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Eight UP Diliman (UPD) graduates received the highest academic honors of summa cum laude at the 96th General Commencement Exercises held on Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m.
The summa cum laude is conferred on a graduate with a general weighted average (GWA) of 1.20.
Mikaela Irene D. Fudolig, BS Physics with a GWA of 1.099, led the top honors. She also delivered the valedictory address on behalf of the graduating class.
Only 16 years old, Fudolig is the youngest student to be graduated by the University in the recent years and one of only two admitted to UPD without a high school diploma and without taking the UP College Admission Test.
She was only 11 years old and a sophomore at the Quezon City Science High School when she was granted permission to enroll at UPD as a non-degree student, having volunteered for a prototype Early College Placement Program the UPD College of Education was spearheading. After earning remarkable grades for an academic year, the Department of Education (DepEd) endorsed her admission to UPD, which was approved by the UP Board of Regents on May 30, 2003.
Seven other graduates shared the highest honors. They were: Ariel C. Lopéz, BA History (1.107); Deniece S. Yusun, BS Architecture (1.13); Hannah Hazel A. Morales, BS Chemistry (1.181); Lorraine Joyce N. Yu, BS Architecture (1.183); Ma. Lourena M. Mangaban, BA Philosophy (1.187); Magdalene Y. Lim, BS Business Administration (1.187); and Ivan Chester G. Canoy, BS Biology (1.194).
Fudolig and Canoy received the Gawad Chanselor para sa Natatanging Mag-aaral in 2007, the University’s highest recognition for academic excellence.
In addition to the top honors, UPD produced 133 magna cum laude graduates and 638 cum laude. The magna cum laude is conferred on a graduate with a GWA of 1.45 and the cum laude for a GWA of 1.75.
Some 3000 graduates received their academic degrees at the program.
Read Mikaela's valedictory address here.
The summa cum laude is conferred on a graduate with a general weighted average (GWA) of 1.20.
Mikaela Irene D. Fudolig, BS Physics with a GWA of 1.099, led the top honors. She also delivered the valedictory address on behalf of the graduating class.
Only 16 years old, Fudolig is the youngest student to be graduated by the University in the recent years and one of only two admitted to UPD without a high school diploma and without taking the UP College Admission Test.
She was only 11 years old and a sophomore at the Quezon City Science High School when she was granted permission to enroll at UPD as a non-degree student, having volunteered for a prototype Early College Placement Program the UPD College of Education was spearheading. After earning remarkable grades for an academic year, the Department of Education (DepEd) endorsed her admission to UPD, which was approved by the UP Board of Regents on May 30, 2003.
Seven other graduates shared the highest honors. They were: Ariel C. Lopéz, BA History (1.107); Deniece S. Yusun, BS Architecture (1.13); Hannah Hazel A. Morales, BS Chemistry (1.181); Lorraine Joyce N. Yu, BS Architecture (1.183); Ma. Lourena M. Mangaban, BA Philosophy (1.187); Magdalene Y. Lim, BS Business Administration (1.187); and Ivan Chester G. Canoy, BS Biology (1.194).
Fudolig and Canoy received the Gawad Chanselor para sa Natatanging Mag-aaral in 2007, the University’s highest recognition for academic excellence.
In addition to the top honors, UPD produced 133 magna cum laude graduates and 638 cum laude. The magna cum laude is conferred on a graduate with a GWA of 1.45 and the cum laude for a GWA of 1.75.
Some 3000 graduates received their academic degrees at the program.
Read Mikaela's valedictory address here.