University! University! University!
Are you planning to be an "Iskolar ng Bayan" at Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP, one of the tough universities in the Philippines?
Take the Polytechnic University of the Philippine Entrance Exam (PUPCET).
Be prepared to take the entrance examination. Review! Review! Review! Read! Read! Read! It will help you a lot.
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is a government educational institution governed by Republic Act Number 8292 known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations contained in the Commission on Higher Education Memorandum Circular No. 4, series 1997. PUP is one of the country's highly competent educational institutions. The PUP Community is composed of the Board of Regents, University Officials, Administrative and Academic Personnel, Students, various Organizations, and the Alumni.
Governance of PUP is vested upon the Board of Regents, which exercises policy-making functions to carry out the mission and programs of the University by virtue of RA 8292 granted by the Commission on Higher Education. The University is administered by an appointed President by virtue of RA 8292 and is assisted by five Vice-Presidents - Academic Affairs, Student Services, Administration, Research and Development, and Finance.
This institution started as the Manila Business School (MBS), founded in October 1904 as part of the city school system under the superintendence of C.A. O’Reilley, which responds to the demand for training personnel for government service and the felt need to provide skills essential for private employment. In 1908, it was renamed as Philippine School of Commerce (PSC) and merged with the Philippine Normal School (PNS) in 1933 to 1946. By virtue of Republic Act 778, the PSC was again changed to Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) in 1952. Subsequently, the Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) was converted into a chartered state university, now known as the Polytechnic University of the Philippines by virtue of Presidential Decree Number 1341 issued by the President of the Philippines on April 1, 1978.
PUP is a public, non-sectarian, non-profit institution of higher learning primarily tasked with harnessing the tremendous human resources potential of the nation by improving the physical, intellectual and material well-being of the individual through higher occupational, technical and professional instruction and training in the applied arts and sciences related to the fields of commerce, information and communications technology and business administration.
The University promotes applied research, advanced studies and progressive leadership in the stated fields. We also offer ladder-type higher vocational, distance learning (open university system), technical and professional programs in the area of business and distributive arts, education and the social sciences related to the fields of commerce, business administration and other polytechnic areas. Furthermore, the University takes steps to enrich the academic program in other fields of study and adopts a polytechnic program of education designed to provide the individual with employable skills and managerial know-how in order to make them creative, productive and self-reliant.
PUP operates year-round with two semesters and a summer. Summer sessions depend on the course and on the campus. The University employs 1,483 full-time and part-time faculty members with a few of the full-time faculty holding administrative positions. There are 707 regular and casual administrative employees who provide support services to the University population. The faculty spend two-thirds of their time in teaching and one-third in research and extension activities.
One of the major functions of the University is research, a key component of scholarship and teaching. During the years under review, PUP received and allotted government and private funding to research.
The Main Building inside the A. Mabini Campus With six campuses, two branches and ten extension campuses serving more than 52,000 students, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines is the largest university in terms of student population. The main campus is named after a national hero, Apolinario Mabini and is located in Sta. Mesa, Manila - in the middle of a busy metropolitan. But despite of this, the environment within its perimeter is a place conducive of learning.
Majority of the students belong to the economically challenged level of society. It is the University's commitment to give qualified and talented students access to quality and responsive education to aid them in the achievement of their dreams and improve their lives. Being a well-educated and skilled individual, they will not only become job seekers but job creators as well, a force of knowledge workers and entrepreneurs.
Scholars of the Nation (Iskolar ng Bayan), that is what we call our students because the Philippine Government and other non-government institutions subsidize their tuition and other fees. More than a hundred of the student population are foreigners from China, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana. They are enrolled in business, language, statistics, communication and education courses in the undergraduate and graduate levels. Students from Korea regularly visit PUP in summer to take up Intensive English courses.
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines takes pride in its capability to accommodate the student needs because it:
* Has 18 campuses, branches and extension campuses to make education accessible to everyone;
* Offers a wide range of courses: doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s degrees as well as technopreneurial courses available through traditional and open, flexible or distance learning;
* Pioneered the ladderized system and the accreditation and equivalency system through the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) and the Nontraditional System Program (NTSP);
* Maintains an average size of 45-50 students per class;
* Offers an extensive selection of educational choices through more than 60 undergraduate and graduate programs;
* Schedules weekend and evening classes;
* Brings the resources and programs of PUP not only to full-time students but also to part-time and adult learners; and
* Provides a long list of extension services for the community and the country.
