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Master’s Degree General Rules and Requirements

Guidance Committee

       A student on a regular status, in consultation with the chair of the department in which he wishes to do his major work, selects his major professor who shall serve as chair of the guidance committee. Not later than 2 months after registration, the student, in consultation with the major professor, selects two or three other members of his committee. One member shall represent his minor or supportive field, and the chair and other members shall come from the major field. Membership in the guidance committee shall be limited to graduate faculty members and shall be with the mutual consent of the individuals selected to serve.

Changes in Committee Composition

       A student may request a revision in composition of his guidance committee upon endorsement of the director and in consultation with the professor concerned for approval by the dean of the Graduate School.

Residence Requirement

       A minimum of two semesters and one summer of residence are required for the master’s degree. A student is in residence when he is registered for course work on campus, or work in absentia with due approval in advance by his guidance committee.

Field Study

       For Master of Management and Master in Public Affairs there is no thesis required but the students are required to write a field study on chosen specific area of concern.

English Language Requirement

       Foreign students whose English proficiency is Level A as determined form the English Proficiency Examination are required to present a certificate of English proficiency issued by the Arts Language Program and Special Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Graduate School monitors the fulfillment of the English language requirement and this must be satisfied prior to taking the general or final examination.

Official Plan of Study

       Within on the first semester of residence, a regular student must confer with his guidance committee to draw up his proposed plan of study which includes a detailed listing of the courses, and transfer of courses, if any, that he is proposing for the fulfillment of the degree requirements. A form is available in the Graduate School office. The proposed plan of study must be recommended by his guidance committee and endorsed by the department chair or institute director to the dean of the Graduate School for approval. Once approved, this becomes the official program of study and must be fulfilled in every detail to meet graduation requirements.

Change in the Approved Plan of Study

       A student who needs to revise his official plan of study may file a petition, upon recommendation of his guidance committee and endorsement of the institute director, to the dean of the Graduate School for approval. Any change in the official program should first be approved before courses to be deleted, added, or replaced are registered.

Grade Requirement

       A student must obtain a weighted average of”2.00” or better for all courses prescribed by his guidance committee under the major and minor fields to qualify for the final or general examination, whichever is applicable. He must also obtain “passing grades” in all other courses in which he enrolled.

Comprehensive Examination

       The course examination for master’s degree without thesis is called comprehensive examination while that for the master’s degree with thesis is called general examination.

       After completing all the academic course requirements with an average grade of “2.00” or better, the student should submit his application for comprehensive examination, duly recommended by his guidance committee and noted by the institute director, to the dean of the Graduate School for approval at least 1 month before the date of examination. This examination, which is to be given by the guidance committee, shall test the student’s competence in integrating knowledge in his major and minor fields and shall be based on all courses prescribed for the student.

       To pass the examination, a unanimous vote of the committee, all present and voting, is required. A student who fails this examination may be given one reexamination upon unanimous approval of the committee, at least 1 month but not later than 1 year after the first examination. Failure to pass the second examination disqualifies the student permanently from earning the degree.

       The chair of the committee shall submit a report of the result in a prescribed form to the dean of the Graduate School within 1 week after the examination.

Time Limit for Earning the Master’s Degree

       The maximum time allowed for the completion of the master’s degree is 5 years. The 5-year period begins with the earliest course work listed in the official plan of study, including validated and/or transfer courses.

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COURSES

Calendar of Courses (12 units per semester)

Master of Management major in Development Management

*If the student wants to conduct his/her field study during the summer, he/she shall enroll DM 299 in his/her second semester, and DM 291 in his/her third semester. This should serve to help him/her avoid earning a grade of INC, which usually happens when DM 298 is taken during summer.

 Calendar of Courses (9 units per semester)

*After the fourth semester, the student can conduct his/her field of study and complete his/her final examination (for the degree) in his/her last semester.

 Calendar of Courses (6 units per semester)

*After the sixth semester, the student can conduct his/her field of study and complete his/her final examination (for the degree) in his/her last semester.

COURSE SEQUENCE BY LEARNING MODULES

LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT COURSES