UP-Min offers waitlist for interested applicants
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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UP MINDANAO is inviting all Upcat qualifiers and non-qualifiers to apply in the waitlist for UP Mindanao in order to avail of a UP education in the region.
University registrar Professor Karen Joyce Cayamanda stated: "Upcat qualifiers who were accepted by other UP constituent universities (such as UP Los BaƱos or UP Manila) but prefer to study in the region for economic reasons can apply as a waitlisted applicant in UP Mindanao.
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Interested applicants may call the Office of the University Registrar at tel. no. (082)293-0201 or send e-mail to
In addition, Upcat non-qualifiers who got a University Predicted Grade (UPG) of 2.8000 or better in the Upcat are also invited to apply as waitlisted in UP Mindanao. The University Predicted Grade (UPG) is included in the written notice that is sent to each Upcat applicant.
According to Cayamanda, Upcat qualifiers are those who passed the Upcat and were accepted in the UP constituent universities of their 1st or 2nd choice (such as UP Visayas, UP Baguio, etc.) while Upcat non-qualifiers are those who passed the Upcat but were not accepted in their 1st or 2nd choice of UP campus due to a higher cut-off required by the campus (such as UP Diliman).
UP Mindanao is the only UP constituent university located in Mindanao. It offers undergraduate degree programs in Anthropology, Architecture, Communication Arts, English (Creative Writing), Applied Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science, Food Technology, Agribusiness Economics and a graduate degree program in Management.
UP education is made available in the region with P600 per unit rate and a miscellaneous fee of P1,640.00 per semester for undergraduate programs.
Several scholarships and financial assistance programs are also available.
Cayamanda said there is no increase in tuition or other related fees for undergraduate programs for 2010.








