PMDSC APPLICATION SCHEDULE

General Rules for Graduate Programs

Academic Standards for Graduate Programs
The highest standards of academic excellence, integrity, and academic freedom shall be promoted and upheld in all graduate programs of UP Cebu College of Science.

Student Qualifications for Graduate Programs
Academic qualifications shall be the primary basis for the admission of students into the graduate programs.

Department/Program Requirements
Departments/Programs may adopt additional or stricter requirements for their respective graduate programs with the approval of the appropriate bodies.

Admission Requirements:

• Accomplished Application Form

• Two (2) recommendations of good moral character from two senior professors in the undergraduate program from which the applicants graduated. At least one (1) from a former or current employer/immediate superior, if applicable. (Embedded in the Online Application Submission Bin/Form)

• Application Fee

  1. • Official Transcript of Records (TOR)

     • Diploma / Certificate of Graduation 

     • PSA Birth Certificate 

     • PSA Marriage Certificate (for married women)

     • Recent ID Photo

     • For international students:

       • 1. • Certification for English as Medium of Instruction from the previous university attended (if applicable), or

            • Results of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or results of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or its equivalent (for foreign applicants whose medium of instruction in the schools they attended is not English)

     • Other requirements as may be prescribed by the department for specific degree programs.

• 1. • The program will accept professionals who have at least one year application experience in any of the following disciplines:

• Statistics: analytics, data science, risk management, market research;

• Computing: engineering, mathematics, computer science, information technology, physics; and

• Business: marketing, sales, HR, finance, management, accounting.

• 1. • Certificate of Employment / Service Records

     • Applicants must pass a validation exam in Calculus, Matrix Algebra, Probability Theory, Inferential Statistics, and Programming. Those who fail must complete prerequisite courses: STAT 100 for Calculus and Matrix Algebra, STAT 195 for Probability Theory and Inferential Statistics, and a programming course before enrolling in the PMDSC program.

     • Two (2) recommendations of good moral character from two senior professors in the undergraduate program from which the applicants graduated. At least one (1) from a former or current employer/immediate superior, if applicable. (Embedded in the Online Application Form).

VALIDATION EXAMINATION DATE: 26 JULY 2025, SATURDAY