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 s.1977.
In 1978, the School 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 School of Graduate Studies grew by and large as it offered new courses and attracted more students in seven (7) Colleges/Schools in the Institute. In 2007, after thirty (30) years of existence, it has produced about 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’s programs and three (3) are certificate/diploma programs.
