Advanced Placement Program

Under the Advanced Placement Program, incoming freshmen may obtain credit by examination for subjects in the General Education Program. This scheme avoids repetition of subjects that have been adequately covered at the high school level, thus accelerating the student in finishing his curriculum.

The Advanced Placement Examinations (APE) are given before the start of new freshmen registration for the first semester. An entering freshman should have a mean score of 90 and above on the four subtests in the UPCAT to qualify to the the APE. Letters of Invitation from the Learning Resource Center (LRC) are sent to qualified new freshmen.

A new frehman who passes the prescribed examination in such freshman courses as Communication, Mathematics, Chemistry, etc., is given credit for these subjects in his academic program. However, the number of accredited units should not exceed six (6) units in any one discipline.

Application for the APE are processed at the LRC upon submission of the following requirements:

1. invitation reply slip,
2. original and photocopy of high school record (Form 137 or 138),
3. original and photocopy of UPLB Admission Notice, and
4. 2 copies of 1 x 1 ID picture.

An application fee of P200 is charged, plus an examination fee of P100 for each subject.