SCHOOL GUIDANCE PROGRAM

GUIDANCE
SERVICES

1.Recruitment
Application
Processing

2. Testing Service
(Entrance Exam)
in addition to
NEAT/NSAT
Career Guidance

3. Enrolment
Orientation

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To give prospective students a preview and
make them aware ahead of time, of the
opportunities, privileges, duties,
responsibilities, and discipline they encounter
if they choose to join the school community
To give prospective students ample time to
study and decide whether or not college life
is for them, and to commit themselves to
respond more sincerely to school
expectations

TIME
FRAME

January to
March

To examine students abilities and

inclination, and to give them direction
towards a career more fitting to each one.
March to May

To introduce students to the college/school

community and its life, to acquaint them with
available personnel and services, and to
create and implant in them a sense of
belonging; To pave a smoother way for
students entry into college/high school life,
and to make them feel at home all along right
from the start.

MANPOWER
AND
RESOURCES

ACTIVITIES

Recruitment
Committee; Faculty;
Registrars Office;
Guidance Office;
Student Affairs
Office; Host schools
and their staff and
facilities

series of promotional visits to feeder schools, doing

a. talk on the affairs presently enjoyed by students, as well as opportunities, expectations,
responsibilities and discipline expected of members of their future school;
b.
distribution of promotional materials, and even showing audio visual programs
honestly illustrating different areas of college life;
c. open forum, question-answer type, on oral and visual presentation above, and on the
general set-up of the school;
d.
. further exclusive meetings with students showing extra interests and
contemplating enrolment;
e. distribution and explanation of application forms a. Pooling together student applicants at a central place where interviews and necessary
testing (supplementary to NEAT/NSAT) such as psychological, general academic,
aptitude, personality tests, etc. at the level of the college/school standards may be done;
b.
Evaluation of tests and interviews;
c. Notification of applicants; inviting those accepted to a set orientation program. -

Guidance Office;
Faculty; Registrars
Office; Host
Schools, their staff
and facilities

All faculty All

auxiliary staff Guest
speakers School
connected personnel
May to June

A program of orientation activities duly prepared by an orientation committee, including

a. guided tour of plant, facilities, such as the library, chapel, gymnasium, clinics, offices,
canteens, etc.
b.
excursions to outlying places and institutions related to the university and its
communal life, and even places where to buy educational supplies;
c. talk by different staff, student leaders, and guests on specific areas of life and services
offered in the school, followed by open forums;
d.
presentation and discussion of rules, regulations, and practices adopted by the
school;
e. enrolment assistance, to make entry easier, an otherwise grueling portion of student life;
f. Medical and physical check of enrollees; for reference to physical to physical exertions
in sports, etc.

4.Consultation
Information
Forum

5. Counseling
Spiritual Medical

6. Advisory
Deanery Family
Hours

7. Student
Services
Leadership
Development

8. Social

To keep the community updated and

wellinformed, to consult each other on any
minor and major issues facing the college
and students; To solicit the side and voice of
students on school decisions, to make each
one feel accountable and important part of
the school community

To enable students and school personnel to

help themselves (face, not fight) difficulties
encountered, to adjust to unpredictable
pressures, to maintain and safeguard sound
mind, body and spirit in order to pursue
undisrupted but productive schooling; and to
promote supportive relationships.
To assign advisors given certain student
groupings or sections to oversee where closer
contacts and group consultations can happen
in order to create the spirit of a close knit
family.

To encourage students to exercise a

more even and efficient service for
the good of all, to channel students
aspirations and needs for proper
dealing; to give enough room for the
practice of leadership, and to promote
students responsibility in running
their own affairs
To encourage students to develop
socially and more responsibly as they
realize their duty and reach out in

All year round,

timetabled and
when chances
come, e.g.
assemblies

All year round,

an open door
service

Students have
access;
anytime to
advisors;
Family
meetings
Office may be
led once or
twice a month

Student leaders;
Student Affairs
Office;
Administration and
all concerned
personnel and
services

a. Getting the studentry informed of latest developments and needs, schoolwise and even
worldwide;
b. Run forums, group/class discussions on issues/ problems arising; students concerns
then be forwarded to people or offices concerned;
c. Organize consultative meetings between and among faculty, staff, students,
administration at a one on one, class, department, and student body level;
d. Update adequate information materials, bulletins, post boards, posters, etc.;
e. Suggestion boxes and their up-to-date inventories;
f. Community / home visitations to where students live;
g.
Consultative meetings between students and school personnel.

