Vision

Clearing the paths while laying new foundations to transform the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines into an epistemic community.

Mission

Reflective of the great emphasis being given by the country's leadership aimed at providing
appropriate attention to the alleviation of the plight of the poor, the development of the citizens,
and of the national economy to become globally competitive, the University shall commit its
academic resources and manpower to achieve its goals through:

Provision of undergraduate and graduate education which meet international standards of

quality and excellence;

Generation and transmission of knowledge in the broad range of disciplines relevant and
responsive to the dynamically changing domestic and international environment;

Provision of more equitable access to higher education opportunities to deserving and qualified
Filipinos; and

Optimization, through efficiency and effectiveness, of social, institutional, and individual returns
and benefits derived from the utilization of higher education resources.

Philosophy

As a state university, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines believes that:

Education is an instrument for the development of the citizenry and for the enhancement of
nation building;

Meaningful growth and transformation of the country are best achieved in an atmosphere of
brotherhood, peace, freedom, justice and a nationalist-oriented education imbued with the spirit
of humanist internationalism.
Strategic Objective: 8-Point Agenda

1.Pursuing Academic Excellence through Disciplinal Integrity

2.Embedding a Culture of Research in PUP

3.Assuring Transparency and Participatoriness in Giving Rewards and Sanctions

4.Modernization and Upgrading of Physical Facilities, Equipment, Library and Campus

Development

5.Reconceptualization of Academic Freedom

6.Institutionalizing Civil Society Engagement and Involved Extension Service Program

7.Fiscal Responsibility

8.Assessment of the Institutional Processes and Critical-Rational Review of the Entire

Organization

PUP Hymn

Imno ng PUP

S. Calabig, S. Roldan, and R. Amaranto

Sintang Paaralan

Tanglaw ka ng bayan

Pandayan ng isip ng kabataan

Kami ay dumating nang salat sa yaman

Hanap na dunong ay iyong alay

Ang layunin mong makatao

Dinarangal ang Pilipino

Ang iyong aral, diwa, adhikang taglay

PUP, aming gabay

 Paaralang dakila

PUP, pinagpala

Gagamitin ang karunungan

Mula sa iyo, para sa bayan

Ang iyong aral, diwa, adhikang taglay

PUP, aming gabay

Paaralang dakila

PUP, pinagpala

Quality Policy Statement

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), an institution of higher learning created by
law and envisioned to become an epistemic community, commits:

To provide undergraduate and graduate education which meet international standards of quality
and excellence;

To generate and transmit new and relevant knowledge and technology for the advancement of
human society;

To offer responsive and relevant extension service and engagements with government, industry
and other communities at the local, national and international levels for the improvement of the
lives of the people the University serves.

Towards this end, we, at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, will vigorously and
steadfastly endeavor to improve the quality of University services for the satisfaction of its
clients through the adoption and continuous review of its Quality Management System.
Logo and Symbols

The PUP Logo

The PUP Logo

The star in the logo stands for the perfection of the human person as well as the search for
truth, while the five concentric circles depict infinite wisdom.

Both the five-pointed star and the five concentric circles stand for quintessence, meaning the
highest form of quality or the most perfect example of creation. The two arcs of laurel symbolize
excellence and quality of education as demonstrated by the rich achievements of the University
in over a century of its existence.

The star is golden yellow not only because this is a star’s natural color but also because,
together with the dark maroon used as background, it is the traditional color of the University.

The five concentric circles are white because it symbolizes purity.

