You are eligible to apply for first-year admission to UP through the UPCAT for SY 2024-2025 if:
SELECTION for a Campus
Admission into UP is very selective due to high demand. Applicants come from very diverse backgrounds but they are all ranked based on indicators of academic preparedness for university life.
SELECTION for a Degree Program
The successful applicants for a given campus are ranked according to grade predictors and quotas of their chosen degree programs. Some degree programs are more competitive due to high demand.
APPLICATIONS
All forms for UPCAT shall be submitted online (except for certain regional areas). Applicants shall electronically accomplish Form 1 (Personal Data Sheet) in March 2023 and Form 2B (High School Record) in September 2023, and upload their photo and electronic signature. Some questions in Form 1 will be used for research and have no bearing in the evaluation for admission. However, we encourage applicants to fill out information as completely as they can to enable the University to conduct better analyses of data. High Schools shall be requested to (i) log on to the School Profile link in March 2023 to accomplish Form 2A (High School Profile) to inform and/or update the university on the most recent school information relevant to the application, and (ii) submit to UP in September 2023 a certified copy of the applicant’s Student Permanent Record/Form137/SF10, signed by the authorized school representative and enclosed in a sealed envelope with a wet signature of such representative on the flap.
APPEALS
In the event you are not admitted into the degree program and/or UP campus of your choice, the UPCAT portal will provide you with access to the DIWA Portal which indicates degree programs with available slots and/or UP campuses for which you are eligible to apply. This portal, which is also managed by the UP Office of Admissions, makes use of the same email address and password that you used for submitting your UPCAT application. In order for UP to process your appeal, we will require you to indicate two (2) degree programs and/or a UP campus through such portal. In case your appeal is successful, you will be required by this portal to state whether you are accepting or declining the slot within a specified deadline, and if applicable to you, your assigned learner reference number (LRN).
If you are a Filipino public high school graduate in the Top Ten of your graduating class, you may apply for the Iskolar ng Bayan Law of 2014 (INB) program. You must obtain a UPG better than or equal to the designated minimum for an applicant to qualify for the UP campus where you will file an INB application which must be in the same region as your high school (except for UP Open University). You must also comply with all the requirements of the degree program you have indicated in your INB application form offered by such UP campus. In order to guide your choice of degree program, the relevant UP campus will provide a list of priority programs.
Foreign OR Filipino applicants who have graduated or are graduating from a secondary school abroad (i.e., international applicant) and have not enrolled in college before SY 2024-2025 may be admitted as first year students by automatic admission, provided they meet other admission requirements, including qualifications for college admission by national or international foreign-administered examinations. For details, please see the information below and visit https://upcat.up.edu.ph.
Students from other universities may apply for transfer to a UP campus after earning 33 academic units in another school with a weighted average of 2.00 or better on the UP marking system. Information regarding transfer procedures to UP may be obtained from the Office of the University Registrar of the respective UP campuses.
Please be mindful of the following steps in filing your application. Upon completing Form 1 in the Online Portal and clicking on ‘Submit Form 1’, a request will be sent to your high school to verify your enrollment. After SY 2022-2023, when all final grades in Grades 8 to 11 are available, your school will be requested to provide you with a copy of your school record either in digital or hardcopy. You are encouraged to follow up this request to expedite your application. Upon receipt, use this document as reference in filling out Form 2B in the same portal. A certified true copy of your grades placed inside a sealed envelope authenticated with a wet signature of an authorized school official on the flap should also be provided to UP by your high school.
Category of Applicants | Required Documents |
|---|---|
All applicants | Fully accomplished Forms:
A certified true copy of the Permanent Secondary School Record (F137/SF10) signed in wet signature of the authorized school personnel (sealed in an envelope with wet signature on the flap) should be submitted to the UP Office of Admissions. |
IF High school graduate | High school diploma |
IF Graduating in 2024 from a local HS | DepEd Certificate of Recognition or Permit to Operate (to be submitted by the high school) |
ONLY IF Transferee (i.e., has taken subjects from another high school) | Certified clear photocopy of the Permanent Secondary School Record (F137/SF10) from other school with all the grades earned therein |
For Foreign applicants only | Proof of payment of application processing fee |
STEP 1. Fill out application Form 1. Online application opens by March 8, 2023. (Manual application will only be available in selected regional areas.)
For ONLINE application: Go to https://upcat2024online.up.edu.ph.
DO NOT FORGET YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD!!!!
STEP 2. For schools with an existing valid email address in our database, the Online portal shall automatically forward a request to your high school principal/school head to fill out Form 2A (High School Profile).
STEP 3. FOR NON-FILIPINO APPLICANTS ONLY: Pay the Application fee.
The non-refundable Application Fee is:
MODES OF PAYMENT: The application fee may be paid through any of the following:
NOTE:
STEP 4. Claim your Test Permit. You will be notified by email if your Test Permit is already available. Due to the expected large volume of applicants, test permits will be distributed in a scheduled basis in May 2023.
Upon filing your UPCAT application, you will be asked to indicate how to claim your test permit. Please choose from the following options:
STEP 5. Take the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) scheduled on August 10-11, 2023
Go to your designated Test Center on the date specified in your Test Permit: August 10 or 11, 2024. Be there by 6:30am (morning session) or 12nn (afternoon session).
The use of cellphones, calculating devices, and/or cameras during the test is strictly prohibited.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to observe minimum public health standards at all times.
If you are a member of an Indigenous People’s Group, please obtain an official certification (i.e., National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos) and submit when you take the UPCAT during your assigned test date to your proctor.
APPLICATION WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AND NO ADMISSION SCORE WILL BE COMPUTED FOR APPLICANTS WHO DID NOT TAKE THE TEST.
STEP 6. Fill out Form 2B in September 2023.
Do this once you receive a copy of your High School Records and your final grades in Grades 8 to 11 are complete. Go to https://upcat2024online.up.edu.ph. You will need the email address and password you used for signing up in the application portal to log on to your application account.
STEP 7. Check if the completed Forms 1 and 2B are uploaded in the Online Portal.
Visit https://upcat.up.edu.ph regularly for announcements and updates regarding your application for admission.
Please check with your school if a copy of your school record (sealed in an envelope with wet signature on flap) has been sent to UP.
Non-submission will render your application incomplete and shall not be processed.
Check the UP website https://upcat.up.edu.ph for announcements on the application results. You will need the same email account that you used for application to view your application results. If you qualify for admission to UP, register according to the instructions provided by the college or unit to which you have been accepted.
