or
another.
15. CSI is integrated and not piecemeal. It targets the various and holistic conditions of persons in the community:
physiological, intellectual, socio-cultural, technological, spiritual, and psycho-emotional, among others.
16. CSI is immersing ones self with the community. Go to the people and live among them. Community service
providers cannot significantly help a community if they just stay and work within their offices. Service providers
must integrate themselves to genuinely feel and respond to community concerns.
17. Start with and build on what the people have and know: CSI is beginning with the indigenous resources,
technologies and structures that a community has. Being an innovator is advantageous as long as ones action
conforms to what the community believes in and does, and which does not adversely affect the physical
environment.
18. CSI is not merely a relief but a release. CSI is focused on liberating community members from their concerns
by equipping them with the capability to resolve their own concerns rather than on merely giving relief goods or
dole outs. CSI should also focus on resolutions that are long lasting rather than only on short term ones. Indeed,
CSI should not simply be giving a fish to a man for he will live only for a day but rather, it should be teaching a
man how to fish so he can catch fish by himself and can live for lifetime.CSI is helping persons help themselves.
CSI is ensuring that others become self-reliant or self-sustaining. Meanwhile, relief system must only be pursued
in appropriate relief situations.
19. CSI requires a relevant level of technical competency or specialization, and maturity. One cannot give what one
does not have. Else, one can best serve with what one already has (intellectual or practical skills, or other
personal resources). Hence, it is best that students should enroll their NSTP 2 only when their capabilities and
maturity are ready for the said involvement. With the varied courses and apostolates of students, CSI can help
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20. Organizing and implementing CSI apostolates require following appropriate procedures, guidelines, format and
action plans.
21. CSI is likewise dependent on the feasibility of an activity and the capability of the participants. Participants
should undergo capability retooling if needed.
22. CSI is establishing a working rapport with the concerned partners and clients.
23. CSI is providing the NSTP student the exposure to be an independent missionary worker: to explore, discover
and maximize his creativity under minimum but substantial supervision and working under pressure while
personally observing command of activity success and safety.
24. CSI provides experience to the NSTP student to prepare himself for the world of work or employment after
graduation. Employment and work are highly competitive. Work applicants should display capabilities for
minimum supervision, self-reliance, working under pressure, multiple capabilities for multi-tasking, mature,
teamwork, personality, attitude, etc
II - GENERAL PROCEDURE AND GUIDELINES:
1. Process Enrollment: enrollment of NSTP CWTS 2 is done at your respective schools. For enrollment with special
case, it is done at the NSTP office.
2. At the time of enrollment your NSTP schedule printed in your enrollment form may be tentative, or as is. This is
because the actual schedule will eventually depend on the nature of your apostolate or project and on the final
schedule the apostolate group will agree upon as feasible, practical and specific to the chosen apostolate or
project and to the group.
3. Complete/accomplish properly the enrollment requirements:
a. NSTP 1 passing grade: you must have finished and passed your NSTP 1 first before enrolling NSTP 2. Any NSTP 2 taken
without passing NSTP 1 is invalidated and must be repeated after finally passing NSTP 1 first.
b. Enlistment/verification of name in the class code or enrollment list.
c. ID pictures (2 pieces, should be recent, standard ID, 2x2 size, and with white-colored background) to be placed in the
following:
a) SLU NSTP Form 2; (b) journal(composition notebook at least 90 leaves, non-spiral, color coded: see your instructor for
the color coding
d. Submit Group filing expandable folder one per group (see required format and color coding with your Supervising
Instructor)
e. Secure, read, understand, and master this copy of the procedures and guidelines of NSTP CWTS CSI
f. Secure and start accomplishing your SLU NSTP journal daily or every NSTP activity beginning the first day of classes:
keep your entries in full details. Specify the date, time, place, agenda, attendance of the group mates with their signature,
activities or topics undertaken or discussed, etcALWAYS BRING ALONG YOUR JOURNAL DURING NSTP ACTIVITY
AND/OR CONSULTATION. NO JOURNAL, NO ATTENDANCE/CONSULTATION.
g. Submit specimen of the ID (with picture, signature and address) of your guardians while studying in the University. Your
guardian must be either or both of your parents. But either or both of your parents must be accessible or staying with you
in your residence while studying so that should you need their original signatures (not photocopied) immediately, you will
be able to secure such immediately. Photocopy at least two IDs of either parents or both. At least one of the IDs should
be a government issued ID (ex. Voters ID, SSS, GSIS, license, etc). The other ID may be private issued or government
issued just the same. The IDs should be photocopied on one long bond paper. Beside the photocopied IDs, the
concerned parent should again attach original signature to match the photocopied signature on the ID. In the event that
your parents are not accessible or are not staying with you in your residence while studying in the University, inquire from
your parent should they rather authorize you or give you full responsibility of yourself in the NSTP throughout the term.
Otherwise, your parent should authorize other persons to act as your guardian in their absence. In these instances
where your parents will authorize you or another person as your guardian, follow these requirements: secure from the
NSTP Office special authorization form that your parents are authorizing or giving you full responsibility of yourself, or
another person to act as your guardian. Your parents will accomplish the form properly and submit it back attaching to it
their photocopied ID as your parents and the photocopied ID of your authorized guardian with the ID specimen
specifications specified above. In the absence of the parent to serve or to authorize a guardian for the said student, the
immediate family member (grandparent, brothers or sisters of either the mother or the father, or sibling who is at least 21
years old) of the student may be considered as alternative. This requirement is needed to ensure the proper
accomplishing of activity papers needing signatures and authorization of parents or guardians. Students should have
their own copies of their respective specimen (ID, signature and authorization) in their own personal file. Whenever they
submit documents bearing the signature of their guardian (waivers, letters, etc) they must photocopy such specimen and
attach it to the said document.
NOTE: no parent signature specimen means your NSTP requirement is invalid
h. In support to the NSTP apostolate on Voters and Election Education and Responsible Participation in good governance,
NSTP students of voting age (18 y/o and above) submit photocopy of voters ID (show original copy for verification),
registration/voting certificate or any proof of COMELEC registration for merit purposes. To ensure a responsible exercise
in governing our country, we register, we vote, and we vote responsibly. Be referred to your respective supervising
instructor for the deadline of submission
i. Required to vote in the SLU SSC-KASAMA Election: see your NSTP Instructor for the details of this requirement as this is
only applicable during the first semester.

