Student Admission

Student Admission

A. Admission

No student shall be denied admission to the University system by reason of age, sex, nationality, religious belief, or political affiliation.

Any person seeking admission into a program must satisfy the minimum admission requirements specified in the program applied for. Relevant working experience may be considered in lieu of the minimum admission requirements by the Program Admission committee.

All other applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements specified in the program may be admitted as non-degree students.

A student may transfer to the UPOU from another constituent university of vice-versa subject to his/her fulfillment of the requirements for admission as a transfer student by the university to which he/she is transferring.

Admission Requirements

Applicants who have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Diploma in Computer Science, or other IT-related courses with a general weighted average (GWA) of 2.00 or better are qualified for admission.

All other applicants must satisfy the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in any field from any recognized institution with a GWA of 2.00 or better;
• Proficiency in at least one programming language; and
• Two years of work experience related to information systems development.

Applicants who do not satisfy the above requirements will be advised to apply to the Diploma in Computer Science program.

B. Deferment of Admission

An applicant is granted admission for a specific semester/term. If, for some reason, the applicant cannot enter the University in the term applied for, he/she may request deferment of admission to a later term.

The request for deferment should be made not later than one month after the start of the term to which the student is first admitted. The start of the term refers to the first day of classes as stated in the official university calendar.

Deferment of admission may be granted for a maximum of 12 months from the original term of admission. Applicants who wish to activate their deferred admission should write to the University at least two months before the beginning of the term in which they wish to register or at least two months before the end of the 12-month period of deferment to confirm their resignation in the coming term. Failure to do so will mean having to re-apply for admission.

Important Note: Students can only be admitted during the first semester of the academic year. The student may contact the MIS Program Support at misprogramsupport@upou.edu.ph for the deadline for admission to the MIS program.

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