What is this UPCAT?

What is the UPCAT?       

 
According to the UP website  (www.up.edu.ph),  UPCAT,  arguably the toughest of all College Admissions Tests (CATs) in the Philippines,  is a five-hour examination consisting of subtests on Language Proficiency, Science, Mathematics, and Reading Comprehension.

Standardized scores on these subtests are combined with the weighted average of final grades in the first three years of high school to determine qualification in UP. 

 

But because UP is a public school supported by taxes, it implements a policy of democratization to make its studentry more representative of the country’s population by including socio-economic and geographical considerations in selecting applicants for acceptance.

For more information on the UPCAT, please contact:


                                   The Office of Admissions
                                   University of the Philippines
                                  1101 Diliman, Quezon City

Telephone Numbers: (+632) 9818500 loc. 3827, 3828, 3831
E-mail: oadms@up.edu.ph
Websites: UP Office of Admissions and UPCAT Online Application