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Brief History

In 1973, the Department of Technician Teacher Training Program was established. It was later renamed School of Graduate Studies (SGS) in 1977 through BOR Res. No. 1195, series of 1977.

In 1978, SGS offered its pioneering courses, namely, Master in Teaching Technology (MTT), Master in Library Science (MLS) and Master of Arts in Science Education (MASE). It produced its first graduates in MTT in 1981 and MLS in 1982.

The year 1995 marked the offering of its first doctoral program - Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (Ph.D. Math). It produced its first Ph.D. graduate in 1999.

Through the years, the SGS grew by and large as it offered new courses and attracted more students to enroll in the graduate programs. In 2007, it has produced six hundred (600) graduates. It has likewise reached a student population of about six-hundred (600) enrolled in forty-six (46) programs of which eight (8) are doctoral programs, thirty-five (35) are master鈥檚 programs and three (3) are certificate/diploma programs.

Through BOR Resolution No. 374, series of 2017, the SGS was renamed to Office of the Graduate Studies (OGS) and two years after, renamed again to Office of the Director for Graduate Programs following the recently-approved University鈥檚 Organizational Structure.