THE UNIVERSITY recorded a 93.18-percent passing rate in the board examinations for chemical technicians, and a 74.29-percent passing rate for the separate licensure exams for chemists.
Forty one out of 44 UST examinees passed the chemical technician exam. Last year, all 21 examinees made the cut.
The University of the Philippines-Diliman was hailed as the top-performing school after posting a 92.19-percent passing rate, or 59 out of 64 examinees.
The national passing rate rose to 45.05 percent, or 496 out of 1,101 examinees, from last year’s 44.02 percent or 526 passers out of 1,195 examinees.
UST’s passing rate in the licensure exams for chemists slightly dipped, with 26 passers out of 35 takers, from last year’s 37 out of 49 examinees.
Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas was named the top performing after all 53 of its examinees passed.
The national passing rate rose to 87.32 percent, or 1,673 passers out of 1916 examinees, from last year’s 85.21 percent, or 720 out of 845 examinees.
