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Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) Open University & Distance Learning Programs is designed to provide higher education and improved qualifications to individuals who are unable to take advantage of traditional modes of education because of personal and professional responsibilities.

Admission to the PLM Open University & Distance Learning Programs is the responsibility of the partner school or agency. Students undergo either the screening procedure set by the latter, or take the usual Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for on-campus admission at PLM Main Campus.

Classes in the off-campus at the master's level programs are held on weekends in the host or partner institution. Provision for modular instructions are provided in various programs should the student decide to complete his tertiary education.

Part of the quality control that PLM imposes is the administration of a validation test in all subjects at the end of each semester. The results of this validation test shall form part of the grade a student receives in each subject.

For its first curricular opening, PLM pioneered the Bachelor of Science in Community Health Service, which aims to upgrade the standards and quality of services of those individuals who are engaged in paramedical fields such as Midwifery. Working with the Quality University Education for Social Transformation (QUEST), a non-government educational foundation, PLM and Trinity College in Quezon City have already graduated some 6,000 midwives nationwide.

In 2002, PLM, by virtue of its University Charter, has installed its General Education Curriculum (GEC) for the first two years of college education at the Second Philippine International School (SPIS), an all-Filipino educational institution for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This curriculum, permitted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education, allows the student to pursue, in later years, courses in any discipline at PLM or in any institution for higher learning in the Philippines. Visiting assignments of PLM professors are part of the agreement between the partner schools.

Two years later, off-campus connections are established with Asia Pacific College of Advanced Studies, Southville International School and Colleges, and World CITI Colleges.

Consortia

Aside from partner schools, PLM is also engaged in partnership with companies, government agencies, organizations, and other institutions for the distance learning programs.

  • Association of Christian Educators of the Philippines
  • ATS Technologies, Inc.
  • Bicol Foundation for Higher Education
  • Camps Caringal I & II
  • Center for Reconstruction and Empowerment through Appropriate Technology and Education
  • Central Police District in Quezon City
  • Department of Budget and Management
  • Department of Interior and Local Government
  • Fortune Guarantee and Insurance Corporation in Makati City
  • Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
  • Laguna Lake Development Authority
  • Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA)
  • Manila City Hall
  • Manila Police District
  • Manila Public Relations Bureau
  • National Museum
  • National Press Club of the Philippines
  • National Food Authority (NFA)
  • Police Traffic Enforcement Group
  • Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
  • Philtread Tire and Rubber Corporation

Degree programs

The Open University offers different degree programs in a variety of areas. These include:

  • Master of Arts in Nursing
  • Bachelor of Science in Community Health Service
  • Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
  • Master of Arts in Business Administration
  • Master of Arts in Government Managament

References

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