Admission Guidelines

For regular applicants:

  1. Completely filled-out Application form. You may click here to apply online
  2. Current school identification card (ID)
  3. Application fee (if applicable)

Additional requirements for previously graduated applicants (graduation year is prior to the current school year):

For applicants from schools in the Philippines or schools abroad under DepEd and did not enroll in any college/university after graduation:

  1. Original and photocopy of Grade 12 Report Card
  2. Certification from the high school principal regarding the student’s F137-A.
    Contents of the certification are as follows:
    1. The student’s Form 137-A is still in the school file
    2. The student’s F137-A has not been forwarded to another college/university

Additional requirements for foreign nationals:

  1. Scholastic Records, duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post located in the student applicant’s country of origin or legal residence; if the country or territory of origin is already a member of the Apostille Convention, authentication of the Philippine Foreign Service is no longer necessary. Click here for the list of countries included in the Apostille convention.
  2. Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) or Special Study Permit (SSP)
  3. Photocopy of applicant’s passport bio-page, latest admission and authorized to stay.
  4. If the applicant is not a native speaker of English, he has to submit his TOEFL/IELTS exam results with the following cut-off scores:

    TOEFL: Internet-based test, score at least 75
    Paper and pencil-based test, score at least 500
    Computer-based test, score at least 173
    IELTS: Overall band of 6.0, no single test score below 5.5

    Note: If the applicant has not taken either TOEFL or IELTS upon application, he/she must pass the Mapúa English Language Test (MELT) to be given by the English Language Center (ELC).

Additional requirements for graduates of Non-Formal Education Accreditation and Equivalency or graduates of Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency:

  1. Certificate of Rating (with passing marks in all subjects)
  2. Learner’s Permanent Record (AF-5) with eligibility to college

Additional requirements for graduates of Associate Degree Programs:

  1. Transcript of Records
  2. No failing grade
  3. Weighted average of at least 2.00 or its equivalent, excluding Religion, PE and NSTP
  4. Honorable Dismissal/Certificate of Transfer Credential
  5. Photocopy of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) paper
  6. Photocopy of the Certificate of Good Moral Character
  7. Certified true copy of F137-A

Additional requirements for applicants coming from schools abroad (except for Filipino schools under DepEd):

  1. Scholastic Records, duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post located in the student applicant’s country of origin or legal residence; if the country or territory of origin is already a member of the Apostille Convention, authentication of the Philippine Foreign Service is no longer necessary. Click here for the list of countries included in the Apostille convention.
  2. Certificate of completion of secondary education (senior high school / grade 12 or its equivalent)
  3. Certificate of Good Moral Character or Recommendation from the School Guidance Counselor or Principal
  4. For Filipino applicants:
    1. Birth certificate printed on Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) paper
    2. Original and photocopy of Filipino passport
  5. For foreign nationals:
    1. Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) or Special Study Permit (SSP)
    2. Original and photocopy of data page of the applicant’s passport showing date and place of birth, and birth certificate or its equivalent duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post.
    3. Five (5) copies of the Student’s Personal History (PHS) duly signed by the applicant, both in English, and in his/her national alphabet accompanied by his/her personal seal, if any, and containing, among others, his left and right thumbprints and a 2x2 inch photograph on plain white back-ground taken not more than six months prior to submission of his/her documents.
    4. A notarized affidavit of support including bank statements or notarized notice of grant for institution-al scholars to cover expenses for the student’s accommodation and subsistence, as well as school dues and other incidental expenses.

Enrollment Requirements for incoming college freshmen:

For regular enrollees:

  1. Original Grade 12 report card (Form 138) with the applicant’s eligibility for admission to college duly signed by the school principal
  2. Fully accomplished Student Data Sheet / Undergraduate Enrollment From
  3. Original birth certificate printed on PSA paper
  4. Original Certificate of good moral character (dated not earlier than February of the graduation year) from the high school (with school seal)
  5. 1 pc. ID picture (plain background), size 1 ½” x 1 ½”
  6. One (1) long brown envelope to contain all of the above

Additional requirements for previously graduated enrollees (graduation year is prior to the current school year):

For applicants from schools in the Philippines or schools abroad under DepEd and did not enroll in any college/university after graduation:

  1. Original and photocopy of Grade 12 Report Card
  2. Certification from the high school principal regarding the student’s F137-A.
    Contents of the certification are as follows:
    1. The student’s Form 137-A is still in the school file
    2. The student’s F137-A has not been forwarded to another college/university

Additional requirements for foreign nationals:

  1. Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) or Special Study Permit (SSP)
  2. Original and photocopy of Passport

Additional requirements for graduates of Non-Formal Education Accreditation and Equivalency or graduates of Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency:

  1. Certificate of Rating (with passing marks in all subjects)
  2. Learner’s Permanent Record (AF-5) with eligibility to college

Additional requirements for graduates of Associate Degree Programs:

  1. Transcript of Records
  2. No failing grade
  3. Weighted average of at least 2.00 or its equivalent, excluding Religion, PE and NSTP
  4. Honorable Dismissal/Certificate of Transfer Credential
  5. Photocopy of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) paper
  6. Photocopy of the Certificate of Good Moral Character

Additional requirements for enrollees coming from schools abroad (except for Filipino schools under DepEd):

  1. Scholastic Records, duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post located in the stu-dent applicant’s country of origin or legal residence; if the country or territory of origin is already a member of the Apostille Convention, authentication of the Philippine Foreign Service is no longer necessary. Click here for the list of countries included in the Apostille convention.
  2. Certificate of completion of secondary education (senior high school / grade 12 or its equivalent)
  3. Certificate of Good Moral Character or Recommendation from the School Guidance Counselor or Principal
  4. For Filipino applicants:
    1. Birth certificate printed on Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) paper
    2. Original and photocopy of Filipino passport
  5. For foreign nationals:
    1. Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) or Special Study Permit (SSP)
    2. Original and photocopy of data page of the applicant’s passport showing date and place of birth, and birth certificate or its equivalent duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post.
    3. Five (5) copies of the Student’s Personal History (PHS) duly signed by the applicant, both in English, and in his/her national alphabet accompanied by his/her personal seal, if any, and containing, among others, his left and right thumbprints and a 2x2 inch photograph on plain white back-ground taken not more than six months prior to submission of his/her documents.
    4. A notarized affidavit of support including bank statements or notarized notice of grant for institution-al scholars to cover expenses for the student’s accommodation and subsistence, as well as school dues and other incidental expenses.

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