The Graduate Faculty of UPLB is a group of faculty members with equal rights and privileges in the formulation and implementation of graduate programs and policies. Likewise, the graduate faculty has administrative jurisdiction over all graduate degree programs and recommends to the Board of Regents through the University Council the institution, revision or abolition of graduate courses and programs including admission and graduation of students.

The faculty of the UPLB Graduate School assumes the vital role and responsibility of developing and promoting scholarly work, particularly in research, teaching and professional studies. To this end, the Graduate Faculty recognizes the need for coordination and cooperation among its members in order to attain greater efficiency and effectiveness in the pursuit of its intellectual and professional goals.

Regular members are staff members of UPLB who are issued appointments to teach graduate courses and/or serve as guidance/advisory committee chair or member. If they are assigned to be involved in graduate programs offered by units other than the unit to which they have basic appointment, they are given affiliate appointment. Adjunct members are professional lecturers, visiting professors, exchange professors and staff members of agencies or institutions other than UPLB who are likewise issued appointments to the Graduate Faculty.

Appointment

A regular member of the Graduate Faculty may be appointed as Major Adviser (chair of student’s guidance/advisory committee) if the following criteria are satisfied:

1. To be an adviser for Master’s students

• Must have a rank of at least Assistant Professor; and
• Must have been a senior author of two published scholarly papers in his/her field of specialization, beyond the Master’s degree.

2. To be an adviser for PhD students

• Must have a rank of least Assistant professor;
• Must have been a senior author of two published scholarly papers in his/her field of specialization, beyond the Ph.D..
• Must have been an adviser of at least one student who has graduated with an MA or MNS degree; or Must have been a senior author of at least five scholarly articles in his/her field of specialization, beyond the PhD degree.
• Must be a holder of a PhD degree except in meritorious cases where the following criteria are met:

i. must be a full Professor or
ii. must have highly exceptional academic credentials including the following:
1. at least 10 years of professional experience in his/her field of specialization;
2. at least 7 scholarly publications in refereed journals; and
3. an award or distinction from a nationally recognized or scientific organization

3. To be a member of an advisory committee for PhD student

• Must have a rank of at least Assistant Professor.
• Must have been a senior author of two published scholarly papers in his/her field of specialization, beyond the PhD.
• Must be a holder of a PhD degree except in meritorious cases where the following criteria are met:

i. must be a full professor, or
ii.must have a highly exceptional academic credentials including the following:
1. at least 5 years of professional experience in his/her field of specialization;
2. at least 5 scholarly publications in refereed journals; and
3. an award or distinction from a nationally recognized professional or scientific organization.

d. Must have been an adviser of at least one student who has graduated with MA or MS degree; or
Must have been a senior author of at least five scholarly articles in his field of specialization beyond PhD.

Appointment as adjunct members of the Graduate Faculty and as thesis/dissertation advisers shall be made using the same criteria for regular members of the Graduate Faculty. Appointment to the Graduate Faculty shall be temporary in nature for a period not exceeding one year. The appointment shall automatically terminate at the end of the period unless renewed. Permanent appointment may be issued to qualified tenured faculty upon recommendation of the Department Chair or Institute Director.

A member of the Graduate Faculty may lose membership if he/she ceases to participate actively in graduate education at UPLB. Active participation in graduate education means satisfaction of at least one of the following conditions:

1. Teaching at least one graduate course ort any advanced undergraduate course which may carry graduate credits; or
2. Membership in guidance/advisory committee of duly matriculated graduate student.