UPCAT 2019 (updated as of 15 April 2019)
Successful UPCAT Applicants to UPOU
Successful applicants should wait for an email from the Office of the University Registrar for further instructions regarding confirmation of admission to UPOU. Meanwhile, successful applicants are advised to prepare the following requirements to be submitted on or before July 2019.
1. Original Form 137 |
2. Original Form 138 |
3. Photocopy of NSO/PSA birth certificate |
4. Two pieces identical 2"x2" and 1"x1" pictures |
Successful UPCAT applicants are also required to complete the Distance Education Readiness Module (DERM). Instructions to complete the DERM are found here.
Appeals to UPOU
UPOU is accepting appeals of applicants whose UPG is 2.800 or higher. To make an appeal to UPOU, please do the following.
The deadline for submission of appeals and completion of the DERM is 10 May 2019. Results of appeals will be sent by email on 15 May 2019.
For inquiries, you may contact the admissions section at telephone trunk line number (049) 536 6001 local 199.
UPCAT 2019 (4 April 2019)
Confirmation of Admission to UPOU (for Successful UPCAT Applicants)
For inquiries regarding UPCAT 2019 and/or confirmation of admission to UPOU, please do any of the following:
1. Contact the admissions section at telephone number (049) 536 6001 local 199; or |
2. Email admissions at admissions@upou.edu.ph. Please use the subject line UPCAT 2019 when sending an email; or |
3. Visit the Office of the University Registrar at UP Open University, Brgy. Maahas, Los Baños, Laguna. (please see map) |
Please note that confirmation of admission to the UP Office of Admissions is from April 7-14, 2019 only (see https://upcat.up.edu.ph)
Appeals to UPOU
The announcement regarding appeals for reconsideration to UP Open University will be posted here at the UPOU Office of the University Registrar website. Please check the website regularly starting 15 April 2019. The period for appeals will start after the Holy Week.
Primers on Student Services and Academic Processes
Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 (FREE TUITION)
The UP Open University is implementing RA No. 10931 known as the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017” and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which was approved and signed on 22 February 2018. UPOU will also implement the policies stipulated in the Guidelines to Implement the Grant of Free Tuition and Other School Fees in UP released through OVPAA and OVPPF Joint Memorandum No.5 on 30 July 2018.
Under these guidelines, the undergraduate students (AA, BAMS, BES) were evaluated for eligibility to the free tuition privilege. Tuition and other school fees (OSF) shall NOT be collected from Filipino undergraduate students EXCEPT for the following students:
· Students who have already attained a bachelor’s degree or comparable undergraduate degree from any higher education institution, whether public or private.
· Students who fail to comply with the admission and retention policies of the University.
· Students who fail to complete their bachelor’s degree or comparable undergraduate degree within a year after the period prescribed in the program.
The prescribed period refers to the normal length of time to complete the requirements for graduation (e.g. 4 years for BAMS and BES, 2 years for AA).
The expected duration to benefit from Free Tuition and OSF shall be the prescribed period of a student’s program plus one year (e.g. 4 years plus 1 for BAMS). The reckoning date for the expected duration shall be the semester/trimester when a student first enrolled in UP. Students who fail to complete their undergraduate degree program within the expected duration since they first enrolled in the University are not eligible for Free Tuition and OSF. These students will be assessed using the applicable tuition and OSF rates.
· Students who voluntarily opt out
Students with financial capacity may voluntarily opt out by paying tuition and other school fees by filling out the Voluntary Opt Out Online Form
Students who are not eligible for Free tuition and OSF may apply for tuition subsidy and other forms of financial assistance offered by the University.
Students can visit the OSA website (osa.upou.edu.ph) for available financial assistance program of UP Open University or email scholarships@upou.edu.ph
Eligible students will be tagged in the online registration system as exempted from paying tuition and other school fees for the 2nd Trimester 2018-2019.
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