How to Apply to UPOU 🇵🇭 | My journey to going back to school

If you're considering applying to the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and want insights into the application process, you're in the right place. In this video, I'll guide you step-by-step through applying to UPOU and share my personal journey of getting admitted.
Whether you're interested in pursuing a degree, diploma, or certificate program at UPOU, this video will provide valuable insights into the application journey. From gathering documents to the thrill of acceptance, I've got you covered!
If you have any questions or want to share your own UPOU application experience, drop a comment below. Don't forget to hit subscribe for more educational content and updates on my academic journey.

[@nierrasrichvonjovi1601]

Thanks for making this video po. Majority sa mga questions ko ay nasagot sa vid.🥰

[@msmariarachel]

Great, thank you so much for watching po. :)

[@grasyasstudio502]

Hello ma'am. May cut off grade po ba if you apply for post-graduate po or may average na considered para makapasok po? Planning to apply for Environmental Planning po sana. Thank you 😊

[@msmariarachel]

Hello po, based sa experience ko ng application, wala naman po since until now hindi pa rin po nattransfer sa registrar ang TOR ko from my previous university and successfully admitted po ako. :)

[@imeldamanaoismba9321]

Informative po, thank you. Did they require you to take the DERmodule ma'am?

[@msmariarachel]

Never encountered it po, so I guess hindi po required. :)

[@ish2537]

Hi po what should i select po if i want 4years degrees and diploma po yung undergraduate po ba? and im 1st year college po

[@msmariarachel]

@@ish2537 Hi! Yung bachelors/undergraduate po yung 4 years. :)

[@karygable9919]

Hello ma'am, I am a graduate of BS in Computer Engineering. Can I enroll for Masters in Information Systems? Need ba outstanding grades mo sa TOR to be qualified?

[@msmariarachel]

Hi, yes, since your course is IT-related. As long as your GWA is 2.00+, you're good. :) In my case, I don't have an IT-related background so I have to take the Diploma in Computer Science first before I get qualified to MIS.

[@karygable9919]

@@msmariarachel hindi po outstanding yung TOR ko since hindi naman ako achiever nung college. 😅

[@henlei49]

Hi po, Maam. Andito po ulit ako. Ask ko lang po, may email po sakin ang UPOU na pwede na ipadala ang requirement thru courier, bale po yun na po yung signal para ipadala na sa kanila ang mga docs? Salamat po.

[@msmariarachel]

@@henlei49 Yes po! Make sure both original and photocopies ang isesend po ninyo. :)

[@jonelgallaza3035]

Hello po! We applied last April pero until now wala pa ring feedback. Mga when po kaya yung results if ever? Thank you!

[@msmariarachel]

Hi! Usually po around June, depende rin po kung may mga further requirements pa. I highly recommend po to send an email to [e-mail] to follow up your application. Hope it helps po.

[@enteng8117]

Yung proof of payment po ba sa 500 pesos, ia-upload din sa OAS?

[@msmariarachel]

@@enteng8117 as far as I remember, yes po.

[@enteng8117]

@@msmariarachel thanks po. rn I'm just waiting for the result. my application is now being reviewed.

[@msmariarachel]

@@enteng8117 yay! Great to hear po :)

[@user-ro2uy8qh6o]

Hello! Ask ko lang naconfused lang ako sa nung nag file ako regarding sa requirements. one of the requirements ay two pieces of 2x2 picture & 1x1 pic. Now my question yung isang 2x2 ko nadikit ko na sa Application form ko. So ang excess ko na lang ay 1pc of 2x2 and 2pcs 1x1 pic. Okay lang ba yun? or need ko pa ng isa pang 2x2 pic? Thank you 😊 Same tayo ng case Diploma in Computer Science din gusto kong kunin, and galing din ako sa ibang industry.

[@msmariarachel]

I would suggest po sobrahan nyo na ng copy ng pictures, much better kesa po sakto or kulang. :) Hindi ko na po matandaan kung dinikit ko din ba sa form yung sakin haha. Great to know po you're taking DCS din and from other industry din po kayo :)

[@user-ro2uy8qh6o]

@@msmariarachel Thank you! Looking forward na may next video pa about sa kamusta yung course na DCS sa UPOU. 😊

[@BelleLlacuna]

Hello ma'am. I am planning to enroll to MPM. Na cut off ako ng May 2024 application, meron pa kayang 2nd test for AY 2024-2025?

