General Rules for Graduate Programs
Academic Standards for Graduate Programs
The highest standards of academic excellence, integrity, and academic freedom shall be promoted and upheld in all graduate programs of UP Diliman.
Student Qualifications for Graduate Programs
Academic qualifications shall be the primary basis for the admission of students into the graduate programs.
College Requirements
Colleges/Units may adopt additional or stricter requirements for their respective graduate programs with the approval of the appropriate bodies.
I. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A. Diploma Degree Program
Admission into a Graduate Diploma Degree Program shall require:
- a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution of higher learning;
- high intellectual capacity
- language proficiency; and
- satisfaction of additional University requirements such as a health clearance and other special admission requirements that may be imposed by the head of the college/unit.
B. Masters Degree Program
Admission into a Masters program shall require:
- a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution of higher learning;
- intellectual capacity and aptitude for advanced studies and research;
- language proficiency;
- satisfaction of additional University requirements such as a health clearance and other special admission requirements that may be imposed by the head of the unit concerned and/or appropriate Graduate Committee/ Office.
Each application for admission into a master’s program shall be accomplished in the official application form and accompanied with the official transcript of records, written recommendations from two (2) former professors or experts in the field of study that the student is seeking admission into, and the officially prescribed application fee.
Each application shall be submitted to the appropriate Graduate Office/Committee and referred to the head of the College/Unit concerned for evaluation. The deserving applicant shall be recommended for admission by the latter to the Dean/Director, through channels.
Applications for a System program shall be submitted to the appropriate body in the autonomous unit where the System program is being offered.
C. Doctoral Degree Program
For admission into a doctoral program, an applicant must satisfy the following minimum requirements:
- possession of a bachelor’s degree, in the case of a direct doctoral program, or a masters degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning;
- intellectual capacity and aptitude for advanced studies and research;
- language proficiency; and
- a health certificate and other additional and special admission requirements that may be imposed by the University and the head of the College/unit or Graduate Office/Committee concerned.
Each application for admission into a doctoral program shall be accomplished in the official application form and accompanied with the official transcript of records, written recommendations from two (2) former professors or experts in the field the student is seeking admission into, and the officially prescribed application fee.
Each application shall be submitted to the appropriate Graduate Office/ Committee, and referred to the head of the College/Unit concerned for evaluation. The deserving applicant shall be recommended for admission by the latter to the Dean/Director, through channels.
Applications for a System program shall be submitted to the appropriate body in the autonomous unit where the System program is being offered.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Proof of English and/or Filipino proficiency shall be required of students whose native language is not English or Filipino, except those who graduated from institutions where the medium of instruction is English or Filipino.
For English proficiency, a score of at least 500 in the paper-based, or at least 173 in the computer-based, or at least 61 in the internet-based (IBT) forms of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or at least a score of 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or a certification from a duly authorized unit of the University shall be required.
For proficiency in Filipino and other Filipino Languages, a certification shall be required from a duly authorized unit of the University.
II. REQUIREMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED
1. Completion of a Program of Study consisting of at least forty-five (45) units of formal graduate courses, excluding dissertation, in the case of a student admitted into the doctoral program with only a bachelor’s degree in the discipline, or a master’s degree in an unrelated field; and of at least twenty-four (24) units of formal graduate courses, excluding dissertation, in the case of a student admitted into the doctoral program with a master’s degree in the discipline.
2. Maintenance of a Cumulative Weighted Average Grade (CWAG) of 1.75 or better at the end of each academic year until completion of the Program of Study.
3. Passing of a Qualifying Examination after completion of the core courses in the Program of Study, where applicable.
4. Passing the Candidacy Examination after completion of all course work in the student’s Program of Study and those units stipulated by the Residence Rules [refer to Residence Rules of this section], if applicable.
5. Being in residence in the program during the following phases:
a. Candidacy examination period;
b. Defense of the research proposal;
c. Duration of the research; and
d. Oral defense of the dissertation.
6. Completion of a doctoral dissertation based on independent and original research.
7. Successful oral defense of the doctoral dissertation in a public doctoral examination.
8. Submission of at least five (5) certified bound copies of approved doctoral dissertation.
9. Submission of a pre-print paper.