Student Practicum

General Guidelines
The Practicum is a hands-on, experiential 300-hour course whereby the students undergo
Practicum training in a Corporation that will expose them to tasks, work situations and
environment related to their chosen major and to develop the necessary competencies and skills
needed in their chosen fields. This course is a requirement for the following majors:
Business Economics
Financial Management
Human Resource Development Management
Marketing Management
Qualifications
The following students are eligible to undergo student internship/practicum:
1. Regular students 4th year standing
2. Irregular students - only those with a maximum of 6 units deficiencies will be allowed to
take the practicum (however, there must be a conditional clause regarding the extension
of the practicum period)
Procedures
1. PRACTICUM ORIENTATION will be conducted at least, two months before the
Practicum Period
2. Students
are
encouraged
to
take
the
initiative
in
identifying
companies/institutions/organizations who will accept them as trainees after completion of
third year courses.
Selection of companies should meet the criteria set by the college and approval is still
subject to the approval of the Practicum Coordinator.
3. The department will release the list of students who meet the requirements for practicum.

4. The student should prepare a File Folder/Clear Book (color coded) which will be
submitted to the Practicum Adviser, assigned to him/her at the end of the Practicum Period.
Economics Red
Finance Blue
HR Black
Marketing - Violet
With the following requirements inside
___ Curriculum Vitae
___ Transcript of Records with courses currently enrolled
___ Endorsement Letter (standard format)
___ Waiver (standard format)
___ Practicum Confirmation and Acceptance Letter (standard format)
___ Daily Report of Activities (standard format)
___ Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (standard format)
___ Evaluation form - Supervisor & Adviser (standard format)*
___ Daily Time Record (DTR) (photocopy)**
___ Certificate of completion (2 copies if possible )**
___ Picture or any multimedia memorabilia (for documentation)
Note : forms will be uploaded College of Commerce & Bus. Admin. website
* to be provided by the college
** these will come from the company
5. Procedure for Practicum Application and Company Accreditation
5.1
5.2

The student selects the company for his practicum.

The Letter of Endorsement that will be used in applying for practicum is available
in template form
5.3
If a separate Application form is required by the company, the form should be
accomplished for the purpose.
5.4
Attach Transcript of Records as proof of completion of the required number of
units to the Practicum Coordinator, Acceptance Letter and the Waivers signed by
student and the parents (with photocopy of valid ID). Submit the same to the
Practicum Office in duplicate and placed inside 2 separate brown envelopes which
must be properly labeled (Original or Photocopy and indicating Names, Section,
Room Number, Class days, Cellphone or Landline number). These must be submitted
before the start of the Practicum Period or within 10 days after the start of OJT.
5.5
The Practicum Coordinator together with the Department Chair will approve the
application.
6. A list of students with their designated practicum advisers will be posted or students will
receive a text or phone call from said practicum advisers.

7. Completion of 300 hours requirement with satisfactory rating from the immediate on-site
supervisor and faculty adviser. A daily journal will be required from the students to
account their activities and learnings.
A. Students should write their journal daily penalty will be imposed for late
submissions. For 300 hours practicum, reporting 8 hours a day, this translates to 37.5
working days; reporting 4 hours a day, this translates to 75 working days.
B. Standard format for the Practicum Journal will be followed (paragraph form so as
to develop further the students communication skills; outline is provided as guide in
writing journal/reflections)
C. Practicum Adviser will check the journal during the company visits.
D. Outline of the Journal
i. Objective (for the day)*
ii. Reflections from the objective
iii. Accomplishment/s for the day
iv. Realization about the task/s (values/skills/knowledge learned)
Faculty advisers conduct company visits at least 2 times within the practicum period
*Possible set of Objectives for the journal (#7.D.i)
1. Mission
2. Vision
3. Organizational Chart
4. Core Values
5. Product/Service Description
6. Stakeholders
7. Company/Institution/ Organization History
8. Logo & its meaning

8. Submission of requirements after the practicum period

File folder/clearbook with the above cited forms, daily journal and summary.
Summary Report - The following items must be answered by the student upon
completion of the 300 hours requirement (to be submitted 2 weeks after their last
practicum schedule)
a. process of finding the practicum placement
b. working in the organization/company
c. work schedule
d. most memorable practicum moment
e. difficulties encountered and solutions made
(Format for item summary report: times new roman, font size- 12, spacing -1.5, 1 inch margin
on all sides, maximum of 3 pages)
Practicum Period
Summer Practicum shall be completed during the summer session, April to May, Monday to
Friday, no more than 8 hours per day for a total of 300 hours.
Practicum course will be credited 1st semester, immediately following the Summer OJT Program.

Second Semester Practicum shall be completed November to February and will be credited in the
same semester. Number of OJT hours may vary depending on the students class schedule; this,
however, should not be more than 8 hours per day.
Selection of Company for Practicum
The Practicum Coordinator will be responsible for selecting the Company/Institution where the
students will be trained for their Practicum; however, students can search for their company for
practicum but subject to the approval of the Practicum Coordinator, and in accordance with the
following guidelines on the selection of institutions.
For Economic Majors, the students may choose companies belonging to the following
classifications:
Private Companies
1. Business World (Research Department)
2. Makati Business Club
3. Thomson Reuters
4. JG Holdings
5. Jollibee Corporation
6. San Miguel Corporation
7. Universal Robina Corporation
8. Philippine Long Distance Corporation
9. Meralco
10. Filinvest
11. ABS-CBN
12. Philippine Airlines
Government Agencies/Institutions
1. Presidential Managament Staff
2. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
3. National Economic & Development Authority
4. National Statistical & Coordination Board
5. Department of Agriculture
6. Dept. of Budget & Management
7. Department of Finance
8. Dept. of Trade & Industry
9. Phil. Deposit Insurance Corp.
10. Phil. Institute for Development Studies
11. Energy Regulatory Commission
12. Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management
13. National Power Corporation
14. National Housing Authority
15. Securities and Exchange Commission
16. Insurance Commission

