No student shall be recommended for graduation unless he has satisfied all academic and other requirements prescribed for graduation. [Art. 404, UP Code 1961] Further, a student with provisional admission may only be endorsed for graduation upon submission of complete entrance credentials. [OVPAA Memo No. 2023-55 dated 27 April 2023]
Candidates for graduation who began their studies under a curriculum more than ten (10) years old shall be governed by the following rules:
- Those who have completed all the requirements of the curriculum but did not apply for, nor were granted, the corresponding degree or title shall have their graduation approved as of the date they should have originally graduated.
- Those who have completed all but two (2) or three (3) subjects required by a curriculum shall be made to follow any of the curricula enforced from the time they first attended the University to the present. [Art. 405, UP Code 1961]
All candidates for graduation must have their deficiencies settled and their records cleared by the end of their last semester in their current degree program. [Art. 407, as amended at the 1379th BOR Meeting, 03 April 2023] The requirements for graduation include the completion of all academic and non-academic requirements such as submission of bound copies of the thesis, if thesis is required.
GRADUATION WITH HONORS
Students who complete their baccalaureate degree with the following absolute minimum weighted average grade shall be graduated with honors:
Summa cum laude | 1.20 |
Magna cum laude | 1.45 |
Cum laude | 1.75 |
All the grades in all subjects prescribed in the curriculum, as well as subjects that qualify as electives, shall be included in the computation of the weighted average grade.
For UPV, students who are candidates for graduation with honors must have no grades of "4" or "5" in all courses prescribed by their program. [58th UPV UC Meeting. 08 April 2000; Special UPV UC Meeting, 11 July 2022]
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Attendance at general commencement exercises shall be optional. Graduating students who choose not to participate in the general commencement exercises must inform their respective deans or their duly designated representatives at least ten (10) days before the commencement exercises. [Art. 418, as amended at the 793rd BOR Meeting, 07 April 1970]
Graduating students who absent themselves from the general commencement exercises shall obtain their diplomas, or certificates, and transcript of records from the OUR provided that they comply with the above provision and upon presentation of the receipt of payment of the graduation fee and student's clearance. [Art. 419, as amended at the 790th BOR Meeting, 19 December 1969 and 793rd BOR Meeting, 07 April 1970]
