FARAON, CLYN JOY R.

16/08/2021

Eligibility and Admissions Requirements

The MArch Program is primarily open to undergraduate Architecture degree

holders. Applicants are encouraged to go on a full-time program. Applicant must
satisfy the requirements set by the University for application and admission.
Additional requirements may be prescribed by the UPCA.
 General Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission into the UPCA IGP are the following:

1. high intellectual capacity;

2. language proficiency; and
3. submission/satisfaction of other program specific requirements.

 
Proof of English and/or Filipino proficiency shall be required of students whose
native language is not English or Filipino, except those who graduated from
institutions where the medium of instruction is English or Filipino. For English
proficiency, a score of at least 500 in the paper-based, or at least 173 in the
computer-based, or at least 61 in the internet-based (IBT) forms of the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or at least a score of 5.5 in the International
English Language Testing System (IELTS) or a certification from a duly authorized
unit of the University shall be required.
 
Foreign student applicants shall conform to other requirements for study in the
Philippines based on University rules.
 
Each applicant shall further submit the following college-level requirements:

1. a duly accomplished application form;

2. one original and one certified true copy of the official transcript of records;
3. certificate of General Weighted Average (GWA);
4. true copy of Degree Diploma/s or equivalent document as proof of completion
of degree requirements;
5. written recommendations from two (2) former professors or experts in the field
in which the student is applying for;
6. four (4) 35 x 45 mm pictures;
7. curriculum vitae;
8. one original and one certified true copy of  PSA/NSO birth certificate;
9. for a foreign student applicant, one certified true copy of the official passport
with the certification undertaken by the applicant’s embassy;
10. payment of PHP 1000.00 application fee for resident applicants or USD 25.00
for foreign non-resident applicants; and
11. other special admission requirements that may be imposed by the University
or the UPCA IGP.
Once accepted into the program, the applicant shall further submit the following
requirements for university-level admissions:
    1. certificate of Honorable Dismissal from the applicant's latest previously-
attended academic institution, if not a graduate from the University of the Philippines;
    2. duly accomplished Student Directory Form (with photo);
    3. duly accomplished Program of Study affixed with signature and published in
non-editable format (pdf); and
    4. certificate of compliance with the Pre-enrollment Health Assessment (PEHA)
from the UP Diliman Health Service, upon issuance of College Admission Slip
(CAS).

All authentication required of submitted documents will be done by the UP Diliman

Office of the University Registrar (OUR).
Program-Specific Requirements
The program specific requirement for admission into the MArch program are:

1. BS Architecture or B Architecture degree from a recognized institution of

higher learning; and
2. a handwritten essay on two (2) research interests and their research plans
(one page per research interest and research plan).