Guidelines for Law School Summer Classes

Republic Act No. 7662—the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993—provides the legal basis for the LEB’s issuance of these guidelines.
LEB Resolution No. 2018-204, adopted during the 81st En Banc meeting of the LEB on February 13, 2018, authorizes the issuance of the guidelines.
The LEB affirms the academic freedom enjoyed by higher education institutions.
The LEB allows law schools to offer summer-term classes subject only to the parameters stated in the memorandum order.

The memorandum order governs the offering by law schools in the summer term of classes not scheduled to be regularly offered in the summer term under the law curriculum approved by the LEB.
The permit requirement applies to law schools that conduct classes in the summer term.
The maximum academic load and class-hour requirements apply to all classes offered during the summer term.
The application and approval process applies to law schools seeking to offer or conduct summer-term classes.

Law schools must first obtain a permit from the LEB before conducting classes in the summer term.
No credit is earned for classes conducted in the summer term without a LEB permit.
The classes covered are those offered in the summer term that are not scheduled to be regularly offered in the summer term under the approved LEB law curriculum.
The LEB permits law schools to offer summer classes only within the parameters of this memorandum order.

The summer term consists of not less than six (6) consecutive weeks, inclusive of legal and special holidays, and days for midterm and final examinations and special activities.
A student’s maximum academic load in the summer term is nine (9) units.
In no case shall overload be allowed.
For all classes offered in the summer term, the required minimum number of hours for lecture and practicum/apprenticeship subjects per credit unit must satisfy the standards in LEB Memorandum No. 10, Series of 2017.
The summer-term minimum hour requirements apply to lecture and practicum/apprenticeship subjects offered for credit in the summer term.

Applications for permit to offer or conduct summer-term classes must be filed with the LEB not later than fifteen (15) days before the scheduled start of the summer term.
The 15-day period is counted from the date of actual receipt of the written application by the LEB.
Applications not acted upon by the LEB within the 15-day period are presumed approved after the lapse of the period.
Presumed approval does not prevent the LEB from directing adjustments or corrections.
Applications must be filed in triplicate using the form prescribed by the Chairman of the LEB.

The application form must contain the title of the subjects to be offered.
The application form must state the academic weight of each subject.
The application form must include the class days and time schedules of every subject.
The application form must state the total class hours of each subject.
Applications must be prepared and signed by the Registrar.
Applications must be countersigned by the Dean of the law school.
Applications must be noted by the President of the higher education institution (or the substitute authorized to act in his/her absence).
Applications must be signed and completed in the required format using the prescribed form.

Applications received with incomplete information are not deemed filed and will not be processed.
Applications not signed by all required signatories are not deemed filed and will not be processed.
Applications not in proper form are not deemed filed and will not be processed.
Due to the limited duration of the summer term, only elective subjects are recommended to be offered.
Due to the limited duration of the summer term, only subjects with two (2) units or lesser academic units (or lesser academic weight) are recommended to be offered.

Late filing of an application after the deadline in Section 7 imposes a fine of PHP 100 per day of delay.
Any violation of Sections 3, 4, 5, or 6 is considered an unlawful act of a law school.
Violations of Sections 3, 4, 5, or 6 are imposed the penalty provided in Section 32 of LEB Memorandum Order No. 2 and/or a fine of not less than PHP 5,000 but not more than PHP 50,000.
The fine for late filing is computed per day of delay under the stated PHP 100 per day rule.