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1. DEGREES AND PROFESSIONAL TITLES
The School of Law of Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) grants the Academic Degree of
Bachelor of Law and the Professional Title of Attorney at Law.
2. STATUS OF GRADUATE
To be considered a graduate, students must:
a. Have obtained all credits and attended all lectures required by the curricular plan of the major during the
course of their studies, of which a minimum of 60 credits shall have been studied and passed at this
University.
b. Have proof of fluency in the English language.
c. They should have accumulated internship credits, as established in the respective regulations.
d. Have carried out all extracurricular activities, as established in the respective regulations.
e. They must obtain a graduation certificate.
3. BACHELOR’S DEGREE
To be considered a Bachelor, the following requirements shall be met:
a. Copy of the graduation certificate.
b. Record of compliance with obligations and commitments issued by the Registrar's Office, the Library,
and the Office of Treasury.
4. OBTAINMENT OF PROFESSIONAL TITLE
The requirements for obtaining a Professional Title are as follows:
a. Have received the Bachelor's Degree. In accordance with Laws 26113 and 27687, in order to obtain the
Professional Title of Attorney at Law, students must also complete a second academic year of
internships or a year of the Civil Service for Graduates (SECIGRA) program, as established in the
respective regulations.
b. Pass one of the following modalities for obtaining the title:
i.
Thesis.
ii.
Submit and defend two dockets.
5. SHARED ASPECTS OF THE MODALITIES FOR OBTAINING AN ACADEMIC DEGREE
The Degrees and Professional Titles Office of the Registrar's Office certifies whether or not the graduate
meets the academic and administrative requirements necessary to obtain the Professional Title, issuing the
respective communication to the School of Law. These requirements include the payment of the defense
fees.
Following the issuing of this certificate, graduates are given a term of nine (9) months to complete the
process for obtaining their Professional Title. This term is subject to the control of the Degrees and
Professional Titles Office, which shall keep records on the matter.
The granting of the Professional Title shall be determined by a Jury made up of three professors from the
University, appointed for such purpose by the Dean. The Dean shall also appoint one of these professors
as the President of the Jury.
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Approved by:
Date:
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The grade awarded by the Jury, whether passing or failing, is determined by majority vote. Blank votes are
not admitted. Passing grades are awarded within the following range:
a. Approved;
b. Remarkable; and,
c. Outstanding.
On an exceptional basis, the Jury may unanimously award the grade of Summa Cum Laude.
The grade is recorded in the corresponding certificate, signed by the Jury.
In the event of a failing grade, the graduate may only attempt to obtain his/her Professional Title one more
time.
6. THESIS MODALITY
The thesis is a research paper with rigorous content and methodology, offering an appreciably innovative
contribution.
All graduates who defend a thesis must edit their works using the Cybertesis methodology.
Thesis topics shall not be approved in the following cases:
a. Those which, due to their generality or vagueness, cannot be addressed precisely or exhaustively.
b. Those not of interest to the disciplines of the major.
c. Those which have already been defended at the School in the twelve (12) months prior to the submission
thereof.
Graduates shall submit to the Degrees and Professional Titles Office of the Registrar's Office a thesis plan
containing the following information:
a. Cover page;
b. Topic and title;
c. Statement of purpose;
d. Objectives;
e. Achievement indicators for the objectives;
f.
Description of the content;
g. Activity plan and timeline; and
h. Initial bibliography.
The plan is approved by the Advisor appointed by the Program Director. The graduate may only register
one plan at a time. This paper must necessarily be an individual project.
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Once the plan is approved, the School shall include it in its records, noting the topic, date, and names of the
graduate and the Advisor. The record shall grant the graduate the exclusive right to work on this topic, within
a maximum term of six (6) months. Graduates who fail the defense of their thesis and wish to once again
attempt to obtain their Professional Title under this same modality shall submit a new plan, subject to the
same standards.
The Advisor decides whether the thesis meets the requirements, through a communication addressed to
the Dean of the School of Law.
Graduates shall submit to the School of Law three (3) copies of the finished thesis paper, endorsed by the
Advisor. The School distributes the three copies among the Jury members, who issue their opinion on
whether or not to admit the defense of the thesis. In the event of unfavorable opinions, the graduate shall
be notified in order to rectify all objections.
The Program Director sets the date and time of the public act for the defense of the thesis, which may not
be postponed, except on grounds of act of God or force majeure event.
The graduate defends the thesis before the Jury in a public act. Once the Jury's questions have been asked
and answered, the Jury deliberates in private and determines the grade. The grade is expressed using
printed forms. The President of the Jury informs the graduate of the grade assigned. The Jury's decision is
final and binding.
The approved version of the thesis, endorsed by the President of the Jury or the Program Director, shall be
submitted in accordance with the Cybertesis methodology. The Registrar's Office is provided with two digital
copies, which are distributed to the School and the Library. The reception of this final version is a
requirement for the granting of the corresponding title. Likewise, when submitting the final version of the
thesis, the author shall fill out and sign the authorization form for the publication of electronic theses.
7. MODALITY OF DEFENSE OF DOCKETS
Graduates propose two documents to be defended to the School of Law, which verifies the admissibility
thereof, ensuring that they have not been the subject matter of defense during the previous two (2) years.
The School further verifies that one docket deals with private law and the other deals with public law.
The digital copies of the dockets shall be submitted in TIFF format, at a resolution of 75 dpi (in grayscale),
in order to then be converted to PDFs. There shall be only one final file.
The graduate submits to the School of Law three (3) copies of the dockets for the Jury members.
The Dean, or, by delegation thereof, the Program Director, appoints the Jury members and forwards the
dockets to them.
The Jury members shall notify the School of their conformity with the dockets and the possibility of their
defense, based on their degree of complexity, timeliness, and relevance.
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As from such moment, the graduate has three (3) months to coordinate a date for the defense thereof with
the School. The defense date cannot be postponed, except on grounds of act of God or force majeure event.
Following the defense, the School send the defense certificate to the Degrees and Professional Titles Office,
together with the respective results.
In the event that the graduate does not achieve a passing grade, he/she may attempt to obtain the respective
Professional Title for a second time, using different dockets.
8. FINAL PROVISIONS
These regulations are interpreted pursuant to, and amended by resolution of the Office of the Vice-Rector
for Academic Affairs.
Revised by:
Approved by:
Date:
October 24, 2013
Ana Cecilia Mac Lean
José Pereyra
Gonzalo Galdos
UPC Secretary General
Vice-Rector for Academic
Rector
Affairs
Revised by:
Approved by:
Date:
Endorsement
Endorsement
10/24/2013
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