University Calendar

Academic Year

First Semester 2019

April 11-17 Online encoding of subject offerings for the First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020
(PUPSIS)

22-May 3 Processing of Credentials, Interview, Enrollment, Medical Clearance of

Senior High School

May 1 Labor Day

 7-10, 14-17, 20-24 Processing of Credentials, Interview, Enrollment, Medical
Clearance of Freshman (Main, Sta. Mesa, Manila)

27-Jun 7 Processing of Credentials, Interview, Enrollment, Medical Clearance of

Freshman (Branches and Campuses)

27-31, Jun 3-13 Printing and Issuance of Registration Certificates of College

Freshmen

June 3-7 Application and Processing of Credentials of Re-admission of Returning Students

5 Eid'l Fitr

8, 12, 15 Second Year Online Registration (Branches and Campuses)

9, 13 Third Year, Fourth Year and Fifth Year Online Registration (Branches and
Campuses)

10, 14 Second Year Online Registration (Sta. Mesa, Manila)

11 Third Year, Fourth Year and Fifth Year Online Registration (Sta. Mesa, Manila)

10-14 Application and Processing of Credentials of Admission of Transfer Students,

PUP Ladderized Programs

12 Philippine Independence Day

14 College Faculty Meeting

16-17 All Year Level Online Registration

17-28 Registration of Transfer Students, PUP Ladderized Programs

17 First Semester classes start

17-Jul 19 Printing and Validation of Registration Certificate

18-28 Adjustment period

24 Manila Day

28 Deadline for submission of Application for Change of Enrollment (ACE) Forms to

the Office of the University Registrar (OUR)

July 1 Last day of payment of tuition, miscellaneous, and other fees thru LANDBANK
(for students not covered by Republic Act 10931)

1 Auto finalization of grades in PUPSIS (Summer, A.Y. 2018-2019)

 1-31 Online filing of Application for Mid-Year Graduation, A.Y. 2019-2020, payment,
submission of Application Form downloaded from PUPSIS, and receipt of
payment to the Office of the University Registrar

5 Last day of payment of tuition, miscellaneous, and other fees thru PUP Cashier
(for students not covered by Republic Act 10931)

26 Submission of grade sheets for Summer, A.Y. 2018-2019 to the Office of the
University Registrar

31 Deadline of submission of Application for Mid-Year Graduation, A.Y. 2019-2020,

payment, submission of Application Form downloaded from PUPSIS, and receipt
of payment to the Office of the University Registrar

August 12 Eid'l Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)

21 Ninoy Aquino Day

26 National Heroes Day

28-Sep 3 Mid-Term and Departmental Examinations

September 6-12 Online encoding of Mid-Term grades

October 1-2 PUP 114th Foundation Anniversary

17-23 Final and Departmental Examinations

17-Nov 2 Online encoding of Final grades for the First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020
(PUPSIS); Finalization of Grades of Graduating Students for First Semester, A.Y.
2019-2020

23 First Semester ends

November 1 All Saints' Day

2 All Souls' Day

6 Submission of First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 grade sheets to the Office of the
Dean/Director

6 Deadline of submission of Completion Forms for Incomplete Marks, First

Semester, A.Y. 2018-2019 to the Office of the University Registrar

6 Last day for Graduating Students to clear their academic and non-academic
deficiencies (Mid-Year Graduation 2019)

6 Last day of finalization of grades of Graduating Students for the First Semester,
A.Y. 2019-2020 (Mid-Year Graduation 2019)
 8 College Faculty Meeting

11 Submission of First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 grade sheets of Graduating

Students to the Office of the University Registrar

12 University Academic Council Meeting

27 Auto finalization of grades in the PUPSIS (First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020)

29 Submission of grade sheets for the First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 to the Office
of the Dean/Director

29 Deadline of submission of Application for Change of Enrollment (ACE) forms to

the Office of the University Registrar

30 Bonifacio Day

December 6 Submission of First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 grade sheets to the Office
of the University Registrar

6 Mid-Year Commencement Exercises

Second Semester 2019

August 5-9 Online encoding of subject offerings for the Second Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020
(PUPSIS)

November 1 All Saints' Day

2 All Souls' Day

1, 5, 8 First Year Online Registration (Sta. Mesa, Manila)

2, 6, 9 Second Year Online Registration (Sta. Mesa, Manila)

3 Third Year, Fourth Year and Fifth Year Online Registration (Sta. Mesa, Manila,
Branches and Campuses)

4, 7, 10First Year and Second Year Online Registration (Branches and

Campuses)

