Section 6. Exceptions to Free Tertiary Education. - The following students are ineligible to avail of the free tertiary education:

1. In SUCs and LUCs

   1. Students who have already attained a bachelor’s degree or comparable undergraduate degree from any HEI. whether public or private;

   2. Students who fail to comply with the admission and retention policies of the SUC or LUC;

   3. Students who fail to complete then bachelors degree or comparable undergraduate degree within a year after the period prescribed in their program, and

2. In State-Run TVIs:

   1. Students who have obtained a bachelor's degree, as well as those who have received a certificate or diploma for a technical-vocational course equivalent to at least National Certificate III and above:

   2. Students who fail in any course enrolled in during the course of the program

Students ineligible to avail of the free tertiary education shall be charged the tuition and other school fees, as determined by the respective boards of the SUCs and LUCs. and m the case of the state-run TVIs, to be determined by the TESDA.