Guidance Office and

Counselors;
Chaplains and
nearby pastors;
Church offices;
Medical and
rehabilitation
officers and centers

a. Counseling office manned by full-time counselors, open anytime for counseling

Faculty;
Departments;
Administration;
Student leaders;
Student Affairs

a. Periodic time allotted to contacts between department / class advisors and advisees
assigned, to discuss and resolve academic, domestic and even personal concerns, to
share communal or specific directional guidance;
b. Deans and heads/chiefs of different departments, facilities, offices, clinics and other
services meet with such group of students to talk about related specific concerns;
c. Family, interest clubs, departmental club forums

Student leaders;
Student Affairs
Office -

a.Student leaders man their own office that maintain open contacts and
consultation with the Student Affairs Office, or the former be made part
of the latter;
b.
Complaints desk receive complaints and concerns of students to be
channeled to proper authorities, offices, or facilities that cater to spiritual,
recreational, health educational needs of students;
c.Exercise of an efficient and really serving student government;
d.
Leadership training institutes;

Student leaders;
Student Affairs
Office;

a.Organize socialization programs where both faculty/staff and students

socialize, recreate, and acquaint each other, e.g. ballroom dancing,
fellowship hour, college/school / department/class dinners, excursions,

All year
round

All year

sessions;
b.
Chaplains may be scheduled for counseling services and spiritual directions;
c. Pastors ministers of churches to which students belong are scheduled counseling
contacts with students wishing to consult them;
d.
Referrals to medical authorities, psychological, or psychiatric services; or
rehabilitation centers;

e.

Outreach

concern to each other and to their

people and community

round-

Departments

9. Student
Evaluation
Incentive
Recognition

10. Remedial
Assistance
Make-up

11. Practicum
Interaction
Feedback

12. Career
Guidance
Employment
Posting/Fielding
Assistance

To issue incentives, reinforcements

and due recognition to students in
their efforts to create and support a
disciplined community; to develop
maturity and accountability

To provide students with extra special

time and incentives to develop skills,
talents, towards a more active and
productive academic and community
output
To research on and continually
develop more appropriate offerings
and services to students as tested in
the fields of actual service

To assure students and graduates of

the schools interest and support in
their chosen career; not just
concerned of the means but more of
the results

picnics, etc.
Inter-school/inter-institutional affairs where students and personnel of
different schools meet and socialize;
c.Student / Personnel exchanges;
d.
Rally both staff and students into community services and social
action
a.Teachers, advisors, chaplains/pastors directly overseeing students, talk
about the strength and weaknesses, behavioral bearings, and academic
standing of individual students, fill up evaluation forms for record and
reference purposes;
b.
Teachers, other school staff, and peer counselors issue positive or
negative reports whenever a particular student behaves or misbehaves
according to school rules and regulations;
c. Warning/probationary system takes care of extra negative reports, while
citation/recognition awarded to reinforce extra positive reports
b.

Accumulatio
n of positive
and negative
reports all
year round;
Evaluation
meetings at
end of
semester
All year
round

All year
round

Graduation
year

; Faculty, student
leaders to police;
departments,
Guidance Office/
Registrars
Office to
implement; Peer
counselors to be
chosen from
sections
Faculty;
Extension
Officers

a. Extra advisory meetings with group of student, serving to guide students

make-up for requirements undone; do elective programs on areas where
students lack or show interests; explanation/practicum in areas / matters
considerably difficult to students

Faculty;
Administration;
Extension
Officers And
centers; Alumni;
Other
institutions -

a.Students doing guided practicum and getting participating staff in

different fields and institutions give feedback on how educational
offerings be improved;
b.
Extension staff, personnel with whom practicum students work are
encouraged to evaluate appropriateness of training;
c.Solicit alumni feedback towards improving program and services basing
on their own experiences and knowledge tested in the field;
d.
Inter-institutional visits and exchanges.

Guidance Office;
Alumni; Public
Service; Private
sector; Student
Affairs Office

a.Encouraging colleges, industries, prospective employers nationwide and

worldwide to communicate the kind of personnel and qualifications
needed
b.
Pooling together of information on employment trends and positions
available to prospective graduates
c.Inviting successful alumni to speak to students on their careers
d.
Getting Department of labor to speak on Special Program of
Employment for Students
e.Connecting to the Internet browsing through Jobnet and Recruitment

13. Follow-up
Remote control

To reach out to graduates and former

faculty members in order to learn
more appropriately from them and to
improve offerings and services
according to feedback given

All year
round; At
every
opportunity

Guidance Office
Registrars
Office Student
Affairs Office

networks
f. Assisting students to apply for positions eve before they graduate, issuing
college confirmation of academic / extracurricular records and personal
qualities;
a. Updating record of an alumni directory;
b. Contacts with graduates through continuous informative
communication between alma mater and alumni;
c. Graduates may also ask the school for help, guidance, and assistance on
what they feel or experience as lacking, and vice versa.

