Graduate Degree Programs

CORE COURSES

COURSE NO.	COURSE TITLE	UNITS
AGDV201	Rural Development Theories and Approaches	3
AGDV202	Problems and Issues in Agricultural Rural Development	3
AGDV203	Extension Strategies for Rural Development	3
AGDV204	Planning, Administration and Implementation of Extension Programs	3
AGDV205	Crop Production and Management	3
AGDV206	Advanced Poultry and Livestock Production	3
AGDV207	Essentials of Project Feasibility Studies	3
AGDV208	Research Methods and Analysis	3

ELECTIVE COURSES

AGDV209	Communication in Extension Education	3
AGDV210	Physiological Aspects of Crop Production	3
AGDV211	Sociolinguistics and Agricultural Development	3
AGDV212	Comparative Animal Nutrition	3
AGDV213	Advanced Animal Breeding and Genetics	3
AGDV214	Soil Fertility and Management	3
AGDV215	Literature and Ecology	3

AGDV299	Graduate Seminar	1
AGDV290	Capstone	3

COURSE SUMMARY

Core Courses	24 units
Elective Courses	6 units
Graduate Seminar	1 unit
Capstone	3 units

TOTAL	34 units

Course number and Description Title	Units
Core Course – 6 units
AGDE201 – Rural Development Theories and Approaches	3
AGDE202 – Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Development	3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
ENTO213 – Acarology	3
ENTO215 – Aquatic Entomology	3
ENTO216 – Stored Products Entomology	3
ENTO217 – Insect Pathology	3
ENTO221 – Insect Morphology	3
ENTO228 – Advanced Insect Physiology	3
ENTO229 – Insect Behavior	3
ENTO241 – Immature Insects	3
ENTO242 – Taxonomy of Parasitoids and Predators	3
ENTO252 – Insect Ecology	3
ENTO262 – Insecticide Toxicology	3
ENTO291 – Special Topics	1-3
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
ENTO299 – Graduate Seminar	1
ENTO290 – Special Problem	2

SUMMARY
Major	24
Minor/Cognate	9
Graduate Seminar	1
Special Problem	2

Total No. of Units Required	42

Note:

Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Title and Description of Courses	Units
Core Course – 6 units
AGDE201 – Rural Development Theories and Approaches	3
AGDE202 – Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Development	3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
ECON213* – Price and Allocation Theory	3
ECON214* – National Income and employment	3
AGEC210 – Resource Utilization and Farm Business	3
AGEC221 – Advanced Farm Management	3
AGEC222 – Agricultural Production Economics	3
AGEC231 – Project Feasibility Studies	3
AGEC235 – Agricultural Resource Economics	3
AGEC241 – Agricultural Prices	3
AGEC244 – Economics of Agricultural Marketing	3
AGEC291 - Special Topics	1-3
*Required Course
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (minimum)
AGEC299 – Graduate Seminar	1
AGEC290 –Special Problem	2

SUMMARY
Core Courses		6
Major		24
Minor/Cognate		9
Graduate Seminar		1
Special Problem		2

Total No. of Units Required		42

Note:

Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

BOTN205 – Photophysiology 3

BOTN211 – Bryology 3

BOTN213 – Advanced Plant Physiology 3

BOTN215 – Pteridology 3

BOTN217 – Stress Physiology of Plants 3

BOTN219 – Wetland Ecology 3

BOTN241 – Advanced Plant Systematics 3

BOTN243 – Advanced Phycology 3

BOTN206 – Developmental Plant Anatomy 3

BOTN212 – Ecology of Aquatic Fungi 3

BOTN214 – Systematics of Grasses and Legumes 3

BOTN216 – Plant-Water Relations 3

BOTN222 – Plant Communities and Ecosystems 3

BOTN242 – Advances in Plant Ecology 3

BOTN292 – Cell Ultrastructure 3

BOTN294 – Methods in Plant Systematics 3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

