Senior high school students who are graduating in 2024 may now apply online for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test for Academic Year 2024 (UPCAT 2024). 

Applicants are encouraged to apply online in March-April as the manual application will only be available in selected regional areas. Filipino applicants may apply free of charge.

Applicants should visit the website (https://upcatonline.up.edu.ph/) for the list of UP campuses, courses, detailed information, and instructions. 

Applicants shall electronically accomplish Form 1 (Personal Data Sheet) in March-April 2023. High School administrators shall likewise be requested to log on to the School Profile link in March-April 2023 to accomplish Form 2A (High School Profile). 

Applicants and administrators shall submit all UPCAT forms online (except for certain regional areas). 

The UP Office of Admissions will administer UPCAT 2024 face-to-face on June 3 & 4, 2023, in Testing Centers nationwide. UP Mindanao (UPMin) is the Davao City Testing Center. 

Applicants who qualify for admission to UP will be entitled to free tuition. Stipends are also available to qualified students. 

UP has eight constituent universities nationwide. UPMin in Davao City is the only UP constituent university in Mindanao. It is mandated to provide quality education to diverse, marginalized, and deserving sectors. UPMin has undergraduate programs in Agribusiness Economics, Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Communication and Media Arts, English, Food Technology, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and  Sports Science.

(Photo by Kenneth Senarillos)

The University administration provided Libreng Sakay to university personnel, students, and their parents on February 20-24, 2023. This service was sponsored by alumni and provided by the regular UP Ikot multicabs. Libreng Sakay was available from the highway to campus at the start and end of class hours, and within the campus in between. Libreng Sakay was further extended from February 27 to March 2, 2023. The service extension period was sponsored by UPMin's BS Biology and former faculty members.

Libreng Sakay is among the welfare services which the alumni are supporting. Adopt-A-Scholar is another program that seeks donors for meals, transportation, and housing support for students.

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