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Students who were absent during or who missed an attendance or activity are personally responsible in compensating
whatever were missed out. Any absence excused or not, will not automatically excuse a student from any instruction or
assignment missed due to such absence. Any absent student is still required to comply with assignments or
responsibilities that are supposed to be accomplished. The said absence is subject to the evaluation of the SAO. The
student should present the excuse slip coming from the SAO and attach a letter of explanation addressed to the NSTP
Coordinator regarding the said absence.
Secure your official NSTP Uniform (NSTP Tshirt and NSTP Button pin): Your required NSTP 2 uniform is the navy blue
NSTP tshirt while your NSTP white tshirt you used as Uniform in NSTP 1 will be your alternative uniform tshirt. For
specific details on your Uniform, please secure or read our guidelines on NSTP Uniform from the NSTP Office. Read and
understand first the guidelines on NSTP Uniform before acquiring and using one. Any acquired Uniform and using of
Uniform that did not comply with said guidelines on NSTP Uniform will be invalidated and not honored.

4. Attend the scheduled Apostolate orientation with the NSTP Coordinator and the Supervising Instructor.
5. Attend and pass the preliminary, midterm and final assessment and the comprehensive exam.
6. Secure your community apostolate or project. With the peculiar and certain complications in organizing and
sustaining community projects, apostolate or project assignments will be normally done by the NSTP Office but
within feasible considerations, you may be allowed to choose your project. It is required that in facilitating or
implementing the projects assigned to you, you must be able to relate or use the learning you have in your
respective courses in the successful implementation of your projects or apostolates. This is aside from your
other personal potentials and skills. Be reminded of our Louisian mission and identity of wisdom builds or
mission to transform where we come to the University and together with the learning activities and
requirements we are pursuing in our various subjects, we explore and develop to their best our potentials,
knowledge, attitude and skills and use them to build or transform ourselves further and our community or society.
Meanwhile, giving your best in any assignment given to you now in the NSTP is your exercise in doing the same
when you scout for employment or for promotion in your employment later on. It has been an experience of
many graduates that when they are too choosy of work or employment that they could hardly scout for better
opportunities. It is with the same context that adjusting yourself to the assignment given to you is your
opportunity to challenge, explore and further develop your skill of creativity also being one of the core values of a
Louisian; when we are able to productively or successfully respond to a certain call of the moment or any
situation.
7. Assigning of apostolate or project in NSTP 2 shall be done by the NSTP Office following certain considerations
peculiar to the various projects being sustained and attended to by the NSTP of the University.
8. Organize your team: role distribution, venue and schedule of meeting and apostolate consultation time with the
Supervising instructor, consultation time with community partner/s if applicable; consultation time with the
coordinator, etc.
9. Process Apostolate Papers: in consultation with the Supervising instructor (SI) and NSTP coordinator
a. Secure and process your concept paper with the help of your SI. Students must strictly follow the given schedules in the
concept paper. Be reminded that non-compliance therein is part of your grade.
b. Prepare your letters to concerned offices/agencies if applicable (letter should bear signatures of apostolate leader,
supervising instructor, NSTP coordinator and STE dean unless otherwise indicated) 3 copies with original signatures.
Make sure your letters are well edited by you or your consultants and appropriate format therein is followed. Present your
letter-draft first to your supervising instructor for evaluation before signing is done. Letters will only be sent to concerned
persons when signed by the above signatories.
c. Coordinate the apostolate with the concerned target community/agency.
d. Accomplish your Waivers: all apostolates are required waivers, on-campus or off-campus. Only parents or authorized
guardians are allowed to sign waivers. For the endorsement of the apostolate paper, the submitted parent/guardian
signature specimen must be attached. No parent/guardian signature specimen, no apostolate activity. For students who
have difficulty in securing the required signature specimen, they must write a letter addressed to the NSTP coordinator
explaining such situation but must still submit the said signature specimen as soon as possible. Students are given
enough time to secure and submit the signature specimen.
e. Secure a copy of additional provisions for apostolate success and safety from your supervising instructor and formulate a
comprehensive provision incorporating your group provision for success and safety.
f. Accomplish Off-campus/Campus Activity Checklist.
g. Secure Apostolate Activity Approval of the University President. Follow the procedure in doing so, as provided by the
NSTP Office.
h. Photocopy the signed and approved apostolate file and secure your personal copy. Each group member must have a
copy of the approved apostolate file. Always bring along with you your copy of the apostolate file when implementing your
activity, when attending meeting, and when attending consultations. No file means your attendance and participation in a
particular event you do not have your file with is not recorded or graded as the case may be. The group must also
provide a copy to the various partners/signatories (see SI or NSTP Coord for the photocopying instruction and distribution
of copies to partners before doing so).
i. Students are responsible in ensuring that clerical requirements (like papers, letters, waivers, etc) follow correct grammar
and format. Be reminded that once submitted still with errors, such errors are made part of your grade.
j. Prepare your individual/personal first aid kit.
10. Apostolate Proper: closely and regularly coordinate and update your SI of the progress of your apostolate. Report

for your weekly consultation or as instructed by the SI. Arrange your consultation schedule with your respective
supervising instructor.
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11. Regularly and properly accomplish your journal and submit it/report personally to your supervising instructor for

