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CvSU MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
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College/Graduate Level

From all nominees in each department, the selection committee
composed of the dean, department chairpersons and college research
coordinator selects one outstanding undergraduate thesis for the
college.

For the graduate level, the selection committee, composed of the
dean, secretary and chairpersons, selects the best MS thesis and PhD
dissertation for each graduate degree program.

Final Selection Level

The best thesis for each college and graduate programs are then
submitted to the director for research for final screening.

All nominees from each college are evaluated by a screening
committee composed of the RDE Council and the college research
coordinators.

Requirements for Participation

The following are submitted to the chairman of the final
screening committee not later than three working days before the
meeting of the University Academic Council to approve the candidates
for graduation:

One copy of the final manuscript, and five copies of the abstract
and the summary, conclusions and recommendation

Criteria for Selection

The student theses shall be divided into six divisions, namely:
Agricultural Bio Resources, Humanities and Social Sciences, Biomedical
and Life Sciences, Engineering and Nanotechnology, and secondary school
Divisions

The following are the criteria for the selection of the best thesis
award.

Weight (%)

Originality 30
(Student’s original proposal)
Organization 30
(Validity of approach and reliability of results)
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