The commitment of its leaders, faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends has formed the cornerstone of this University that has exceeded expectations with every generation of the graduates it has produced since its establishment.
Today, PUP is relishing its successes and its students are enjoying unprecedented academic opportunities, an enhanced campus environment, upgraded colleges, state-of-the-art technology, and nationally and internationally recognized programs.
PUP celebrated its centenary on October 2004. It has gone far from what it was more than a century ago. This is mainly due to the support given by the government and the PUP Community and its benefactors. With the combined effort, PUP will continue to be a partner in nation-building and in poverty alleviation for the marginalized sector of society with quality, responsive, and relevant education as a tool.
Do you want to be part of the state university?
The the entrance exam.
Incoming Freshmen
If you are a graduating high school student or a high school graduate whose academic performance is above-average and has a good moral character, you are eligible to apply for admission to the University.
Qualifications
* Those who are qualified in the PUP College Entrance Test (PUPCET) based on the cut-off score for the upcoming school year (only PUPCET taken for its intended school year is valid);
* Graduating high school students of the current year with a General Average of at least 82% or higher in first three (3) years in high school.
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High school graduates with General Weighted Average of 82% or higher in the first three (3) years in high school and with a General Average of 82% in the Fourth Year and and have not enrolled in any diploma/degree program immediately after high school graduation
* Those with good moral character
Exemptions
The following are exempted from taking the PUPCET:
1. A graduate of any PUP Laboratory High School (unless they opt to take the PUPCET for entrance scholarship purposes); or
2. An Entrance Scholar
Want to be a PUP Scholar?
You can be a PUP Entrance Scholar if you are a graduating High School student with any of the following qualifications:
* Valedictorian
* Salutatorian
* First Honorable Mention
* Campus Journalist
* Supreme Student Council President
* Achiever/Awardee of Distinctive Award
* Outstanding Artist or Outstanding Athlete.
Document Requirements
When applicant passed the PUPCET, he/she must submit an original copy and photocopies of the following documents to the ARO:
For Graduating High School Student
* High School Card/Form 138
* Certified true copy of Birth Certificate duly authenticated by the National Statistics Office (NSO)
* Certification of Good Moral Character issued by the High School Principal/or Guidance Counselor.
* Chest X-Ray result with Film.
* Medical Clearance issued by the PUP Medical Clinic.
* 2 in. x 2 in. picture with white background with applicant's name on the photo.
For High School Graduates of past school years
In addition to the above admission requirements:
* Certification from high school registrar with school dry seal and noted by the Principal that no
copy of F137A has been sent to other college or university.
* Notarized affidavit that applicant did not enroll in any school/college/university within and
outside the country with "waiver" that if there is concealment of previous enrolment,
PUP enrolment becomes null and void.
Transferring Students
For students who are currently enrolled in other PUP branch or another school, and would like to pursue their academic studies in PUP.
Transferring from a PUP Branch
A student seeking transfer from a PUP branch to PUP Manila may be admitted depending on the availability of slots. Also, the student must:
1. Have finished at least thirty (30) academic units in one (1) year from any branch;
2. Have a general average of at least 2.0 or its equivalent and no failed, dropped, withdrawn, incomplete grade in any academic subject; and
3. Meet all other requirements for admission into the University.
Transferring from Another School
A student seeking transfer from another school/university to PUP, may be admitted, subject to:
* The availability of slots; and
* The approval of the University President or a duly authorized representative.
Also, the student must:
1. Have finished at least thirty (30) academic units in the university or school he/she came from; and
2. Earn at least more than fifty percent (50%) of academic units in the University in order to graduate.
Accreditation of Subjects
The subjects taken by a transferee from another school, which may be considered as reasonable equivalents of subjects in the University curriculum shall be given credit, subject to validation and approval by the Dean/Director concerned, and the University Registrar
Documents to Submit
A transferring student must, in addition to paying the Admission Fee, submit the following documents to the Admissions Office:
1. Transfer credential or honorable dismissal;
2. Transcript of Records (with a general average of a least 2.0 or its equivalent and with no failing grades/dropped or withdrawn and incomplete subjects);
3. Certification of good moral character issued by the former dean or guidance counselor of the applicant's previous school or university;
4. Application letter stating, among other things, the reason for the transfer; and
5. Copy of the description of subjects and course taken from other school duly certified by the University Registrar.
Admission Certificate
The transferring student will be issued by the ARO the corresponding admission certificate to be used for enrollment purposes.
taken from www.pup.edu.ph
