REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

  1. For New Freshman (newly graduate in high school)

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION:

  • Must take and pass the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) exam. Which is usually given every lst Saturday and lst Sunday of August of each year or
  • Maybe admitted through automatic admission in any program with available slots if he/she has taken any of the following international qualifying exams such as:

Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT)- with a total minimum score of

1200 in Math and Critical Reading only.

General Certificate of Education (GCE)- passes three (3)

Ordinary Levels & two(2) Advance

Levels

International Baccalaureate Diploma

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR APPLICATION:

FOR UPCAT EXAM – Please email Office of Admissions at email address: for info on their UPCAT schedule and application form or visit the website

FOR AUTOMATIC ADMISSION – SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING :

  • Foreign Application Form (Form 3)- Go to OUR website- our.upd.edu.ph

Then click “SERVICES” & click “DOWNLOADABLE FORMS”

  • Application fee of $20 (subject to change)
  • Official SAT Result or GCE or IB Diploma
  • Official High School transcript
  • Two passport size photos
  • If with gap: Affidavit of no Collegiate Enrollment prior to enrollment

to UP Diliman

IF ADMITTED AS A NEW FRESHMAN THROUGH UPCAT OR AUTOMATIC ADMISSION , SUBMIT THE FF. REQUIREMENTS:

  • Official High school Transcript (Original Copy)
  • Student Directory (2 copies)
  • Two (2) passport size photos
  • Birth Certificate (Original & Photo copy)
  • Medical Certificate from the UP Health Service
  • Student Visa/Study Permit from the International Students Program (ISP), Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman
  • Notice of Admission ( If UPCAT Qualifier)
  • TOEFL RESULT- with a score of 500(paper based),173(Computer based), or 61 (IBT). To be submittedonly by admitted applicants whose medium of instruction in their previous school is not “ENGLISH”
  1. FOR FOREIGN TRANSFER STUDENTS (Those coming from other Universities)

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION:

  • Must have a general weighted average (GWA) of at least 2.00 or higher
  • Must have earned at least 33 academic units or more.
  • Must submit ALL grades in all subjects taken from previous schools/universities
  • Must not be currently enrolled upon application to UP Diliman
  • Must meet the required GWA for the degree program he/she is applying for.
  • Must submit his /her transcript of record(s) for evaluation purposes.
  • Must fill out an application form
  • Must pay the application fee of $20 (subject to change)
  • Must submit two(2) passport size photos
  • If with gap,please submit an affidavit of no enrollment during the semester/year that you did not enroll.

NOTE: IF ADMITTED TO A COLLEGE, AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER WILL BE SENT TO THE APPLICANT SO THAT HE/SHE CAN APPLY FOR A STUDENT VISA.

IF ADMITTED AS A FOREIGN TRANSFER STUDENT, SUBMIT THE FF. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS:

  • Official Transcript of Record (Original Copy)
  • Student Directory (2 copies)
  • Two (2) passport size photos
  • Birth Certificate (Original & Photo copy)
  • Medical Certificate from the UP Health Service
  • Student Visa
  • Study Permit from the International Students Program (ISP), Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman
  • TOEFL RESULT- with a score of 500(paper based), 173 (Computer based) or 61 (IBT ) – Only for those students whose medium of instruction in their previous school is not “ENGLISH”