MIRIAM COLLEGE

Miriam College graduates have distinguished themselves in various professions. Several have been cabinet secretaries, legislators, accomplished businesswomen, entrepreneurs, educators and leaders of government and non-government organizations. To date, nineteen alumnae have been selected as “The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service” (TOWNS) awardees.

To meet the challenges of the times, Miriam College has expanded its course offerings and set up four centers for curriculum development, research and community outreach: Environmental Studies Institute, Center for Peace Education, Women and Gender Institute, and Institutional Network for Social Action.

Miriam College has other significant accomplishments in its rich history:

• Established the first school-based women’s institutions, namely the Women’s Resource and Research Center in 1987, and the Women and Gender Institute in 1998;

• The first school to offer a degree program in Environmental Planning that was launched in 1978;

• The first school to establish a Center for Peace Education in 1997;

• Established Consortium of Women’s Colleges together with Assumption College, College of the Holy Spirit, St. Paul University-Quezon City and St. Scholastica’s College in 2001;

• 100 percent passing rate in the Licensure Examination for Teachers and Social Workers; and,

• One of the first batch of eleven (11) higher education institutions (HEI) in NCR granted Full Autonomy Status by the CHED in 2001.



DID YOU KNOW?
Miriam College began in 1926 when the Archbishop of Manila requested the Sisters of the Maryknoll Congregation based in New York, USA to establish a teacher-training school for young, Catholic, Filipino women. An old Augustinian Convent in Malabon, Rizal was initially converted into the Malabon Normal School. The school transferred sites several times until finally in 1952, with its name changed to Maryknoll College, it laid down its permanent roots in Diliman, Quezon City.

Maryknoll College expanded its programs from training teachers to becoming a liberal arts college that formed women leaders. After Vatican II, the Maryknoll congregation decided to focus their efforts on their missionary work worldwide. In 1977, the ownership and management of the school was turned over to lay administrators. In accordance with this agreement, the school was re-named Miriam College in 1989.

Miriam College accepted male students in collegiate courses during the 1990s.



Type: Private non-sectarian; co-ed

Application Period: Until October

Application Fee: PhP550.00
                              US$10.00 or equivalent in Peso

Campus: Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City

Office to Contact: Admissions Office
                                Miriam College
                                (+632) 580-5400 to 29 extn. 2020 / 2026
                               E-Mail: coll-admission@mc.edu.ph
                               Website: www.mc.edu.ph

Entrance Exam: Miriam College Entrance Exam

Examination Dates: November-December

Exam Coverage: English, Mathematics, Science, Inductive Reasoning

Tuition Fee per Unit: PhP1,486.00

Testing Center: Miriam College, Quezon City

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

For Freshman Applicants:

1. Complete Miriam College Application and Recommendation Forms
2. Two (2) pieces recent 2” x 2” pictures
3. Application and Testing Fee of Php 550.00
4. Original 4th year HS Report Card (for HS graduates who have not yet enrolled in any college or university)
5. Original Philippine Education Placement Test (PEPT) test results (for applicants who are PEPT Holders)

For Transferees:

1. Transcript of Records / Certificate of Grades of all subjects taken
2. Satisfactory academic performance and favorable recommendation from former school
3. Complete Miriam College Application Form
4. Two (2) pieces recent 2” x 2” pictures
5. Application and Testing Fee of Php 550.00

* Cross-enrollment: Interested students who wish to cross enroll at Miriam College should secure a cross-enrollment
   permit from their home school.

For Foreign Applicants:

1. Written Letter of Application
2. Complete Miriam College application forms
3. Two (2) original copies of Transcript of Records duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service establishment located
    at the student’s country of origin or legal residence.
4. Six (6) copies of Personal History Statements duly signed by the student in English and in her natural dialect, with left and
    right thumbprints, and recent 2”x2” photo on plain white background
5. Notarized affidavit of support, including bank statement
6. Photocopy of Birth Certificate
7. Photocopy of Baptismal Certificate (if available)
8. Two (2) pieces recent 2”x2” pictures
9. Complete Miriam College Application and Recommendation Form
10. Application and Testing Fee of US$ 100 or its equivalent in Philippine peso.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Bachelor of Arts (AB):
Psychology with option to minor in Special Education
Communication Arts with option to minor in Digital Media Production

Bachelor of Science (BS):
Psychology
Biology with the following tracks:
Pre- Medicine
Microbiological Research
Environmental Planning and Management with the following tracks:
Corporate Environmental Management
Urban Planning and Green Architecture

Associate in Computer Technology

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ACCOUNTANCY

Bachelor of Science (BS):
Accountancy
Business Administration with option to major in:
Electronic Business
Financial and Investments Management
Marketing Management with option to minor in:
Human Resource Management
Entrepreneurship with option to minor in:
Culinary Arts
Fashion Design
Product Design & Development

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS):
Child Development and Education with option to minor in Special Education

COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL, HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

International Studies with the following tracks:
Development Studies with option to minor in Gender Studies
International Politics with option to minor in Peace Studies

Social Work with option to major in:
Humanitarian Affairs
Corporate Social Work

SCHOLARSHIPS

Miriam College offers the following scholarships to deserving students:

1. Departmental Scholarship
2. Honor Scholarship for Valedictorians of a graduating batch of 100+ students
3. Student Financial Aid
4. Banks, Companies, Organizations, Individual and Alumni Scholarship Programs

LINKAGES

Miriam College takes pride in its relationship with distinguished universities in the United States (Georgian Court University, New Jersey and University of Delaware, Newark), Europe (ILCF Institut Catholique De Paris) and in the Asia-Pacific Region (Seisen University, Japan; Ewha Womans University, Hanshin University, and Youngsan University, Korea; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia and Whitireia Community Polytechnic, New Zealand).

FACILITIES

• Computer laboratories
• E-business laboratory
• Audio-visual rooms
• Communication Arts laboratories
• Foreign languages room
• EduQuest computer room for English and Math
• Little theater
• Marian auditorium
• Covered court
• Multi-purpose hall
• Student activities room
• Locker rooms
• Faculty-student conference rooms
• Chapel

STUDENT STATISTICS

Higher Education Unit Student Population: 2, 500


source: www.mc.edu.ph (As of October 28, 2008)
Office of the College Registrar