GRADUATING FROM THE UPCFA

 
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS PROGRAM

Students who have completed their AA program requirements as prescribed by their curriculum checklist, must APPLY for GRADUATION a week after registration period of the semester they are to graduate.

The Student Records Evaluator  will check your records for complete courses and units during the two-year AA program. After successful records evaluation, the college will release the list of AA applicants for graduation and notify students thru email. 

Each department has its own specific requirements, guidelines and procedures for Graduation. This will be communicated with you in the Department level.

AA TO BFA CHANGE OF PROGRAM

AA graduates who wish to further their studies and proceed with the BFA Program must be able to satisfy the grade requirement of 2.5 or better General Weighted Average (GWA). 

APPLY for CHANGE of PROGRAM from AA to BFA before registering for courses in the BFA program the succeeding semester.

Each Department has its own specific requirements, guidelines and procedures for Graduation. This will be communicated with you in the Department level by your Program Adviser.

BACHELOR OF ARTS PROGRAM

In their final year in the program, BFA students’ must fulfill the following requirements:

>Thesis Manuscript Submission

>VC 200 Thesis Defense in a Panel Deliberation 

>Batch Thesis Degree Exhibit

Students who have completed units in their BFA program as prescribed by their curriculum checklist, must APPLY for GRADUATION on the first month of the semester they are to graduate/finish their program). The Student Records Evaluator will check the records for complete courses and units during the four-year BFA program, including the required number of GE, PE, CWTS/NSTP/LTS Courses. 

An official list of Candidates for BFA Graduation will be released by the College Secretary’s Office when all grades are in and all records are evaluated, in time for the College Recognition Program “Tanglaw ng Sining” Candlelight Ceremonies and the University Commencement Activities.

Each department has its own specific requirements, guidelines and procedures for Graduation. This will be communicated with you at the Department level. 

 

GRADUATING WITH HONORS

Students who are vying for Latin honors must not be underloaded (taking number of units below the prescribed total number of units in their course curriculum per semester).

In the occasion that the student needs to underload in a semester due to any of the following reasons: 

  • Employment
  • Health Reasons
  • Unavailability of Courses or Fulfillment of Curriculum Courses

They must write a Letter of Request to Underload, endorsed by the Department Chairperson with the following documentary attachments during registration period when the underloading is incurred:

  • for Employment – Certificate of Employment
  • Health Reasons – Medical Certificate
  • Unavailability of Courses or Fulfillment of Curriculum Courses – checklist and documentation as proof

In the semester the student is to graduate and may be vying for honors but has been underloaded, they may write a Letter of Appeal to the Committee on Student Admission, Progress, and Graduation (CSAPG) addressed to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, coursed thru the College Secretary, with the following attachments:

  • Letter endorsement from the Adviser from the semester they underloaded
  • Supporting documents (ex. certificate of employment if due to employment reasons)
  • Curriculum Checklist
  • Justification letter from the Department Chairperson

Consult with your Program Adviser during registration period for assistance.