Undergraduate Program
College Admission
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BS MBB) provides a well-rounded undergraduate education that is particularly suited to future careers in research and teaching, in both academic and industrial settings. The BS MBB program currently admits 60 students per year, taken from the top qualifiers in the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT).
A student is required to complete at least 153 units of undergraduate courses, which includes completing an undergraduate research project.
For more information on undergraduate admissions, please visit the University of the Philippines System’s website.
Application deadline for shifting or transferring to the MBB undergraduate program for AY 2022-2023 is on 30 June 2022.
Prospective students who want to transfer or shift to the undergraduate MBB program need to fulfill the following requirements:
- Cumulative Weighted Average of Grades of 1.75 or better for students within the UP System and CWAG of 1.50 for students outside UP System.
- Preferably with at least 15 units of subject courses under Math, Physics, Chemistry and Nat Sci with a weighted average of 1.80 or better.
Shiftees and transferees are accepted during the first semester only. Please note that the number of transferees and shiftees approved for admission varies every year and is limited to the number of available slots per batch.
Undergraduate students must maintain a weighted average of 2.50 or better in Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM) subjects and a cumulative weighted average grade of 2.25 or better to be retained in the program. Failure to do so would put the student in academic probation with program continuation subject to the approval of the academic committee.
Program Curriculum
| First Semester | Second Semester | Summer Term | |||
| Math 21 | 4 | Biology 11 | 3 | Social Science 1 | 3 |
| English 13 or Speech 30 | 3 | Biology 11.1 | 2 | ||
| Chemistry 16 | 3 | Math 22 | 4 | ||
| Chemistry 16.1 | 2 | Chemistry 26 | 3 | ||
| Geology 11 | 3 | Chemistry 26.1 | 2 | ||
| Kasaysayan 1 | 3 | Filipino 40 | 3 | ||
| P.E. | (2) | MBB 10 | 3 | ||
| P.E. | (2) | ||||
| TOTAL | 18 | 20 | 3 |
| First Semester | Second Semester | Summer Term | ||
| Biology 12 | 3 | Physics 72 | 4 | Statistics 101 |
| Biology 12.1 | 2 | Physics 72.1 | 1 | |
| Math 23 | 4 | Chemistry 40 | 3 | |
| Chemistry 31 | 3 | Chemistry 40.1 | 2 | |
| Chemistry 31.1 | 2 | MBB 110 (MBB10, Bio12, 12.1) | 5 | |
| Physics 71 | 4 | MBB 100 (soph standing; COI) | 3 | |
| Physics 71.1 | 1 | P.E. | (2) | |
| P.E. | (2) | NSTP | (3) | |
| NSTP | (3) | |||
| TOTAL | 19 | 18 |
| First Semester | Second Semester | Summer Term | |||
| MBB 140 | 3 | MBB 141 | 3 | Philosophy 1 | 3 |
| MBB 126 | 2 | MBB 127 | 2 | ||
| MBB 126.1 | 4 | MBB 127.1 | 4 | ||
| Statistics 102 | 3 | MBB 194 | 3 | ||
| MBB 130 | 2 | MBB 150 | 2 | ||
| MBB 190 | 3 | ||||
| TOTAL | 16 | 20 | 3 |
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| MBB 195 | 3 | MBB 197 | 3 |
| MBB 142 | 5 | MBB 196 | 2 |
| MBB 180 | 5 | ARTS 1 | 4 |
| PI 100 | 3 | STS | 3 |
| MBB 200 | 2 | Social Science 2 | 2 |
| MBB 200 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 18 | 15 |
Student Awards
Ed Padlan Awards for Academic Excellence
This award is in honor of Dr. Eduardo A. Padlan, a Filipino biophysicist, crystallographer, and immunologist. This is given annually to the two NIMBB seniors having the highest GPA up to the junior year.
Leticia Shahani Award for Best Undergraduate Thesis in NIMBB
NIMBB undergraduate students are required to submit a thesis before they can graduate. This award is given during the College of Science Recognition Program.
The College as well as the University also gives out similar awards to outstanding students. Through the years, NIMBB graduates have consistently been among the top contenders for the following awards:
- BPI Science Awards
- Gawad Chanselor Awards
- College of Science Most Outstanding Bachelor of Science Graduates