Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements - Freshmen:
A graduate of an accredited high school may be admitted as freshman to the University of the Philippines Los Baños on the basis of:
- (1) his performance in the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT);
- (2) his weighted average in the first three years of high school; and
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(3) his choice of UP campus and the quotas for specific degree programs/colleges
set by the respective Deans.
Admission Requirements - Transferees:
A student with previous college work wishing to transfer to the University must satisfy University rules indicated below on admission of transfer students. There is no entrance test administered for transfer applicants. A transfer applicant may be admitted provided that:
- 1. He earned at least 33 academic units with a general weighted average of 2.0 or better for all the collegiate academic units he has taken outside the University;
- 2. He will have to complete in the University not less than 50 percent of the units required for his program and 75 percent if running with honors;
- 3. The quota set by the Dean of the college concerned has not been filled up.
Every new transfer applicant should submit the following requirements at least one month prior to registration:
- 1. An official copy of grades or transcript of records from each college attended for evaluation, regardless of his intention to validate his advanced credits;
- 2. An accomplished application form (UPLB Form 3);
- 3. Two passport-size photographs;
- 4. And a non-refundable application fee of Php 100.00.
If qualified, he should submit an official copy of his transcript of records, certificate of honorable dismissal and birth certificate before the admission slip can be issued. If credentials submitted are confirmed to be spurious, admission will be revoked.
Admission Requirements - Foreign Students:
Only properly accomplished application forms with all the requirements listed below will be processed:
- 1. Accomplished Undergraduate Admission Application (UPLB Form No. 3);
- 2. Non-refundable application fee of PhP 150.00 for resident foreign students and US$20 for non-resident foreign students in the form of money order, cashier’s or manager’s check payable to the University of the Philippines Los Baños;
- 3. Official transcript of records from each high school and college attended;
- 4. Official examination certificates, if any - 2 copies
- 5. Course syllabus, school catalog and handbook examination;
- 6. Certification from a reputable bank in the applicant’s country about his capability to finance the travel, educational, personal and other expenses he is expected to incur in his studies in the Philippines - 2 copies;
- 7. Official TOEFL results; and
- 8. Copy of birth certificate or passport which is duly authenticated
For evaluation purposes, photocopies of records may be accepted provided they are properly authenticated by the Department of Education or by duly designated authorities in the country of the applicant. Final admission will be subject to verification of documents submitted against original copies of credentials. Certified English translation should also be submitted, where necessary.
Applications accompanied by photocopies of academic records not properly authenticated will not be processed.
Credentials filed in support of the application become the property of the University of the Philippines and will not be returned to the applicant.