From other universities

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:

1. have completed, outside the University, at least thirty-three (33)

academic units;
2. have all grades for all academic units they have taken included in the
computation of General Weighted Average (GWA);
3. satisfy the GWA requirement of the degree program applied for. The
minimum GWA requirement of the University is an ABSOLUTE MINIMUM 2.00
in all academic units taken;
4. satisfy other admission requirements prescribed for each degree program
such as interview, aptitude test, talent test, or written or oral examination;
5. 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 (OUR)
the list of applicants qualified for admission for a particular year. The OUR issues
the University Admission Slips (UP Form 4) to qualified applicants.
Application Requirements
New transfer applicants should submit the following requirements:

1. copy of transcript of records (TOR) or true copy of grades (TCG) from

each college/school attended, for evaluation purposes;
2. accomplished UP Form 3.1 (for foreign applicants) or UP Form 3 (for local
applicants). These forms are downloadable
from http://www.our.upd.edu.ph/forms.php;
3. two passport size photos;
4. non-refundable fee of PhP100 for Filipino, PhP150 for resident foreign
applicants or USD30 for non-resident applicants;
5. TOEFL Official Score Report (a score of at least 500 if paper-based, or at
least 173 if computer-based or at least 61 if Internet-based) to be
submitted if the medium of instruction is not English in the school/ university
previously attended by the applicant.

Application deadline for foreign applicants: 2nd week of February

Application deadline for local transferees: Last working day of June

TRANSFER APPLICANTS ARE ACCEPTED IN THE FIRST SEMESTER ONLY.

If qualified, submit the following for the issuance of a University Admission Slip:

1. Official transcript of records from all schools attended

2. TOEFL Official Score Report (if medium of instruction from previous school is
not English)
3. honorable dismissal (for local transferees only)
4. study permit from the International Students Program (for foreign student);
5. NSO Birth Certificate (for local transferees only).