[@asdfghjklz1228]

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[@msmariarachel]

I believe for next sem na po ng AY 2024-2025. But I'd suggest reach out po kayo sa [e-mail] to make sure of the dates. :)

[@joicecadayong4981]

Hello, planning to enrol graduate diploma in social science education, ilang years po bago matapos? Mayroon po bang online class through zoom with other learners?

[@msmariarachel]

@@joicecadayong4981 diploma course po usually ay 2 years. asynchronous po ang classes. So far po sa experience ko, wala pang naging live classes. Depende rin po sa approach ng professors. :)

[@henlei49]

Ayun may nahanap din ako na DSSE ang kukunin. Nagsubmit na po ba kayo Mam?

[@alianavillanueva9417]

hi! if i transfer from a university na nakatake na ako ng 67 units, required pa po ba mag UgAT?

[@msmariarachel]

Hello, I think you have to reach out to [e-mail] to check with them first if ma-ccredit yung units na na-take mo, sila po magaadvise ng next step if neep mo pa ng exam. :)

[@monnamiluvs]

Hi po, can we send the hard copies via Lalamove po? Thank you!

[@msmariarachel]

Hi, yes po. There's a mailing address posted on the admissions page of UPOU website. I sent mine via LBC. :)

[@kenreydeligero6100]

​@@msmariarachelHello po, hindi po tumatanggap yung courier ng walang name ng recipient and contact number sa lbc.

[@msmariarachel]

@@kenreydeligero6100 you can email the admissions office na lang po to ask kung sino ang pwedeng contact person. In my case po kasi, inaccept naman ang naideliver naman po successfully. This was last year pa po so baka nag-iba na din ng policy. :)

[@mr.bagdoktv566]

Hello po! Mag tanong lng sana kung pwedi ba mag apply for second semester kahit first time pa?

[@msmariarachel]

Pwede naman po as long as yung itetake ninyo na subject ng second semester ay walang prerequisite subjects na available lang sa first semester. Best po to reach out to UPOU admissions for their advice. :)

[@mr.bagdoktv566]

@@msmariarachel Okay po. Thank you.

[@rachellipio4255]

Hello, if highschool grad nung 2005 qualified po ba mag enroll?

[@erickcahoybes3398]

If you have 5 years working experience try to research about eteeap instead :)

[@hisho2407]

Will transfer palang sana ma admit

[@MellanieOnsana]

Hello po! Yung recommendation letter po ba pwede pong type? Like hindi hand written?

[@msmariarachel]

@@MellanieOnsana yes po, as far as I remember may template and then fifiilloutan po nila. inaccept naman po kahit electronic signatures ang mga sinubmit kong letters po. :)

[@msmariarachel]

@@MellanieOnsana yes po, as far as I remember may template and then fifiilloutan po nila. inaccept naman po kahit electronic signatures ang mga sinubmit kong letters po. :)

[@henlei49]

​@@msmariarachelthanks po sa answer.

[@kennethdeleon6805]

Mam me I ask po ilang days, weeks or months po ang inaantay nyo bago na-approve ang application nyo sa UPOU?

[@msmariarachel]

Around 2-3 months po, start ng April po ako nagsubmit ng application and then mga end of May po nagreachout ang admission's office for further doc requirements, then around June po ako na-admit :)

[@alrowvinjorngutierrez9647]

hello po maam rachel! good day to you po. for proficiency in at least one programming language, ano pong programming language ang inaral mo po?

[@msmariarachel]

Python po :)

[@horiannx2866]

@@msmariarachelhello po, kung halimbawa po as in wala pang alam sa programming language, mahirap po ba ma-admit sa program or mahirapan po ba sa program? thank you!

