COLLEGE OF MASS COMMUNICATION

University of the Philippines Diliman

FORMAT GUIDEBOOK FOR THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

C. Submission Procedures Commented [FP1]: For CEB Review

The deadline for submission of loose leaf theses and dissertations is at least one workweek
before the last day for the submission of grades for graduating students to provide sufficient time
for content and format checking, corrections and binding. For example, if the deadline for
submission of grades is June 7, theses and dissertations must be approved for binding by
the adviser before May 31.

Undergraduate and masters theses must be hardbound using maroon leatherette with gold
lettering. Doctoral dissertations must be hardbound using black leatherette with gold lettering.

The filenames for the digital files (either the document version or the digital version of the
production work) should be as follows: Last Name, First Name Middle Name; the month and
year of graduation; and the title of the thesis/dissertation (Ex.: De la Cruz, Juana Santos 04-07 A
Case Study of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication)

The CD/DVD must be submitted in a thin transparent plastic case without any special cover or
label. Simply write the title and the name/s of the author/s on the disc itself using an alcohol-
based CD/DVD marker. The ink of ordinary pentel pens penetrates the disc and destroys the
files. Consult the CMC Library for an example.

To be considered for graduation, an undergraduate student should submit the following to his/her
Department Secretary: Commented [FP2]: For CEB Review

1. For Broadcast Communication

- Three hardbound copiesone each for the library, the department, and the student
- Four CD/DVD copies of the consolidated thesis in PDF formatone each for the library,
the department, the adviser, and the student
- Four CD/DVD copies of any production workone each for the library, the department,
the adviser, and the student

2. For Communication Research

- Three hardbound copies and three CD/DVD copies of the consolidated thesis in PDF
formatone each for the library, the adviser, and the student.
- One additional CD/DVD copy of the consolidated thesis in PDF format for the
department

3. For Film
- Four hardbound copiesone each for the library, the Institute, the adviser, and the
student
 - Four DVD copies of the production workone for the library, the Institute, the adviser,
and the student. These DVD copies may use a designed cover.
- One CD/DVD copy of the consolidated thesis in PDF format for the library
- One mini-DVD copy for the Institute

4. For Journalism
- Four CD/DVD copies of the consolidated thesis in PDF formatone each for the library,
the department, the adviser, and the student
- One hardbound copy for the library

According to the 2006 UP CMC Rules for MA and PhD Students, an applicant for graduation
must submit to the Graduate Studies Department at least five (5) bound copies and at least one
digital copy of the approved masters thesis as a prerequisite for graduation.

Moreover, PhD students who are applying for graduation must submit to the Graduate Studies
Department at least one pre-print (or pre-publication) paper on the approved doctoral
dissertation, where applicable, as another prerequisite for graduation.