UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

The University of the Philippines is the first and premier state institution of higher learning in our country. It was founded on June 18, 1908 by Act No. 1870 of the First Philippine Legislature. This Act, also known as the University Charter, specified the functions of the University. These functions are to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to give professional and technical training.

The University of the Philippines is presently composed of six constituent universities: UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, UP Manila, UP Visayas, and the recently established UP Mindanao and the UP Open University, aimed at distance education. During the 1,130th meeting of the Board of Regents on April 15, 1999, the elevation of UP College of Baguio from the status of a regional unit of UP Diliman to an autonomous unit was approved. Altogether, the universities have an aggregate of 54 colleges. And from an initial enrollment of 50 in 1909, it has grown to 56,659 in 1999. All academic units of UP follow the University’s academic year, which is divided into two semesters with at least 16 weeks each, and a summer session of six weeks following the second semester.

The core of UP’s Undergraduate curriculum is the General Education Program that molds critical minds, grounds academic work in Philippine culture, and re-imagines the nation’s past in anticipation of the future to broaden the horizon’s wisdom. The GE Program also ensures that UP produces leaders who, in the corridors of power, will exhibit sensitivity to the socio-cultural dislocations, the political impact, and the environmental harm that certain types of technology may bring. Ultimately, it lays down the foundations of civic virtues—the unwavering commitment to freedom, the unquenchable thirst for truth, and the impassioned yearning for social justice.



DID YOU KNOW?
The University of the Philippines was established in June 18, 1908, as the American University of the Philippines by an act of the First Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the “University Act”, specified the function of the University, which is to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to give professional and technical training. The University began with the establishment of the Philippine Medical School (later incorporated into the University as the College of Medicine and Surgery) in 1905, which started operating in 1907, a year ahead of the rest of the UP System. Together with the College of Fine Arts and the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Medicine occupied buildings distributed along Padre Faura (Ermita district) and R. Hidalgo (Quiapo district) in Manila; the School of Agriculture was in Los Baños. A few years later, the university opened the College of Law and the College of Engineering in Manila, as well as academic units under the College of Agriculture and Forestry in Los Baños. It became necessary to establish more academic programs, as well as to expand its facilities. The Board of Regents approved the need to look for a larger site, and a 493-hectare lot was acquired by the university in Diliman, then a town in the province of Rizal. Construction of the new campus began in 1939.



Type: Public non-sectarian; co-ed

Application Period: First week of May to first week of July

Application Fee: • P450.00 for Filipinos with annual gross family income of more than P100,000.00 and resident
                                foreign applicants studying in the Philippines
                             • Non-resident foreign applicants: $50.00
                             • Applicants taking UPCAT in the Middle East: $100.00

Campus: Diliman, Los Baños, Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, Tacloban, San Fernando, Baguio, Mindanao

Office to Contact: The Office of Admissions
                                University of the Philippines
                                Solidor Hall, Diliman, Quezon City
                                (+632) 9274561;
                                (+632) 9818500 loc. 3827 to 3831
E-mail: oadms@up.edu.ph

Entrance Exam: University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT)

Examination Date: First or second week of August

Exam Coverage: Math, Science, Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension

Testing Centers: All U.P. campuses and 73 other testing centers

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to take the UPCAT, one must meet certain specific requirements. The applicant must belong to one of the categories listed below:

1. A senior student (e.g., Fourth Year, Grade 12, Senior 6) of DepEd-accredited schools or secondary schools abroad
    (expecting to graduate at the end of the school year);
2. A graduate of DepEd-accredited schools or secondary schools abroad;
3. Those declared eligible for admission to college after taking the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT).

One must also have:

1. Final grades for the First, Second and Third Years of the 4-year secondary school curriculum in DepEd-accredited schools
   (or, Grades 9, 10 and 11–or, their equivalent—for international or foreign schools); and,
2. Not taken the UPCAT previously.

Important reminders:

There is no minimum high school average grade requirement for taking the UPCAT.
The UPCAT can be taken only once. Those who have already taken the UPCAT are not allowed to take it again.

