Gaining Professional Experience
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Engagement with Industry
Practicing Professional Ethics
Handling Client Relationships
Course Overview
D 193 Professional Seminar/Workshop is a 3-unit course offered only during the Midyear Term. To enroll, you must have:
Passed all 3rd year major courses, especially D 141 and D 151.
Completed at least 9 units of Industrial Design (IndD) electives.
General Reminders
Apply for your internship as early as possible—even before the Midyear Term starts—after consulting your Practicum Faculty Adviser for guidance and approval.
Take note of the Criteria for Choosing a Company.
(See the section below for details.)
A minimum of 120 practicum hours is required. All practicum hours must be completed by the end of the Midyear Term.
Always practice professionalism.
If multiple companies offer you an internship, you must formally inform the companies you choose not to proceed with. Send polite and professional letters of explanation to those you decline.
Completing and passing D 193 is required to progress to the 4th year of the BFA (IndD) program, particularly to enroll in the major course D 199, which is a prerequisite for your D 200 Industrial Design Thesis.
Criteria for Choosing a Company
As a requirement of the course, you must apply as a practicum student to a company of your choice, subject to the approval of your Practicum Faculty Adviser.
Approval of the chosen company is based on the following criteria:
The company must be locally based and registered with the SEC or DTI.
The company must be able to provide design-related learning opportunities, including training and activities in areas such as product design and manufacturing, packaging design and production, product merchandising, exhibition design, and similar fields.
The company, including your direct supervisor, must not be related to you by consanguinity and/or affinity up to the 3rd degree.
For your reference, this is a list of companies that have previously welcomed practicum students. A more detailed list with contact information will be provided by your Practicum Faculty Adviser.
You are also encouraged to research and explore other companies beyond this list, as long as they meet the stated criteria.
Applying for a Chosen Company
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Prepare an application letter or email addressed to your chosen company.
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Attach the following documents to your initial application:
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Endorsement Letter
Make a copy of this template.
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The Program Coordinator’s signature is already included in the document to allow you to send applications as early as possible, upon approval from your Practicum Faculty Adviser. Strictly do not use the Program Coordinator’s signature for any other document.
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Note: You may indicate in your initial application email that you can provide your design portfolio upon request.
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Submit your application to the company and wait for their response or acknowledgment.
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Once the company responds or requests additional materials (such as your design portfolio), comply promptly and professionally.
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Managing Completions/Removals
According to university rules, you are given one year to comply with completion/removal requirements. However, since the Industrial Design program follows a ladderized system, you must pass specific Core/Major courses to proceed to the next level.
If you have an INC (Incomplete) in any course, you must fulfill the completion/removal requirements by the middle of the Midyear Term at the latest.
You will not be allowed to enlist in higher-level courses (particularly major courses) if your prerequisites have not been completed. This may result in a delay of an entire academic year.
According to university policy, instructors can only assign a completion grade if you are officially enrolled.
It is your responsibility to follow up with your instructor regarding your completion grade. However, do allow your instructor sufficient time to review and evaluate your submitted completion/removal requirements.
Important Notes:
A Permit for Completion/Removal may be required to officially process your grade.
If your INC will be removed through an exam, you may need to pay a removal fee (Revised UP Code: Art. 377).
Refer to the Completion/Removal Examination section for a detailed step-by-step guide.
For technical rules and university policies, see the Removal of INC section of the UPD Catalogue.
Managing Academic Excellence
To be eligible for Latin honors, all grades in subjects prescribed in the curriculum, including electives, will be included in the computation of your Cumulative Weighted Average Grade (CWAG). Therefore, if you are aiming to complete the BFA program and graduate with honors, keep in mind that your grades will be factored into the final computation starting from your first year.
To learn more about UP Diliman’s criteria for graduating with honors, click here.
Scholastic Standing Guidelines
You are considered in good scholastic standing if, at the end of the semester, you earn final grades of 3.00 or higher in at least 75% of their total enrolled academic units.
The College of Fine Arts follows the academic standing guidelines below for students with unsatisfactory performance:
Warning
If you earn final grades below 3.00 in 25% to 49% of your enrolled academic units in a semester, you will receive a formal warning from the College to improve their academic performance.
Probation
If you earn grades below 3.00 in 50% to 75% of your enrolled academic units, you will be placed on academic probation for the following semester. The College may also limit your academic load.
You may be removed from probation if you pass more than 50% of your enrolled units with grades of 3.00 or better in the next semester.
Dismissal
You may be dismissed from the College of Fine Arts under any of the following conditions:
You earn grades below 3.00 in 76% or more of your enrolled academic units in a semester.
You are already on probation and again fail 50% or more of your academic units in the next semester.
CFA-specific rule: You receive a final grade of 5.00 in two (2) core courses.
You may be dismissed from the Industrial Design Program if:
You receive a final grade of 5.00 in two (2) major IndD courses at any point in the program.
Dismissed students are generally not eligible for readmission to CFA or transfer to another UP unit, unless granted special approval by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
Permanent Disqualification
You will be permanently disqualified from readmission to any UP unit if you receive grades below 3.00 in all of your courses in a single semester.
For more details on exceptions and conditions, refer to UP Diliman’s official Rules on Scholastic Standing.
Additional Notes:
A grade of INC is not counted in scholastic standing calculations until it is replaced with a final grade.
A grade of 4.00 is temporarily included in computations until it is removed or converted.
(See the Completion / Removal Examinations section for more details.)
No dismissed or disqualified student may be readmitted without a favorable recommendation from the University Guidance Counselor.
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