BOTN299 – Graduate Seminar 1

BOTN300 – Master’s Thesis 6

SUMMARY

Major ___ 21

Minor/Cognate ___ 9

Graduate Seminar ___ 1

Master’s Thesis ___ 6

Total No. of Units Required: 37

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Master of Education (MEd) in:

Master of Management (MM) in:

Master of Management (MGMT) New Curriculum Effective 1st Sem SY 2025-2026

Managment

Master of Science (MS):

Old Curriculum for Continuing Students

Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Engineering (Currently not offered)
Agricultural Extension
Agronomy
Animal Science
Applied Economics (Currently not offered)
Botany (Currently not offered)
Development Communication
Development Sociology (Currently not offered)
Entomology
Food Science and Technology
Forestry
Horticulture
Language Teaching
Land Administration and Management
Plant Pathology
Plant Protection
Soil Science
Tropical Ecology
Weed Science (Currently not offered)

New Curriculum effective 1st Semester SY 2025-2026

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD):

Old Curriculum:

New Curriculum effective 1st Semester SY 2025-2026

Application for Admission Fee	P 100.00
Tuition (per unit) & Lab. Fee
Regular Offering
MS/MAgDev	P 200.00/unit
PhD	P 250.00/unit
Weekend classes w/ min. of 8 students
MS/MM/MEd/MSLAM/MLAM/DLAM	P 350.00/unit

Laboratory Fee	P 400.00/lab.
Extramural	P 300.00/unit
Miscellaneous
Deposit	P 150.00
Library Fee	P 120.00/sem
Publication	P 100.00/sem
Medical/Dental Fee	P 100.00/sem
Registration/Matriculation Fee	P 100.00/sem
VSU ID*	P 100.00
Educational Development Fee (For weekday class)	P 150.00
(For weekend class)	P 1,000.00
Facilities Improvement Fee	P 100.00
Cultural Fee	P 50.00
Entrance Fee*	P 100.00
Other Fees
Residence Fee	P 350.00
Thesis/Dissertation/Special Problem Completion**	P 350.00
Examination Fee (Comprehensive)
Ph.D.	P 20,000.00
M.S. (with thesis)	P 15,000.00
MEd, MMGT, M.Ag.Dev (without thesis)	P 10,000.00
Non Registration Related Fees
Graduation Fee	P 350.00
Diploma Fee	P 300.00
Fee for change of program/degree	P 25.00
Kanlaon Dormitory	P 1750.00/sem

*for new students only
**after having of dissertation work for Ph.D. students

Fees for Non-Scholar Foriegn Students

Tuition and Miscellaneious Fee	Double the fees paid by Filipino graduate Students
Admission Fee	USD$20
Educational Development Fee	USD$500/sem for non-residents USD$250/sem for resident foreign students

MASTER OF EDUCATION

A. CORE COURSES

Course No. Title No. of Units

EDUC201 FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

EDUC202 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING THEORY 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

EDUC203 RESEARCH IN EDUCATION 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

EDUC204 EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

DEVC212 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 3
5 hours per week, (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) Prerequisite: COI

4. CHEMISTRY

CHEM206 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

CHEM207 CHEMICAL STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

CHEM208 CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

CHEM209 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: CHEM202

CHEM211 CHEMISTRY IN LIVING SYSTEM 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

CHEM212 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: Chem 2

C. MINOR COURSES (courses from another field of specialization) 9

MASTER OF EDUCATION

A. CORE COURSES

Course No. Title No. of Units

EDUC201 FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

EDUC202 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING THEORY 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

EDUC203 RESEARCH IN EDUCATION 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

EDUC204 EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

DEVC212 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 3
5 hours per week, (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) Prerequisite: COI

3. BIOLOGY

BIOL238 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

BIOL227 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 3
5 hours per week, (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) Prerequisite: COI

BIOL292 MICROTECHNIQUES IN BIOLOGY 3
5 hours per week, (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) Prerequisite: COI

BIOL293 MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES 3
5 hours per week, (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) Prerequisite: COI

BOTN215 ADVANCES IN PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI

BIOL205 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS 3
3 hours per week, lecture Prerequisite: COI