MIRIAM College now offers a part-time enrollment scheme to allow students facing financial problems to take less subjects this semester.

A student may opt to enroll for a full semester with 6 to 8 subjects or choose the new relaxed scheme that offers 3 to 4 subjects on a 9-week cycle.

Students can also take less than the required number of units so that their families can lessen tuition expenses during the pandemic.

A brainchild of Miriam College president Ambassador Laura Quiambao-del Rosario, the new scheme aims to assist families whose incomes were severely affected by the pandemic and help students who have taken part-time jobs to support their families, manage their schedules and resources better.

“Under this scheme, students are ensured of continuing their education despite the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic,” he said.

Miriam College has not increased its tuition for the school year 2020-2021 and has reduced its miscellaneous fees.

Dr. Jasmin-Nario Galace, Miriam College Vice President for Academic Affairs, said that a student may enroll as many as four times in a school year under the new scheme but may have to graduate at a later date.

“We have adjusted our maximum residence policy for this purpose,” she said.

“Knowing the consequences of the pandemic, we thought that limiting the number of subjects in what we call a cycle will be best for the students’ physical, mental and emotional health,” she added.

Part-time enrollees make up around 35 percent of the university’s students.

Enrollment for the second cycle of the part-time scheme write my essay is ongoing.

Inquiries on enrollment for the next semester which will  begin in January 2021 may be addressed to the registrar’s office.