Chemical Engineering Performance Rate Lands at 64.55%; Kusuhara Ranks 6th

The University of Santo Tomas - Chemical Engineering Department (UST-ChE) garnered a satisfactory performance rate in the 2015 Chemical Engineering licensure examinations held last November 13-15.

According to the results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Novermber 23, UST-ChE got a 64.55% passing rate, a percentage equivalent to 71 passers out of 110 examinees, which is not far from than last year’s 69.7%.

A screengrab from the official results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Results in full may be viewed here.

The University of the Philippines-Diliman topped the exam with an 93.90% passing rate in which 77 out of 82 examinees passed. The national passing rate was pegged at 52.32%.

The rules set by the PRC states that a university must have an 80% passing rate with at least 40 or more examinees to be included in the top performing schools.

One Topnotcher from UST-ChE

One Thomasian, Leo Ryuji Dua Kusuhara of Batch 2015, ranked sixth (6th) in the list of top ten examinees, having achieved a 82.90% score. Efforts from the UST-ChE Department to improve the passing rate include a faculty-peer group review project (ExChEl), improved integration course, and a voluntary mock board exam which was facilitated by the ChE Department.