[@msmariarachel]

@@horiannx2866 ma-aadmit din naman po but they'll recommend you to still get familiar with Python. Kayo din po kasi ang mahihirapan if hindi po kayo maexposed sa programming language at during the class pa lang po kayo magsstart. So highly recommend po to study in advance. :)

[@ThemChickenIsAshAndImLotion]

Ma'am please notice my comment. Balak ko sana mag take ng masters degree sa UPOU. Mahal po ba? Or do you know the estimated amount? Hopefully, you would be able to respond. Thank You! ❤

[@msmariarachel]

@@ThemChickenIsAshAndImLotion Hi! Php1,000/unit po ang tuition fee and then may misc and other fees na around Php2,000+. Based on my experience sa postgrad around Php8,000+ po inaabot ang binabayaran ko per sem, taking 2 subjects na 3 units each. Similar din po ito sa masters. Hope this helps. :)

[@ThemChickenIsAshAndImLotion]

@@msmariarachel OMG. Akala ko aabot ng 30k per sem. Kasi balak ko po sana mag master's sa liguistic. I see. Thank U at napansin nyo ang comment ko. ❤️

[@hisho2407]

Pwede po ba magsubmit through online po?

[@msmariarachel]

Yes po, online submission po muna ng docs for assessment. Pero isesend nyo pa rin po sa campus ang hardcopies.

[@jaaschannel5623]

Yung hard copies po mam pwede courier lang po?nsa probinsya po ako​@@msmariarachel

[@msmariarachel]

@@jaaschannel5623 yes po, dinodrop lang din po tlga ng courier sa labas ng admissions office. :)

[@henlei49]

Hi Mam, ask ko lang po, yung sa babayaran per sem, pwede ba sa kanila ang installment basis? Thanks po.

[@msmariarachel]

@@henlei49 as far as I know wala pong installment. Pero pwede po na credit card ang payment method, and sa cc nyo na po kayo magaapply ng installment terms. :)

[@henlei49]

@@msmariarachel salamat po.

[@benamirajennyb.5025]

Anytime po ba Ma'am pwede mag-apply? Or need po magwait ng new academic year?

[@msmariarachel]

As early as possible po, you can submit your application. Example po you're planning to enroll next sem, around Aug 2024, ngayong Mar or Apr pa lang po, you can submit your application na po kasi weeks or months din ang hihintayin ninyo to receive feedback regarding your submitted docs. If incomplete po, it takes time din po to process. :)

[@jiyana3620]

Hello, dapat po ba for admission purposes yung remarks ng TOR?

[@msmariarachel]

Yes po, strict sila dito. In my case po, since hindi nagrerelease ang previous school ko ng ganitong remarks, honorable dismissal po ang nirequest ko sa school. :)

[@jiyana3620]

@@msmariarachel Hello. Thank you po! Ask ko lang po if paano niyo po nagawa yung requested 2x2 and 1x1 photos with printed name and course at the back? 🙂‍↕️

[@msmariarachel]

@@jiyana3620 in my case po, nagprint po ako ng sticker sa thermal printer. :)

[@jiyana3620]

@@msmariarachel how long did it take po for you to know the results po?

[@msmariarachel]

@@jiyana3620 Around 2 months din po, I sent my application ng end of March then received an email re the next steps ng end of May. :)

[@yourweirdbanana]

How 'bout po for Master's degree? Is it the same po?

[@msmariarachel]

Yes, similar process lang po. May further requirements lang din po depende sa specific course na itetake ninyo :)

[@yourweirdbanana]

​@@msmariarachel Thank you so much Ma'am for doing this video. God bless you po. Manifesting na makapag Master Degree ako sa UP ❤

[@msmariarachel]

You got this! 💪

[@user-nx4ub1lv4s]

Hello po ask ko lng po kung pede mgsubmit ng photocopy lng hindi original copy thank you po.

[@msmariarachel]

both original and photocopy po :)

[@user-nx4ub1lv4s]

@mariarachel thank you ma'am.. 😊

[@msmariarachel]

@@user-nx4ub1lv4s happy to help po :)

[@user-nx4ub1lv4s]

@@msmariarachel lulubusin ko n po pgtatanong mahirap po ba ang entrance exam 😅 matagal n po aq graduate ng highschool mam 2002 pa po..

[@msmariarachel]

@@user-nx4ub1lv4s bachelor's degree po ang itetake nila? if so, hindi po reliable ang answer ko dahil post-graduate diploma po ang tinake ko, wala pong entrance exam. :) But I believe same level of difficulty naman po with UP campuses.