For Freshmen Applicants:
1. Correctly and completely accomplished UPCAT Form 1. Also, if the applicant needed more than 4 years to finish high school,
    a signed and certified photocopy of Form 137 must be submitted.);
2. Four 2”x2” identical photographs taken within the last 6 months;
3. A non-refundable application fee.
    P450.00 for Filipinos with annual gross family income of more than
    P100,000, and for resident foreign applicants studying in the Philippines
    US$50 for non-resident foreign applicants
    US$100 for applicants taking the UPCAT in the Middle East

Exempted from payment of the application fee are Filipino applicants belonging to either of these groups:

1. Those with annual gross family income of P100,000 or less (supported by the latest and updated ITRs of earning members
    of the family); or

2. Top ten graduates or prospective graduates of public high schools as of the end of the previous school year
    (supported by a ranked listing of the school’s Top Ten students signed by the school head/principal).

Modes of Payment
Through any of the following (payable to UPCAT):
1. Any Philippine National Bank (PNB) branch, Account No. 075-800048-6 (for peso payments)
or Account No. 275-7059935 (for US dollar payments);
2. Postal Money Order (PMO); or
3. A bank manager’s/cashier’s check.

For Transferees:
In general, a transfer student may be admitted provided that:
1. He can present at least 33 academic units with a general weighted average of 2.00 or better, for all the collegiate academic
    units taken outside the University;
2. He will have to complete, in the University, not less than 50% of the units required for his program; and
3. The quota set by the dean of the college concerned has not yet been filled up.

Applicants will be ranked based on their general weighted average in comparison with other applicants. The cut-off average will be determined by the quota set by the deans of the colleges/units for that particular semester.

Transferees should complete the following items:
1. UPCAT Application Form 2
2. A signed and certified legible photocopy of the Permanent Secondary School Record (F137) from the other school must
   be attached to this Form containing all the grades earned therein.
3. Four 2”x2” identical photographs taken within the last 6 months
4. Pay application fee (P450.00 for Filipinos with annual gross family income of more than P100,000 and for resident
   foreign applicants studying in the Philippines.

For Foreign Applicants (Undergraduate Program):
1. Completion of high school program in the country where he/she had his/her secondary education (including the completion of
    a one- or two-year pre-university education in a country where such is a prerequisite for admission to a bachelor’s
    degree program)

2. Qualifying in a college-qualifying national or international foreign-administered examination such as General Certificate
    of Education (GCE) Examination and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or equivalent examination:

    GCE: 3 ordinary level passes and 2 advanced level passes
    SAT: minimum total score of 1200
    International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
    Foreign students may also take the UPCAT.

3. In the case of an applicant whose native language or whose medium of instruction in the secondary school is not English,
    a minimum score (500 if paper based or 173 if computer based) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

DEGREE PROGRAMS
The following lists the campuses and the programs they offer:
 

U.P. BAGUIO BS Biology BA Communication BS Computer Science B Fine Arts BA Language & Literature BS Mathematics BS Physics BA Social Sciences U.P.E.P. PAMPANGA BA Business Economics BS Business Management BA Psychology U.P. MANILA BA Behavioral Sciences BS Biochemistry BS Biology BS Computer Science D Dental Medicine (6 years) BA Development Studies BS Industrial Pharmacy (5 years) BS Nursing BS Occupational Therapy BA Organizational Communication BS Pharmacy (5 years) BA Philippine Arts BS Physical Therapy (5 years) BA Political Science BS Public Health BA Social Sciences (Area Studies) BS Speech Pathology U.P. LOS BAÑOS BS Agribusiness Management BS Agricultural Chemistry (5 years) BS Agricultural Economics BS Agricultural Engineering (5 years) BS Agriculture BS Applied Mathematics BS Applied Physics BS Biology BS Chemical Engineering (5 years) BS Chemistry BS Civil Engineering (5 years) BA Communication Arts BS Computer Science BS Development Communication BS Economics BS Electrical Engineering (5 years) BS Food Technology BS Forestry BS Human Ecology BS Industrial Engineering (5 years) BS Mathematics BS Mathematics and Science Teaching BS Nutrition BA Sociology BS Statistics D Veterinary Medicine (6 years)

