NIP REPORT January 2006- May 2007 - The UP College of Science ...

Report of the Deputy Director for Academic Affairs for Academic Year 2006-2007
by Dr. Maricor Soriano
Version 1, August 7, 2007
Outline:
1. Highlights
2. Enrollment and Graduation
a) GPC
b) Majors
3. Thesis
a) Undergraduate Thesis
b) Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
c) Summary
4. Graduate Admission – Report of the First ever placement interview for graduate applicants
1. Highlights
NIP graduated 1 Cum Laude (Michelle Francisco B.S. Applied Physics) , 3 Magna Cum Laudes
(Christian Alis, George Allan Esleta and Lourdes Patricia Ramirez, all B.S. Applied Physics) and 1
Summa Cum Laude in Mikaela Irene Fudolig (B.S. Physics) who also became the University
Valedictorian and at 16 was the youngest Summa Cum Laude in the University of the Philippine's
history. A total of 29 students, 15 in Applied Physics and 14 in Physics, obtained their Bachelor in
Science degrees.
Eight (8) were conferred with Ph.D. In Physics degrees at the April 2006 College of Science
Commencement Exercises. These were Drs. Carlo Amadeo Alonzo, Vernon Julius Cemine, Nathaniel
Hermosa II, Dranreb Earl Juanico, Wilma Oblefias, Darwin Palima, Florencio Recoleto Jr., and Alvarado
Tarun.
There were 11 MS Physics graduates (4 as of summer 2006, 1 as of 1st sem AY 2006-2007 and 6 as of
2nd sem AY 2006-2007) in the April 2006 CS recognition program.
Seven (7) students enrolled in the M.A. Program at the start of the Academic Year. One has a full
scholarship and the rest teach in tertiary and secondary schools. This lead to a review of the M.A.
Program and the offering of M.A. Courses.
Graduate students were given a study room at the start of the first sem AY 06-07. PH 3210 became the
official “Tambayan” for NIP graduate students.
Five (5) B.S. Students who were in senior standing but had no laboratory affiliation were assigned thesis
advisers. Of the 5 students assigned, 2 successfully defended their thesis, with one (Karen Patricia
Ramirez) garnering the Best B.S. Physics Thesis award.
The first ever placement interview for applicants to the NIP graduate program was held in May 2007.
M.S. Physics Programs of study designed for accepted non-NIP alumni applicants were for 3 years
instead of 2 to allow students to take up prerequisite courses. All programs were defaulted to non-thesis
option. The student may apply to shift to the thesis option if he or she is accepted to be supervised by a
research adviser in his or her second year of study.
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