Scholastic Standing and Time Limit for Completion of a Degree

Scholastic Standing and Time Limit for Completion of a Degree

Scholastic Standing

Students seeking conferment of a graduate or postgraduate degree—MA, MS, MPS, or PhD—must have a general weighted average of 2.0 or better.

No GWA is required for certificate/diploma courses unless the program prescribes such a requirement.

Time Limit for Completion of a Degree

The time limit for completion of a degree is inclusive of leaves.

For certificate or diploma programs, the time limit for completion is double the number of years required to finish the program (i.e., 2 years for a one-year program or 4 years for a two-year program).

For a Master’s program, the time limit for completion is 7 years. For a Ph.D. program, the time limit for completion is 10 years.

Amendment: addition for the provision “For the Associate in Arts program, the time limit for completion is 7 years.” (Amended during the 18^th University Council Meeting of the University of the Philippines Open University held on February 18, 2004, at the National Computer Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines)

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