GUIDANCE SERVICES
GUIDANCE
SERVICES
Testing Service
A. Entrance Exam
B. IQ Tests
C. Counseling Testing
D. Vocational Testing
E. Study Habits survey
F. Problem checklist
G. Achievement tests
H. Aptitude tests
I. Interest inventories
J. Mental Ability Tests

Placement Service
A. Educational
/Curricular Placement
B. Cocurricular
Placement
C. Vocational
Placement

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

ACTIVITIES

Students will be able to

a. examine their abilities and
inclination
b. get direction towards a more
fitting career
c. evaluate their intellecttual
skills, emotional maturity
social adjustment, and
achievement levels
d. d. provide teachers and
counselors vital information
on abilities and need areas of
students

a. Pooling together student applicants at a central

place where interviews and necessary testing such
as psychological, general academic, aptitude,
personality tests, etc. at the level of the
college/school standards may be done;
b. Evaluation of tests and interviews;
c. Notification of applicants; inviting those accepted
to a set orientation program
d. Selection of tests e. Administration of tests
e. Scoring of tests
f. Interpreting test results
g. Reporting test results
h. Using Test Results

Students will be able to:

a. preview and be made aware
ahead of time, of the
opportunities, privileges,
duties, responsibilities, and
discipline they encounter if
they choose to join the
school community
b. study and decide whether or
not college life is for them
c. commit themselves to

Recruitment/ Application Processing

- series of promotional visits to feeder schools, doing
a. talk on the affairs presently enjoyed by students, as
well as opportunities, expectations, responsibilities
and discipline expected of members of their future
school; b. distribution of promotional materials, and
even showing audio visual programs honestly
illustrating different areas of college life;
b. open forum, question-answer type, on oral and
visual presentation above, and on the general set-up
of the school;

TIME
FRAME
-January to
March
-March to May
-All year
round as
needed
-End of year
-Year level
transitions

January to
March

TARGET
GROUPS
-Student
Applicants
-All students
-First Year
Students
-Problematic
students
-All students

Prospective High
School
Graduating
Students

MANPOWER
RESOURCES
Guidance Office;
Faculty;
Registrars Office;
Host Schools,
their staff and
facilities

LOGISTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
The Guidance Office
provides for test
materials as part of
operating expenses

Psychometrician
and Researcher

Recruitment
Committee;
Faculty;
Registrars Office;
Guidance Office;
Student Affairs
Office; Host
schools and their
staff and facilities

College Transport
provided for the
traveling recruitment
committee Promotional
and Admission
documents provided by
the Registrars Office

respond more sincerely to

school expectations
d. d. progress satisfactorily
from one educational
experience to another

Counseling
A. Educational

Students will be able to

B. Vocational

a. help themselves (face, not

fight) difficulties
encountered
b. adjust to unpredictable
pressures

C. Personal

c. maintain and safeguard

sound mind, body and
spirit

c. further exclusive meetings with students showing

extra interests and contemplating enrolment;
d. distribution and explanation of application forms
e. orientation to the world of work
f. orientation to occupational fields
g. choosing an occupational area
h. follow up to determine appropriateness of
occupational
i. cho
- Counseling office manned by full-time
counselors, open anytime for counseling
sessions;
-

Chaplains may be scheduled for counseling

services and spiritual directions;

Pastors ministers of churches to which students

belong are scheduled counseling contacts with
students wishing to consult them;

Student-parent-counselor meetings

D. Relationship

d. pursue undisrupted but

productive schooling
Adjustment

Resolving issues concerning roommates, friends

and family

E. Crisis

e. promote supportive
relationships

Coping with feelings of loneliness, anxiety and

depression

f.

Exploring human sexuality and sexual identity

Learning time and stress management skills

enhance self-esteem p
therapy

g. balance demands of home,

school and work

All year
round, an
open door
service

All students,
particularly the
maladjusted

Guidance Office
and Counselors;
Chaplains and
nearby pastors;
Church offices;
Medical and
rehabilitation
officers and
centers

Counseling costs may

be sourced from
Guidance Office
appropriation and
from donations

Heavily
problematic
students

Guidance Office
and Counselors;
Chaplains and
nearby pastors;
Church offices;
Medical and

Covered by
Guidance Office
appropriation as
operating
expense
Encouraging

As the need
arises

h. acquire new insights and

selfconfidence

Referrals

A. Medical
B.Spiritual
C.Community

Students will be able to

a. receive appropriate
professional help from
specialists
b. get directions according to

Referrals to medical authorities, psychological, or

psychiatric services; or rehabilitation centers Referrals
to student pastors, priests, ministers, spiritual advisers
Referrals to community resources as needed
Recommendations for onthe-job training and summer
job exposures Referrals of drug dependents to

Al year round
as needs arise

D.Apprenticeship
E.Rehabilitation
F.Social Welfare

the nature and gravity of

their cases
c. c. make use of idle
moments to enrich their
experiences

rehabilitation centers Referrals of rape/ sexual abuse

victims to Social Welfare officers Referrals of crime
suspects to community officials/ local police / justice
officials Case studies confirming background of the
above cases

rehabilitation
officers and
centers Social
Welfare Officers

donations from
concerned
individuals