updating. Always bring along, present and have your journal and your IRR (Individual Report Record) signed by
your transacting partner. Always enter first your transaction detail before you have your journal and IRR signed
by your said partner. In the event you failed to bring your journal and IRR or you failed to accomplish your journal
and IRR as herein specified, it means you are solely accountable of whatever such failure implies later on.
12. Submission of Apostolate Accomplishment Portfolio at the end of the term (see the NSTP office for the format)
13. Process your CLEARANCE at the end of the term (see SI for Instruction):
a. Required: submitted all requirements, completed all remedials due to deficiencies and/or applicable demerits,
test permit, copies of the complete set of apostolate file (Procedure and Guidelines, endorsement sheet,
concept paper, and other attachments including waiver).
b. Supervising Instructors Clearance- to be processed by the students before going on vacation. Secure
instruction from your assigned SI for the procedure.
c. NSTP Office Clearance- to be processed by the students before going on vacation.
d. INCs incurred due to failure to process clearance as instructed are given additional remedial requirements.
e. Students who fail to process their clearance or completion of remedial on time will be graded accordingly,
passed or failed (pls see grading system). Where a student who failed to process such clearance has
standing accountabilities, the student will be given an INC grade. Students once given an INC can only
process their completion and clearances during the one month grace period in processing INCs as printed in
the pink grade copy of the student; provided, the student will apply for completion and clearance immediately
at the NSTP Office during the enrollment period of the immediate term following subsequently. Or immediately
upon the official release of the grade, concerned students must report to the NSTP Office. This is to ensure
more time to process completion requirements that apply to a specific INC case. Students applying for
completion during the later period of the one month grace period where time is insufficient to process the
completion requirements are held liable if such time left will not merit sufficient time to complete the INC and
will instead make the INC a permanent mark or the student be given a failing grade which ever applies.
Meanwhile, students concerned should secure from the NSTP Office the procedure of processing completion
and follow such. Not following the procedure of completion of INCs as given by the NSTP Office will
automatically invalidate and cancel any remedial or completion activity undertaken; concerned student is still
considered having not accomplished any remedial or completion at all and will make any given NSTP grade
permanent.
f. The student is responsible in processing his/her remedial, clearance or completion at the NSTP Office
following the existing procedure and remedial choices being followed for the term as prepared and approved
by the NSTP Office
g. Process personally your clearance, remedial or completion. Other persons are not allowed to process for the
student concerned. It is neither the responsibility of the teachers nor the NSTP Office to be running after or
processing application for clearances, remedial or completion for students. If there is an extreme need for
such, discretion of the NSTP Office prevails.
h. Students enrolled in the NSTP must immediately check their NSTP grade upon the release of grades for the
concerned term by the University registrar. This is to ensure that should there be correction in any given
NSTP grade, or should a student need to process any INC or NFE NSTP grade, concerned students are able
to process or accomplish such during the one month completion period set by the University. In the event that
that concerned students failed to check right away their grades as soon as released by the University registrar
for the concerned term and any needed correction of NSTP grade or processing of INC/NFE NSTP is not
accomplished during the said completion period set by the University, such correction of grade and
processing of INC is not anymore allowed or accommodated. Whatever NSTP grade given remains
permanent and concerned students must re-enroll the subject should their grade be failed or INC/NFE.
i. Meanwhile, be reminded that processing an incomplete does not automatically mean a passing grade. Any
submitted or completed requirements or examination is still subject to usual evaluation and grading
procedures. A passing grade is given if merited; otherwise, the grade is failed.
14. Students enrolling and finishing their NSTP graduation requirement in SLU are required to practice the NSTP of
the University.
15. Cross-enrollment of NSTP to other schools is restricted. Louisians should enroll it in the university since it has
a special leaning on the Louisian way of life. Cross enrollment is allowed only if NSTP is not offered in the
University. Meanwhile, completion of NSTP in other schools is allowed only in the case of transferees who
finished such before transferring to SLU.
16. Cross enrollees from other schools taking their NSTP in SLU are required to follow the NSTP as programmed in
the University.
17. NSTP 1 is a prerequisite to NSTP 2: NSTP 1 should be completed first before enrolling NSTP 2. Hence, NSTP
1 and NSTP 2 cannot be enrolled at the same time in a given term, even in the same or different schools. If a
student has enrolled and completed NSTP 2 before NSTP 1, the NSTP 2 that is enrolled and completed is
invalidated and the student shall be required to take NSTP 1 and to re-take NSTP 2 after completing and
passing NSTP 1.
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18. Students having failing grade of 72.99 and below are not anymore required to undergo remedial for any