11 All Year Level Online Registration

11 Second Semester Classes start

12-29 Adjustment period

30 Bonifacio Day

December 6 Last day of payment of tuition, miscellaneous, and other fees thru
LANDBANK and PUP Cashier (for students not covered by Republic Act 10931)
 9-Jan 19 Online filing of Application for the Year-End Graduation, A.Y. 2019-2020,
payment and submission of Application Form downloaded from PUPSIS, and
receipt of payment to the Office of the University Registrar

22-Jan 4 Christmas Vacation

30 Rizal Day

Second Semester 2020

January 1 New Year's Day

6 Classes resume

20-26 Mid-Term and Departmental Examinations

21 Deadline of submission of application for Year-End Graduation A.Y. 2019-2020

downloaded from the PUPSIS (receipt of payment to the Office of the University
Registrar for graduating students not covered by Republic Act 10931)

February 3-10 Online encoding of Mid-Term grades

March 9-15 Final and Departmental Examinations of Graduating Students

16-21 Online encoding of Final grades of Graduating Students for the Second
Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 (PUPSIS)

19-31 Online encoding of Final grades of Non-Graduating Students for the Second
Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 (PUPSIS)

21 Finalization of grades of Graduating Students for the Second Semester, A.Y.

2019-2020

23-29 Final Examinations of Non-Graduating Students

25 Deadline of submission of Completion Forms for Incomplete Marks, Second

Semester, A.Y. 2018-2019 to the Office of the University Registrar

28 Second Semester ends

28 Last day of finalization of grades of Graduating Students for the Second

Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 (Year-End Graduation 2020)

29 Long Vacation begins

Last day for Graduating Students to clear their academic and non-academic
deficiencies (Year-End Graduation, A.Y. 2019-2020)

April 14 University Academic Council Meeting

 14 Auto finalization of grades in the PUPSIS (Second Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020)

20 Submission of Second Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 grade sheets to the

Dean/Director

27 Submission of Second Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 grade sheets to the Office of

the University Registrar

May 8 Year-End Commencement Exercises

Summer 2020

February 3-7 Online encoding of subject offerings for Summer 2020 (PUPSIS)

7 Submission of subject offerings for Summer 2020 to the Office of the University
Registrar

April 1-12 First to Fifth Year Online Registration (Sta. Mesa, Manila, Branches and
Campuses)

9 The day of Valor

9 Maundy Thursday

10 Good Friday

12 Last day of payment of tuition, miscellaneous, and other fees thru LANDBANK
(for students not covered by Republic Act 10931)

13 Summer Classes start

13-15 Adjustment period

15 Deadline for submission of Application for Change of Enrollment (ACE) forms to

the Office of the University Registrar

20 Last day of payment of tuition, miscellaneous, and other fees thru PUP Cashier
(for students not covered by Republic Act 10931)

23-29 Mid-Term Examinations

May 1 Labor Day

18-23 Final Examinations

18-28 Online encoding of Final grades for Summer 2020 (PUPSIS)

23 Deadline of submission of completion forms for Incomplete (INC) marks to the

Office of the University Registrar, Summer Term 2019

23 Summer Term Ends

 Auto finalization of grades in the PUPSIS (Summer 2020)

June 1 Submission of Summer 2020 grade sheets to the Dean/Director

2 Submission of Summer 2020 grade sheets to the Office of the University

Registrar

6 Long vacation ends

For the First Semester, A.Y. 2020-2021

March 2-6 Online encoding of subject offerings for the First Semester, A.Y. 2020-2021

(PUPSIS)

Admission Overview

The University is committed in giving qualified and talented individuals access to quality and
responsive education to support them in the achievement of their dreams and improvement of
their lives.

Consolidated Growth through Education is the role of PUP in the educational development of
the youth in preparation for their involvement in nation building. It encompasses the social,
economic, industrial, technological, and cultural aspect of life with which individuals synergize
themselves to develop an environment necessary to the progress of the nation.

