THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT GENERAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE AND INTERNSHIP PERFORMANCE
JOSEFINA GONZALEZ SAN MIGUEL *
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, Alabang-Zapote Road, Pamplona 3, Las Piñas City 1740, Philippines
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Internships provide advantages to universities. By offering internship opportunities, the institution builds a relationship with businesses that may eventually hire their graduates. Further, internships provide students an opportunity to gain working knowledge and on-the-job training for a profession while in college. At the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD)-Philippines, particularly for the College of Arts and Sciences, student internship is mandated in all programs under the College, which takes place during the summer term of the junior year. To ensure that students are learning relevant skills to become work-ready, this study looks at the relationship between two independent performance indicators: Grade weighted average of College of Arts and Sciences students in their professional courses and their internship performance in various companies.
Keywords: Internship, on-the-job training, general weighted average, general average, college, Philippines