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Thesis/Dissertation Defense

THESIS/DISSERTATION DEFENSE Step 1. Upon completion of thesis proposal defense, student may enroll in the last 3 units of the M.S. thesis course (Bio 300 – 3 units) OR the last 3 units of the Ph.D. thesis course (Bio 400 – 3 units = must complete 12 units in total). The student submits the manuscript to […]

Colloquium (for PhD Students)

COLLOQUIUM (FOR PHD STUDENTS) Upon completion of the dissertation proposal defense, the PhD student must schedule a Colloquium seminar on the progress of dissertation research to be presented at the graduate research colloquia of the college or institute/department at least once every two (2) years (Students under the PhD by research program must also give […]

Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Defense

THESIS/DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEFENSE Step 1. Upon completion of all course work, the student may enroll in the first 3 units of the M.S. thesis course (Bio 300 – 3 units) OR the first 3 units of the Ph.D. thesis course (Bio 400 – 3 units) Step 2. Student requests for the approval of thesis/dissertation topic and submits […]

Guidelines for New Employees

GUIDELINES FOR NEW EMPLOYEES Appointment and post-hire requirements To process appointments of employees, employee need to prepare appointment papers and submit to the hiring department for processing at HRDO. Paperwork will go through a process. Once approved, the employee need to accomplish post-hire requirements. Additional information can be downloaded here. NOTE: Failure to submit appointment papers and posthire requirments […]

Extension Load Credit Application

TRAVEL FUNDS AND PERMITS Full time faculty members doing extension work can apply for an extension load credit (ELC) to partially satisfy their required load of 12 units per semester, but ELC shall not be used as basis for claiming honorarium for overload teaching. Instructors doing extension work without Study Load Credit (SLC) are also […]

Travel Funds and Permits

TRAVEL FUNDS AND PERMITS TRAVEL FUNDS  Faculty Research Dissemination Grant (RDG for UP Diliman) – funding for presenting at an international conference. Click here for more info. Faculty Development Fund (FDF for UPD CS) – funding for presenting at a national conference. Method of cash release *All funds are subject to availability TRAVEL PERMITS FOR CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS  […]

Fieldwork Guidelines for Research

FIELDWORK GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH Fieldwork Guidelines for Research Faculty members in-charge of the fieldwork (including thesis work) must request a permit from the dean (college of science) at least 3-4 days before the trip by completing the forms below and uploading to the CS Online Access Portal. Once approved, upload all documents to UTAK for the chancellor’s approval. […]

International Agreements (MOU Processing)

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS (MOU PROCESSING) The following supporting documents must be completed and submitted prior to beginning the signing process. Endorsement letter to the UPD Chancellor, through channels The Agreement/collaboration should be endorsed by the Dean/Head of the unit, citing its advantages or benefits to UPD/the unit, including which UN SDG this partnership may address, among […]

Research Load Credit Application

RESEARCH LOAD CREDIT APPLICATION The deadline for RLC applications are usually due around the beginning of every academic semester. Submit the following documents in pdf to TALAS under the ‘Request for RLC/CWLC’ option by the deadline set by the Institute’s DDRE: Signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) of the project Signed progress/final report (UP Form 67-C1d​)* or publications […]