Being a well-educated and skilled individual is the initial step towards one's success and growth.

Incoming Freshman

If you are a graduating high school student or a high school graduate whose academic
performance is above-average and has a good moral character, you are eligible to apply for
admission to the University.

Transferring Students

For students who are currently enrolled in other PUP branch or another school, and would like
to pursue their academic studies in PUP.
Returning Students

Students whose studies in PUP were discontinued for a period of time may be considered for
readmission depending on their previous academic performance and availability of slots.

Baccalaureate Degree Holders

Individuals having a baccalaureate degree can further pursue learning through various
University post-graduate programs.

About

About PUP

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is a government educational institution

governed by Republic Act Number 8292 known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of
1997, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations contained in the Commission on Higher
Education Memorandum Circular No. 4, series 1997. PUP is one of the country's highly
competent educational institutions. The PUP Community is composed of the Board of Regents,
University Officials, Administrative and Academic Personnel, Students, various Organizations,
and the Alumni.

Governance of PUP is vested upon the Board of Regents, which exercises policy-making
functions to carry out the mission and programs of the University by virtue of RA 8292 granted
by the Commission on Higher Education. The University is administered by an appointed
President by virtue of RA 8292 and is assisted by an Executive Vice President and the Vice
Presidents for Academic Affairs, Student Services, Administration, Research, Extension and
Development, and Finance.

This institution started as the Manila Business School (MBS), founded in October 19, 1904 as
part of the city school system under the superintendence of C.A. O'Reilley, which responds to
the demand for training personnel for government service and the felt need to provide skills
essential for private employment. In 1908, it was renamed as Philippine School of Commerce
(PSC) and merged with the Philippine Normal School (PNS) in 1933 to 1946. By virtue of
Republic Act 778, the PSC was again changed to Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) in
1952. Subsequently, the Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) was converted into a chartered
state university, now known as the Polytechnic University of the Philippines by virtue of
Presidential Decree Number 1341 issued by the President of the Philippines on April 1, 1978.
PUP is a public, non-sectarian, non-profit institution of higher learning primarily tasked with
harnessing the tremendous human resources potential of the nation by improving the physical,
intellectual and material well-being of the individual through higher occupational, technical and
professional instruction and training in the applied arts and sciences related to the fields of
commerce, business administration, and technology.

The University promotes applied research, advanced studies and progressive leadership in the
stated fields. We also offer ladder-type higher vocational, distance learning (open university
system), technical and professional programs in the area of business and distributive arts,
education and the social sciences related to the fields of commerce, business administration
and other polytechnic areas. Furthermore, the University takes steps to enrich the academic
program in other fields of study and adopts a polytechnic program of education designed to
provide the individual with employable skills and managerial know-how in order to make them
creative, productive and self-reliant.

PUP operates year-round with two semesters and a summer. Summer sessions depend on the
course and on the campus. The University employs 1,483 full-time and part-time faculty
members with a few of the full-time faculty holding administrative positions. There are 707
regular and casual administrative employees who provide support services to the University
population. The faculty spends two-thirds of their time in teaching and one-third in research and
extension activities.

One of the major functions of the University is research, a key component of scholarship and
teaching. During the years under review, PUP received and allotted government and private
funding to research.

With more than twenty campuses serving more than 70,000 students, the Polytechnic University
of the Philippines is the largest university in terms of student population. The main campus is
named after a national hero, Apolinario Mabini, and is located in Sta. Mesa, Manila - in the
middle of a busy metropolitan. But despite of this, the environment within its perimeter is a place
conducive of learning.

Majority of the students belong to the economically challenged level of society. It is the
University's commitment to give qualified and talented students access to quality and
responsive education to aid them in the achievement of their dreams and improve their lives.
Being a well-educated and skilled individual, they will not only become job seekers but job
creators as well, a force of knowledge workers and entrepreneurs.
PUP StudentsScholars of the Nation (Iskolar ng Bayan), that is what we call our students
because the Philippine Government and other non-government institutions subsidize their tuition
and other fees. More than a hundred of the student population are foreigners from China,
Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana. They are enrolled
in business, language, statistics, communication, and education courses in the undergraduate
and graduate levels. Students from Korea regularly visit PUP in summer to take up Intensive
English courses.

