Factors Why Former Bs Accountancy Students in Adu Shift to Other Courses - Chapter 1
CHAPTER I
The Problem and its Setting I. Introduction A. Background of the Study
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy is one of the programs being offered in Adamson University. In line with this, the university also offers other courses such as Banking and Finance Management, Marketing, and Office Administration which are all under the College of Business Administration.
The number of enrolees every year ranges from 350- 400 forming around six to seven blocks. Yet the population of accountancy students that will continue in the said program decreases every semester.
Students who are currently enrolled in the program are being stereotyped as nerds who are very into studying and numbers. Accountancy students also carry high expectations from the professors, for the accountancy program itself had created its reputation in the university. Students also undergo a tough training ground for the preparation on their board exam, thus the Accountancy Department implements a retention policy. Under the 2007 curriculum, students must obtain a semestral grade of at least 2.75 in Fundamentals of Accounting 1, Fundamentals of Accounting 2, and Financial Accounting 1. However, starting school year 2012-2013, the department has adopted the new curriculum under 2011. Students must now obtain a semestral grade of 2.50 in Fundamentals of Accounting 1, Fundamentals of Accounting 2, Financial Accounting 1, Financial Accounting 2, and Financial Accounting 3. Furthermore, the university also implements a zero-based, seventy-passing grading system.
It is in this light that the researchers would like to conduct this study of identifying the factors why former accountancy students had decided to shift to other courses, provided that they could retake the subject that they had failed into. Moreover, the researchers would also like to rank the top ten factors that affect the decisions of the students to leave the program.
B. Statement of the Problem
The study aims to
The Problem and its Setting I. Introduction A. Background of the Study
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy is one of the programs being offered in Adamson University. In line with this, the university also offers other courses such as Banking and Finance Management, Marketing, and Office Administration which are all under the College of Business Administration.
The number of enrolees every year ranges from 350- 400 forming around six to seven blocks. Yet the population of accountancy students that will continue in the said program decreases every semester.
Students who are currently enrolled in the program are being stereotyped as nerds who are very into studying and numbers. Accountancy students also carry high expectations from the professors, for the accountancy program itself had created its reputation in the university. Students also undergo a tough training ground for the preparation on their board exam, thus the Accountancy Department implements a retention policy. Under the 2007 curriculum, students must obtain a semestral grade of at least 2.75 in Fundamentals of Accounting 1, Fundamentals of Accounting 2, and Financial Accounting 1. However, starting school year 2012-2013, the department has adopted the new curriculum under 2011. Students must now obtain a semestral grade of 2.50 in Fundamentals of Accounting 1, Fundamentals of Accounting 2, Financial Accounting 1, Financial Accounting 2, and Financial Accounting 3. Furthermore, the university also implements a zero-based, seventy-passing grading system.
It is in this light that the researchers would like to conduct this study of identifying the factors why former accountancy students had decided to shift to other courses, provided that they could retake the subject that they had failed into. Moreover, the researchers would also like to rank the top ten factors that affect the decisions of the students to leave the program.
B. Statement of the Problem
The study aims to