17. Tariff Commission

18. Phil. Stock Exchange
19. PAG-IBIG
Local Government Units (within NCR)
1. Caloocan City
8. Pateros
2. Quezon City
9. Taguig
3. City of Manila
10. Navotas
4. Makati City
11. Valenzuela
5. Mandaluyong City
12. Malabon City
6. San Juan
13. Muntinlupa
7. Pasig City
14. Marikina City

15. Pasay City

16. Paranaque City
17. Las Pinas City

Research Agencies
1. Social Weather Station
2. Pulse Asia
3. Phil. Survey & Research Center
4. Asia Pacific Center for Research
5. AC Nielsen
6. Pulse Asia
7. Synovate
8. Isis Research
Financial Institutions
1. Banco de Oro
2. Metrobank
3. Landbank of the Philippines
4. Development Bank of the Philippines
5. Bank of the Philippine Islands
6. Philippine Business Bank
7. Security Bank
8. Standard Charter Bank
9. Philippine National Bank
Non-bank Financial Institutions
Securities/Brokerage Firms
1. AB Capital Group
2. Abacus Securities Group
3. Accord Capital Equities
Insurance Companies
For Financial Management Majors, the students may choose companies belonging to the
following classifications:

Banks

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o
o
o

Universal Banks
Commercial Banks
Savings Banks
Rural Banks

Non-Bank Financial Institutions

o Life/Non-life Insurance Companies
o Mutual Funds
o Investment Houses
o Securities Brokerage Firms
o Venture Capital Firms
Government/Quasi-Government Agencies/Self-Regulatory Organizations
o Securities and Exchange Commission
o Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
o Insurance Commission
o Philippine Stock Exchange
Finance Industry Associations
o Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
o Bankers Association of the Philippines
o MART
o Investment House Association of the Philippines
Finance/Finance related departments/units of Non-Financial Institutions
o Finance/Accounting Department
o Treasury/Cash Department
o Credit Department
o Purchasing Department
o Corporate Planning
o Investor Relations

For Marketing Management Majors, students may choose companies that belong to the
following classifications:

Consumer/Service Organizations
Retailing
Wholesaling
Sales/Distribution
Ad Agencies/Promotions
Marketing Research
Events Management/Public Relations
Marketing/Sales related departments/units of Companies
o Marketing Department
o Public Relations/Corporate Affairs
o Marketing Communications

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o
o
o
o

Corporate Communications
Sales
Marketing/Sales Support
Events/Publications
Marketing Research

Regulatory Agencies/Industry Associations

o Philippine Marketing Association
o Ad Board

For Human Resoure Development Management Majors, the students may choose companies or
institutions with Human Resource Departments.
In addition, the selected companies should meet the following criteria:
Registered as a Corporation
Among the top 2,000 corporations in the Philippines officially registered with the SEC.
No history or track record of fraud, deception, or illegal business activities
In good standing with government regulatory agencies
Students are not allowed to have their Practicum with their family-owned enterprise or, if with an
independent company, not be under the direct supervision of parents and relatives up to the 3rd
degree of consanguinity and affinity who work for the firm.
Matching of Student with Partner-Institutions

The Student should notify the practicum office soonest if they are unable to find a
qualified Company for Practicum. Accordingly, the Practicum coordinator will try to
match the students with partner-institutions of UST for the Practicum course, on a besteffort basis, depending on the availability of slots. In case the number of slots are
insufficient to cover the number of students applying for matching, those with higher
general weighted averages will be given priority.

Uniform
During the Practicum Period, the Student shall be required to wear the prescribed Practicum
uniform to be determined by the practicum office, or Business Attire if required by the partnerinstitution, as the case may be.
Implementing Guidelines on Practicum and Office Decorum
Students are expected to conduct themselves in a highly professional manner in accordance with
the values of the University. They are required to follow the specific guidelines enumerated in
the Students Guide for Practicum, CMO No. 23 Series of 2009; this may be secured from the
Practicum Coordinator, upon request.

Course Requirements
The Students are required to complete the course hour requirements, equivalent to 300 hours,
obtain a satisfactory rating from the supervisor/manager/HR Head and the Faculty Coordinator,
and attend the school-prescribed practicum activities to pass the course. The rating instrument
shall be developed by the Practicum Coordinator and will be the instrument used by the
supervisor in assessing the performance of the Practicumer for purposes of course grading.
The school-prescribed practicum activities which students are required to attend are as follows::

Pre-Practicum Orientation, where the final instructions, guidelines and requirements of

the Practicum course will be given by the Practicum Coordinator as well as the
supervising Practicum Mentors.

Interim Assessment, where the students will provide the Faculty Adviser with feedback
related to their work environment, duties and responsibilities, and other work-related
concerns.

Post-Practicum Meeting where the Practicum Mentors and the Practicumers will
provide a summation of the learnings. It will also provide the students a forum to share
insights and experiences acquired during the Practicum.

The Grades of the Students will be computed based on the following:

o Supervisors Rating
50%
o Journal
40%
o Faculty Advisers Rating
10%
100%
Others:
The Practicum office will be issuing additional guidelines before and during the Practicum
period to ensure the efficient implementation of the Program.

Strict compliance of these guidelines is expected.

Prepared by:
HELENA MA. F. CABRERA, Ph.D., DBA

Practicum Coordinator