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines takes pride in its capability to accommodate the
student needs because it:

Has more than 20 campuses to make education accessible to everyone;

Offers a wide range of courses: doctorate, master's, and bachelor's degrees as well as
technology courses available through traditional and open, flexible or distance learning;

Pioneered the ladderized system and the accreditation and equivalency system through the
Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) and the
Nontraditional System Program (NTSP);

Maintains an average size of 45-50 students per class;

Offers an extensive selection of educational choices through more than 60 undergraduate and
graduate programs;

Schedules weekend and evening classes;

Brings the resources and programs of PUP not only to full-time students but also to part-time
and adult learners; and

Provides a long list of extension services for the community and the country.

The commitment of its leaders, faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends has formed the
cornerstone of this University that has exceeded expectations with every generation of the
graduates it has produced since its establishment.
Today, PUP is relishing its successes and its students are enjoying unprecedented academic
opportunities, an enhanced campus environment, upgraded colleges, state-of-the-art
technology, and nationally and internationally recognized programs.

PUP celebrated its centenary last October 2004. It has gone far from what it was more than a
century ago. This is mainly due to the support given by the government and the PUP
Community and its benefactors. With the combined effort, PUP will continue to be a partner in
nation-building and in poverty alleviation for the marginalized sector of society with quality,
responsive, and relevant education as a tool.

Latest Announcement

Entrance Exam: College of Education Graduate Studies (PUP GSEE-EDUC) for the Summer
Term 2020

Posted: 01/16/2020, Bulletin Board

The PUP College of Education is accepting online application for its GSEE-EDUC for the
Summer Term 2020 . For inquiries, please contact the CoEd Registrar at 5335-1787 or ...

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Invitation to Submit Proposals or Quotations for Toga Rental and Graduation Photo Services
(Posted: 12/16/2019)

Entrance Exam: Laboratory High School (PUPLHSEE) for School Year 2020-2021 (Posted:
10/15/2019)

Notice of Vacant Positions and List of Applicants (2019) (Posted: 09/06/2019)

Entrance Test: PUP College Entrance Test (PUPCET 2020) (Posted: 08/22/2019)

List of Alumni with Memorabilia Refund (Posted: 10/13/2016)

Past Announcements

Classes and Office Work Suspension for PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila (Thursday, January 16, 2020)
(Posted: 01/16/2020)

Submission of BIR-related Forms (for all Part-Time Faculty Members, Consultants, Special
Lecturers, Job Orders and Coaches) (Posted: 01/14/2020)

Advisory: No OUR-SRS transactions on December 14, 2019 (Posted: 12/13/2019)

ADVISORY: Suspension of Classes (Sunday, December 8, 2019) (Posted: 12/06/2019)

Cancellation of Work and Classes (Posted: 08/03/2019)

Notice of Search for PUP President (Posted: 11/04/2019)

Schedule of Online Registration for the Second Semester, Academic Year 2019-2020 (Posted:
11/01/2019)

2019 Huawei Sales Elite Challenge (Posted: 10/24/2019)

Traffic Advisory for Saturday, October 19, 2019 (PUPCET 2020) (Posted: 10/15/2019)

Invitation to Submit Proposals or Quotations for Accreditation: Purified Drinking Water Provider
(Posted: 10/10/2019)

Entrance Exam Results (Posted: 09/30/2019)

PUPSHS: Online Registration for Incoming Grade 11 AY 2020-2021 (Posted: 09/30/2019)

Entrance Exam: Open University System Entrance Examination (PUP OUSEE) (Posted:
09/16/2019)

Entrance Exam: Graduate School (PUPGSEE) for the Second Semester, Academic Year 2019-
2020 (Posted: 08/22/2019)

