C.1. Each graduate student has adequate laboratory space to conduct research. This space is available anytime, during school hours so that graduate students can make daily progress in his/her research.
C.2. The laboratory has the necessary equipment, to support the instructional and research needs of graduate students.
C.3. Graduate students participate in experiments, practicum and other laboratory activities.
C.4. Hoods, goggles, suitable fire extinguishers and other provisions for safety are available.
C.5. There is an effective system for the proper upkeep and maintenance of equipment, including chemical instruments.
C.6. All graduate laboratory courses are taught by qualified faculty members.
C.7. The faculty adviser is available for consultation.
C.8. The graduate school has reciprocal consortium arrangements with other universities, industries or agencies, whereby specialized sets of equipment are made available for research in the graduate level.
C.9. The laboratory is equipped with instruments, in accord with the types of theses that graduate students work on. Depending on the areas of research, modern instruments should be available for the conduct of research in some basic areas, such as for:
9.1. Biology
For microbiological studies
1. sterilizers
2. incubators
3. water baths (with or without mixing tables)
4. refrigerator
5. isolation chambers
6. microscopes
7. training unit
For botanical and zoological studies
1. microtome
2. tissue processor
3. microscopes (high light)
4. electopheresis unit/chromatography unit
5. spectrophotometer (uv/visible)
6. tissue homogenizer
7. kymograph
For ecological studies
1. pH meter
2. salinity/conductivity meter
3. water analyzer kit/titration unit
4. water/sediment samplers
5. plankton nets and cell counters
9.2. Chemistry
For organic chemistry/natural products
1. infrared spectrophotometer
2. gas chromatograph
For analytical chemistry/inorganic chemistry
1. recording uv-visible spectrophotometer
2. atomic absorption spectrophotometer
9.3. Physics
For atomic and molecular physics
1. esr/nmr apparatus
2. multichannel analyzer
3. monochromatic light sources
4. x-y recorder
5. oven/furnace
6. infrared spectrophotometer
9.4. Psychology/Guidance/Behavioral Science
For psychometrics laboratory
1. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
2. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised (WAIS-R)
3. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
4. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised (WISC-R)
5. Wechsler Pre-school and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)
6. Standford Binet Intelligence Test
7. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
8. Children Apperception Test Human Figure (CAT-H)
9. Senior Adult Apperception Test (SAAT)
10. Rorscharch Test
11. Bender Motor Gestalt Test
12. Draw a Person Test
13. Goodneough, Harris Drawing Test
14. Incomplete Sentence Test
15. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
16. Goldstein-Scheerer Tests
17. Holtzman Inkblot Test
18. Paper and pencil test covering the following areas:
a. Intelligence
b. Achievement
c. Personality
d. Interest
e. Attitudes
f. Values
For counseling and psychotherapy
1. recorded tapes for counseling and therapy sessions
2. one-way vision screens
Other master’s programs requiring laboratories (Please specify)