03336nam a2200253 i 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022040002500063100003700088245014600125300001600271336002100287337002500308338002300333502009100356504003900447520237600486700003102862700003802893720003102931720004402962720003603006720004003042CSPC20250721143235.0250721s2025    ph a     b    000 0 eng d  aCSPCbengcCSPCerda1 aGascon, Cristine Ivy B.eauthor.40aThe lived experiences of student shifter:bbases for shifting policy /cCristine Ivy B. Gascon, Rodelyn B. Luzon, and Liza Marie S. Reforsado  a113 leaves.  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume  aUndergraduate Thesis (BHS) - Human Services cCamarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges, 2025  aIncludes bibliographic references.3 aStudent shifters are commonly known as students who change from one college program to another. The number of student shifters studying at Camarines Sur Polytechnic College started to rise as the years went by. Understanding the reasons behind this phenomenon prompts the researchers to explore their experiences. Grasping the idea led the researchers to discover how important it is to look at student shifters' lives, examine them, and know what effects it has on their lives. Several studies about student shifters have been published for over a year. However, over time, different studies emerged, but only internationally; a few were from the locals. Even though various studies have been undertaken and focused on student shifters, most of them only look at why students choose to change programs rather than how it may affect their well-being.

This gives the researchers the courage to prefer the study, as not only does the study focus on understanding their experiences before changing the program, but it also focuses on knowing the effects of it on their well-being after being in a new environment. This prompted the researchers to conduct a study to learn more about their experience and how it affected their well-being. The main objective of this study was to explore the students' shifting experiences and determine the factors that influence students to change their major, and also the effect of this on the well-being of the students. Data was collected through interviews, audio recordings, and transcription of the statements from the participants. Then, eight themes and fourteen categories were extracted from the conversation with the participants. The analysis revealed that from the subjective statements given by the students, eight themes emerged from the analysis of the data: (1) Support System; (2) Career Incongruence; (3) Decision-Making in Choosing a Program; (4) Run Out of Program Slots; (5) Career Aspiration and Inspiration; (6) Environmental Discomfort; (7) Ways of Handling Stress; and (😎 Financial Independent. The findings suggest that policies and guidance provided by institutions play a large role in students' decisions in choosing their majors. Such as, the implementation of a shifting policy can contribute to the students by providing support, leading to preventing doubts and uncertainties about their chosen course.1 aLuzon, Rodelyn B.eauthor.1 aReforsado, Liza Marie S.eauthor.  aSasuluya, Eva C.eadviser.  aJardinel, Abbygail N.echair, panelist.  aSumayo, Narez Ann Z.epanelist.  aBarbonio, Leo Francis B.epanelist.