Entrance Exam: College of Education Graduate Studies (PUP GSEE-EDUC) for the Second
Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 (Posted: 08/01/2019)

Entrance Exam: College of Business Administration Graduate Studies (PUPGSEE-CBA) for the
Second Semester 2019-2020 (Posted: 08/05/2019)

ADVISORY: Classes and Office Work Suspension for August 3, 2019 (Saturday) (Posted:
08/03/2019)

Notice of Vacant Positions (First Level and Second Level Positions) (Posted: 07/23/2019)

Gawad Tuklas: The PUP Outstanding Researcher Award 2019 (Posted: 07/16/2019)

GSO launches four-month wellness program (Posted: 07/02/2019)

Notice of Vacant Positions (Posted: 06/13/2019)

Proposed 2019 Student Handbook (Posted: 06/13/2019)

Schedule of Online Registration for the First Semester, Academic Year 2019-2020 (Posted:
06/06/2019)

Online Request for Petition (for the First Semester A.Y. 2019-2020) (Posted: 06/06/2019)
Invitation to Submit Proposals/Quotations for P.E., College and Senior High School uniforms in
PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila for the School Year 2019-2020 (Posted: 05/31/2019)

Proposed Drug Abuse Policy for Students (Posted: 05/15/2019)

Notice to Parents (Posted: 05/15/2019)

Entrance Exam: OUS PBDIT (PUP PSYE) for the First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 (Posted:
04/26/2019)

Entrance Exam: Open University System (PUP OUSEE) for the First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020
(Posted: 04/26/2019)

Entrance Exam: College of Business Administration Graduate Studies (PUP GSEE-CBA) for the
First Semester 2019-2020 (Posted: 04/22/2019)

Entrance Exam: Graduate School (PUPGSEE) for the First Semester, Academic Year 2019-
2020 (Posted: 04/17/2019)

PUP Online Application for Change of Enrollment (ACE) (Posted: 04/11/2019)

Schedule of Summer Online Registration and Encoding of Grades (Posted: 04/02/2019)

Entrance Exam: College of Education Graduate Studies (PUP GSEE-EDUC) for the First
Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 (Posted: 04/01/2019)

University Academic Council Meeting (Posted: 03/29/2019)

Advisory on Online Encoding of Final Grades (Second Semester, A.Y. 2018-2019) (Posted:
03/26/2019)

Health Advisory on Heat Stroke (Posted: 03/20/2019)

Entrance Test and Exam Results (Posted: 03/18/2019)

Online Request for Petition (Summer Term 2019) (Posted: 03/12/2019)

Entrance Exam: College of Business Administration Graduate Studies (PUP GSEE-CBA) for the
Summer Term 2019 (Posted: 02/22/2019)

ADVISORY: Traffic rerouting for PUPCET (February 23, 2019) (Posted: 02/20/2019)

OUS Applicants for the Year-End Commencement Exercises 2019 (Posted: 02/12/2019)

Entrance Exam: Open University System (PUP OUSEE) for the Summer Term 2019 (Posted:
02/09/2019)

Exam Result: PUPCLEE for the First Semester, A.Y. 2019-2020 (Posted: 02/07/2019)
Invitation to Participate in the Online Survey for the GAD Profiling Study of the Land Transport
Sector of the DOTr (Posted: 01/31/2019)

Entrance Exam: College of Education Graduate Studies (PUP GSEE-EDUC) for the Summer
Term 2019 (Posted: 01/22/2019)

Invitation to Submit Proposals or Quotations for Toga Rental and Graduation Photo Services
(Posted: 01/10/2019)

Entrance Exam: College of Law (PUPCLEE) for the First Semester, Academic Year 2019-2020
(Posted: 12/11/2018)

Schedule of Toga Measurement, Registration for Graduation Rites Photo, and Photo shoot for
TOR in the PUP Main Campus for the Mid-Year Commencement Exercises, A.Y. 2018-2019
(Posted: 11/28/2018)

OUS Applicants for Midyear Commencement Exercises 2018 (Posted: 10/27/2018)