What are the admission requirements of the DRDM program?

If you wish to enroll to these programs, you must submit the following admission requirements:

1. Print copy of the signed application for admission form generated from the Online Application System.
2. Original copy of academic credentials:
   • Original and photocopy of the Official Transcript of Records (OTR). Please take note of the following:
     • For applicants attended multiple schools or earned multiple degrees: 
       • The applicant must submit the OTR from the last school attended. The latest OTR should reflect all credentials from prior school/s or degree/s. The OTR should bear the school’s dry seal and imprint, the Registrar’s signature in ink, and must bear acceptable remarks. TORs without remarks are considered valid.
     • For applicants with international scholastic records:
       • The applicant must submit the original copy duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post located in the student applicant’s country of origin or legal residence.
3. Two (2) letters of recommendation from any of your employer/supervisor, former professor, or former program adviser. Applicants must use the UPOU Form 1a for the recommendation.
4. 500-word essay indicating your purpose for applying to the distance education programs and your plans after completion of graduate study at the UP Open University.
5. Proof of Payment of Application fee (non-refundable) amounting to PHP 500.00 for applicants based in the Philippines, and USD 100.00 for applicants based abroad. View the payment procedures here.
6. Photocopy of NSO or PSA birth certificate; 
7. Photocopy of government-issued IDs;
8. Two (2) pieces identical 2” x 2” photos and two (2) pieces identical 1” x 1” photos, with your name and the program applied for printed at the back of the photo.
9. Additional requirements for foreign applicants (non-Filipino): 
   • Scholastic Records duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post located in the student applicant’s country of origin or legal residence;
   • Photocopy of data page of the student’s passport showing date and place of birth, and birth certificate or its equivalent duly authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post.

If you are a UPOU DRDM Graduate applying to MRDM, you are only required to submit the following (Note that the submission of the general admission requirements is not required): 

1. Print copy of the signed application for admission form generated from the Online Application System.
2. True Copy of Grades (TCG) for the Diploma program.
3. 500-word essay indicating your purpose for applying to the distance education programs and your plans after completion of graduate study at the UP Open University.
4. Proof of Payment of Application fee (non-refundable) amounting to PHP 500.00 for applicants based in the Philippines, and USD 100.00 for applicants based abroad. Payment procedures are available in the Online Application System.
   

For further details, you may refer to the UPOU Registrar website through clicking the website below: