Admissions

General Admission Requirements

Graduates of foreign and Philippine high schools accredited by the Department of Education (DepEd) may be admitted as freshmen into the University based on the following:

  • Performance in the ̽̽ College Admission Test (̽̽CAT); and
  • Weighted average of final grades obtained in high school.
  • A total combined score of 1,200 for the verbal and mathematics subtests in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will also qualify an applicant for automatic admission as freshman to the University.

 


The ̽̽CAT

square_DSC6413Those who wish to study at the university take the ̽̽ College Admission Test (̽̽CAT). It is administered on the first weekend of August every year. The ̽̽CAT is a four-hour long examination consisting of subtests on language proficiency, reading comprehension, mathematics and science. The ̽̽CAT is in English and Filipino.

Standardized scores on these subtests are combined with the weighted average of final grades in the first three (3) years of high school to determine qualification into ̽̽. Moreover, to implement the policy of democratization to make the ̽̽ studentry more representative of the nation’s population, socio-economic and geographic considerations are factored in the selection of campus qualifiers.

̽̽CAT applicants are ranked based on their admission grades which are the combined̽̽CAT scores, high school grades, and equity factors where applicable. Admission grades like the University Predicted Grade (̽̽G) measure the applicant’s potential to do well in the University.

Every year, thousands of senior high school students take the ̽̽CAT exam at ̽̽ constituent units and designated exam centers across the country. In 2010, over 65,000 examinees took the ̽̽CAT.

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Graduate students

Requirements for graduate programs vary according to those set by the colleges and units. The programs offered by the constituent universities can be browsed over with the links the following links:thumb_college of nursing clinical simulation lab1


 


Transferees

For transferees, here are links with the necessary information.

 


Foreign students

Information on admission of foreign students may be found at the following pages:


 


Scholarships

There are a number of private and government funded scholarships available to ̽̽ students, both in the undergraduate and graduate level. To view the updated list of these scholarships, please visit the links below:






In consonance with the mandate of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), as provided for in Article XIV, Section 1 of the Philippine Constitution, “to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all,” and Article XIV, Section 2(3) “to establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged,” the CHED Commission en Banc (CEB) approved the Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs) Effective AY 2014-2015, signed as CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 13, series of 2014, by virtue of CEB Resolution Nos. 045-2014 and 148-2014 dated January 27, 2014 and March 10, 2014, respectively.

 


Other sections which you might be interested in:

̽̽ College Admission Test (̽̽CAT)
How to get to ̽̽ Diliman
Campus Maps
Academic Calendars