U.P. DILIMAN BA Anthropology BS Applied Physics (5 years) BA Araling Pilipino BS Architecture (5 years) BA Art Studies BS Biology BA Broadcast Communication BS Business Administration BS Business Administration & Accountancy    (5 years) BS Business Economics BS Chemical Engineering (5 years) BS Chemistry BS Civil Engineering (5 years) BS Clothing Technology BA Communication Research BS Community Development BS Community Nutrition BA Comparative Literature BS Computer Engineering (5 years) BS Computer Science BA Creative Writing BS Economics BS Electrical Engineering (5 years) BS Electronics & Communications Engineering   (5 years) B Elementary Education BA English Studies BA European Languages BS Family Life & Child Development BA Filipino BA Film & Audio-Visual Communication B Fine Arts BS Food Technology (5 years) BS Geodetic Engineering (5 years) BS Geography BS Geology BA History BS Home Economics BS Hotel, Restaurant & Institution Management BS Industrial Engineering (5 years) BS Interior Design BA Journalism B Landscape Architecture B Library & Information Science BA Linguistics BA Malikhaing Pagsulat sa Filipino BS Materials Engineering (5 years) BS Mathematics BS Mechanical Engineering (5 years) BS Metallurgical Engineering (5 years) BS Mining Engineering (5 years) BS Molecular Biology & Biotechnology B Music (5 years) BA Philosophy B Physical Education BS Physics (5 years) BA Political Science BA Psychology BS Psychology BA Public Administration B Secondary Education BS Social Work BA Sociology BA Speech Communication B Sports Science (5 years) BS Statistics BA Theatre Arts BS Tourism

U.P. TACLOBAN COLLEGE BS Accountancy (5 years) BS Biology BA Communication Arts BS Computer Science BS Management BA Social Sciences (Economics) BA Social Sciences (Political Science) BA Social Sciences (Psychology) U.P. VISAYAS BS Accountancy (5 years) BS Applied Mathematics BS Biology BA Broadcast Communication BS Business Administration (Marketing) BS Chemical Engineering BS Chemistry BA Community Development BS Computer Science BS Economics BS Fisheries BS Food Technology BA History BA Literature BS Management BA Political Science BA Psychology BS Public Health BA Sociology BS Statistics U.P. MINDANAO BS Agribusiness Economics BA Anthropology BS Applied Mathematics BS Architecture BS Biology BA Communication Arts BS Computer Science BA English (Creative Writing) BS Food Technology U.P. CEBU COLLEGE BS Biology BS Computer Science B Fine Arts (Industrial Design) B Fine Arts (Painting) BS Management BA Mass Communication BS Mathematics BA Political Science BA Psychology

SCHOLARSHIPS
Since 1991, the U.P. Oblation Scholarship has been awarded to the top fifty UPCAT qualifiers. The benefits include free tuition, miscellaneous and laboratory fees, a semestral book subsidy and a monthly incentive and transportation allowance. Recipients may enjoy the UP Oblation Scholarship throughout the normal length of time required to finish their chosen degree program, provided they maintain the required grade point average. For those in the accelerated medical program (INTARMED), however, only the first four years are covered by this grant.

The University of the Philippines has a Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program, also known as STFAP or the ISKOLAR NG BAYAN PROGRAM. It provides possible tuition discounts and/or additional financial assistance for financially needy students in the form of monthly subsidies for living and travel expenses and a semestral book allowance.

A number of scholarships, study grants and awards donated by government and private companies or individuals, are also available. Most are intended for financially needy students, though some are awarded in recognition of outstanding academic performance.

The Board of Regents may authorize increases in student fees including tuition, scholarships, and financial assistance.

For additional information, you may write directly to the Office of Scholarships and Student Services, Vinzon’s Hall, U.P. Diliman, Q.C.

FACILITIES

University library
University health service
Track and field oval
Tennis courts
University gymnasium
Sunken garden
Swimming pool
Billiard and bowling facilities
Diliman Shopping Center
Banking facilities
UP Post Office
Computer center
Creative Writing Center
UP Theater
National Engineering Center
UP Film Center

source: www.up.edu.ph