Welcome to UP Open University Online Application System (OAS)!
Before You Apply Online for Admission
Before starting your application, review the admission requirements for your chosen program at www.upou.edu.ph/admissions.
Make sure you have soft copies of the required documents ready.
You also need to submit hard copies of the following:
- Signed hard copy of the application form generated from the Online Application System.
- Original copy of the Official Transcript of Records (OTR)
- One (1) piece 2″ x 2″ ID photo (refer to the photo requirements below)
- Original copy of birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
- Two (2) Letters of Recommendation (Not applicable for Undergraduate and PTC Programs)
Send these to this address
For updates, check your registered email and monitor this online system regularly.
For questions/clarifications, email us at [email protected].
If you are a UPOU alumnus or a former UPOU Student applying for admission to a new degree program, please access the online application system through the Student Portal: https://our.upou.edu.ph/student. Please do not create a new OAS account.
NOTICE:
If you are a UPOU alumnus or a former UPOU student applying for admission to a new degree program, please access the online application system through the Student Portal at https://our.upou.edu.ph/student.
Please do not create a new OAS account. Thank you.
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Application deadline for the 2nd Semester AY 2025-2026
All programs with admission test/qualifying exam (MPM, MLLE) : 06 September 2025
for all other programs and transfer students : 20 September 2025
Application deadline for the 2nd Trimester AY 2025-2026
Undergraduate Programs (AA, ASIDT, AADE, ASIT, BAMS & BES) : 20 September 2025
PTC, GCDE, and MDE : 18 October 2025
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REMINDER: All applicants are advised to submit their complete and valid admission requirements on or before the application deadline to facilitate the processing of their applications. Those with late submissions will be considered in the succeeding semester.
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Master of Public Management - Graduate Admission Test (GAT)
Please be informed that the UPOU MPM-GAT for the 2nd Semester AY 2025-2026 is scheduled on 08 November 2025.
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QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS:
Master of Arts in Language and Literacy Education (MALLE) : 15 November 2025
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Associate Programs - Undergraduate Assessment Test (UgAT)
Please be informed that the UPOU (UgAT) for AY 2025-2026 are scheduled as follows:
1st Trimester AY 2025-2026 -- 05 July 2025
2nd Trimester AY 2025-2026 -- 22 November 2025
3rd Trimester AY 2025-2026 -- 28 March 2026
Please mark your calendars accordingly. For inquiries contact [email protected]
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Effective AY 2021-2022, the Diploma in/Master of Research Development and Management (D/MRDM) Programs will only be open for admission every 1st Semester, instead of the previous intake schedule of 1st and 2nd Semesters.
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For admission qualifications, requirements, and procedures, please visit https://registrar.upou.edu.ph/admission/
UP Open University (UPOU) offers admission to degree programs in the Undergraduate, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters, and Doctorate levels. Associate and Certification programs are also offered in UPOU. Admission to UPOU is open to the following:
- Philippine-based and offshore-based applicants
- Foreign nationals
- Undergraduate transfer students (from another UP unit or university to UPOU)
Any person seeking admission into a program must satisfy the minimum admission requirement specified in the program applied for and must not be a current student (enrolled, on residency, LOA, AWOL) of another university or college.
Visit the Office of the University Registrar website for more information about admission to degree programs of UPOU, deadlines for submission of application, admission qualifications and requirements, and the admission procedure.
For information about UPOU programs and admission requirements, please visit our website https://www.upou.edu.ph/home/.
For general inquiries about UPOU programs, please contact:
- Office of Public Affairs
- UPOU Headquarters
- Los Banos, Laguna 4031
- Philippines
- Email: [email protected]