The University of the Visayas is open to students who meet its academic standards and
who are personally qualified to acquire a formal education, has the personal aptitude to
carry on a directed school work as expected of them culturally, emotionally, mentally
and professionally, socially adaptable, communicative proficiency in the English
language and are willing to abide by the rules, values and ideals of the institution.
The University of the Visayas follows the “open admission, selective retention” policy
of student admission.
Freshmen are high school graduates enrolling in college for the first time. Only a graduate of a recognized high school shall be considered for enrolment as a new student. For freshmen students, you may submit these following requirements after the enrollment, within the semester you enrolled.
Transferees or transfer students are those who wish to enroll in any program at the University of the Visayas after having been enrolled in a college of technical courses another higher education institution. At the time of enrolment, a transferee must submit the following credentials:
Returnees or returning students are students who have been discharged from the University of the Visayas either through graduation or by their own will or volition, or those who have discontinued their studies in the University for some reasons but do not have valid leaves of absence in-placed; provided that they have not enrolled in any program in any other higher education institution after leaving the University of the Visayas. At the time of enrolment, a returning student must submit the following:
Continuing students are those previously enrolled in the University in the immediately preceding semester, or has valid leaves of absence for the period during which they have discontinued their studies, and are enrolled in the same course. At the time of his enrolment, a continuing student must have a copy of his/her grades for all the subjects of the previous semester and must submit this to the enrolment in-charge for evaluation.
Shiftees are similar to continuing students except that they would like to shift to another course offered in the University. The following are the requirements for shiftees:
Second Coursers are student who have completed an undergraduate degree in another higher education institution and are enrolled in a different program in the University. Below are the requirements needed for this applicant:
Students from foreign countries shall be required to meet substantially the entrance or
admission requirements prescribed for a degree in UV.
The Foreign Service Officer in the Admission, Linkages and Placement (ALP) Office
assesses objectively the status of the student- applicants are identified based on the
following categories:
For concerns about enrollment, contact the UV Virtual Learning Environment Support Team
Admin (032) 4848-717
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