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The program also incorporates an Open Day that includes meetings with the Rector, the
Vice- Rectors, and academic deans and chairs through which students are familiarized
with the requirements within each department and the career opportunities related to
different fields of study.
A Career Day activity is an important part of the program. It offers students a chance to
see presentations by PSU faculty and representatives of large industrial and commercial
firms with whom PSU graduates may someday seek employment. Students can also take
part in many practical demonstrations that are designed to make them realize the kind of
skills required for different types of future undertakings.

PYP ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO:
▪ improve students' oral and written English language proficiency in scientific
and technical subjects likely to be encountered at the university level.
▪ equip students with the required mathematical and analytical knowledge,
bearing in mind that future instruction in these fields will be conducted in
English.
▪ enhance students' capacities with computer application skills and gain
proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, data base
management, and graphics.
▪ expose students to, and familiarize them with, the various academic
opportunities available at PSU and the future careers that these opportunities
may lead to.
▪ instill in the students the required sense of organization and time management, as
well as useful study habits and skills that will facilitate their academic success.
▪ promote student awareness of the importance of physical health, personal
hygiene, team activities by encouraging them to utilize the available facilities.

STRUCTURE OF THE PYP:
COURSE # TITLE CRS HRS COURSE # TITLE CRS HRS
ENG 010 ENGLISH I – READING AND WRITING 4 10 ENG 030 ENGLISH II – READING AND WRITING 4 10
ENG 020 ENGLISH I – LISTENING AND SPEAKING 4 10 ENG 040 ENGLISH II – LISTENING AND SPEAKING 4 10
MATH 001 MATHEMATICS I 4 4 MATH 002 MATHEMATICS II 4 4
CMP 011 COMPUTER I 1 2 CMP 012 COMPUTER II 1 2
PDS 001 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS 1 2 PDS 002 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS 1 2
H|PE 001 PHYSICAL EDUCATION I 1 2 H|PE 002 PHYSICAL EDUCATION II 1 2
SEMESTER TOTAL 15 30 SEMESTER TOTAL 15 30
PYP TOTAL 30 60

Students who would like to join the College of Law or the College of Humanities and Sciences are not required to take
MATH 001 and MATH 002, instead, they must study LAW 001 and LAW 002 for the College of Law or ENG 011 and ENG
012 for the College of Humanities and Sciences, each of which is a 4-credit hour course.