1. Will accept shiftees from U.P. Manila and transferees from other UP Constituent Universities (transferee 1). A GWA of 2.75 or better for all academic subjects/courses is required for all degree programs, except for B.S. Biology where the GWA should be 2.00 or better. The BS Biology program also requires that the applicant should not have been found guilty of any offense during his/her residency in the university.2. For Transferees 2, a GWA of 2.00 or better is required for all academic degree programs except for B.S. Biology, which does not accept transferees from other universities. 3. For both shiftees and transferees, only incoming sophomores will be accepted to the B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Computer Science and B.S. Applied Physics programs.
4. For the Department of Arts and Communications (BA Organizational Communication and BA Philippine Arts) –ONLY THOSE WHO QUALIFIED IN THE INITIAL SCREENING (after ranking of the applicants) WILL BE CALLED FOR INTERVIEW. This is to emphasize that NOT ALL applicants will be interviewed.
5. For the Department of Social Sciences (BA Political Science, BA Social Science, and BA Development Studies) – the department may hold an interview or give an essay examination if and when applicable.
iii. College of Nursing (CN)
1. Will accept shiftees (UP Manila) and transferees from other UP Constituent Universities (Transferee 1) only with a GWA of 2.00 or better as incoming first year level students
2. Qualified applicants will be ranked according to their GWA and will be interviewed by the College Admission Committee.
iv. The College of Public Health (CPH) will accept three (3) shiftees and two (2) transferees for Academic Year 2022-2023:
1. For Shiftees and Transferee 1
a. Applicant must have a general weighted average (GWA) of 2.5 or better in all courses taken.
b. Must submit a true copy of grades and a permit to transfer from the home unit
2. For Transferee 2: Applicant may qualify for admission if his/her GWA is 2.00 or 85% or B or higher from the 33 or more units and that he/she has completed the required units in Chemistry and Biology or their equivalents 3. The qualified applicants must undergo an interview with the BSPH Committee. v. College of Dentistry (CD)
1. Will accept Baccalaureate Degree holders in Science-related courses from UP (with a GWA of 2.25 or better) and other Universities (with a GWA OF 2.00 or better).2. Will accept shiftees with the following qualifications:
a. Have a GWA of 2.25 and CWA of 2.50 or better with no grades of 4.00 or 5.00 or failing grades in any subject
b. Have attended a maximum of 4 semesters in UP
3. Both shiftees and Second degree applicants must:
a. Present a certificate of good moral character issued by the proper authorities
b. Pass the dexterity examination and panel interview (Applicant must pass the dexterity exam to qualify to the interview phase)Notes:
– For foreign applicants (non-Filipino citizens), they must satisfy the qualifications stated above. In addition, foreign applicants who are from countries not using English as their first language must satisfy the TOEFL or IELTS score specified by the University. Accepted foreign students will be required to attend Filipino classes for Filipino Language Proficiency.
– Accepted applicants must finish all pre-clinical courses and deficiencies before the fifth-year level where clinics will begin. They will not be allowed to begin clinical dentistry with deficiencies in preclinical subjects.
– Accepted applicants are required to sign a learning contract
vi. College of Pharmacy (CP)
1. Will accept transferees from other schools with a GWA of 1.75 or better and shiftees/transferees from UP Constituent Universities with a GWA of 2.00 or better.
2. Will accept second degree applicants: non-UP graduate with a GWA of 2.25 or better and UP graduate with a GWA of 2.50 or better.
3. Qualified applicants will be ranked according to the criteria (school of origin, GWA, present course, grades in computational sciences and chemistry and reason for transfer) set by the College and will be interviewed by the College Committee on Admissions and Scholarships.
4. Only those who qualified in the initial screening (after ranking of the applicants) will be called for online interview. This is to emphasize that NOT ALL applicants will be interviewed.
*Please note that there are two courses offered at the College of Pharmacy, BS Pharmacy and BS Pharmaceutical Sciences. With the current situation due to Covid-19, the qualified shiftees and transferees must be willing to undertake any instructional adjustment to be implemented by the College of Pharmacy.
vii. The College of Medicine (CM) does not accept shiftees nor transferees in any of its degree programs.
Section Note: Computation of the GWA and CWA will only include numeric grades. For transferee 2 applicants whose university follows a grading system other than numeric, transmutation of the grades will be done prior to computation.