PUP Open University offers ‘study at home’ program for parents

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University System ( PUP OUS) is offering parents the opportunity to pursue tertiary education by studying at home. 

Other target beneficiaries of the program are individuals living in remote or rural areas, as well as adult learners aiming to continue their undergraduate studies. 

The four-year Bachelor's Degrees under the PUP OUS are:

• Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA)
• Bachelor of Public Administration Major in Fiscal Administration (BPAFM)
• Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting (BABR)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Marketing Management (BSBAMM)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Human Resource Management (BSBAHRM)
• Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSENTREP)
• Bachelor of Science in Office Administration (BSOA)
• Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management (BSTM) 

Interested individuals may apply through the College Admission Evaluation (CAEPUPOUS) or the College Entrance Examination Test (PUPCETOUS).

Eligible students under CAEPUPOUS are college undergraduates, students with two to three diploma courses, those from technical schools, and TESDA graduates and undergraduates. 

Those applying through PUPCETOUS are Grade 12 students who are expected to graduate at the end of AY 2023-2024; and graduates from K-12 pilot schools who have not enrolled in any technical/diploma/degree programs after graduation with a GWA of not lower than 82%.

Also included are passers of PEPT/ALS or NFEA&E Program following DepEd regulations and high school graduates. 

The enrollment for PUPOUS runs from Feb. 14 to April 30, 2024. — Sundy Locus/BM, GMA Integrated News