Rizal at the Dominican

University of the Philippines

 Rizals completion of the Bachiller en

Artes at Ateneo Municipal entitled
him for admission to higher studies
at a university.
Don Francisco decided to send Rizal
to UST despite Doa Teodoras
disapproval for fear of what might
happen to him due to the martyrdom
of Gomburza.

ENROLLMENT AT
UNIVERSITY
OF SANTO TOMAS

 At the outset, Rizal was not certain of

what course to pursue after
graduating with honors at Ateneo.
Rizal considered going into literature,
law or medicine but Paciano
discouraged him to pursue law.

 Uncertain of what to take up, Rizal,

sixteen, enrolled the course
Philosophy and Letters due to the
following reasons:
Its what his father wants him to pursue
It can be attributed to his failure to
solicit the advice of Father Ramon Pablo,
the rector of Ateneo.

 Rizal, therefore, found himself taking

up courses in Cosmology,
Metaphysics, Theodicy, and History
of Philosophy.
During this term Rizal also enrolled
surveying course at Ateneo and was
conferred the title on November 25,
1881 since he was underage when
he passed the final examination in
this course.

 After his freshman year, Rizal shifted

his course from Philosophy and
letters to medicine due to the
following reasons:
He was advised by Father Ramon to
pursue the course
His mothers eyesight is failing; making
him feel that he should finish medicine
so that he could cure his mothers
physical ailment.

ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE AT
UST

 Rizals academic performance at UST

was not comparable with how he
fared at Ateneo. Close examination of
his scholastic records from 1878 to
1882, attests to his mediocre
performance then

Rizals Scholastic
Records at the University
of Santo Tomas
1877-1878
Philosophy and Letters
Cosmology and Metaphysics

Excellent

Theodicy

Excellent

History of Philosophy

Excellent

1878-1879
First Year - Medicine
Physics

Fair

Chemistry

Excellent

Natural History

Fair

Anatomy 1

Good

Dissection 1

Good

Rizals Scholastic
Records at the University
of Santo Tomas
1879-1880
Second Year Medicine
Anatomy 2

Good

Dissection 2

Good

Physiology

Good

Private Hygiene

Good

Public Hygiene

Good

1880-1881
Third Year Medicine
General Pathology

Fair

Therapeutics

Excellent

Surgery

Good

Rizals Scholastic
Records at the University
of Santo Tomas
1881-1882
Fourth Year Medicine
Medical Pathology

Very Good

Surgical Pathology

Very Good

Obstetrics

Very Good

 Rizal performed poorly at UST

because he did not enjoy his
schooling here, which can be traced
to three factors:
Dominican professors were hostile to
Rizal
Racial discrimination against Filipino
students
Obsolete and repressive method of
Instruction at UST

 There were three factors that could

really explain his below par cademic
performance at UST
Medicine, not really Rizals real vocation
Dissatisfaction with the Dominican
system of Education
The exciting distractions of youth

LIBERALISM AND
FILIPINO
STUDENTS AT UST

 To encourage the production of

literary works in Manila, the Liceo
Artistico Literario de Manila, and
organization of art lovers in the city,
conducted regular competitions in
literary writing. Rizal joined the
contests sponsored by this
association in 1879 and 1880.

 His entries, A La Juventud Filipina (To

The Filipino Youth), and El Consejo de
los Dioses (The Council of the Gods)
were adjudged the best entry in the
said competition.

IMPORTANT LITERARY
WORKS AS A
UNIVERSITY
STUDENT

A La Juventud Filipina
Rizals entry in the 1879 literary
contest conducted by the Liceo
Artistico Literario de Manila which he
wrote when he ws 18 years old
Won the grand prize with Rizal
receiving a silver quill for
demonstrating his prowes in poetry
A poem in Spanish written by a Filipino,
recognized by the Spanish authorities

A La Juventud Filipina
First expression of the nationalistic
concept that the Filipinos were the
fair hope of the motherland
In the poem, Rizal stressed the role
the youth in nation building

El Consejo de los Dioses

Rizals entry in the contest of 1880
Allegory in praise of Cervantes
Best entry in the competition

Junto al Pasig
A one act play, written by Rizal at the
request of the Jesuits and was staged
at Ateneo, in connection with the
celebration of the Feast Day of
Immaculate Concepcion

A Filipinas
Written by Rizal in 1880 to not only
to praise the Philippines for its
beauty but to encourage Filipino
artists to glorify the country through
their art works