LOYOLA SCHOOLS GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 EDITION Loyola Schools GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Edition Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Graduate Student Handbook 2019 Edition Copyright © 2019 Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University First edition 2006 Second edition 2010 Third edition 2013 The Graduate Student Handbook is published by the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Schools Telephone No.: (63 2) 426-6001 locals 5141 & 5142 Address: K103 Ground Floor, Kostka Hall Ateneo de Manila University Katipunan Avenue Loyola Heights, Quezon City Philippines E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ateneo.edu/ls/graduate-programs Twitter: @GradAteneo This handbook contains the policies, procedures, regulations, and other requirements of the Graduate Programs of the Loyola Schools at the time of publication. The Loyola Schools reserves the right to modify or change any of these without prior notice. Compiled and Edited: Anne Lan K. Candelaria, PhD Kevin Michael S. Angelo Ellenita E. Abrantes Sharlene Grace L. Amigo MESSAGE from THE PRESIDENT OF THE ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY Welcome to the Ateneo de Manila University. This Loyola Schools Graduate Student Handbook is a compilation of information about the Ateneo de Manila, the Loyola Schools, and all the services you may need to help you in your graduate studies. I hope that you will make full use of the facilities and resources that are available to you. I also hope that you will spend time to discover that Ateneo offers much more than just academic formation. There are many opportunities for enriching yourself in diverse fields and building the foundation for creative and collaborative learning, communication, and critical thinking. Most importantly, the Ateneo de Manila also offers avenues for broadening your social concerns and deepening your spiritual life. In the end, it is the depth of your spirit and your love for people and creation that will sustain you all throughout your life. I wish you all the best in your chosen fields and I look forward to seeing you finish your studies that you may find deeper meaning and happiness to be of greater service to God and our people someday. Ad majorem Dei gloriam. JOSE RAMON T VILLARIN SJ President 2019 Graduate Student Handbook | iii MESSAGE from THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE LOYOLA SCHOOLS Welcome to the Loyola Schools, Atenean Graduate Student! Graduate education is both an opportunity and a challenge. As an opportunity, it takes you to heights and depths, and breadths that stretch your capacities and make you discover the wonders of new knowledge that satisfies your curiosity and quenches your thirst. As a challenge, it can spin you in a maze leaving you breathless or keep you at a standstill while awaiting the spirit of understanding to come to your rescue when making sense of your reading material or lab experiment results. Welcome to this great adventure towards growth and wisdom in scholarship and professional practice! In the Loyola Schools, we accompany you through this exciting adventure, beginning with this Graduate Student Handbook. It is your road map, as it were, providing you with a guide to the systems, procedures, policies, and programs in the Loyola Schools during your period of study and formation as Ateneans. In addition, the academic programs allow you to explore your chosen fields in collaboration with and through the guidance of your mentors. There are learning resources – the Rizal Library, the Ateneo Innovation Center, the Science Labs, the Multimedia Center, the Art Gallery, Areté, to name a few – that enhance critical thinking and the creative imagination. At times when you just need to find respite from the pressures of study, the Church of the Gesu, the wooded walkways, the gardens, and the span of grassy fields can respond to that need. It’s in this atmosphere of grace that the Loyola Schools strives to help you become Atenean professionals for others in a world that is not always filled with grace and abundance. Fly high and be Lux in Domino – Light in the Lord. MARIA. LUZ C. VILCHES, PhD Vice President for the Loyola Schools 2019 Graduate Student Handbook | iv MESSAGE from THE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS Congratulations for taking the first step towards graduate education! We are delighted to have you as a member of our growing community of graduate students who come from diverse backgrounds, interesting organizations and exciting places. Ateneo de Manila has a long history of graduate education beginning in 1949 when the University offered two master’s degree program - (1) MA in Education, and (2) MA in English Literature. This commitment of building the nation through supporting teachers and leaders, capacitating institutions, engaging in policy debate and development and engaging communities and industries through innovation and research in the country and the region continues today. As we expand our various program offerings, scholarship opportunities, research endeavors, and industry partnerships, we remain grounded on our core mission of forming leaders who are not only academically excellent but also carries with them the sense of service and justice today demanded by our Faith. Let this Handbook guide your graduate studies with us and ensure that your learning journey is a meaningful one. Whether you are returning to higher education after some time away or just graduated from an undergraduate degree, we hope to provide you the support you need in order to achieve your personal and professional development goals and become Lux-in-Domino – Light in the Lord ANNE LAN K. CANDELARIA, PhD Associate Dean for Graduate Programs 2019 Graduate Student Handbook | v Table of Contents I. ATENEO EDUCATION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 History of the Ateneo de Manila University and the Loyola Schools ................................................................. 2 Vision and Mission of the Ateneo de Manila University ............................................................................................. 4 The Strategic Goals of the Ateneo de Manila University .............................................................................................. 5 Purposes and Aims of the Loyola Schools .............................................................................................................................. 8 Vision and Mission Statements ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Strategic Thrusts .................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 The Government of the Loyola Schools ................................................................................................................................. 12 Academic Degree Offered ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 II. SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE LOYOLA SCHOOLS ............. 19 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Aims of Graduate Education in the Ateneo de Manila University - Loyola Schools ............................. 20 Goals of Scholarship for Graduate Students ..................................................................................................................... 20 A. Loyola Schools-based Scholarships ............................................................................................................................. 20 B. Department-based Scholarships ................................................................................................................................... 27 C. External Scholarship and Financial Aid .................................................................................................................. 27 III. LOYOLA SCHOOLS RULES AND REGULATIONS .................................................................................................................... 31 A. General Regulations ................................................................................................................................................................ 32 B. Academic Regulations ........................................................................................................................................................... 33 1. General Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33 2. Academic Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 33 3. Academic Calendar .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 4. Numbering of Academic Courses .........................................................................................................................