demerits or INCs incurred but are required to re-enroll the subject.
19. NSTP students are expected to strictly observe and practice the SLU Code of Discipline (Student
Manual)during their NSTP in and out of the campus.
20. No tagging along or bringing along unauthorized persons during NSTP activities.
21. No going out during classroom training or no loitering during community exposure without the permission of the
training instructor.
22. NSTP students are required to be familiar and to observe campus and community safety and emergency
guidelines.
23. Students enrolled in the NSTP are required to actively support all NSTP apostolates or activity, on or off
campus.
24. Using of cellular phones while training is going on is restricted. Permission of the trainer is necessary.
25. Be reminded that you are automatically covered by insurance, which you paid during your first semester
enrollment. In case of accident during the training, please coordinate immediately with your training instructor.
26. As the need arises, students are given deadlines throughout the training or apostolate. It is expected that such
deadlines are met. When a given deadline is not met, students concerned should report immediately to their
respective supervising instructors for updating and instructions. Meanwhile, updating or consultations should
regularly be accomplished by students with their respective supervising instructors. Where the above updating,
instructions, or consultations are not attended to, the apostolate of concerned students shall be archived. This
means that said apostolate is suspended and students concerned will have to file with the NSTP Coordinator
the apostolate anew. Therein, students can only proceed with their activities when the refilling is approved by
the NSTP Coordinator.
27. In every approved NSTP meeting or activity, the apostolate group should prepare and submit one group report
on the minutes of the said meeting or the activity using the official Group Activity Report Form. Furthermore,
every individual member of the group must accomplish their individual attendance record. Individual members
officially working/facilitating things for the apostolate must also accomplish their individual attendance record.
Submit individual attendance record and group activity report form to your respective SI. Please see your SI for
the schedule of submission. The group is given 24 hours immediately after the said activity is finished to submit
the minutes/report/record to the concerned Supervising Instructor. The group report/minutes should at least
contain the date, time duration, venue, details of the activity or meeting or discussions, names of the members,
signature of members who are present, and their respective contact numbers. Late submission and
inappropriately accomplished report are given due demerit, for the entire group. Prior to any meeting or activity,
secure approval first to such meeting or activity before proceeding with it from your respective Supervising
Instructor. Meetings without prior approval of your SI will not be recorded as part of your hour requirement.
28. Attendance is monitored based on the approved NSTP apostolate and consultation schedule of the group
peculiar to the demand and concerns of their apostolate. Absences, tardiness, or early dismissal are
considered deficiencies. Excused absences, tardiness or early dismissal are given chances for remedial
without demerit to offset deficiency in the number of hour-requirement if so preferred by the concerned student.
But take note that deficiency in attendance will mean minus points in the grade percentage for attendance and
outputs (see grading system below). Unexcused absences, tardiness or early dismissal are not given chances
for remedial but to be made part of the grade (See grading system below for the scoring of attendance). Missed
graded activities during such unexcused absences, tardiness and early dismissal are considered zero score
point. Indeed, absences, tardiness, and early dismissal are strictly discouraged as these affect your grade in the
NSTP. Students who need remedial for their excused absences, tardiness or early dismissal shall report to the
NSTP Office and apply for remedial following approved remedial procedures and activities. Remedial activities
shall require parent/guardians consent/waiver. For remedial, follow up with your instructor when you can apply
for your remedial.
29. For students who incurred excused absences, tardiness and early dismissal, secure immediately your excuse
slip from SAO and submit a photocopy of your slip and excuse letter to the NSTP office immediately the class
day following your absence. Also, arrange immediately your remedial and make up activities of what you have
missed with the NSTP Office. Overdue submission of such excuse slip and other pertinent required papers for
such excused absence automatically forfeits the excused status of such absence and eventually treats such
absence as unexcused and thereby be graded or scored accordingly.
30. Meanwhile, it should be noted that the 15-minute tardiness equals an absence still applies in every deployment
activity regardless of how long the given activity is. Moreover, absences are counted per hour. As such for
instance, a student who is considered absent in a 3-hour long continuous activity has incurred three absences.
31. As per the RA 9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001 and its IRR, a student should complete an attendance of not less
than 54 hours but not more than 90 hours in the enrolled NSTP training for the current term. In the NSTP of the
University, the 90 hours shall be maximized in order to accomplish more in the various community projects
