5 year course

I am not in favor of this. Students find it hard enough to pay for a 4-year course and they are thinking of adding a 5th year? They should review the existing curriculum (including elementary and high school) first and take out the subjects that are not really necessary. They should go for quality in terms of teachers and subjects. Besides, if the students' foundation in elementary and high school are not good enough how can we expect them to be good enough to be competitive after college?

That sucks! I'm not in favor of that they should have revised the curriculum instead. They should not add subjects that are not really needed in the profession that a student had chosen. Instead they should concentrate on emphasizing what is needed like the communication skills and mathematical ability of a student. Plus the computer literacy in that way we can produce more competitive graduates.

it wont do any good, in fact, its just another additional financial burden. and add up the additional professional examinations after the graduation, it makes everything worse. universities have a lot of minor subjects covered which in fact are subjects not really necessary for the degree program. courses are supposed to be finished in 3 years time if those unnecessary subjects are removed.

adding another year in ones schooling will not guarantee anything. it doesn't automatically make one more competitive just because that person spent more time time in school. if they want competitive graduates perhaps they could train more qualified teachers/professors and improve the facilities of our schools. i'm not in favor of adding another year to a 4 year course. it would just be a waste of time and money.

The rate of dropouts have increased over the years, mainly because they cannot afford to go to school. If DepEd plans to add another year, they should consider asking for higher budget. Because at this rate, there won't be any student left to attend the five year course.