Validation for Advanced Credits for Transfer Students

a. The admission of transfer students shall be on probation basis until such time s/he shall have validated or repeated all subjects taken outside the University according to the rule stated in the next succeeding paragraph.

b. An admitted transfer student must validate all the courses s/he is offering for advanced credit at the rate of 18 units a semester within a period not exceeding three (3) semesters from the date of his/her admission. Failure to comply with this requirement would mean the cancellation of her/ his registration privileges.

c. An admitted transfer student may not be allowed to enrol in a subject or subjects the prerequisites of which, taken elsewhere, have not been validated or repeated in the University.

Any or all of the above may be set aside in exceptional cases upon the recommendation of the Committee on Admission in units where admission of student is passed upon by this committee or by the dean or director concerned, upon approval of the Chancellor.

d. Students transferring from any recognized institution who possess an Associate in Arts or its equivalent of 66 units of work may be enrolled without validation. Before a student is allowed to major in any discipline, however, the unit may prescribe up to 18 additional units of general education subjects and/or preparatory subjects for the major.

e. Application for advance credit should be made, using the prescribed form, to the University Registrar or to the Dean or Director of the college where they have been admitted. Validation tests begin two (2) weeks before the first day of registration of each semester and shall end one (1) week after the last day of registration. There is no fee for validation tests during this period.

A validation test may be held outside of this period with the consent of the department or division chair and approval of the Dean or Director and upon payment of the required fee per subject.

f. Advance standing may also be granted by the University Registrar to students graduated from an institution recognized by the University Council for subjects listed in the course or courses duly recognized. Advance credit for work constituting only part of courses recognized by the Council shall be awarded by departments or divisions concerned in accordance with the above provision on application for advance credit.

g. The decision to grant advance credit for subjects which are completed in other institutions, but which have no equivalent in the University, shall rest on the faculty of the unit concerned.

h. Each college or school may promulgate rules for the admission of transfer students and the granting of advance credit provided they are not inconsistent with the general rules set by the

University Council.

Application Requirements for Transfer applicants

New transfer applicants should submit the following at least one month prior to the registration period of the first semester of every academic year:

1. An official copy of transcript of records (true copy of grades are accepted) from each college attended, for evaluation, regardless of their intentions to validate their advanced credits;

2. An accomplished application form (UP Form 3.1);

3. Two passport-size photographs; and

4. A non-refundable application fee of P100 for Filipinos (P150 for resident foreign applicants or $20 for non-resident foreign applicants) – may be different now

If qualified, they should submit an official copy of their transcript of records and certificate of honorable dismissal before the University admission slip can be issued.

Transfer Admission

Applicants seeking transfer admission into the University have to satisfy the requirements of the University as well as those of the college/degree program to which they seek to transfer. The following students are disqualified.

1) Students who have been permanently disqualified from the University. A student, however, who had been previously permanently disqualified from UP may apply for admission to a second bachelor’s degree or to a graduate program after completing a bachelor’s degree outside the University.

2) Students who have been dismissed for cause.

3) Students whose admission was withdrawn due to submission of fake/falsified entrance credentials/ documents.

4) Students found guilty of dishonesty or any form of misconduct.

Transferees From Other UP Constituent Universities

Students from another UP Constituent University who have completed at least 30 collegiate academic units may be admitted as transfer students subject to the rules of the admitting college. Subjects previously cross enrolled in UP Diliman, if any, will not be considered for the purpose of meeting the 30-unit requirement.

Transferees From Other Universities

Admission Requirements

Students with previous college work from another university who want to transfer to UP Diliman shall satisfy all admission requirements of the University and that of the accepting unit/college. Applicants for transfer shall be considered for admission to the University only during the first semester of each academic year. Applicants shall:

a. Have completed, outside the University, at least 33 academic units equivalent to UP courses.

b. Meet the General Weighted Average (GWA) requirement of the program applied for. Depending on the degree program the GWA requirement can be at least 1.5 or 1.75 or 2.0 for all the collegiate academic units taken outside of UP. University rules prescribe a minimum GWA of 2.0 for transfer admission into any degree program in the University.

c. Satisfy other admission requirements prescribed for each degree program such as interview, aptitude test, and talent test or written or oral examination.

d. Fall within the quota of the program at the time of application upon evaluation based on the program admission requirements. All applicants shall be ranked according to the criteria set by the admitting program and the cut-off shall be determined by the college/unit based on their quota.

Transferees shall complete in the University not less than 50% of the units required to graduate in their new programs. Furthermore, all upper division courses required in the program shall be taken in the

University. Any or all of the above may be set-aside in exceptional cases upon the recommendation of the unit’s Committee on Admission or by the dean or director concerned, upon approval of the Chancellor. The admitting unit/college sends to the Office of the University Registrar the list of applicants qualified for admission. The OUR shall issue the admission slips to the qualified applicants.