being sustained by the University. A student who does not complete the exact total hours determined and
specified by the NSTP Office shall be solely accountable for the implication of not having completed such exact
total hours since this will affect his/her grade on attendance, outputs and other related grading areas (pls see
grading system bellow). Should the student opt to beat the exact total hours that should be completed in the
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particular apostolate; provided that the students failure (absences) to have met the exact total hours is
excused, then the student must, on his/her own initiative and immediately, apply for applicable remedial.
However, the grade bearing of the accomplished remedial therein is case to case. Like in some instances, the
remedial will only add points to the grade or score for attendance and not necessarily on the outputs. Herein,
discretion of the NSTP Office prevails on how to score or grade such remedial to ensure the grading system of
the NSTP is not unreasonably compromised. Meanwhile, only the time spent in the APPROVED schedules,
meetings, consultations, and activities are counted in the said hours-requirement. Also, only hours spent for
PROGRESSING activities are counted in the said hours-requirement. Hours spent with unreasonably repetitive
activities that do not show progress of the apostolate are not included. Should there be a need to repeat a
particular activity as part of the apostolate for another time or schedule; this should be APPROVED FIRST by
the SI and/or NSTP Coord. For instance, a series of meetings which always has the same unreasonable
repetitive agenda will not be counted with multiple hours. This means that if meetings have taken many hours
with an agenda which can reasonably be done in an hour, such will be counted one hour duration only.
Meanwhile, an activity that was done with outstanding procedure and output but consuming limited number of
hours may also be credited additional number of hours as deemed by the supervising instructor and the NSTP
Office. For instance, a project implementation that was done in just an hour but having an outstanding output
that is commensurate three hours may be given additional two hours credit over the one hour time actually
spent for the said outstanding activity.
32. Waiting time for walk-in consultation with the coordinator or with the SI is not included in the 54 to 90-hour
requirement. Approved or agreed consultation time if not attended by the SI or NSTP coordinator will still be
credited to the number of hours completion only of those who were present/who reported for the supposed
consultation provided that group activity report form and individual attendance report are immediately
accomplished and submitted immediately to the supervising instructor.
33. Completing the said hours specified by the NSTP Office is not the sole guarantee that a student will
automatically pass the enrolled NSTP. The student should be passing in the requirements specified in the
grading system as listed subsequently. If therein a student is failing inspite completing the specified number of
hours, a student may still be given a failing grade.
34. Every NSTP schedule and other approved schedules of the apostolate covered during the current term are
considered official NSTP classes/apostolate time. Any apostolate activity therein scheduled should proceed
and students concerned should be in attendance, otherwise, marked absent. During these schedules,
necessary suspension of apostolate activities or NSTP training requires instruction from the NSTP Coordinator
with the approval of the University administration through the STE Dean.
35. With the extremely peculiar and varying attendance system in the NSTP 2 brought about by the varying projects
and project situations, attendance monitoring is done correspondingly. Class cards of students who fail to report
to their supervising instructor or who do not attend project and meeting schedules at least once a week will be
dropped at the students affairs office. Once class card is dropped and while it is not yet returned to the
instructor, a student will not be allowed to participate in the subsequent schedules and activities. If by chance
such student joined said activities without the class card yet, this will be invalidated. It is solely the responsibility
of the student to check if his/her class card is dropped and must secure and return it back.
36. Always monitor and ensure the recording of your attendance. Aside from other attendance records and
checking being prepared and done, each member in the group when accomplishing his/her journal should also
list down the names/attendance of co-members who are present during a particular meeting or activity and
have said present members sign their names in each ones journal. Do not sign your name in the journal of a
group mate who is absent during the said activity.
37. Every apostolate group should choose a leader to represent the group. Just as the leader is accountable of the
group members, group members are also accountable of the leader. This means that the performance of the
group is the performance of the leader and the performance of the leader is the performance of the group.
Problems that shall arise therein should be reported immediately to the supervising instructor for appropriate
attention before everyone is held accountable.
38. NSTP Requirements for Campus Grantees and volunteers Apostolate (CGVA) and Advance Projecs: NSTP
students who belong to the SLU Varsity, SLU Band, SLU CCA, SLU Parish, and Advance projects are required
to report to their respective class codes and inform the instructor of their status as CGVA or advance. And
immediately, they have to report to the NSTP Office and attend a specially orientation schedule. In order to
