Admissions

Undergraduate Program Admissions

The information on freshman admissions can be found here: https://upcollegeadmissions.up.edu.ph/

Undergraduate Program Admissions

The information on freshman admissions can be found here: https://upcollegeadmissions.up.edu.ph/

Transfer Application

The transferring / shifting application into the department for the undergraduate program is conducted yearly before the beginning of the 1st semester. Forms are available from the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (for S1, S2, and T1) and from the Office of the University Registrar (for T2) once the application period begins.

The department requirements are as follows:

  1. For T2 Applicants

      • Must have earned or passed at least 33 units from previous school

      • GWA of 1.50 or better, must have passed Psych 101 or their equivalents with a grade of 1.75 or better

  2. For S1, S2, and T1

      • Must have earned or passed at least 30 units from previous college / department / UP unit

      • GWA of 1.75 or better, must have passed Psych 101 or their equivalents with a grade of 1.75 or better

Graduate Program Admissions


The department’s graduate programs offer academic training towards both the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology.


The M.A. in Psychology program provides the necessary training to enable graduates to contribute meaningfully to the discipline of Psychology. At this level, there are three distinct tracks that the student may take:


  1. General Psychology Track

  2. Area of Concentration: Clinical Psychology

  3. Area of Concentration: Industrial-Organizational Psychology


In the M.A. in Psychology (General Psychology Track), students follow a flexible curriculum that gives them the option to take a variety of courses from different areas of Psychology or choose to focus on a specific area of interest (i.e., Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Sikolohiyang Pilipino, and Personality and Individual Differences). This gives the students an opportunity to explore different areas of concentration in the field of psychology and higher level academic and research training.


In contrast to the General track, the MA in Psychology (Area of Concentration: Clinical Psychology) and MA in Psychology (Area of Concentration: Industrial-Organizational Psychology) have more structured curricula that provide the necessary training for practitioners in these fields.


The Ph.D. in Psychology program prepares students to assume leadership roles in further development of Psychology in the country. With more rigorous training in a specific area in Psychology, students may choose from the following areas of concentration:


  1. Clinical Psychology

  2. Developmental Psychology

  3. Social Psychology

  4. Personality and Individual Differences

  5. Sikolohiyang Pilipino


Additional information on each area of concentration can be viewed here.


Anyone with a BA or BS degree from a CHED accredited college or university may apply for admission. Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree in fields other than Psychology, or those who earned their undergraduate degree in Psychology from schools other than the University of the Philippines Diliman may be required to enroll in some undergraduate courses in Psychology. Applicants should note that our graduate classes are typically scheduled from 5:30-8:30 P.M. on weekdays. Only a few classes are scheduled on Saturdays (9:00-12:00 or 2:00-5:00). Working applicants who are accepted into the graduate program should therefore be prepared to make adjustments in their work schedules.

Forms are available here once the application period begins.