avail of the special NSTP apostolate deployment for grantees and volunteers, and advance, they have to
process additional requirements and orientation specific to their cluster personally with the NSTP Coordinator.
Due to the peculiar nature of this NSTP requirement, students concerned are graded using a different grading
system. Please be responsible to check this grading system with the NSTP Office.
39. Students applying for staffing must continue to attend the plenary orientation series until further specific
instructions regarding their application for staffing are given them. Students who are absorbed for staffing as
their NSTP project or apostolate should report to the NSTP coordinator for additional orientation specific to the
staffing project. Due to the peculiar nature of this NSTP requirement, students concerned are graded using a
different grading system. Please be responsible to check this grading system with the NSTP Office.
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40. When deadlines previously set are declared no class days, such deadlines are automatically moved to the
next class day.
41. Learn to trouble shoot your concerns in the NSTP. This is to train you to be creative. If you are encountering
any problem, constraint or concern in your NSTP or apostolate, exhaust analysis and understanding of said
concern. Then come up with your proposed remedies or solutions and present them to your Supervising
Instructor and the NSTP coordinator for approval before implementing your proposal. Never report to your
Supervising Instructor and the NSTP Coordinator without having, as best as you could, the details of your
concern and proposed remedies. How best you prepare the following are also part of your grading.
42. In formulating and implementing your activities, always plan first as best as you could then present your plans
to your Supervising Instructor or the NSTP coordinator for improvement if needed then for approval if merited.
43. Never ever implement something that was not presented to and approved by your Supervising Instructor and
the NSTP Coordinator.
44. During group activities, the leader is expected to ensure the attendance or participation of all members. But
equally, members are responsible in keeping in touch with the leader and with the other members regarding
activities and meetings. No leader or member of the group should just be passive waiting only for instruction
from the group. Everyone in the group should be responsible in ensuring personal attendance and participation.
45. Observe required dress code and uniform during training/ apostolate. Aside from those specified in the SLU
student manual and in this MOPG, all NSTP students are not allowed to wear the following during NSTP
training and activities: heavy cosmetics, jewelries, unnatural hair dye, improper haircut/ hairstyle and others as
instructed.
46. Follow additional specific instructions or precautions given to you for the success of the apostolate and in the
observance of your safety and security while on NSTP apostolate or activity. If any of the instructions given is
not followed, a student concerned is not allowed to participate in the given activity even if waivers are
submitted.
47. SLU-NSTP aims to train students to be self-reliant and become independently responsible. College students
should prepare themselves for their employment work where ultimately only themselves are responsible in
accomplishing their job; no work place or employment has so far allowed parents or guardians or other persons
to still cuddle their children or perform the tasks of their children in their childrens workplace. Hence, NSTP
students should accomplish or process requirements or activities strictly by themselves. Parents, guardians or
anyone except the concerned student himself/herself are by all means NOT ALLOWED to accomplish, be
involved or process said requirements or activities in behalf of a student. In the case, parents or any other
person, if allowed or consented by the concerned student, will follow up the standing or performance of said
student, it is the discretion of the NSTP Office how to accommodate said parent/person. It is the procedure of
the office, however, that concerns as such be exhaustively settled first between the student concerned and said
parent/person and only after said student has first settled or processed properly and exhaustively any
responsibility or requirements with the NSTP Office himself/herself, can the NSTP Office attend to said parents
or guardians. Parents or guardians who do not follow the above procedure and guideline are by all means NOT
ENTERTAINED by the NSTP Office. This is not to unreasonably disturb the operations of the Office.
48. Meanwhile, any student who has concern about his NSTP should settle things first with his/her supervising
instructor before seeing the NSTP Coordinator or other higher authorities in the University. Any concerns that
did not follow this procedure shall not be entertained. Also, should there still be concerns of students and/or
their parents or guardians regarding the NSTP of said students, such concern should be put in proper writing
and address to the NSTP Coordinator or the STE Dean for proper attention. NSTP concerns or grievances if
any should be processed following applicable procedures and guidelines set by the University. Such written
letter should properly be signed by the concerned. Such concerns must also be processed personally. The
Office never entertains texting, phone in or emails and other electronic communications especially that the
identity of the other party cannot just be determined. Also, only authorized guardians or parents with valid
identification are entertained.
49. Concerns presented/aired otherwise or that has not exhausted internal procedures and guidelines of the
university shall NOT BE ENTERTAINED and is considered waiving the right for any NSTP concern to be
attended to by the NSTP Office. Hence, students, parents or guardians who do not follow the above procedure
and guideline are by all means NOT ENTERTAINED by the NSTP Office. As a general rule also, unsigned
letters are not entertained and concerns only specified in the letter shall be entertained.
50. Failure to accomplish a given activity or apostolate on time and/or as required means any extension needed to
accomplish such will require another procedure of securing endorsement of the supervising instructor and the
approval of the NSTP Coordinator or of the STE Dean or SLU President as the case may be. Any
action/response of the NSTP Office on any request for extension will depend on the schedules, availability or
activities of the NSTP Office.
51. All completion of remedial should be done with the approval of the NSTP Office
52. Always bring/wear your school ID while at your designated community assignment or during NSTP activities.
53. Other instructions shall be given by your assigned Supervising instructors or other attending supervising
instructors as the need arises and in accordance with your respective apostolates.
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54. Some Sunday schedules are also reserved for your NSTP 2 whether or not your specific project schedule is
Sunday or during the week. This is to be able to accomplish required activities and projects that are feasible
only during Sundays. Also, this is to be able to complete the number of hours required for the training (due to
anticipated suspensions of classes, there will be lack of time to complete the required 54 to 90 hours training
during the term). Herein, it is therefore considered that what prevails as priority in the schedules of NSTP 2
students every Sunday afternoon is their NSTP 2.This further means then that what prevails should students
have non-nstp extra or co-curricular activities on Sunday afternoon or other priorities that go simultaneous with
their NSTP is their NSTP activities. When the NSTP is compromised over other activities, then absence therein
in the NSTP activity is considered unexcused and will be scored or graded accordingly. Hence, before
scheduling any other priorities on a Sunday, always check our schedules with the NSTP first. Also, schedule
your Sunday church attendance on hours of a Sunday not covered by any NSTP schedule.
55. Be mindful of your manners and decorum when you are in your apostolate areas or when you are processing
things with other offices or persons. Know the people in the area and always accord them appropriate respect
and recognition. Always dispose with yourself the character of a Louisian.
56. Demerits shall be given to the following violations (a maximum of 5 demerit per item violated per occasion):
a. Failure or late submission of requirements (enrollment and training requirements)
b. Failure to comply with training instructions and guidelines
c. Failure to process clearance at the end of the term
d. Late clearance and submission of other requirements
e. Substandard efforts and outputs
f. Violation of the SLU Code of Discipline
g. Other Character/behavioral/disciplinary violations
h. Other concerns as determined by the supervising instructor and the NSTP Office.
57. Merits shall be given to (with the approval of the NSTP Office, merits may be used as an addition to the
students NSTP grade, as incentive to exempt concerned student from other training requirements):
a. Students with outstanding participation throughout the training/training requirements as determined by the
Supervising instructor and the NSTP Office.
b. Students with outstanding extra-curricular activities as certified by the Dean of the school to which the
student belongs and duly approved by the NSTP Office (number of merits will be determined by the NSTP
Office).
c. Emergency blood donation (if not part of the apostolate the student belongs)
d. Track record of outstanding volunteerism in various community related endeavor duly validate or certified
correct
e. Other redeeming factors determined by the NSTP Office
f. Note: accumulated merits are transmuted first before they are added to the grade or are used as incentives.
58. Both the honor system and the apostolate grading system are used as bases for passing a student in NSTP
CWTS 2. Students should be passing or cleared in both in order to pass. The honor system is the earning of
merits and demerits throughout the training where a student will have to settle all incurred merits and demerits
in order to be given a grade. As part of the training, the honor system re-orients students to demonstrate a
sense of accountability as an integral component of responsible service. However students perform throughout
the training, they are oriented to face the consequence of their actions as either merits or demerits. At the
outset, an NSTP student should be trained to be more careful, disciplined or diligent enough in handling oneself
and responsibilities so as not to incur accountabilities. This will also prepare the student in the very competitive
world of work today to practice his/her best diligence and discipline in handling responsibilities productively
minimizing or avoiding unreasonable accountabilities. Best work espouses discipline and diligence. To be
productive in the workplace, one has to be disciplined and diligent.
59. The apostolate grading system is the earning of passing scores in the apostolate evaluation exercises (see the
grading system below).
60. The passing grade should be not less than 75.00 %.
61. Please see the NSTP Coordinator or your NSTP Supervising Instructor for clarifications regarding this MOPG or
the NSTP of the University.
III - The apostolate grading system:

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PERCENT

1. MIDTERM
A. Character and performance evaluation by rubrics
a. Instructor
b. Group mate
B. Module 1 and Module 2 Product and Performance
a. participation and output in team or group preparation
b. participation and output in project planning
c. participation and output in processing project papers
d. exams and quizzes
C. Module 3 Product and Performance
a. implementation of projects based on approved papers and guidelines
b. initial trouble shooting
c. resourcefulness
d. exams and quizzes
D. Discipline

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a.
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8%
7%
2%
2%
2%
4%

SUBTOTAL
2. FINALS
A. Character and performance evaluation by rubrics
a. Instructor
b. Group mate
B. Module 4 Product and Performance
a. compliance to project plans, procedures and guidelines; applications of SLU NSTP CSI principles rationale
b. submission of progress reports
c. difficulty/complexity of the project
d. proportion of output and the number of student in the group/project: does the output reflect the effort of the number of students in a group
e. problem solving/trouble shooting employed
f. resourcefulness
g. observance of safety precautions
h. efforts, interest, and passion showed
i. teamwork
j. self-reliance
k. attainment of objectives as programmed
l. quality and over-all impact all through out
C. Accomplishment Group Report Portfolio
a. Format, Organization and completeness
b. Quality
c. Documentation
d. Team participation
e. Plenary presentation
D. exams and quizzes
E. Discipline
4. ATTENDANCE
SUBTOTAL
FINAL TOTAL 100%

3%
3%
3%
6%
10%
50%

5%
5%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
5%
15%
50%

he grading system is using a transmutation method to determine the percentages of the raw scores or sources of grade
like attendance, outputs, quizzes, etc. Students are graded based on their actual effort or output. Students are supposed
to develop a commendable work ethics or standard which is needed in the actual workplace.

I AM A LOUISIAN SERVING WITH A MISSIONARY HEART

SLU NSTP OFFICE
SHORT TERM, 2015

Albert G. GuinguinoJr
NSTP Coordinator

Felina P. Espique, PhD

Dean, School of Teacher Education

CONFORME:
___________________________
Name and Signature of Student
Date:___________________

_________________________________
Name and signature of Parent/Authorized Guardian
Date:_________________________

*********(to the student, pls print this page in two copies. Properly accomplish and submit one copy to your instructor.
The other copy will be your receiving copy)***************************

CONFORME:
To the SLU NSTP Office:
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This is to signify that we have read and understood the above MANUAL OF PROCEDURES AND
GUIDELINES (MOPG) FOR NSTP CWTS 2 SHORT TERM, 2015 edition and shall abide with them as part of the
requirement of the NSTP course. Likewise, we shall not hold SLU NSTP liable of any violation and negligence we
commit on the above.
Conforme:
___________________________
Name and Signature of Student
Date:___________________

_________________________________
Name and signature of Parent/Authorized Guardian
Date:_________________________
(pls attach photocopy of Identification Card)

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